Review: A must read psychological thriller!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
I have thoroughly enjoyed each Shane Brown novel as well as his short story anthology and MELT is as good or better than all of them. Brown's novels are always page turners with non-stop action. This tale is unique in many ways.  A number of strangers are kidnapped and forced to participate in what might be a deadly experiment or possibly just retribution for their past actions.  They don't know why they've been abducted, or by whom, and neither do we. There's no logical reason for their ordeal and how is it that their captors know deeply hidden secrets about each captive? In typical Shane Brown style people will die - sometimes quickly, always violently and at times in the most imaginative ways. And along the way the author develops the characters well and ultimately provides a well-written ending that offers a cogent, realistic (though scary) explanation for what has occurred. And kudos to Brown for creating a quality novel that (with minor exceptions) takes place in one room. That cannot be an easy thing for any author to pull off successfully.So many novels these days seem to be new spins on an old story but I cannot think of a similar plot to this one.  So if you like action novels, read this book!  If you like psychological thrillers, read this book! Like me I believe you will enjoy every minute of it.