Review: After Shock
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
Aftershock is the incredible new Lucy Guardino novella from C.J. Lyons.The story opens up with a severely injured Lucy struggling to pull herself free from the dark pit in which she has been imprisoned.Fearful of running into her captor and his vicious dog, yet terrified of the consequences of not facing him, Lucy pushes herself on.Her kidnapper has made it clear that he intends to kill Lucy and has made her chose which of her family members he should also kill. He has assured her that he is a man of his word and that he will only kill her and the family member she has been forced to select, but can you ever really trust a psychopath who has kidnapped, tortured and forced you to make an impossible choice?Lucy knows that the only way to guarantee the safety her family is to escape and kill her captor. She is also keenly aware that she has very little time in which to accomplish this and will also need the help of the local police as her captor may not have been working alone.Cleverly alternating between the present time and the events of earlier in the day, when Lucy was captured, C.J. Lyons skilfully crafts an amazing, if somewhat brief Lucy Guardino story, that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Another fantastic thriller from one of the best storytellers of all time.I just hope that we don't have too long to wait for the next installment.