Victim, The

Name: Victim, The
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Max Manning
ISBN: 9781974969647

Author: Max Manning

Narrator: Lucy Paterson

Unabridged: 8 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 08/06/2019

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological

Synopsis

Gem Golding only has two choices. A stranger holds a knife to her skin, his demands terrifying in the deserted parking garage. Should she surrender? Or should she fight back? This attacker is no ordinary criminal. This night, like so many of them, is all a game to him. He makes the rulesrules that determine whether his victims live or die, rules that will set Gem's fate in motion. He's waiting for her to decide. But how can you win the game when you don't know how to play? What if surrendering is the worst thing you can do? What if fighting back will kill you? Two choices. Two outcomes. And only one way for Gem to survive.

About Max Manning

Max Manning is a bestselling author and former national newspaper journalist. After starting his career as a news reporter for a regional newspaper, he went on to become a sub-editor for The Daily Telegraph. He currently resides in Essex, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on July 23, 2019

The Victim by Max Manning was an intriguing story written in a unique style. I loved reading the two different strands of the same story. Everybody has wondered what if? This book explores just that - what is I had done something different - how would my life be different? How would people see me di......more

Goodreads review by Jypsy on May 03, 2019

I loved this! The Victim is a sort of speculative fiction story. It's narrated in divergent story lines based on a choice one woman makes. The main character is the victim of a carjacking one night. The choice is fight back or go along with the carjacking? The results of each choice are played out a......more

Goodreads review by Bridgett on August 11, 2019

Ay yi yi The premise of The Victim is good, encompassing the alternate scenarios of a carjacking victim--fighting the aggressor leads down one road, surrendering leads down another. Unfortunately, the application was shaky at best. The reader is basically getting two stories for the price of one.......more

Goodreads review by Amy on July 18, 2019

***3.5-4 Stars *** Publication Date: August 6th, 2019 Gem is a victim of a carjacking one night by a psychopath Norton, while she stops for some painkillers on the way home from work with a headache. What I found particularly unique about this read and I really enjoyed is the story is told in parallel......more