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A Stranger at the Door
by Jason Pinter
Series: Rachel Marin Thriller #2
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Published by Thomas & Mercer on January 12, 2021
Genres: Vigilante Justice Thrillers
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback
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Also in this series: Hide Away
From the Amazon bestselling author of Hide Away comes the gripping second installment of the Rachel Marin Thriller series.
Rachel Marin is in a good place. After years of struggle, the single mother has found both a stable, loving relationship and a new purpose: putting her investigative skills to work solving crimes for the local PD. But just as the pieces of her life are finally starting to fall into place, her teenaged son’s teacher is gruesomely murdered, starting a domino effect that shatters her peaceful existence.
When Rachel discovers an ominous email the teacher sent to her just before his death, she knows she must help bring his killer to justice. But soon a figure from her past reappears, threatening to expose Rachel’s darkest secrets if she doesn’t tread lightly. And when her son is recruited by a shadowy businessman who may be connected to the murder, Rachel knows this has just gotten very, very personal.
Someone out there is dead set on keeping this grisly cover-up good and buried, which means if Rachel’s not careful, it’s only a matter of time before her dream life becomes her worst nightmare.
A Stranger at the Door by Jason Pinter is a fast-paced, thrilling adventure, which kept me on the seat of my chair.
Will Rachel figure out what is happening in Ashby before her son is involved?
Rachel Marin
I absolutely love Rachel. She has a quick wit and the right amount of snark. In this installment, we see another side of Rachel, the protective mother bear. However, when Rachel is in this mod, she isn’t her normal prepared and stealthy self.
Some of her more recent past comes back to smack her in the face, or should I say in the back of the head. She comes face to face with Evie and finds out why she moved to Ashby. Rachel also cools down her relationship with Detective John Serano a bit. They have a difference of opinion regarding the law and how John should be doing his job.
The Mystery
There are a group of men exploiting teenage boys. However, they are doing it all within the law. It is scary to think about how this guy is using the boys, but since he does it all legally, there is nothing that law enforcement can do. One of the men isn’t as bad as the other, but the enforcers are extreme. I think part of what really hurt Rachel was that her son was targeted because of her actions, but he accepted the deal because he was as damaged as the other boys.
Five Stars
A Stranger at the Door by Jason Pinter is on point, and Rachel stays true to herself under the constant pressure from the outside world. She truly is out to save the underdog. My rating is five stars. This is such a fabulous series. I highly recommend it to all you thriller readers out there.
First Book in Series
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of A Stranger at the Door by Jason Pinter.
Until the next time,
About Jason Pinter
Jason Pinter is the bestselling author of Hide Away, the first Rachel Marin novel, as well as five novels in his Henry Parker thriller series and the standalone novel The Castle, which have over one million copies in print worldwide and have been published in over a dozen countries, the Middle Grade adventure novel Zeke Bartholomew: SuperSpy, and the children’s picture book Miracle. He has been nominated for the Thriller Award, Strand Critics Award, Barry Award, RT Reviewers Choice Award, Shamus Award and CrimeSpree Award. Two of his books—The Fury and The Darkness—were chosen as Indie Next selections, and The Mark, The Stolen and The Fury, were named to The Strand’s Best Books of the Year list. The Mark and The Stolen both appeared on the ‘Heatseekers’ bestseller list in The Bookseller (UK). The Mark was optioned to be a feature film.
He is the Founder and Publisher of Polis Books, an independent publishing company he launched in 2013 following positions in editorial and marketing at Warner Books, Random House, St. Martin’s Press and Grove/Atlantic and the Mysterious Press. He was named one of Publisher Weekly’s inaugural Star Watch honorees, which “recognizes young publishing professionals who have distinguished themselves as future leaders of the industry.”
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