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Here After
LOVE. LOSS. OBSESSION. REDEMPTION.
Following the death of his ten-year-old son, physician Peter Croft embarks on a desperate, seemingly random search for a missing child, risking his sanity, even his life in a grief-induced quest. His journey propels him into the darkest reaches of human suffering, and pits him squarely against an adversary whose own obsession defies all reason.
Here After is a story of love, loss, obsession and redemption, with gripping action sequences and a subtle paranormal underpinning. A compelling read from a seasoned storyteller, Costello’s sixth novel will keep you reading deep into the night.
Following the death of his ten-year-old son, physician Peter Croft embarks on a desperate, seemingly random search for a missing child, risking his sanity, even his life in a grief-induced quest. His journey propels him into the darkest reaches of human suffering, and pits him squarely against an adversary whose own obsession defies all reason.
Here After is a story of love, loss, obsession and redemption, with gripping action sequences and a subtle paranormal underpinning. A compelling read from a seasoned storyteller, Costello’s sixth novel will keep you reading deep into the night.
269 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2008
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Sean Costello
18books292followersSean Costello is the author of nine novels and numerous screenplays. His novel Here After has been optioned to film by David Hackl, director of Saw V. Depending on the whims of his muse, Costello's novels alternate between two distinct genres: Horror and Thriller. His horror novels have drawn comparisons to the works of Stephen King, and his thrillers to those of Elmore Leonard. In the real world he's an anesthesiologist, but, if asked, he'd tell you he'd much rather be writing.
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December 12, 2022
“…the terrible loathing he felt for God rose to his throat in a barely suppressed roar.�
Sean Costello’s fellow Canadian author, Mark Leslie, offered the following back cover review:
HERE AFTER Sean Costello grabs his readers with both hands; one closes deftly around the heart, offering a touching and devastating glimpse of the loss of a child; the other propels you on a breathless quest � and sometimes with a startlingly quick chokehold on the windpipe.�
Frankly, I would have suggested that Costello’s other hand and the breathtaking (and heartbreaking) opening scene of a father’s grief at the death of his eleven year old child by leukemia took hold of me by a much more intimate and much more compelling part of my anatomy. No way was I setting HERE AFTER aside until I was finished.
Peter Croft is devastated by the loss of his son. But, when he seeks the solace and companionship of a grief counseling circle, it seems that the spirit of his deceased son has decided that he has one last job to do on this earth before he departs to his final rest. Croft is led on a gripping quest to find a new friend’s son who was kidnapped over two years earlier. Touching on themes of grief and loss, passion, love and friendship, suicide, and mental illness, with an absolutely perfect measure of hints of the paranormal, HERE AFTER is a tantalizing, perfectly paced psychological thriller.
Highly recommended. Don’t forget to stop reading every few minutes to take a breath!
Paul Weiss
Sean Costello’s fellow Canadian author, Mark Leslie, offered the following back cover review:
HERE AFTER Sean Costello grabs his readers with both hands; one closes deftly around the heart, offering a touching and devastating glimpse of the loss of a child; the other propels you on a breathless quest � and sometimes with a startlingly quick chokehold on the windpipe.�
Frankly, I would have suggested that Costello’s other hand and the breathtaking (and heartbreaking) opening scene of a father’s grief at the death of his eleven year old child by leukemia took hold of me by a much more intimate and much more compelling part of my anatomy. No way was I setting HERE AFTER aside until I was finished.
Peter Croft is devastated by the loss of his son. But, when he seeks the solace and companionship of a grief counseling circle, it seems that the spirit of his deceased son has decided that he has one last job to do on this earth before he departs to his final rest. Croft is led on a gripping quest to find a new friend’s son who was kidnapped over two years earlier. Touching on themes of grief and loss, passion, love and friendship, suicide, and mental illness, with an absolutely perfect measure of hints of the paranormal, HERE AFTER is a tantalizing, perfectly paced psychological thriller.
Highly recommended. Don’t forget to stop reading every few minutes to take a breath!
Paul Weiss
February 10, 2015
Don’t read any of Sean Costello’s books if you’re looking for one of those novels that sends the egghead crowd Ooo-ing and Aahh-ing. You know the type of book I’m talking about, the ones reviewers refer to as ‘multi-layered� and ‘luminous� or then tell you to ‘linger and savour� the ‘quiet passages�. Damn, if it’s lingering and savouring you’re after then grab a slice of cheesecake and a nice cup of tea � but forget about Costello's novels because each one begins by laying down a long strip of rubber and then screams toward the far horizon. When you’re strapped into the passenger seat of one of these babies, you better hang on to the By-the-Jesus handle because you’re in for the ride of your life. And while the vector may seem like 180, you'll find the plot takes a sharp 90 before you can say boo.
If you’re looking for an old-school good read, turn to Costello. Like Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard, Georges Simenon or John D. MacDonald, his prose is tough, his dialogue is tight and his action is swift. But hold on, just because I’m saying you can easily read his work doesn’t mean you can turn off the old brain box. I’m not accusing Costello of creating a cowboy world of white hats and black hats. Just like Stephen King, Costello creates believable protagonists with some likeable traits � and some very dark stuff happening inside their heads (dare I say, ‘souls�). Take Peter Gardner (Captain Quad), the high school wunderkind who after being paralysed descends into a hellish world of rage and blood-soaked revenge. Or how about Scott Bowman (The Cartoonist), the psychiatrist who kills a child and then falls victim to the worm of guilt that chews through his sanity? Or Peter Croft (Here After), whose obsession with finding his child’s kidnapper leads him into an alternate reality? All these guys (and they are all guys) started out ordinary but then something happened to them. But what? That’s the silent question Costello poses, just as he asks if you can draw the line between normalcy and insanity, between the brightly-lit everyday world and the nightmare. How much does it take to push us across that line? I don’t know, do you? Costello suggests all it takes is a porcupine crossing the road (Captain Quad), a sudden winter storm (Squall), a moment of inattention (The Cartoonist), or a call in the night (Eden’s Eyes). Like the anaesthetist in Eden’s Eyes, will you find yourself looking down at an inert body you’re keeping alive only long enough for the scavengers to swoop in and take the eyes, the kidneys, the�.? As with Edward Albee, Costello asks if we live our lives in a delicate balance and, if so, how little might it take to tip us to the dark side?
If you’re looking for an old-school good read, turn to Costello. Like Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard, Georges Simenon or John D. MacDonald, his prose is tough, his dialogue is tight and his action is swift. But hold on, just because I’m saying you can easily read his work doesn’t mean you can turn off the old brain box. I’m not accusing Costello of creating a cowboy world of white hats and black hats. Just like Stephen King, Costello creates believable protagonists with some likeable traits � and some very dark stuff happening inside their heads (dare I say, ‘souls�). Take Peter Gardner (Captain Quad), the high school wunderkind who after being paralysed descends into a hellish world of rage and blood-soaked revenge. Or how about Scott Bowman (The Cartoonist), the psychiatrist who kills a child and then falls victim to the worm of guilt that chews through his sanity? Or Peter Croft (Here After), whose obsession with finding his child’s kidnapper leads him into an alternate reality? All these guys (and they are all guys) started out ordinary but then something happened to them. But what? That’s the silent question Costello poses, just as he asks if you can draw the line between normalcy and insanity, between the brightly-lit everyday world and the nightmare. How much does it take to push us across that line? I don’t know, do you? Costello suggests all it takes is a porcupine crossing the road (Captain Quad), a sudden winter storm (Squall), a moment of inattention (The Cartoonist), or a call in the night (Eden’s Eyes). Like the anaesthetist in Eden’s Eyes, will you find yourself looking down at an inert body you’re keeping alive only long enough for the scavengers to swoop in and take the eyes, the kidneys, the�.? As with Edward Albee, Costello asks if we live our lives in a delicate balance and, if so, how little might it take to tip us to the dark side?
October 18, 2008
Costello has produced a wonderfully heart-touching and terrifying thriller. He tackles an extremely difficult subject (the loss of a young child) with a realistic and straightforward approach, never forgetting the poignancy of so many dramatically different moments following such a loss.
The novel opens with a dramatically shocking scene and Costello never really stops pulling the reader along. He is adept at grabbing the reader with both hands; one closes deftly around the heart, offering a touching and devastating glimpse of the loss of a child; the other propels you on a breathless quest, sometimes eagerly, the way a child might lead a parent through a fairground -- and sometimes with a startlingly quick choke hold on the windpipe.
This novel is easily one of the best, most poignant books I've read this year.
The novel opens with a dramatically shocking scene and Costello never really stops pulling the reader along. He is adept at grabbing the reader with both hands; one closes deftly around the heart, offering a touching and devastating glimpse of the loss of a child; the other propels you on a breathless quest, sometimes eagerly, the way a child might lead a parent through a fairground -- and sometimes with a startlingly quick choke hold on the windpipe.
This novel is easily one of the best, most poignant books I've read this year.
April 25, 2020
Here After begins with a heartbreaking episode and ends with perfect poignancy. In between are examples of the very fine writing that fans of this author have come to expect.
Dr. Peter Croft, an anesthesiologist, has a son David, his only child, just shy of his tenth birthday. David is about to die from leukemia. Peter, a widower, is lying next to David on his hospital deathbed, ready to inject himself with a lethal dose of anesthetics so David won’t have to die alone.
In the moments before Peter is resuscitated back to life by the hospital team which had been caring for David and discovered Peter’s flaccid body, he and David were lying together after death on a bunk bed in a dark room. A terrifying dark figure with a hidden face was approaching them.
Peter later discovers that the dark figure belonged to the kidnapper of another boy David had known as a close friend years before in daycare, the bunk bed in that dark room belonged to the kidnapped boy, and Peter and David were there in his bedroom at the moment of his abduction. It becomes clear to Peter, now back among the living, that from beyond the grave through dreams and visions, David is trying to identify the kidnapper for him.
And all Peter has to do is convince the kidnapped boy’s grieving father and the police that he’s not crazy and that David’s clues are not the delusional by-products of his own grief.
Author Sean Costello, himself an anesthesiologist and presumably an empiricist, is careful to ground Peter’s supernatural experiences in reality, explaining that a traumatic event, like the death of a dear one, can trigger what he calls our spiritual side. It’s not as strange as it sounds. Who among us, especially when sad or lonely, has not spoken to or dreamed about painfully missed family or friends, felt their presence and heard their voices?
Here After might best be described as a metaphysical thriller with a cast of sharply drawn characters and a vintage Costello pulse-pounding climax, at the same time sad ... and triumphant.
Dr. Peter Croft, an anesthesiologist, has a son David, his only child, just shy of his tenth birthday. David is about to die from leukemia. Peter, a widower, is lying next to David on his hospital deathbed, ready to inject himself with a lethal dose of anesthetics so David won’t have to die alone.
In the moments before Peter is resuscitated back to life by the hospital team which had been caring for David and discovered Peter’s flaccid body, he and David were lying together after death on a bunk bed in a dark room. A terrifying dark figure with a hidden face was approaching them.
Peter later discovers that the dark figure belonged to the kidnapper of another boy David had known as a close friend years before in daycare, the bunk bed in that dark room belonged to the kidnapped boy, and Peter and David were there in his bedroom at the moment of his abduction. It becomes clear to Peter, now back among the living, that from beyond the grave through dreams and visions, David is trying to identify the kidnapper for him.
And all Peter has to do is convince the kidnapped boy’s grieving father and the police that he’s not crazy and that David’s clues are not the delusional by-products of his own grief.
Author Sean Costello, himself an anesthesiologist and presumably an empiricist, is careful to ground Peter’s supernatural experiences in reality, explaining that a traumatic event, like the death of a dear one, can trigger what he calls our spiritual side. It’s not as strange as it sounds. Who among us, especially when sad or lonely, has not spoken to or dreamed about painfully missed family or friends, felt their presence and heard their voices?
Here After might best be described as a metaphysical thriller with a cast of sharply drawn characters and a vintage Costello pulse-pounding climax, at the same time sad ... and triumphant.
May 24, 2016
After losing both his wife and ten your old son months apart, Dr. Peter Croft"s life has been turned upside down. The planned dreams of his future with his family crumbled into tiny pieces into thin air and he sinks into a world of doom and gloom. He tries to go back to his work to busy himself but still cannot stop thinking about the loss of his son and has a difficult time focusing at work.
In an attempt to reach out for help, he decided to attend a bereavement group where he meets Roger Mullen, the father of a kidnapped boy. He feels a strong connection to Roger and gets almost obsessed with helping him find his son, risking both their lives in a wild and crazy ride across the country.
I wasn't quite prepared for the rush of emotions I would experience while reading Sean Costello's "Here After." It felt like I was at the midway on a ride that started off slowly and predictable but totally taking me by surprise in every direction and leaving me hanging upside down in midair leaving me breathless and terrified.
I was hooked and couldn't put the book down until the very end and it when I did get to the end I felt sad that it was over.
December 31, 2015
I’ve read well over 100 books this year, the great majority being thrillers and crime fiction. Here After was the last of the year (it’s 31 December), and it’s an understatement to call it the best of the year. It is far more than that.
Here After is a thriller, according to Sean Costello, but that’s no more than a superficial categorization. It’s really an exploration of loss and how three different people react—very differently—to similar losses. His depiction of those reactions is so spot-on, real, and believable that it’s very difficult to believe that he hasn’t had such a loss in his own life. It’s heart-wrenching.
Aside from their reactions to loss, the three main characters (two good guys and a bad guy) are believable and understandable. There are no one-dimensional cardboard author’s pawns here.
Ok—that’s about the story itself. Now, about the writing: Costello writes solid, clean, clear sentences, which he assembles into effective and well-structured paragraphs. His style is smooth enough that it doesn’t call attention to itself. The characters speak like real people.
The book itself is masterfully constructed. There is a bit of creepiness (for want of a better term) at the heart of the plot, but it doesn’t take over. There is no creepiness for its own sake, and he doles it out so sparingly that it quickly becomes a naturally expected part of the world he presents. Costello takes his time telling this story, but there is no phony padding. Everything counts.
Overall, it’s a circular structure, which is almost universally satisfying to the human psyche. It’s worked for millennia, and Costello use it successfully and appropriately.
As he pulls you nearer to the end, Costello narrates the same bits of time through various characters. This is no cut-rate effect like an old-time cliffhanger, but it does work very effectively to delay the climax, increase your anxiety, and deepen the suspense. And he makes your waiting worth it.
I don’t know how many times I just had to put the book down to pace nervously until the whimwhams faded away.
I’ve been an obsessive reader for about 60 years. This is a book I’ll never forget. It made me weepy at both the beginning and end, without a shred of cheap manipulation (and I’m a crusty old fart). That’s highly unusual in a so-called thriller. I’d give it 15 stars out of 5.
Here After is a thriller, according to Sean Costello, but that’s no more than a superficial categorization. It’s really an exploration of loss and how three different people react—very differently—to similar losses. His depiction of those reactions is so spot-on, real, and believable that it’s very difficult to believe that he hasn’t had such a loss in his own life. It’s heart-wrenching.
Aside from their reactions to loss, the three main characters (two good guys and a bad guy) are believable and understandable. There are no one-dimensional cardboard author’s pawns here.
Ok—that’s about the story itself. Now, about the writing: Costello writes solid, clean, clear sentences, which he assembles into effective and well-structured paragraphs. His style is smooth enough that it doesn’t call attention to itself. The characters speak like real people.
The book itself is masterfully constructed. There is a bit of creepiness (for want of a better term) at the heart of the plot, but it doesn’t take over. There is no creepiness for its own sake, and he doles it out so sparingly that it quickly becomes a naturally expected part of the world he presents. Costello takes his time telling this story, but there is no phony padding. Everything counts.
Overall, it’s a circular structure, which is almost universally satisfying to the human psyche. It’s worked for millennia, and Costello use it successfully and appropriately.
As he pulls you nearer to the end, Costello narrates the same bits of time through various characters. This is no cut-rate effect like an old-time cliffhanger, but it does work very effectively to delay the climax, increase your anxiety, and deepen the suspense. And he makes your waiting worth it.
I don’t know how many times I just had to put the book down to pace nervously until the whimwhams faded away.
I’ve been an obsessive reader for about 60 years. This is a book I’ll never forget. It made me weepy at both the beginning and end, without a shred of cheap manipulation (and I’m a crusty old fart). That’s highly unusual in a so-called thriller. I’d give it 15 stars out of 5.
April 18, 2024
5 stars ⭐️
one of the best books i have read in a while. i was hooked from beginning to end. a great psychological thriller with aspects of crime, mystery, suspense, horror, and grief & the supernatural. characters were well written and the story was was so well done. had me in tears.
one of the best books i have read in a while. i was hooked from beginning to end. a great psychological thriller with aspects of crime, mystery, suspense, horror, and grief & the supernatural. characters were well written and the story was was so well done. had me in tears.
October 19, 2024
Amazing
Just found this author & I'm glad I did. Here After is one of the best books I've read in awhile. Excellent story, riveting, I could not put it down!
Just found this author & I'm glad I did. Here After is one of the best books I've read in awhile. Excellent story, riveting, I could not put it down!
March 6, 2019
SUSPENSE,SUSPENSE, & More SUSPENSE!
Wow. This book took so many turns that I was surprised throughout the entire story!
Wow. This book took so many turns that I was surprised throughout the entire story!
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September 10, 2021Enjoyable, fast read
I really enjoyed reading this book. Good building of characters & settings. There are some nice plot twists that I didn't see coming. The author have us strong characters with a nice touch of the paranormal. Great read if you're not hung up on what's not explainable to a "rational" mind.
I really enjoyed reading this book. Good building of characters & settings. There are some nice plot twists that I didn't see coming. The author have us strong characters with a nice touch of the paranormal. Great read if you're not hung up on what's not explainable to a "rational" mind.
March 13, 2019
Wow! What a GREAT book. Totally and completely raptured my attention. How lucky I was to find this book. I won't spoil it for you ... But, at the satisfying ending there was real and sincere tears of sorrow and tears of joy. I won't forget this book.
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February 23, 201999 cent author recommendation
December 29, 2024
I could NOT put this down. Wow, what a beautiful book. It was a perfect mix of heart-wrenching and thrilling. Easy 5 stars from me ⭐️
May 21, 2024
Good grief I DEVOURED this book!! I literally thought this was going to be a depressing read (I mean yeah some parts were so hard to read) but to my surprise this was actually a very fast paced thriller!!
Had some supernatural elements that weren’t too much that I wasn’t expecting but ended up loving.
The end made me cry. I felt all the things during this book. Loved it.
Had some supernatural elements that weren’t too much that I wasn’t expecting but ended up loving.
The end made me cry. I felt all the things during this book. Loved it.
February 28, 2024
A parent's worst nightmare with a paranormal twist
After attempting to accompany his son into the afterlife, Dr Peter Taylor reluctantly returns to a life full of grief. Upon returning to work, he begins to feel strong urgency toward finding a missing boy posted on a bulletin board there. Soon he is dreaming about his dead son, and noticing an eerie similarity between the missing boy and a boy his son was friends with previously, who also is missing.
After attempting to accompany his son into the afterlife, Dr Peter Taylor reluctantly returns to a life full of grief. Upon returning to work, he begins to feel strong urgency toward finding a missing boy posted on a bulletin board there. Soon he is dreaming about his dead son, and noticing an eerie similarity between the missing boy and a boy his son was friends with previously, who also is missing.
August 31, 2021
Great read
I couldn't put it down. Lots of twists and turns. A really good story. I would recommend it to others.
I couldn't put it down. Lots of twists and turns. A really good story. I would recommend it to others.
March 15, 2019
I was attracted to this book because I'm a sucker for a cover with a road going into the distance, and I made the decision to buy because the reviews are so good. I didn't realise until later that I'd read an earlier book by this author, Squall, that I thought only so-so; this book, though, is of a different class.
The early part, when main character Peter is dragging himself through his days after the death of his son, is so well done and believable. I'm not usually much of a one for death-in-family dramas, but this is very readable. At a group for parents who have lost children, he meets Roger, whose son was abducted. Roger is a mess; aggressive, drinking too much. Peter begins to see a connection with Roger's son and another boy abducted previously.
After the great start felt my enthusiasm for this book ebb and flow; sometimes I was really enjoying it, other times I thought it needed a bit of editing down, as there is a fair bit of detail that I found too long-winded. Then I'd start to enjoy it again, particularly in some terrific bits of dialogue with some people Peter meets on his search; small town types, and a great section in which some the policemen on watch outside another abducted child's house are killed. You know when you read a few pages and find yourself sitting back, thinking, wow, that was good?
One thing I did like was that the paranormal element (only minor) is not over the top; it was just kind of touching. And he never tried to explain it, which absolutely worked for me.
The last third of the book is the best, really gripping, and the plot unfolds in a way I would never have guessed; it would make a great TV series. I definitely recommend!
The early part, when main character Peter is dragging himself through his days after the death of his son, is so well done and believable. I'm not usually much of a one for death-in-family dramas, but this is very readable. At a group for parents who have lost children, he meets Roger, whose son was abducted. Roger is a mess; aggressive, drinking too much. Peter begins to see a connection with Roger's son and another boy abducted previously.
After the great start felt my enthusiasm for this book ebb and flow; sometimes I was really enjoying it, other times I thought it needed a bit of editing down, as there is a fair bit of detail that I found too long-winded. Then I'd start to enjoy it again, particularly in some terrific bits of dialogue with some people Peter meets on his search; small town types, and a great section in which some the policemen on watch outside another abducted child's house are killed. You know when you read a few pages and find yourself sitting back, thinking, wow, that was good?
One thing I did like was that the paranormal element (only minor) is not over the top; it was just kind of touching. And he never tried to explain it, which absolutely worked for me.
The last third of the book is the best, really gripping, and the plot unfolds in a way I would never have guessed; it would make a great TV series. I definitely recommend!
March 11, 2019
The book opens with a bang but quickly gets mired in mediocrity; the writing stilted and repetitive, the characters uninteresting and unsympathetic, despite their unimaginable losses. But stick with it; it's as if the second half of the book was written by a different author. The same dull characters become heroic ones, the slow dull pace turns into neck-break speed and the conclusion is both climactic and rewarding. The story could have been much shorter, thereby not damaged by the first half ennui. Perhaps Costello had a word count quota, because a lot of it felt like padding to me. As an author, I refuse to sacrifice fluidity, conciseness, and most importantly, reader retention, for a set number of words that society dictates necessary to be considered a novel.
March 12, 2019
Stop whatever you are doing. There is nothing on television that can come close to entertaining as thoroughly as Sean Costello’s “Here After.� There are not enough adjectives to describe the eerie, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating and heart-warming journey this novel provides. Overcome by the loss of his wife and young son, Dr. Peter Croft finds solace in a bereavement group. But he also finds a familiar connection to a string of child abductions that sets he and another mourning father, Roger Mullen, on a collision course with a diabolical predator. Costello is the Rod Serling of the twenty-first century and an author you should get to know.
November 12, 2024
3.75 ⭐️ rounded up. Here After by Sean Costello was a surprise find in my Kindle library, I don’t remember how it got there, but I’m glad I gave it a go. This was my first dive into Costello’s work, and it didn’t disappoint—solid pacing, eerie vibes, and a story that flows effortlessly. Costello tackles some pretty intense trauma with these characters, and he nails the child POV, which is tricky to get right. The antagonist was just the right kind of creepy and you could nearly
empathize with them. There was a hint of paranormal and vigilante justice that both blended smoothly into the plot.
While it wasn’t edge-of-my-seat thrilling for me, it was still an enjoyable read that I can’t find much to pick apart.
empathize with them. There was a hint of paranormal and vigilante justice that both blended smoothly into the plot.
While it wasn’t edge-of-my-seat thrilling for me, it was still an enjoyable read that I can’t find much to pick apart.
January 19, 2022
Here After
I would give this a lot more than 5 stars. I got so involved in this book,it was hard to stop reading. Characters were so well written that I could actually visualize each character. If you believe in spirits,this is a book you must read. It’s going to be hard for me to find a book to read,since I am finished with this because,this book was so well written. Excellent Story
I would give this a lot more than 5 stars. I got so involved in this book,it was hard to stop reading. Characters were so well written that I could actually visualize each character. If you believe in spirits,this is a book you must read. It’s going to be hard for me to find a book to read,since I am finished with this because,this book was so well written. Excellent Story
March 1, 2019
Powerful and Heartwrenching!
OMG, not only could I not put this down, but I was in tears when it ended. Sean Costello has a gift for reaching into your soul and taking your heart on a rollercoaster ride. I was beyond touched, emotionally, by this story. PLEASE keep writing Sean!!!!
OMG, not only could I not put this down, but I was in tears when it ended. Sean Costello has a gift for reaching into your soul and taking your heart on a rollercoaster ride. I was beyond touched, emotionally, by this story. PLEASE keep writing Sean!!!!
January 18, 2022
Tears at the heart of every parent
Costello very deftly conveys the tumultuous emotions of a parent losing a child. This is every parent's worst nightmare-to lose a child to illness is devastating. To lose one to a kidnapper, never knowing if your child is safe or dead or if you'll ever see them again...is a horror that is relived every moment of every day, every minute of every night. Solid read. Recommend it.
Costello very deftly conveys the tumultuous emotions of a parent losing a child. This is every parent's worst nightmare-to lose a child to illness is devastating. To lose one to a kidnapper, never knowing if your child is safe or dead or if you'll ever see them again...is a horror that is relived every moment of every day, every minute of every night. Solid read. Recommend it.
February 23, 2022
Holy Moly!
The first half of the book was great. The second half was phenomenal. Warning; do not start reading it before bed, next thing I knew it was 4am and I still couldn’t stop.
This is a very believable story that seriously needs to be a movie. The characters and writing are remarkable. NO spoilers here, just read it! Wow.
The first half of the book was great. The second half was phenomenal. Warning; do not start reading it before bed, next thing I knew it was 4am and I still couldn’t stop.
This is a very believable story that seriously needs to be a movie. The characters and writing are remarkable. NO spoilers here, just read it! Wow.
February 1, 2024
This is the first book I have read by Sean Costello and it will not be my last. I thoroughly enjoyed this book as it had a real interesting storyline, that had me on edge all the way through. It touches on very emotive subjects, but I believe the author managed to convey really feeling and depth with his characters.
Definitely recommend.
Happy Reading.
Definitely recommend.
Happy Reading.
September 11, 2024
Wow. I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into and I’m still at a loss for words. This was just believable enough that I was on the edge of my seat, eagerly anticipating what was going to come next. Just a sad, sad story with multiple unexpected ending chapters. Don’t skip the epilogue
July 20, 2018
Awesome book
I really enjoyed this book and read it every day. I have enjoyed several of the authors books. Thanks for bringing this story to life.
I really enjoyed this book and read it every day. I have enjoyed several of the authors books. Thanks for bringing this story to life.
February 19, 2019
A parents horror.
Catches your interest from the first chapter, and keeps you trying to out guess each character. Try to get a step ahead of the author if you can...
Catches your interest from the first chapter, and keeps you trying to out guess each character. Try to get a step ahead of the author if you can...
September 11, 2021
Amazing!
Wow! I could not stop reading it. From beginning to the end, I didn't think it would end that way. Such a good book to read.
Wow! I could not stop reading it. From beginning to the end, I didn't think it would end that way. Such a good book to read.
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