The Survivor: How I Survived Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter - The Sunday Times Bestseller

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Overall, this is another Hurwitz book that I would highly recommend. I find Hurwitz to be a refreshing author. He adds suspense but keeps things somewhat realistic throughout the book, so it keeps you hooked from the very start of the book. He is a creative author and I have not read any of his books that let me down. I look forward to more Hurwitz books in the future.

This is an atmospheric and weighty story about a man who survived a tragedy attempting to come to terms with his past. The pacing is slow, and it is much more of a character study than a mystery. While Kieran serves as the narrator, other characters are slowly developed, and all transform by the end. That was it! A Name Soup! In one short passage a name is mentioned fourteen times! My head was spinning trying to keep who was who straight..... Sono tutti legati, intrecciati, vincolati, connessi. Sono tutti sopravvissuti. Sono tutti soggetti a senso di colpa. Sembrano tutti nascondere segreti. E Jane Harper lo racconta con una costante nota tesa e sospesa che è una meraviglia. Kieran and his girlfriend Mia return to their hometown to introduce their newborn daughter to his parents. 12 years earlier Kieran’s brother Finn and other local boy Toby were killed in a drowning accident, but we are unsure of the particulars - this is revealed over time. This is the 10th book by this author that I've read and he is consistent. All of them, so far, have been a solid 4 stars. There aren't too many authors I can say that about.This isn’t a fast paced book, but it totally engaged me with its character studies and numerous possibilities as to who committed the crime. And I will say the ending took me totally by surprise. A down and out war veteran has come to the end of his rope when he gets thrown into the middle of completing a bank heist, attempted by a Ukrainian mob, that he foolishly thwarted. His family is at risk if he does not comply and he is given a deadline, however, what they are asking for could bring on many innocent deaths. I was ready to get to work helping mom and dad, ( Brian and Verity), along with our key protagonist, Kieran Elliot, ( and girlfriend, Mia), help move Brian into a memory care facility. Brian had advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

The race is on as Nate attempts to keeps his family safe from Shevchenko, retrieve the item and outwit the authorities. This slim novel begins with an impressive plane crash and loses momentum from there. A slow storyline involving the gradually returning memories of the sole survivor marks for familiar reading material, and each section is interspersed with ghost/horror sequences - seemingly random at first - of the kind we're familiar with from the likes of THE FOG. Eventually the storylines converge with various staples thrown in (demonic possession etc.) but the climax is completely routine. The plot is nothing to write home about as well- there's nothing here except for the basic premise, and the fact that none of the characters in this novel is fleshed out or given anything besides very basic motivations for what they're doing, doesn't help in the least. In fact, calling this novel a "thriller" is a stretch.The weather, dark, dangerous, and edgy, plays a huge part in the storyline, unfurling secrets of its own. However what follows threatens to destroy Nate’s life and everything he holds dear – his family. He is targeted by the big boss behind the bank raid, a psychopathic Ukranian mobster who thinks nothing of killing innocent people. Nat has to do his bidding or risk losing his family. Kieran’s parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn. After previously reading a couple of excellent books by this author I have been planning to read more of his work for sometime. So when I had 'The Survivor' recommended to me I decided to finally read another book by Gregg Hurwitz.

Er is iets tragisch gebeurd, en de toon is gezet. Als je in het volgende hoofdstuk in het verleden van de broers als kind duikt, kun je je niet meer van het onbehaaglijke gevoel ontdoen. Ook al schittert de zon boven het meer, ook al lijken het ossenbloedrode zomerhuis, de berkenbossen, de sauna op een cliché uit een vakantiebrochure voor Småland. Nee, terwijl je doorleest zit de adem hoog in je longen. Overall, despite my thoughts on the first part this is a really good, exceptionally well written and atmospheric slow burner with a fantastic setting in Tasmania, which I recommend.Poi c’è Olivia, o Liv, che è la sorella maggiore della quattordicenne morta quel fatidico giorno: adesso è fidanzata con Ash, l’altro migliore amico di Keiran. Ma dodici anni fa, più o meno all’insaputa di tutti, lei e Keiran avevano una storia. Consumata nelle grotte. Così passionale da non accorgersi della marea che saliva. Fino al punto di mettere a rischio la loro stessa vita. E involontariamente causando la morte di Finn e Toby. My fourth Herbert read, after THE RATS, THE FOG and OTHERS. This is the weakest yet and despite an intriguing Australian film adaptation with Robert Powell it's a pretty uninspiring and familiar story.

It’s during this time that Kieran and his wife Mia are making plans to return to their hometown to help his father, now suffering with dementia. He’s also about to come face to face with his past. Josef's story is an account of his unbreakable spirit, unshakable faith and courage in the face of evil. The Jewish Telegraph . A tiny coastal town struggles with the past, when twelve years ago two young lives were lost at sea. And a third simply disappeared. Mystery and questions still linger surrounding their deaths. It's not a happy book in the least. The only saving grace is that in the end poor Nate gets revenge and finds a way out that is satisfactory.Liam held a bulldozer over Kieran’s head ....held him responsible- and was unforgiving towards Kieran. Wie mijn boek ‘Broere’ kent of mijn geschiedenis weet, kijkt er niet van op dat ik ‘De overlevenden’ absoluut wilde lezen. De broers, de herinneringen. Schulman moest het nog waarmaken ook, maar dat doet hij, en het zal je niet verbazen dat dit boek — juist door het inzoomen op een kindertijd en door de manier waarop de ouders worden neergezet — dicht op mijn huid zat. A friend of mine swears by reading and listening to a book simultaneously. This is the first time I’ve done it. I found it a very enjoyable experience, allowing me to keep one story going. And this was a story I wanted to keep going.