MY REVIEW
Well, let’s start with the fabulous cover for The Crisis by T O Paine. It encompasses many elements of the story inside. How does an armadillo come in to play? Look closely and you may see a clue.
What does a convenient store worker and a Cuban rebel have in common? A young girl with a tattoo. What makes her so important?
It all starts when a bald man enters the convenience store with a young girl. Mattie had lost her cousin to human traffickers and felt this young girl was in the same kind of trouble. So, she jumps into her beat up car and follows them, determined to save the girl.
I do love stories with multiple points of view, showing individual character’s motivations for the actions they take. It gives the story more depth and detail. The Crisis unfolds slowly, filling the pages with suspense and tension, keeping me flipping the pages, having to know what will come next.
I am super excited to have found a new author to follow.
GOODREADS BLURB
She wants to quit smoking.
He wants to start a nuclear war.
They both want the girl with the cryptic tattoo.
“A suspenseful thriller filled with vivid characters, mounting tension, and explosive twists that keep readers guessing until the final page.” ★★★★★ – Readers’ Favorite
Stuck working at a backwater convenience store in the middle of northern Florida, Mattie longs for a cigarette. She longs for her days as a marine biologist at the Queen Aquarium down south. She longs for her best friend—Hank the Manatee. Her colleagues blamed her for his death, and now, she blames herself. She should have done something sooner.
Today, a nervous couple enters the convenience store. The man is big, bald, and has a tight grip on the girl’s arm. The girl is small, young, and has a number tattooed on her leg. It looks like a brand.
Today, a nervous couple enters the convenience store. The man is big, bald, and has a tight grip on the girl’s arm. The girl is small, young, and has a number tattooed on her leg. It looks like a brand.
When they leave, Mattie finds a note on the floor.
“. . . Blue Honda mini-van going to Salt Springs. Someone named Stanley.”
A similar thing happened to Mattie’s cousin. This girl is being kidnapped. Trafficked. The note isn’t enough for the police to care, but Mattie does. She jumps into her decrepit Toyota wagon and flies onto the highway, wasting no time. She’s got to stop that mini-van before it reaches Salt Springs. She’s got to save that girl before she’s sold to the highest bidder.
Meanwhile, in Cuba, a militant rebel has sent his men to the US. He’s been searching for a young woman with a cryptic tattoo on her leg for over ten years. When his men bring her to him, he’ll finally have the negotiating power he needs to overthrow the Cuban government. He’ll have the power to make the United States listen to Cuba for once.
It’s only a matter of time.
His men are already in Salt Springs, waiting for her.
The Crisis is a breakneck thrill ride guaranteed to pique your imagination and thrust you deep into a fun-filled, action-packed, international conspiracy.
- Genre: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
- 440 pages, Paperback
- First published January 2, 2025 by Dark Swallow Books
ABOUT T O PAINE
T.O. Paine is an award-winning author of fast-paced thriller suspense novels. He is a member of International Thriller Writers and holds a master’s degree in computer information systems. When he is not writing, you can find him running and cycling through the mountains of Colorado, USA. T.O. has run fifty marathons in fifty states, ridden his road bike over 10,000 miles up 10,000-foot mountains, and completed an IRONMAN.
He resides with his wife, two children, and two Boston terriers: Fiona the Ogre and Rudy the Trickster.
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That sounds good and that cover is interesting.