One of the MANY things that I enjoy about Charlie Donlea’s work, is that his stories take place in actual locations which bring them to life for me. If you have visited, Negril, Jamaica, you may have sampled Hampden Estates rum or watched drunken tourists dive off of the 35 ft cliff at Rick’s Cafe. Manhattanites in turn, may be drinking their rum at The Rum House, or enjoying a steak at the iconic Keen’s Steakhouse, the only survivor of the Herald Square Theatre District, hoping for a glance at

This is absolutely a GREAT HIT! Well, the best thing about reading mind blowing page turner book is getting two different story lines at the same time! At the moment both of the mysteries are intercepted you learn to respect the creative mind of the author who juggles both mysteries over her head adroitly by playing enigmatic, complex mind games with us! I am great fan of the author’s Rory Moore/Lane Philips’ series I highly recommend you to read. This standalone thriller is great tribute to the...

Twenty Years Later is the type of book that's difficult to put down once you've gotten going, with many different plots that overlap and bind together by the explosive ending. There is A LOT going on in this book, and I know that's a make it-or-break it deal for some readers, but for me it worked well. I loved the complex nature of the varying degrees of ongoing investigations, and as a seasoned consumer of suspense novels, it kept from any part being obvious and doled out twists as the book pro...

4+ stars! Gripping. Twisty. Edgy.Avery Mason is a famous tv host who is investigating the story behind a victim of 9/11 identified by a bone fragment found twenty years later. Breakthrough technology allowed scientists to determine the DNA within a tiny piece of bone sifted out of the large pile of rubble left after the twin tower attacks. Twenty years later, there remains a team that is still trying to find answers and give closure to the many families who never heard from their loved ones afte...

In 2001, two months before the 9/11 attacks, well-known author Cameron Young is found dead in his home in the Catskill Mountains, and all evidence point to his being murdered by his mistress, Victoria Ford. However, before the case could be tried in court, 9/11 happened and Victoria was one of the many who were inside the Twin Towers on the day of the attacks when the buildings went down. The Cameron Young murder case was abandoned but never formally closed.Twenty years later: As the efforts to

This book felt like someone spilling tea, while I diligently sipped. So many twists! So many secrets! They just kept coming and coming. I’ve said in the past, if you claim to be a mystery book, I better not be able to predict at least 85% of the plot and this understood that. Avery Mason, a very talented journalist, has a story that can definitely boost her career. Before the 9/11 attacks, a woman named Victoria Ford was being investigated for the murder of her lover. After the 9/11 attacks, she...

EXCERPT: Two months before 9/11Death was in the air. He smelled it as soon as he ducked under the crime scene tape and stepped onto the front lawn of the palatial estate. The Catskill mountains rose above the roofline as the early morning sun stretched shadows of the trees across the yard. The breeze rolled down from the foothills and carried the smell of decay, causing his upper lip to twitch when it reached his nostrils. The smell of death filled him with excitement. He hoped this was because

Wow! Seriously wow! Charlie Donlea has become a go to author for me and I was super excited to get an early copy of his new book Twenty Years Later. If you haven't read his books what are you waiting for?Avery Mason, presenter of American Events is determined to show her bosses that she is the real deal. She has had the role for a year now, after the death of the former presenter Mack. She hears about a story and travels to New York to find out more. When she gets there the story is so much more...

I want to extend my sincere thanks to NetGalley and RB Media for this audiobook in return for an honest review. Charlie Donlea proves he can write a complex, twisty plot with jaw-dropping twists and revelations. However, there were so many subplots, the book seemed convoluted and bloated and veered off in so many directions with unnecessary padding. It was longer than I felt appropriate for telling a coherent, straightforward story. This detracted from its intensity and suspense for me. I think...

Now available. (Be sure to check out some other favorable reviews, as mine seems to be in the minority!)I have a true affection for author Charlie Donlea, since his page-turning thrillers have busted me out of major reading slumps on more than one occasion. That said, his 2020 publication, The Suicide House, was a bit of a miss for me since there was just too much going on. So many characters, so many plot lines. While it pains me to say it, 2021’s Twenty Years Later suffers the same affliction....

A good read with some flaws Twenty Years Later centers around two crimes: one from the past that holds an eerie link to 9/11 and another surrounding a fugitive on the run. A TV reporter finds herself investigating one crime and playing a starring role in the other. Avery is a TV reporter with a large fanbase. With a contract extension on the line, she is looking to grow her ratings. When she hears about new technology that can identify DNA from 9/11 victims, she jumps on the opportunity to highl...

I so wish I could say I loved this one. But truly all I can say is, it was… ok.💁🏻‍♀️This story plays out in two timelines.2001. In the midst of the 911 attack, with many references to the day in vivid detail. So for some this may certainly be a difficult read.A famous author is killed, and the primary suspect Victoria just happens to be meeting with her lawyer at the time a plane hit the first tower.2021 Avery, a TV investigative reporter travels to New York to investigate the death of this auth...

4.5 stars rounded up to 5.So far, every Charlie Donlea book that I have read gets better than the last, and this is his best one yet! I thought it might be tricky for Donlea to incorporate 9/11 into a thriller, but he did it masterfully - it was not a major storyline, just a background plot point, and it was very well thought out. You know from the beginning that Victoria Ford is accused of murdering her married lover and there is plenty of evidence at the scene linking her to the crime. Before

This book is about two crimes that happened two months apart , one crime had an uncanny resemblance of the book to 9/ 11 where we all know was a horrific event. Avery a TV reporter has a large fan base but wants to get her ratings up so she decides to press on with her story. This is a very slow burn which was drawn out until the last bit of the BookIt was tedious & Avery was very unlikeable let’s say for me was disappointing.

🙌🏼❤️🙌🏼Happy Publication Day!!!! 🙌🏼❤️🙌🏼What an outstanding premise and the weaving of several characters to make this one of the top murder mysteries for this year! There were some uncomfortable situations in the horror of 9/11 and those unforgettable last calls home, but an exceptional way of building the story to make you wonder about the possibilities of that day. July 2001 - In the Catskill Mountains, a brutal murder has taken place of an outstanding author, Cameron. He was found hanging from...

Charlie Donlea has once again created an entertaining mystery. Avery Mason is a young newscaster who hosts a popular weekly nighttime show. In a search for a hot new topic to bring ratings gold, she latches onto a 20 year old murder, complete with “kinky sex, tragedy and betrayal”. The hook is that the suspect, Victoria Ford, was killed in the 9/11 bombings of the Twin Towers and her DNA has just been identified. Her sister, Emma, has a phone recording from that day where she proclaims her innoc...

4 DNA starsCharlie Donlea is a must-read author for me. This one started out a little slowly, but by the end I was flipping to the next page as quickly as I could!This one opens with a brutal murder and a new detective is being very careful with all the evidence. It seems like an easy conviction, but there’s more to the story of course.We have our main character Avery Mason, host of a popular TV show, and I liked that angle of the story and her negotiating for a higher contract! The storyline fe...

3.5 starsA news reported trying to prove she has what it takes. A twenty-year-old murder. A sister wanting to clear her sister’s name. A retired agent called back to investigate. A horrible tragedy.Twenty Years later started slowly for me and I didn't get fully invested in the book until around the 40% mark. The book starts with a strong opening scene, and I was onboard, the book hits the brakes and begins with the back story. Usually, I don't mind this but this one just hit the brakes for me. T...

In a Nutshell: One of the better thrillers I've read this year, though I have mixed feelings about how the 9/11 attacks were used in some scenes.Story:The prologue (which is excellent, btw) is set in 2001, but the main story is set ‘twenty years later”, in 2021. Avery Mason, a top-rung TV news journalist, is always on the lookout for stories that grab the audience’s attention. Her latest story seems to be a potential goldmine for ratings. Developments in DNA technology have made it possible to i...

This is my first official read in 2022!This book had me captivated for many reasons. One of those reasons was because it was centered around a very horrific and important date in America’s history, 9/11. I have the memory of a pea brain nowadays, but I will never forget where I was and how I was feeling when I realized the gravity of what was happening on that terrible day. As I’m sure most of you who were alive and old enough will remember. Still to this day some of us are still dealing with th...