NO EXIT a gripping thriller full of heart-stopping twists

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There's not much to the rest stop—some coffee and hot cocoa, a few vending machines, and four strangers. Ripe pickings for the big screen, I’d be surprised if a production company hasn't snatched this up already. This full-throttle thriller, dark and driving, rivals Agatha Christie for sheer ingenuity and James Patterson for flat-out speed. NO EXIT brings a fresh perspective to a genre rife with domestic noir, unreliable narrators, and off-the-wall twists delivered in the name of trickery. She goes outside in a failed attempt to get a signal and happens to glance in the back of a parked van.

The time a man stalked her on her way to 7-Eleven, whistling at her, and then cornered her in the restroom, produced a tiny handgun, and shot her in the back of the head? This was one of those listens that I hung on every word spoken, not wanting to miss a clue, and in anticipation for the next shoe to drop. I was waiting with bated breath for the final few pages to see what would happen and was certainly satisfied with the ending.

Some of the twists, though, made me roll my eyes a little, but that's when the book felt a bit like a summer blockbuster, where you don't question how long the battle will continue until resolution is achieved, because nothing ever goes smoothly.

College student Darby Thorne has just gotten word that her mother is dying and is about to undergo potentially dangerous surgery. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.This may not have been the most surprising and twisty book I've ever read, but the frantic pacing kept me glued to the pages and snuggling under the blankets, ever-so-grateful I was not trapped by my ultimate nemesis. The culprit is revealed very early on the novel and it mostly becomes a story about Darby trying to stay alive through the night. Even if she was emotionally torn apart due to her mother's condition and knowing she might not make it back home in time to see her alive, Darby kept fighting for a little girl who desperately needed her help. The fun, edge-of-your-seat, kind of way; not the crawl under a blanket and not leave my house for a week, kind of way. Darby does amazing things with the little she has going for her and the kidnapped girl but the odds are against them.

There's something to be said about an edgy, dark and action-packed thriller reminiscent of fear-inducing cinema. The biggest irony about this novel is that more than a dozen times, things turn in favor of the villain unexpectedly, and at last, the novel ends in precisely the way a common reader will predict at the start. She gets caught in a blizzard and is forced to stop for the night at a rest stop, along with four other strangers, when she discovers a young girl in a crate in the back of a van. With her phone battery waning and the conditions becoming continuously more treacherous, Darby gets off the exit at a nearby rest stop. With her senses on full alert, Darby decides to gather her thoughts by getting some fresh air in the parking lot.Adams ratchets up the suspense and the tension page by nerve-wracking page, and the atmosphere was so evocative that I actually felt colder than normal while reading this book. But if I have to compare what I finish to read now with the movie ( or all the other thriller movies I watched on this month) this book definitely beats them up! There is no cell phone reception, no telephone, no way out because of the snow, and BEST OF ALL---she doesn’t know which one of the other travelers is the kidnapper. There are 2 main characters around whom the story revolves and how they evolve as the story goes on is a joy to read, especially Darby Thorne.