Title: One Fatal Mistake by Tom Hunt
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Contemporary, Suspense, Thriller
Length: 320 pages
Book Rating: B
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Summary:
Her son accidentally kills a man.
They cover it up.
Then everything goes wrong.
When eighteen-year-old Joshua Mayo takes a man’s life in a terrible accident, he leaves the scene without reporting the crime to the police. He hopes to put the awful night behind him and move on with his life. But, of course, he ends up telling his mother, Karen, what happened.
Karen has raised Joshua on her own in Cedar Rapids, Iowa–and she’d thought they’d finally made it. He was doing well in school and was only months away from starting college at his dream school. After hearing his dark confession, she’s forced to make a choice no parent should have to make. A choice that draws them both into a web of deceit that will change their lives forever–if they can make it out alive.
Review:
One Fatal Mistake by Tom Hunt is a fast-paced, tension-filled thriller.
Eighteen year old Joshua Mayo is involved in a fatal car accident that he fails to report to the police. Accompanied by a mystery person, both people are having trouble dealing with their guilt in the aftermath. Despite his increasing anxiety, Joshua knows he will do serious jail time if he comes clean. His mom, Karen, knows something is up with her son, but she is confident he will eventually confide in her. But before Joshua can tell her the truth, he and Karen find themselves in a very precarious situation when their paths cross with some very desperate people.
Amber Youngblood, her husband Ross and her brother-in-law Shane have embarked on a scheme that puts them on a collision course with Joshua and Karen. Their unfortunate meeting ends with a cataclysmic series of events that puts everyone’s lives in jeopardy as they try to figure a way out of a very tense situation. Karen is forced to go to extreme lengths to protect Joshua, but will her efforts save both herself and her son?
One Fatal Mistake by Tom Hunt is a tightly-plotted thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats as mother and son fight for their lives to escape the ruthless Youngblood family. Underlying the increasingly dangerous situation is Karen’s determination to protect Joshua. But how far is she willing to go to protect her son? Despite having to suspend disbelief for some of the story, fans of the genre are sure to enjoy this adrenaline laced thrilling adventure.
