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Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
Nocturne in Ashes by Joslyn Chase is the first book in the Riley Forte Suspense Thriller series. Concert Pianist Riley Forte is trapped in her community by the violent eruption of Mt. Rainier. She’s still struggling to come to terms with the deaths of her husband and son. The eruption has caused chaos, with no power and little food and water to go around, but things are about to get a whole lot worse. There’s a killer on the loose, picking off people one at a time, and Riley doesn’t want to be next. This was meant to be her chance to push her guilt to one side and start living again, but she can’t do that with a killer roaming the streets. She has no choice. She has to hunt the killer down for her one chance at redemption. Can she stop the killing spree?
Nocturne in Ashes by Joslyn Chase is a wonderful thriller that will have you gripped by suspense all the way through. A fast-paced novel, each chapter is told from a different character’s point of view – there are quite a few, but Joslyn has done a marvelous job of keeping them separate while integrating them seamlessly into the story. Each character has their personality and is likable in their own way, and the action will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some twists and turns will throw you off track, but there are plenty of clues – you just have to put them together. This is compelling reading, written in a way that transports you into the story, experiencing everything the characters are going through, and several subplots that all tie neatly into the main one. The chapters are short, making you think you can get away with reading one or two a night, but trust me, once you start reading, you’ll be up long into the night, desperate to find out what happens. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to embroil themselves in a heart-pounding environmental thriller.
