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Thief River Falls Kindle Edition
Harrowing loss, psychological trauma, and a deadly mystery test the human will to survive in this electrifying novel from award-winning author Brian Freeman.
Lisa Power is a tortured ghost of her former self. The author of a bestselling thriller called Thief River Falls, named after her rural Minnesota hometown, Lisa is secluded in her remote house as she struggles with the loss of her entire family: a series of tragedies she calls the “Dark Star.”
Then a nameless runaway boy shows up at her door with a terrifying story: he’s just escaped death after witnessing a brutal murder—a crime the police want to cover up. Obsessed with the boy’s safety, Lisa resolves to expose this crime, but powerful men in Thief River Falls are desperate to get the boy back, and now they want her too.
Lisa and her young visitor have nowhere to go as the trap closes around them. Still under the strange, unforgiving threat of the Dark Star, Lisa must find a way to save them both, or they’ll become the victims of another shocking tragedy she can’t foresee.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherThomas & Mercer
- Publication dateFebruary 1, 2020
- File size3152 KB
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Editorial Reviews
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
“[In] this strong standalone from Thriller Award–winner Freeman (the Jonathan Stride series),…Readers will admire the skillful way Freeman plays tricks with thriller conventions.” —Publishers Weekly
“Brian Freeman’s new stand-alone psychological thriller, Thief River Falls, [is] a twisty story that keeps the reader off balance until the surprising conclusion. First you’ll read it, then you’ll go back to see how the heck he did it.” —Pioneer Press
“This page-turner has more twists than Duluth’s Skyline Parkway or even San Francisco’s Lombard Street. It’s a helluva journey, and it has an I’m-not-crying, Shutter Island-like shocker surprise at the end.” —Duluth News-Tribune
“A thrilling, nonstop adventure…” —The Real Book Spy
“Thief River Falls reads like a whirlwind and ends way too soon for readers like myself who wanted to remain glued to these pages. The finale is brilliantly crafted and even brought a sniffle to my nose. This is highly recommended for those who enjoy their psychological thrillers infused with plenty of smarts and non-stop action.” —Bookreporter
“Freeman does a masterful job creating a nightmare scenario of never-ending darkness, roads that go nowhere with bogeymen at every intersection. A disturbing yet compelling thriller.” —Booklist
“Smart, wickedly suspenseful and full of truly shocking twists, Thief River Falls is also a moving tale about family—and with a thriller writer at its center. How could I help but love it?” —Alison Gaylin, Edgar-winning author of Never Look Back
From the Publisher
Most important, I want you to experience the ending the way I did: devouring the text, eager for a conclusion to a mystery that was unlike anything I’d read before.
When The Sixth Sense debuted in theaters in 1999, viewers across the globe entered into a tacit agreement: don’t spoil the ending for those who haven’t seen it. When a friend mentioned the twist to me two days before I saw the film, I thought he was kidding. Ten minutes into the film, I knew that he’d spoiled the movie.
Don’t be my traitorous friend. Thief River Falls is a stunning novel with a profound twist that demonstrates what Brian Freeman fans have known for years: he’s a writer who after twenty novels will still surprise you. Please keep the secret safe—spoilers are no laughing matter.
- Jessica Tribble Wells, Editor
About the Author
Brian Freeman is an Amazon Charts bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including the Frost Easton and Jonathan Stride series. His books have been sold in forty-six countries and translated into twenty-two languages. His stand-alone thriller Spilled Blood was named Best Hardcover Novel in the International Thriller Writers Awards, and his novel The Burying Place was a finalist for the same honor. The Night Bird, the first book in the Frost Easton series, was one of the top twenty Kindle bestsellers of 2017. Brian is widely acclaimed for his vivid “you are there” settings, from San Francisco to the Midwest, and for his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots.
Brian lives in Minnesota with his wife, Marcia. For more information on the author and his books, visit http://bfreemanbooks.com.
Product details
- ASIN : B07MCT1GC3
- Publisher : Thomas & Mercer (February 1, 2020)
- Publication date : February 1, 2020
- Language : English
- File size : 3152 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 314 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #13,403 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #119 in Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #152 in Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #549 in Psychological Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author

Brian Freeman is a New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author of more than two dozen psychological thrillers, including the Jonathan Stride series and multiple popular stand-alone novels. His books have been sold in 46 countries and 23 languages. He is widely acclaimed for his "you are there" settings and his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots. Brian was also selected as the official author to continue Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series.
His stand-alone thriller SPILLED BLOOD won the award for Best Hardcover Novel in the annual Thriller Awards given out by the International Thriller Writers organization, and his fifth novel THE BURYING PLACE was a finalist for the same award. His novel THE DEEP, DEEP SNOW was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in 2021. Kirkus Reviews named his novels THE BOURNE EVOLUTION and INFINITE among its 12 best mysteries and thrillers in back-to-back years.
His debut thriller, IMMORAL, won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the Edgar, Dagger, Anthony, and Barry Awards. IMMORAL was named an International Book of the Month, a distinction shared with authors such as Harlan Coben and Lisa Unger.
All of Brian's books are also available in audiobook editions. His novels THE BONE HOUSE and SEASON OF FEAR were both finalists for Best Audiobook of the Year in Thriller/Suspense.
For more information on Brian's books, visit his web site at bfreemanbooks.com or find him on Facebook at facebook.com/bfreemanfans or Twitter and Instagram (@bfreemanbooks).
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Reese Witherspoon had bought/acquired the film rights to Lisa’s 4th novel.
10/10, Palo Alto, CA. 8:00 pm PDT, Lisa had booted up on her computer the contact website of Aria Dhawan’s (wife) 30+ age-member book club.
They were all thrilled to death with Lisa’s new release Thief River Falls.
The next day Lisa spied a little boy out front of her house.
She headed to the barn were Lisa found him hiding.
Lisa got him to come in the house, washed his clothes & he got all cleaned up.
He had no idea what his name was or how he got to her place.
Lisa named him Purdue (lost boy).
Laurel March (50, Lisa’s BFF) & Lisa had quite the discussion about Purdue.
FBI SA Will Woolwich (A/A, MN) was contacted by Lisa.
Deputy Sheriff Garrett (Pennington County) & Deputy Sheriff Stoll (Pennington County partner) came to see Lisa.
Lisa went to see Laurel & Curtis (husband).
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written thriller book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great thriller movie, or better yet a mini TV series. It was just OK for me so I will rate it at 4/5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Thomas & Mercer; Amazon 1st reads; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
This is the first book by Brian Freeman I have read and I learned of it through Amazon First Reads. I read the available reviews and decided I wanted to read it. Psychological thrillers are not usually my thing, I wonder if I am afraid they will make me crazier than my kids say I already am. But . . .
I have now read Thief River Falls. I have read many romance novels, all written by women - no men, I wonder why, and as I read this book I kept thinking that surely a woman had written it, even though I was pretty sure Brian Freeman was a man, because it seems like a woman’s novel to me. Brian Freeman is most definitely not a woman and one wonders how he can make his main character, Lisa Powers, think, feel, and act as a woman would, because he surely did that.
This book is absolutely mind-blowing and you keep reading because you can’t wait to see what happens to Lisa and Purdue next - not telling, you’ll have to read to find out who they are and what they are into.
The book takes place in Minnesota, apparently in the dead of winter, and, being very cold natured, I found myself freezing as they tramped around in a snow storm and cold winter weather. I don’t know how the people who live up there stand it.
Do I recommend this book, YOU BETCHA! If you like mysteries of any kind you will love this book. My recommendation is that you stop what you are doing and either download it onto your eReader or iPad or go to the nearest bookstore and buy a copy. Then begin immediately to read it, just be sure you have a light you can leave on at night.
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Very average writing and a poor thriller.

This book is so perfectly written, and the scenes are so well described that it was entirely possible to imagine yourself there in Thief River Falls. The characters were totally believable and the plot was extremely well thought out. I have never read any of Brian Freeman’s novels before but I am eager to read more now. I give this book 5 stars but I so wanted to give it more.

