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Shatter Point: A Gripping Suspense Thriller (A Point Thriller Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jeff Altabef (Author), Lane Diamond (Editor), Megan Harris (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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Some nightmares never end!

“A thriller that grabs readers and doesn’t let go, skillfully twisting, turning, and manipulating its plot for maximum impact.” - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

When her 19-year-old son Jack miraculously recovers from a serious head trauma, Maggie is sure her luck has changed. But when she's abducted by a shadow from her past - a phantom with dangerous sapphire eyes - it's up to Jack and his younger brother Tom to unravel the mystery and save their mom from a deadly psychological battle.

The brothers seek help from their colorful great aunt, who exposes them to a world of nefarious family secrets, explosive government conspiracies, and a series of horrific murders. Together they must navigate a dark underworld full of political subterfuge and class warfare - before the psychopath who took their mother reaches his shatter point.

WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2014 - Best Thriller
GRAND PRIZE FINALIST: Eric Hoffer da Vinci Eye Awards 2015
HONORABLE MENTION: Eric Hoffer Book Awards 2015 -- Best Commercial Fiction

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EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a gripping, intriguing glimpse of what America might become. From the award-winning author of the “A Nephilim Thriller” series, the “Chosen” series, the “Red Death” series, and Fracture Point, Jeff Altabef’s Shatter Point will delight fans of thrillers, dystopian fiction, and fast-paced adventures.

“Shatter Point is an exciting novel of suspense, action, drama and even a little bit of horror…. It’s definitely one of the best novels out there right now.” - Next Page Reviews

“When I reached the last 100 pages no one was going to be able to stop me reading until I knew the ending!” - Olivia’s Catastrophe

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A Point Thriller
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22 September 2014
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AUTHOR: Jeff Altabef lives in New York with his wife, two daughters, and Charlie the dog. He spends time volunteering at the Writing Center in the local community college. After years of being accused of "telling stories," he thought he would make it official. He writes in both the thriller and young adult genres. As an avid Knicks fan, he is prone to long periods of melancholy during hoops season. Jeff has a column on The Examiner focused on writing and a blog on The Patch designed to encourage writing for those that like telling stories. [AUTHOR OF: A Point Thriller Series; A Nephilim Thriller Series; Chosen Series; Red Death Series]

EDITOR: Lane Diamond has over 160 published books to his editing credit, including many multiple award-winners, across many genres and styles.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00N56E7ZA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Evolved Publishing LLC; 1st edition (22 September 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6330 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 372 pages

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Jeff Altabef lives in New York with his wife, two daughters, and Charlie the dog. He spends time volunteering at the writing center in the local community college. After years of being accused of "telling stories," he thought he would make it official. He writes in both the thriller and young adult genres. Fourteenth Colony, a political thriller, was his debut novel. Shatter Point, a thriller, published by Evolved Publishing was his second novel. It won the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Thriller, Fall 2014.

Jeff's first Young Adult novel, Wind Catcher: A Chosen Novel, is being published on March 23rd by Evolved Publishing. He's very happy and proud that his co-author is his teenaged daughter, Erynn Altabef. Wind Catcher has won the 2015 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal for Coming of Age Novels, the 2015 Beverly Hills Book Award for Best YA Fiction and a Mom's Choice Award.

As an avid Knicks fan, Jeff is prone to long periods of melancholy during hoops season. Jeff has a column on The Examiner focused on writing and a blog designed to encourage writing by those who like telling stories.

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Wow !!!!

Reviewed in the United States on 16 October 2014

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Shatter Point is an excellent book about Cooper, a particularly disturbed serial killer with a fixation for Maggie since she was a little girl. She did something to him then that still haunts him as a grown man and many women have paid the price. Maggie takes one day out of the year to remember Cooper, but not for reasons that you would expect, as she struggles with the safety of herself and her family, especially her two sons Tom and Jack. Enter into the world of the have and the have nots, where the ghettos across America are disposable to the government. Learn how the experimental drug system is manipulated for money without regard for human casualties. Experience torture, murder, kidnapping, and the behind the scene corruption of old money and politics.
The most peculiar group of people come together to catch the serial killer and attempt to change the balance of power between those who have money and those who do not. Tom and Jack become privy to many old secrets as they embark on a journey to find Maggie after her kidnapping. A pistol toting grannie assassin; various members of the higher echelon of society; two prominent citizens from the ghetto; and a host of other characters mesh together in a story about doing the right thing. The past comes full circle as secrets are revealed that help to understand the mind of a narcissistic serial killer. Experimental drugs play a huge part in this story and sadly the element of truth is frightening. I love the way everybody pulled together, forgot differences, and risked their own lives to uncover corruption at the highest levels. Throw in a bunch of folks who have no problem killing and a love story to boot, and the excitement just continued to build page after page. I read well into the early hours of the morning to finish this exciting and action packed work of fiction and I was so surprised the way it ended. I thought I had the bad guy pegged only to find out that I was totally wrong! I hated some characters, loved others, and was blown away by some of their relationships. I loved it and I highly recommend it to every mystery loving reader out there.

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Mae Clair

Mixed Genres

Reviewed in the United States on 22 December 2014

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I’m had a really hard time rating this book. On one hand, I’d like to give it five stars because the author clearly put a lot of thought into it. He’s got a good style and a strong author’s voice, but I had a few problems with it:

I didn’t realize it was the follow-up to a book called THE FOURTEENTH COLONY. Had I read that first, I might have been better prepared for what I was getting into.

When I purchased the book, I thought I was going to be reading a thriller/mystery with a serial stalker and some great family dynamics. The book does have those elements, but it has a host of other things going on, too, and that’s where I had a problem. So many genres were mixed in this story I got lost on what I was reading. Was it a medical thriller, dystopian/sci-fi future story, political thriller, or serial killer novel?

Any of those plots individually would have been great, even a combination of two together, but all of them in the same mix were too much. I almost gave up halfway through, but stuck with the book until the end.

The pace really picks up in the latter half, but I still felt that rambling sense of being all over the place. I would have loved for this author to run with a single thread or theme (especially the medical one), in which case I’d probably become a lifetime fan. I love thrillers, but this book was not at all what I was expecting. 3.5 Stars

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Shatter Point review: medical science gone wrong

Reviewed in the United States on 8 November 2014

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Shatter Point is a sprawling psych thriller that begins with a medical miracle.
Darian Beck is working on a new drug that regenerates brain cells. Against his better judgement his boss begins testing on human subjects, even though the drug has killed all the animal test subjects. Jack, the unwitting test subject, finds himself gaining strange new cognitive abilities. Jacks mother, Maggie, has been stalked by a psychopath since she was a little girl. She has been trying to connect him to a number of misdeeds over the years.The setting is the near future in New York, and various mysteries and drama unfold.

Each chapter is bite-sized, following a different character as their lives weave with one another. The large cast still manages to be fleshed out, with a variety of motives and backgrounds. Quite a few characters are unlikable, but they're all interesting nonetheless. It was interesting seeing how their stories connected. It can be a challenge to keep some of the more minor characters in order, but overall its not too tough.

Aside from the characters struggles, there is an overarching plot regarding the experimental drug and big business trying to use it for their own ends vs one character trying to find safe/sane ways to test and use it. I thought the book was a fun ride that hit the ground running from the start. It kept my attention, the writing was detailed yet breezy and kept things moving nicely, and I liked the large cast.

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Elaigo

The tension in the books ratchets to the shatter point.

Reviewed in the United States on 26 June 2017

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The story continues from Fracture Point by introducing a whole new level of evil. Not only is the government corrupt but they also control the pharmaceuticals research facilities and the head staff. And what they have planned for the poor make Hitler's regime seem mild. Jack has recovered from his brain injury from before, but his outcome is still uncertain but he has not been told of the side effects. Maggie, their mom, has been kidnapped by a monster from her past. The boys do all they can to save her.
The writing in this book is as well paced and captivating as the first book, but since the story continues with the same basic players there is more depth of character. It was nice to see Tom grow and mature, and Aunt Jackie is really a hoot! Young people never think of older people having a life before them. It's fun to listen to the boys as they learn of Jackie's past.
Great story which comes alive and grabs you until the very end. Is there more coming? I certainly hope so.

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Ryan Schukei

Excellent book

Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2017

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This is a well written book with good characterization and plotting. It is a politely and medical novel with lots of action and twists. It is the type of novel one hates to put down. It also makes me think of "could it really happen "? I was thoroughly engrossed in the story. This is a standalone novel. There are other novels with some of the same characters but they may be read without reading the other. However, you will probably want to read the other novels just to get more of this type and quality of writing. Grab yours now for an excellent read.

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