Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Can't Wait Wednesday (209) - Hunter Shea May Edition!


Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings to spotlight highly anticipated books.  It is based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme which used to be hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.



FROM GOODREADS: Five years after final girl Ashley King survived the infamous Resort Massacre, she's found hanging in her basement by her fiance, Todd Matthews. The lone survivor of a team of urban explorers who ran into a faceless killing machine, she was never able to overcome the fear that the killer would find her and finish what he'd started. A puzzle addict, she leaves behind clues as to what really happened that night, clues that may reveal the identity of the killer the press has called The Wraith. With the help of his friends, Todd goes back to the crumbling Hayden Resort, a death-tinged ruin in the Catskills Mountains. The Hayden was once a premier destination in what was called the Borscht Belt. Now, it's rotting, abandoned, and the epicenter of a series of murders that goes back decades. Todd and his friends are joined by Sharon Viola, broken and lost sister of Ash's best friend, Sheri, who was murdered the night of the Resort Massacre. Sneaking in at night on the cusp of winter, the Hayden is the definition of eerie and foreboding. They find the breadcrumbs of a deep, dark mystery that Ash had left behind, all but forgotten in her amnesia of the fateful night. An escaped Nazi had fled to America, masquerading as a cook in the resort's restaurant. The discovery of his true origins by the all Jewish staff was handled with brutal efficiency, lynch mob style. It was the first of what would be many more murders, escalating under the cover of secrecy after the resort burned down in the mid 1970s. The Hayden may have been deserted, but it was never empty of fresh corpses. Someone, or something, has been murdering anyone who dares to wander amidst its crumbling buildings. It knows Todd and his friends have come, and there will be hell to pay for trespassing.

WHY I CAN'T WAIT:  Pretty much because Shea is an auto-read author for me.  But I have to admit, even if he wasn't, I'd still be picking this one up.

WHAT BOOK CAN'T YOU WAIT FOR THIS WEEK???

39 comments:

  1. Oh yes, the blurb on this one sounds fab! October is so far away.:-(

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    1. I agree but it will be here before we know it!

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  2. Wow, ANOTHER new Hunter Shea?? Very cool, this sounds terrifying😬

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    1. It does doesn't it? Yep, he seems to be a writing machine right now.

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  3. Haven't heard of this author, but this one sounds really good! Great pick!
    Check out my Wednesday Post.

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    1. Oh Lisa, if you like horror or creature features you simply have to give him a try!

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  4. I have yet to read anything by this author but by the sound of it, I need to!

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    1. Yes you do! He has so many good ones but Creature is definitely one of my faves.

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  5. Ooh, this sounds great! Hope you enjoy it! :)

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  6. Sounds like quite a thriller. Hope you enjoy it!

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  7. I can see why you want to read this one! I'm sad we have to wait for October. But what a perfect read for Halloween. :D

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    1. I agree about waiting but it's not like I don't have a ton of books waiting for me.

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  8. Ahhh!! This sounds like it is going to be terrifying!! I hope that you love it! :)

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    1. Thanks. It does sound quite terrifying.

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  9. I love it when you have a guaranteed good author from an auto read! Serial killers and murder mysteries fascinate me! This story sounds like it's going to be a page-turner Barb! Thanks for sharing!

    Lindy@ A Bookish Escape

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    1. I've loved almost everything I've read by this author and this sounds like it will be no exception.

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  10. Oooh! I love the cover of this book! Great pick! Thanks for checking out my WoW!

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  11. Gotta get this one! I'm sharing my review of his book, Ghost Mine, tomorrow.

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    1. I can't wait. Stormi and I are buddy reading it this month so I'm excited to hear your thoughts!

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  12. I still need to get off my butt and read my first Hunter Shea book :)

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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    1. Yes you do! What are you waiting for? :)

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  13. Of course this one is going on my list! :)

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  14. I haven't read this author before, but it looks like it will be a terrifying read! I hope you enjoy it!

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    1. He has some really great stuff out there.

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  15. I never read this author but it really does sound good.

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  16. I've never tried a Shea book before but this one sounds really good. Hope you love it!

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    1. If you like horror, you definitely need to look into Shea's books.

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  17. I worked at a resort in the Borscht Belt one summer. They can be creepy even when they aren't run down. Ha ha. Seems like the perfect setting for this type of story. 👍✨

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    1. It does sound like a setting I'm going to quite enjoy. After all The Shining is one of my favorite books and it had the creepy resort setting as well.

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  18. Ohh awesome pick Barb this is the first time I seen or heard about this book and it looks and sounds absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for stopping by my CWW post Barb.

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