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The Good Samaritan (2017)

par John Marrs

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"The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn't want them to hope. She wants them to die. Laura hasn't had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it. But now someone's on to her -- Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together? The sinister truth is within Ryan's grasp, but he has no idea of the desperate lengths Laura will go to... Because the best thing about being a Good Samaritan is that you can get away with murder." -- Page 4 of cover.… (plus d'informations)
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The Good Samaritan by John Marrs was an awesome read. I have had a very hard time with books since the beginning of September and I found this book easy to read and very entertaining. The One by the same author was one of my favorite books in March of this year for many of the same reasons it was very easy to read. When you look at this title you think oh this is going to be a do-gooder mystery. All I can say is boy am I wrong. Wow, what a twisted thriller. Laura seems to be a caring woman who volunteers at a suicide help line. And she will help you right off a cliff if you allow her into your head. You think you want to commit suicide? She'll be on the phone with you as you take your last breath and she will enjoy it. But someone that Laura helped to leave this world had a husband who desperately wants answers. And when he finds out about Laura's involvement, well, let the games begin. I got this book from Kindle Unlimited and was super pleased with this choice. This was well written, kept my interest, and was very satisfying. Laura's character was an extremely well-drawn portrait of a psychotic serial killer. She didn't actually kill the people herself, but she may as well have. The events were believable, there wasn't a point in the book where you have to suspend rational thought. All in all, I was very pleased, and I would recommend this book to my friends. ( )
  b00kdarling87 | Jan 7, 2024 |
Once I got about halfway through this book, I couldn't put it down! ( )
  filemanager | Nov 29, 2023 |
Overall, this was good and had some great twists in it. For some reason, it did take me a while to read, but I did enjoy it. It was a little confusing for me, probably because the main character was also confused. I think David/Olly never existed? But it was kind of just casually thrown into the end that I'm not sure if that's accurate. I do like the "like mother, like daughter" twist in this one. I've only ever read "The One" by John Marr's, but something tells me his other books are probably better than this one. ( )
  Mav-n-Libby | Apr 22, 2023 |
This book started out a bit slow, to me at least. But then, it suddenly shifted into a higher gear, and started getting interesting. It seemed like things were going to turn around, and the crazy woman was going to be stopped.

But wait! There's more gears, and it shifted into yet another and another. It was a real roller-coaster of a story, and near the end, it seemed as if the crazy woman was going to beat them all. She seemed invincible, but she ran out of gears. Or perhaps it was total engine failure. Or maybe we'll never know for sure, and that's a shame because after this rollercoaster ride, you don't want it to just end without seeing the crash. But it seems pretty certain what's happening, so I suppose it will have to do.

As an audiobook, it was done very well, with multiple narrators for the main characters' voices. ( )
  MartyFried | Oct 9, 2022 |
I finished The Good Samaritan by John Marrs last night, and decided to have a sleep while I processed everything. Frankly, the fact that I loved this book and desperately want to find someone to discuss it with makes me wonder what that says about me as a person. But I’m choosing not to pull at that thread. This book is probably one of the darkest and most twisty books I’ve ever read, which is part of why I enjoyed it so much. I do love the dark and twisty things. The basic premise centers on a woman, Laura, who works for a crisis help line and convinces suicidal callers to kill themselves and let her listen to them die over the phone, and what happens when she picks the wrong victim. As someone who has experience speaking to suicidal callers, albeit in a different capacity, a lot of the story rang true, and it’s easy to see how people in that state could be manipulated the way they are in this book. The depths of depravity that Laura sinks to are appalling and fascinating all at the same time. I highly recommend this book to anyone who’s dark and twisty like me. ( )
  kiaweathersby | Sep 16, 2020 |
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"The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn't want them to hope. She wants them to die. Laura hasn't had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it. But now someone's on to her -- Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together? The sinister truth is within Ryan's grasp, but he has no idea of the desperate lengths Laura will go to... Because the best thing about being a Good Samaritan is that you can get away with murder." -- Page 4 of cover.

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