From the Publisher
The reader will develop an emotional attachment to the heroine and hope she finds a way to save herself…very clever.” — RT Book Reviews
“Heart-stopping climax.” — Publishers Weekly
“A tightly wound, realistic thriller.” — Kirkus Reviews
“[T]he characters... are beautifully, acutely, and sympathetically drawn.... [Gross is] a terrific story-teller and an astute observer of the best and worst of human nature. And those qualities are brilliantly illuminated in Everything to Lose.” — Examiner.com
“Sets a new high bar for this master of the high octane thriller.” — Hearst Connecticut Media
“A fast read with twists, crime, history and motion.” — About.com
“[A] one-sitting, nail-biting chronicle of how one bad decision can lead to destruction.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch
“A First class book that the reader will not want to put down.” — Military Press
“A realistically creepy plot that delivers myriad logical and exciting twists.” — SouthFlorida.com
“Loved every word of the book as I tore through in one sitting… Enjoy this wild ride.” — Bookreporter.com
“A realistically creepy plot that delivers myriad logical and exciting twists.” — San Angelo Standard Times
“A first class read.” — Suspense Magazine
Richmond Times-Dispatch
[A] one-sitting, nail-biting chronicle of how one bad decision can lead to destruction.
About.com
A fast read with twists, crime, history and motion.
Hearst Connecticut Media
Sets a new high bar for this master of the high octane thriller.
Bookreporter.com
Loved every word of the book as I tore through in one sitting… Enjoy this wild ride.
Examiner.com
[T]he characters... are beautifully, acutely, and sympathetically drawn.... [Gross is] a terrific story-teller and an astute observer of the best and worst of human nature. And those qualities are brilliantly illuminated in Everything to Lose.
RT Book Reviews
The reader will develop an emotional attachment to the heroine and hope she finds a way to save herself…very clever.
Military Press
A First class book that the reader will not want to put down.
SouthFlorida.com
A realistically creepy plot that delivers myriad logical and exciting twists.
Suspense Magazine
A first class read.
San Angelo Standard Times
A realistically creepy plot that delivers myriad logical and exciting twists.
Kirkus Reviews
2014-04-02
Best-selling author Gross' (No Way Back, 2013, etc.) latest is a hard-driving caper that chronicles the trials of a suburban divorcée seduced by temptation. Joseph Kelty had $500,000 in his car, but he was texting while driving; he lost control, crashed and died. First at the scene is Hilary Cantor, recently downsized, with a crippling mortgage and an ex-husband behind on alimony and child support. Her son, Brandon—"This is what God gave me to protect, to keep safe"—has Asperger's syndrome, and he attends a specialized school with break-the-bank tuition. Gross does yeoman work in setup, circumstance and motivation—Kelty was a retired transit worker with a pristine past and Hilary is all wavering conscience, focused on need rather than consequences. Hilary throws the money into the woods and later returns to the scene to recover it—but that $500,000 is dirty money, and there are bad guys who will kill to get it. First to die is an innocent pharmacist who was a witness to the crash. Hilary and Brandon are targeted next. The tense, fast-moving narrative takes in Superstorm Sandy, Ukrainian mobsters, a knee-capping political fixer and a psychopathic thrill-killer. Hilary traces the money to storm-ravaged Staten Island and seeks help from Kelty's police-officer son, Patrick, thinking "[m]aybe I just wanted a partner in this"—but Patrick's caught in his own financial trap. Hilary and Patrick are well-defined, sympathetic characters, and assorted bad guys are thoroughly believable. Gross sustains momentum while flipping back and forth in time and point of view. Segments following the psychopath are confusing, however, and then indeterminate; only late in the book do they weave into the main narrative. The conclusion is unsentimental though not quite satisfying. A tightly wound, realistic thriller.
