{"id":21564,"date":"2019-03-27T19:17:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=21564"},"modified":"2019-03-27T19:18:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:18:19","slug":"book-review-the-rip-by-mark-brandi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/living\/book-review-the-rip-by-mark-brandi\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK REVIEW The Rip by Mark Brandi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The new novel from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Wimmera.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An urban crime novel that slowly and masterfully hooks you in&#8230; then shocks with horrific crime and the&nbsp; dread that the characters you care about aren\u2019t going to make it out alive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s funny how quick it happens and without you really noticing. Anton said once that it\u2019s like walking out into the sea and you think everything\u2019s fine and the water&#8217;s warm, but when you turn back you\u2019re suddenly miles from shore. I\u2019ve never been much of a swimmer, but I get what he means. Like, being caught in a current or something. A rip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the flat smells weird.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lock on Steve\u2019s bedroom door.<\/p>\n<p>And the guy is intense.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, sometimes you just don\u2019t know you are in too deep, until you are drowning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hachette $29.99<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new novel from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Wimmera. An urban crime novel that slowly and masterfully hooks you in&#8230; then shocks with horrific crime and the&nbsp; dread that the characters you care about aren\u2019t going to make it out alive. \u201cIt\u2019s funny how quick it happens and without you really noticing. 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