	{"id":23609,"date":"2019-03-28T09:55:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T22:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=23609"},"modified":"2019-03-28T09:55:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T22:55:24","slug":"book-review-the-rip-by-mark-brandi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/living\/book-review-the-rip-by-mark-brandi\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK REVIEW: THE RIP by Mark Brandi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new novel from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Wimmera.<\/p>\n<p>An urban crime novel that slowly and masterfully hooks you in&#8230; then shocks with the horrific crime and the 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Like, being caught in a current or something. A rip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the flat smells weird. 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 the horrific crime and the 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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