Out of Nowhere
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4.2 • 846 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes an emotional thriller where the lives of a young mother and a high-rolling consultant collide under devastating circumstances—culminating in a desperate manhunt that will change their futures forever.
At a Texas county fair, amidst carousels and a bustling midway, children’s book author Elle Portman is enjoying a rare night out with her favorite cowboy: her two-year-old son, Charlie. But just as they’re about to head home, the unthinkable happens: a shooter opens fire into the crowd, causing widespread panic to erupt all around them.
Also caught in the melee was corporate consultant Calder Hudson. Arrogant, self-centered, and high off his latest career win, he’s frustrated and confused when he wakes up in the hospital after undergoing emergency surgery on his arm. The doctor tells him that he was lucky—that as far as gunshot wounds go, he pulled through remarkably well. Others weren’t so lucky, which instills in Calder a furious determination to get justice . . . a goal shared by Elle.
Their chance encounter at the police station leads to a surprising and inexplicable gravitation to one another, but even as the attraction grows, Elle and Calder can’t help but wonder if the unimaginable tragedy that brought them together is too painful and too complicated to sustain—especially while the shooter remains at large.
Includes a Reading Group Guide.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A mass shooting brings two strangers together in this heart-wrenching thriller from the brilliant Sandra Brown. Life changes forever as someone opens fire at a Texas county fair. Children’s book author and single mother Elle Portman loses control of her two-year-old Charlie’s stroller, and when big-city business consultant Calder Hudson tries to stop it, he catches a bullet instead. Dealing with terrible losses, the pair team up to hunt down the missing shooter and soon find themselves drawn together in more ways than one in their search for understanding and justice. Brown’s mastery of the intricately plotted thriller is on full display here as her two survivors struggle to put their lives back together—and the killer resurfaces to threaten them both. Up through the shocking final twist, she weaves love, desire, grief, and terror into an utterly mesmerizing tale.
Customer Reviews
Great twists and turns.
A great read.
7/10
Really not that exciting but it’s a good book
I couldn’t put it down!! I loved it!!
I love the creativity and intrigue of Sandra Brown’s writing and her new book, “Out Of Nowhere” kept me guessing until the very end as to who was responsible for the heartbreak and despair felt by the community after the tragedy at the fairgrounds. As I began reading I was taken aback by the direction the story was going but I was soon rewarded with a riveting tale of the pursuit of justice by Elle and Calder, who were thrust together during the police investigation. They were a formidable team who sought the truth while at the same time, attempting to ignore the personal feelings that were growing between them.
Elle is an author/illustrator of children’s books and I believe her creative mind and soul helped her deal with the sadness in her heart. When her mind wandered to her magical and carefree characters, she was able to find peace amidst the danger that was swirling around her. Calder was a successful and mysterious businessman who was smitten with Elle from the moment they met. He was torn between leaving her alone so she could get on with her life, or becoming her best friend, someone she could confide in when she was sad. As they grew closer they realized that no one wanted the truth more than they did, and that it was impossible to know who you could really trust. In the end, their quest for justice brought them into a perilous situation that I never saw coming. Elle and Calder rose above the threats and chaos and came out with a bright and hopeful outlook on their future. Life may have led them down a sad and lonely road but now that they had each other, anything was possible.