The Ridge

An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense “It’s no spoiler to say that this blend of horror and thriller sets its hook deeply and doesn’t let readers escape.” —Booklist “Rector does both bizarre and creepy quite well; though domestic suspense might be new for him, he is quite skilled at the thriller game.” —Literary Hub “The true skill of The Ridge lies in the tone Rector sets from the beginning, one of constant tension and growing unease.… The Ridge is definitely worth a read.” —Washington Independent Review of Books “Reader[s] will not know what is real and who can be trusted, as they navigate the dark corners of Willow Ridge with Rector surprising them at every turn.” —Out of the Gutter “Willow Ridge is a weird place, with weirder characters, and an even weirder agenda. Do yourself a favor and read all about it.” —Night Owl Reviews, Top Pick “Rector has brought forth a new type of chill that once again proves small towns are not the peaceful little worlds they claim to be.” — Suspense Magazine “An extraordinary, original, and deftly crafted novel, The Ridge is an inherently fascinating and unfailingly entertaining read from beginning to end.” — Midwest Book Reviews “ The Ridge is a creeping, pitch-black window into a suburban America like nothing you’ve ever read. The suspense builds with every sentence and you know something is deeply wrong with this neighborhood, and yet nothing will prepare you for the mind-melting final pages.” —Blake Crouch, international bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines Series “ The Ridge starts as a suburban noir and ends in The Twilight Zone . Each new revelation pulls you deeper, turns the pages faster. John Rector is one of the most consistently entertaining and unexpected writers I've had the pleasure to read.” —Eric Beetner, author of Rumrunners and The Devil Doesn't Want Me Praise for the International Thriller Award Winner and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author John Rector: “It’s time to get on board, before Rector stops being ‘the next big thing’ and becomes the phenomenon he deserves to be.” — Los Angeles Review of Books “John Rector is quickly becoming a master of suspense and drama.” — New York Journal of Books “…one of the very best new writers to enter the scene in a very long time…John Rector is a game changer.” — Spinetingler Magazine “[Rector’s] consistent excellence in storytelling is already proving his calling card.” — Books and Writers “Rector brings some really impressive writing and strong characters into a genre that is often teeming with contrived, cringe-worthy dialogue and flat, unoriginal characters.” — Baltimore Reads “John Rector writes a lean, mean mystery.” — Lincoln Journal Star “Rector’s gorgeous, streamlined prose goes down like a fine single malt.” —Blake Crouch, international bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines Series “Swift and savage and smart, Rector [writes]…superior pulp in the grand James M. Cain tradition.” —Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition John Rector is the bestselling author of the novels The Cold Kiss , The Grove , Already Gone , Out of the Black , and Ruthless . His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and has won several awards, including the International Thriller Award for his novella, Lost Things . He lives in Omaha, Nebraska.