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Lost in Wildwood: A Novel (Journeys Down a Long Dark Road Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jason Ryan Dale (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 231 ratings
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"This gritty tale will appeal to fans of heist thrillers peppered with romance and tragedy."
-Booklife Reviews

Joshua has been a thief all his life. The biggest score he's ever seen just fell into his lap. There are stacks of cash in a backroom practically waiting for the right crew to grab them. The planning and preparation have been painstaking, but years in the game have brought Joshua to this moment . . . and he's ready!

So why is there a knot in his stomach whenever Joshua wakes up in the morning? Maybe it's because the job breaks every rule that has kept him safe all these years. It involves guns, shady partners, and powerful people who don't appreciate getting robbed. Or it could be the beautiful girl who's bringing out feelings Joshua thought were just for other people. The girl who's making him wonder if there's something more to life than just the next score.

Only two weeks to get everything set. When the big night comes, bullets fly and friends become enemies. This job is going to end in a test of all Joshua's skills, and a reckoning with all his demons.

Journeys Down a Long Dark Road

Just past the Philadelphia city limits there are a cluster of neighborhoods no one on the outside pays much attention to. It's a nice place to live, with ballfields and takeout joints around every corner. The people who've raised their families for generations in the rowhomes and brick houses teach their kids to work hard and keep out of trouble.

But some people aren't interested in staying out of trouble. There are fortunes to be made in the backstreets and shady barrooms, if you can stay alive long enough to get your hands on it. Many restless souls from this forgotten place have struck out from the safe path and traveled down a long, dark road.

Journeys Down a Long Dark Road is a collection of standalone crime stories set in a shared world.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LYXDKJ5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jason Ryan Dale (September 23, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4527 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 231 ratings

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Jason Ryan Dale is a writer of character-driven crime stories living on the East Coast of the United States.

Dale describes his work;

"I write about emotionally and morally conflicted individuals who happen to shoot at each other."

Dale on crime fiction;

“There is a paradox in every crime, and therefore in every crime story. Stealing, murdering, and running a con job are all acts of betrayal. Yet, to do them well requires a small group of people who are loyal to each other. It is a beguiling contradiction that can play out in an infinite number of ways.”

Dale describes his influences, who are an eclectic mix;

“John le Carre is my favorite author. His plots are always exciting, yet his character development is always strong. Elmore Leonard I admire for his humor and his sense for life's absurdity. His characters are always trying to bring their lives in order and only succeed in increasing the chaos, which I love. Robert E Howard uses the English language in ways nobody else does. Larry McMurtry is the best at capturing people's psychology. I feel like I know his characters so well I could carry on a conversation with any of them. Joseph Conrad is the writer I most revere, though I admit he gives me a headache sometimes.”

Please visit jasonryandale.com and Dale's Facebook page.

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3.8 out of 5 stars
3.8 out of 5
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William C. Trainor, Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2016
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Wonderful story line drifting throughout the entire book. Keeps you interested in Joshua and identifying with him at different intervals. Makes you keep reading even though it is time for bed, time for work or whatever, you do not want to stop!

You find yourself lost within the pages of this incredible story. I would love to see what happens to Joshua.

Definitely give a two thumbs up!
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Mountain Momma
3.0 out of 5 stars Good story,bad ending.
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2021
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The story dragged me in. I liked the characters. Then , THE END. Very disappointing way to end the book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017
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This was great for a quick read without requiring a lot of thinking.
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C. Marquis
5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting page turner
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
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Seeing crime from the perspective of the perpetrator gives a strange twist to this extraordinary thriller. Not only for crime fighting tips but a look into the deep psychology of criminals, every turn in the story fascinates the reader.
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Hose1971
3.0 out of 5 stars Chopped off in the middle of the story
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2020
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This book moved slowly and seemed to end in the middle. Very dissatisfying. Felt cheated
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Kindle Customer Mimi Davis-Hopkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Even Criminals Have A Story
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2017
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This is a very well written story, the characters are great you either love or hate them. Even the villain pulls at your heart. The storyline flows smoothly and is faster pace. Enjoyable story.
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Vigilant Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars A character study of a man gone wrong.
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2017
Title – Lost in Wildwood
Author – Jason Ryan Dale
Genre – M, S, T.
276 Amazon Pages
Rating 4 stars out of 5 Posted 2/11/17
9 - 2017

My Impressions: intense, desperate, brutal, bottom feeders, slime bums, liar, mental case, weird.

The main character, and the only one worth mentioning, is 21-year-old Joshua Keogh. He’s a burglar and murderer who spouts poetry to a girl he’s attracted to. She is nice to him but doesn’t want a relationship with him.

Joshua was tutored in the art of residential burglary by his addicted father. He attempted to attend college but dropped out because he wasn’t interested. He is a loner and never feels comfortable in large groups, especially if strangers are present.
He has close friends but can turn on them viciously if he feels threatened. He can also be talked into dangerous things he knows he shouldn’t be involved in. Eventually that leads him to the inner circle of the local crime boss’s. When the police take an interest in him, he reviews his list of friends and acquaintances to determine who might have been responsible for fingering him. The ending left me wanting to know more.

Joshua is intelligent and caring about his family, but I felt he exhibited traits of a sociopath and at times of a psychopath.

The editing, sentence structure and character development of Joshua are good.
Details are sparse but adequate to the story.
The plot is complex and delves into a flawed young man who has been taught to be a cold thief.
The writing style is wordy and overly sophisticated for the crowd of characters created. Frequent flashbacks of back story are inserted to explain why Joshua has developed the ways he has.

Some of the prose was too complicated and painted confused, erratic pictures instead of instilling clear images in my mine. Examples:
, both their faces hanging loose over angry eyes.
The wind was whispering its secrets to the leaves, and they responded with hundreds of sighing green voices.
They were the kind of dark, unwavering eyes that held the bearer’s intelligence and wisdom somewhere in the iris.

This story was interesting in a perverse way as a character study of an intelligent man with deep emotional issues.

This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
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Patricia Kenworthy
1.0 out of 5 stars Not Engaging enough
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2016
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I, sadly, wasn't engaged by this book. I struggled along until 28% but realized I just didn't really care enough to continue.
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Steve Owen
2.0 out of 5 stars OK but not a great plot or writing
Reviewed in Canada on May 19, 2021
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I thought it was going to be about Wildwood but it was very generic and could have been any seaside resort town.
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