Something Bad Wrong will hit you with multiple “oh shit” moments, elicit strong reactions to the behaviors of each character, and will twist your brain as you try to figure out who perpetrated the heinous crime and who is complicit by their actions. Eryk Pruitt has crafted a compelling thriller highlighting how small-town life isn’t always pink houses and apple pie, as it can sometimes be the perfect home for corruption, depravity and dark secrets.
Jess Keeler has visions of producing a true-crime podcast around the unsolved murders of a young couple in her hometown from 50 years ago. Her grandfather was one of the sheriff’s deputies on the case, but no one will talk to her about him or the investigation. After finding her grandfather’s notepad, she’s more determined than ever to get answers. Teaming up with a formerly respected, now disgraced newscaster, Jess conducts a thorough and relentless investigation to produce killer content for the podcast. However, the more they dig, the more dirt comes to light and paints a picture of misconduct, corruption, hubris, derangement, and deterioration that will shock a community that’s been awaiting answers for a very long time.
The beauty of Something Bad Wrong is that it’s fictitious but reads like true crime. You’re riding along during the investigation, sharing the excitement when a new lead is unearthed as well as in the frustration when a dead end is reached. You’re participating in the research and are in the room for interviews, trying to solve this double murder as if you’re personally involved. You get so invested that you forget this didn’t really happen, that it’s all out of the imaginative mind of Eryk Pruitt. And that’s what makes this such a good book. Getting so into it that you lose yourself in the action.
Great characters, great plot twists and great writing make Something Bad Wrong an intriguing and entertaining novel that thriller fans and true crime junkies will all love. It’s expertly crafted, deep and dark. Quite an enjoyable reading experience.
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