The Wide Game (2011)
On the advice of his wife, Paul Rice is making plans to attend his 10th year High School reunion. Returning to his boyhood home of Harmony, Indiana, he finds that he is still haunted by memories of that time–memories of Deidra, his first love, and memories of the Wide Game. It was ten years ago that Paul and his friends watched their day of fun become a race for their lives, a fight for their very souls.
Now, as he meets the survivors of that day once more, Paul makes a chilling discovery: the incomprehensible forces that toyed with them have yet to finish playing their own game.
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REVIEWS:
“This thing is scary as hell! Creepy, creepy book.”
~Cody Stark, “Read This!” FOX-TV
“Thrilling, exhilarating, fast-paced and ferocious, The Wide Game delivers the goods. It’s The Breakfast Club meets The Blair Witch Project. It still haunts me!”
~Marc Morriston, WTTV Indianapolis
“Michael West proves himself to be a masterful storyteller, flawless in building momentum, and his skills in characterization match or even often surpass some of the most successful writers in the business.”
~Nicholas Grabowsky, author of Halloween 4: the Return of Michael Myers, and The Everborn
“Just when you think it will be predictable, BAM, it’s not. Lots of twists and turns made this story stick and kept me turning the pages. If you like Koontz, then you will like this story too.”
~Skullring.org
“The Wide Game…is a book written for horror movie fans. Michael West draws the reader in with a director’s touch. With a deft hand, West creates wonderful characters who live and breathe on the page. It was easy for me to allow Michael to lure me into those terror filled rows and make me cringe at what might lurk there in the dark. Michael West has…undeniable potential to be an important voice in the realm of horror fiction.”
~Bob Freeman, author of Descendant: A Wolfe & Crowe Investigation
“I breezed through this book in no time. And I can’t say enough about how real the relationship at the core of the story was. (Michael West is) definitely one to keep an eye on.” ~Maurice Broaddus, author of King Maker
“Don’t open the cover unless you want to be sucked into a tornado of horror. Once you start in on this novel you won’t be able to pull away…A believable, dark, nasty, piece. Just remember the name Michael West because he has a future in the horror genre.”
~Brian Yount, Wicked Karnival Magazine
“The Wide Game is… far better than anything I could have hoped for…enjoy being scared out of your skull, and falling in love with the characters…It’s an excellent debut novel, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it makes its way onto my Best of 2011 list.”~The Sci-Fi Guys Book Review
“Michael West has written a wonderful tale of suspense, horror and dread…filled with twists, turns and surprises, right up until the end. One of the twists took me by complete surprise, and sent a chill down my back. I highly recommend The Wide Game, and peg Michael West as a writer to watch.”~ Xomba Horror
“4 out of 5 Stars…West has created a creepy tale with enough twists and turns to keep any reader sucked into the story, and still questioning what happened when arriving at the end…I would recommend The Wide Game to all fans of horror as it is the kind of story you’d want to pull out on a dark, rainy night… especially if reading by flashlight out in the middle of a cornfield.”~Monster Librarian
“4.5 out of 5 Stars…The Wide Game got me right in the fear center of my lizard brain. Michael West’s story telling style takes me back to the glory days when horror spoke in the voice of the boy next door and had me looking over my shoulder when I went out in the dark. His low-key, unobtrusive style lulls you into a comfort zone and then he zaps you with big-time scary.” ~Horror-Web
“10 out of 10! West can deliver on the scary. But what impressed me more about The Wide Game is West’s ability to create fully developed characters, even the ones that won’t make it to the end…and any reader whose heart is not made of gargoyle stone will get vested in their story. West opens a creative vein of truth to bring the perfect touch of honesty to his fiction. Bottom line: If you’re just looking for a great scary book, you can’t go wrong with The Wide Game.” ~ RJ Sullivan, author of Haunting Blue
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ISBN # 978-0-9833141-0-3
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