The Taking: A Psychological Thriller

Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)

Nov 2023 · The Riverview Mysteries Book 3 · Love-Based Publishing

About this ebook

The Taking is a standalone psychological thriller in The Riverview Mysteries series by USA Today bestselling author Michele PW (Pariza Wacek). Ideal for fans who love twisty mystery and suspense novels with a touch of romance.

Twenty-four years ago, five-year-old Tori walked into her newborn brother's room in the middle of the night to see a shadowy figure abducting him.

The next morning, her baby brother's lifeless body was found in the crib.

No one believes what she saw that night. Not her father. Not her mentally unstable mother. Not the police. In fact, there's even some suspicion that Tori is somehow involved.

Years later, Tori is stuck in a job she hates, hiding from her past, afraid to let people get too close. Until her childhood friend is found with her dead newborn, claiming her "real" baby was taken by a shadowy figure.

Is the past coming back to haunt Tori? And will the truth set her free … or will it end up being more twisted than she ever could have imagined?

Ratings and reviews

The Riverview Mystery Series: Today I’ll See Her - Almost like an original Twilight Zone show with the writing style and story lines. A sad story that holds your interest until the end. 4* The Taking - It was a bit boring when the redundancies were explained or thought again, which made me lose interest and stop reading, three days to complete a four-hour read. The rest of the story was interesting and intriguing, which had me pick up the book hours later. It is an interesting story of hate, revenge and destruction, with the innocent paying the most. Good twist at the end. Source: BookSirens. 4* The Riverview Mystery Series end. Mirror Image - This is a mix of good and bad. While there wasn't much redundancies in this book, there was some silliness that went south for me and I stopped reading in chapter 26. There's a difference between prison and jail. The conversation the twit Linda had with the detective was so unrealistic that I couldn't handle reading any more. There are good sup

About the author

When Michele was 3 years old, she taught herself to read because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours) but now she does spend much of her time writing stories. Mystery stories, to be exact. They're clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. If that wasn't enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes and more, at MPWNovels.com.