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booklover28's review against another edition
4.0
Twelve prisoners conspire to break out of prison and leave the gates open on their way out so thousands of others can follow behind. They storm into the nearby small town and rape, murder, and destroy everything in their path to freedom. Most prisoners are caught, but not all. Two years later, the twelve masterminds are still at large despite every police agency chasing them. Leah Hawkins, the town's police Lieutenant, officially goes on sabbatical to learn new police procedures. But really she goes to hunt down the infamous twelve and kill them. Her search takes her all over the country.
I found the story to be real interesting, keeping my attention throughout. I think it would make a good movie!
I found the story to be real interesting, keeping my attention throughout. I think it would make a good movie!
stricker's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cathy1665's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of suspension of belief needed but a quick read.
mrsboyko's review against another edition
5.0
Quite the interesting premise, and well executed. A definite GoodRead.
eleellis's review against another edition
1.0
A Small Town by Thomas Perry is a fictional tale where twelve violent prison inmates orchestrate a large scale prison break out that leads to the decimation of the nearby town Weldonville when over 1,000 prison inmates run amok.
In the aftermath, two years after the twelve behind the break out can't be located by authorities, Weldonville police officer Leah Hawkins then decides to hunt down the masterminds behind this rampage and send them off to the place they belong.
Unfortunately for this reader, the implausibilities within A Small Town required too much escape from reality to work and for such a premise to be engaging, an additional foundation for such implausibilities to occur needed development.
It is recommended readers seek out other works of Thomas Perry than that of A Small Town.
In the aftermath, two years after the twelve behind the break out can't be located by authorities, Weldonville police officer Leah Hawkins then decides to hunt down the masterminds behind this rampage and send them off to the place they belong.
Unfortunately for this reader, the implausibilities within A Small Town required too much escape from reality to work and for such a premise to be engaging, an additional foundation for such implausibilities to occur needed development.
It is recommended readers seek out other works of Thomas Perry than that of A Small Town.
tommyro's review against another edition
4.0
Thomas Perry consistently delivers great reads. His thrillers are always well-written page-turners with great plots and even greater characters. If you haven't read him, you're in for a treat. A Small Town is totally different from his other thrillers so it was a fantastic treat for a loyal fan.
kyrilson's review against another edition
4.0
Thomas Perry writes good books. This one is no exception! This book is about a prison break, many prisoners break out and havoc ensues in the small town near the prison. A dozen are still out there unfound, the guys that planned the prison break. A local cop is given the task of tracking them down. I don't want to give too much of the plot away, so I'll leave it at that. The characterization is well done, and it is a page turner. Very enjoyable.
louisekf's review
3.0
3.5 stars. I'm not a huge thriller fan, but this one caught my interest and I grabbed it when I saw it on my library's "new fiction" shelf. The premise is a good one and I was fascinated by how the main character, Leah Hawkins, studied her targets, the environment, etc., to find the best way to get at them without getting caught herself. (I also loved that part of the book took place in Naples, Florida, a place I'm quite familiar with. Also - why specify a Manhattan address that anyone familiar with Manhattan would know immediately was an impossible address. I hate it when authors do this.)
I wasn't happy with the last chapter, however, which was basically an epilogue. The author jumped forward several years without any warning and brought in characters that were barely mentioned earlier in the book. It was a very sudden and disappointing way to wrap things up.
I wasn't happy with the last chapter, however, which was basically an epilogue. The author jumped forward several years without any warning and brought in characters that were barely mentioned earlier in the book. It was a very sudden and disappointing way to wrap things up.