Monday, August 12, 2024

8.12.2024 - Worst Case Scenario

Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman 

Many thanks to NetGalley, Little Brown & Company, and Hachette Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest thriller by TJ Newman, with the audiobook narrated by Joe Morton.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!

When a pilot suffers a heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner filled with passengers crashes into a nuclear power plant in the small town of Waketa, Minnesota, which becomes ground zero for a catastrophic national crisis with global implications.  The International Nuclear Event Scale tracks nuclear disasters. It has seven levels. Level 7 is a Major Accident, with only two on record: Fukushima and Chernobyl. There has never been a Level 8. Until now.

Wow - TJ Newman has done it again!  This book was gripping from beginning to end, tension ratcheting up throughout.  We get to see how this event affects the people in town - power plant employees, teachers, firefighters.  Each chapter leaves us with a cliffhanger from a different vantage point, and my heart was pounding the entire time.  This book showcases how people step up when they need to, becoming heroes for the rest of us.  I loved being able to go between both book formats so I didn't have to put this one down, and the audio was fabulous with sound effects making it even more chilling.,  As with all TJ Newman's books, this is a must read!

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