"A twisty, engaging thriller featuring well-developed characters." -- Kirkus Reviews ". . . the most exciting, most promising work of fiction to cross my desk in the past year." -- Michael J. Carr, Editor of 5 NYT and International Bestsellers, including Brad Meltzer's #3 NY Times Bestseller The Zero Game "...might easily be a best seller. It's that good." -- Brent Butler, Top 500 Amazon Reviewer "...one of the most thrilling and nuanced books that I've read in the past several years. Meticulous yet effortless, this book is literature that will stand up to the test of time." -- Madeline, Top 500 Amazon Reviewer "Brilliant psychological thriller... New Year Island is dark, intelligent, with an intriguing and captivating plot." -- Edward Shook, Amazon Reviewer "Every once in a while, you come across a book that stands out from all the others...and New Year Island is one of these...it's an experience you won't soon forget." -- terrylynn, Amazon Reviewer "As a whodunit, New Year Island ranks up there with Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians." --Robin Landry, Top 500 Amazon Reviewer "...exceedingly well written...wonderfully horrific...This doesn't read like a first novel, but rather like one written by a pro who has been at this for a long time." -- James Tepper, Top 1000 Amazon Reviewer "...one of the best books I've read in at least the last year." -- Cheryl Stout, Top 1000 Amazon Reviewer "...nearly impossible to set down ...awfully, awfully good and shamefully good fun." -- T J McCarthy, Top 1000 Amazon Reviewer "...one of the most riveting books I've read in the last few years." -- digsblues, Amazon Reviewer "This is one you don't want to miss." -- OutlawPoet, Vine Voice, Amazon Reviewer THE STAKES ARE HIGH...Ten strangers, recruited by an edgy new reality show and marooned on an abandoned island overrun by wildlife. One dies in a horrible accident. Nine realize they are all past survivors, alive only because they've beaten incredible odds once before. One by one, their hidden secrets are revealed. Eight discover they are trapped. Caught in a game so deadly that the most terrifying experiences of their lives were only its qualifying round, they must now face the greatest danger on the island... each other. There's nothing deadlier than a survivor-type whose back is against the wall. And one of them is not who he or she claims. Seven fight to escape. Six try to solve the mystery of who lured them there and why. Five... Four... Will anyone survive New Year Island?