Michael Koryta

"When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and the boy are Ethan and Allison Serbin, who run the wilderness survival program; Hannah Faber, who occupies a lonely fire lookout tower; and endless miles of desolate Montana mountains. The clock is ticking, the mountains are burning, and those who wish Jace Wilson dead are no longer far behind" --

Those who wish me dead

As the mantra goes - the book is always better than the movie. I won't go into details of what the story is about as its clear for the summary, but I will say if you watched the film and are wondering about this book - it is a much better rendition. 

The film misses out a lot on the key personalities for the antagonists, and a huge miss on much of the background of Jace, plus additional characters and a much more realistic and intense ending is revealed in the book.

If you've read the book and plan to watch the movie, go in with lower expectations. If you watched the film and plan to read the book - go in and be pleasantly surprised at a much grander quality of story telling.

Those who wish me dead

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