A thriller that will keep you reading. Fault Lines is a book that will leave you rethinking how things are and looking at things with a new light. Charlie thinks that he knows what is going on, but soon finds himself questioning many things. He has to look twice at everything to make sure all is as it seems.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher, the review is entirely my own. ( )

I really am looking forward to the next book in this series. I need to know what is going to happen to this group of people. Where will this project go? There were many twists and turns throughout this book. Everyone had a slightly different reaction to what was happening in this experiment. I received a copy of this book from Revell for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will. ( )

"If you run from a lifetime chance just because the price is high, you'll drown in shadows or cynicism or both. You grab hold with both hands. And you get ready for the fight of your life."

Charlie Hazard, a security expert, has little idea what he may be in for when he joins a secret psychological project at the request of Dr. Gabriella Speciale. The project could have untold implications on human consciousness itself, but a conspiracy against the project could mean deadly consequences in Fault Lines, a novel by author Thomas Locke.

Before reading this book, it took me a while to figure out that it's the entirety of the story that began in Double Edge, the prequel short to the Fault Lines techno-thriller series. I figure that Fault Lines, as a prequel novel, must read differently to those who've already read the series. In my case, the prequel has certainly whet my appetite for the next novel.

I won't pretend that I totally followed what was going on from the get-go. I had to be patient, which wasn't hard because I trust this author. (Davis Bunn, really—one of my longtime ChristFic faves, who's got a batch of novels under his Locke pseudonym.) My patience was rewarded excellently with this well-woven storyline full of intrigue, danger, and a mix of human connection and disconnect. I can't say that I got too attached to the core characters (well, maybe to one and a half of them), but the extent to which the story got my mental wheels turning makes up for that.

I'm looking forward to going further into this still-new-to-me techno-thriller realm.
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Revell provided me with a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review. ( )

What an incredible journey Locke (T. Davis Bunn) takes the reader on in this speculative suspense book. Starting in a Florida community center with three unlikely allies,with Charlie and his compatriots fleeing to Italy in a quest to expand the boundaries of time and space, Locke's Fault Lines is a very tense and exciting book.

The characters are presented little by little, as different situations occur,then seem to create fault lines as if the story has hit a definite snag or precipice. Eventually, the reader gets a feeling of knowing the characters. Charlie Hazard is former security detail, hand-picked by Gabriella and her group of scientists to provide safety for themselves and the secret work they are hiding from a very powerful enemy, the Combine.
Who is on the side of right, is everyone what he or she seems, and which team has the wits and power to win this "game" of life and death?!

I was given a complimentary copy of this book from Revell and NetGalley. This in no way influenced my opinions, for which I am solely responsible. ( )