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Check Mate: A Psychological Thriller Kindle Edition

by Ken Fry (Author), Eeva Lancaster (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

A RIVETING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER


An obsessive compulsive man realizes that he can't predict everyone's move... like a chess game.

Prentice has an unusual encounter on the road one night, but thinks nothing of it. He has a well planned life, with no place for the unexpected, the uncontrollable. Oh yes, Joe Prentice has everything under control. Until his wife disappears, and he meets an opponent who knows how to play the game better than he did.

Now, Prentice has to learn the hard way... that not everything goes as planned.

Books by Ken Fry:


The Keeper's Cup
The Long Case Clock (FREE Short Story)
The Chronicles of Aveline: Love and Blood
Dying Days
Shakyamuni's Pearl
The Lazarus Mysteries Omnibus Collection
The Lazarus Continuum
The Chronicles of Aveline: Awakening
The Lazarus Succession
The Patmos Enigma: Archaeological Thriller
The Brodsky Affair
Disjointed Tales: Short Stories of the Weird and the Macabre
Red Ground: The Forgotten Conflict
Suicide Seeds: A GMO Thriller
Check Mate
Is That You, Jim? (FREE on Ken Fry's Website)

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www.booksbykenfry.com

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About the Author

Multi-award winning and UK Bestselling British author, Ken Fry, has published 10 mystery / suspense / historical thrillers.
The Lazarus ContinuumThe Chronicles of AvelineThe Patmos EnigmaDisjointed TalesRed GroundThe Lazarus SuccessionSuicide SeedsThe Brodsky AffairCheck MateIs That You, Jim?
Join Ken's Circle of Readers and get free books and giveaways. booksbykenfry.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M342XB2
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2016
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 542 KB
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    3.7 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Ken Fry is a multi-award-winning British author with a university Master's Degree in Literature. He has travelled around the world and is known for his captivating storytelling and vivid imagination. His attention to detail and meticulous research ensure that readers are fully immersed in the world he has created.

Fry has extensive knowledge of the Art world. This he acquired while working as a publisher in a major UK publishing house, a wholly owned subsidiary of the HEARST Corp of the USA. In his thirteen years with the company, he worked within the Fine Arts and Antiques division of the organisation and controlled four major international titles.

As of this release, Fry has published 21 novels and short stories and 10 audiobooks and has received several book awards from prestigious award-giving bodies.

He is now retired and devotes his full time to writing. He lives in the UK and shares his home with 'Dickens' his Shetland Sheepdog.

Connect on Twitter: @kenfry10

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  • Elaina J Davidson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Edge-of-your-seat!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2016
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    A man who plans everything to the nth degree suddenly has his power taken from him, and has to scramble to plan a way out of a terrible predicament. Yup, he’s in trouble now! Ken Fry spins quite the yarn and had me wondering how it would all end. This short story is clever and edge-of-your seat, with a twist to the tale. Definitely worth a read. And it certainly showcases the author’s talent – I will be reading more!
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  • Rea
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sharp, Short and a Great Read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2016
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    I like Fry's novels and I'm now liking his short stories as well. At just sixty pages on Kindle, this is a short, sharp read, but one well worth doing. Fry packs in plenty of action, drama and twists in his sixty pages than many novelists do in a full-length story.
    A disgruntled ex-employee leads to a terrifying encounter where mettle is tested and sometimes found wanting. Taut, tight and full of suspense. A great read!
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  • Gus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Check Mate is Another Top by Author Ken Fry. Full 5 Stars for this one
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2017
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    Check Mate by Ken Fry was going to be my weekend read. It turned out be a binge read. Finished it Saturday night. Had no choice, this thriller kept me wanting more. Top Read and full 5* stars.
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  • customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well Crafted
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2016
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    The author really knows how to paint a picture. Really enjoyed this read. It's two extremely ordinary people getting stuck in the worst nightmare you can imagine, and what to do about it? Very gripping. Finished it in just a couple sittings.
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  • Ken Stark
    5.0 out of 5 stars A riveting battle of wits
    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2017
    Format: Kindle
    Ken Fry's exceptional writing kept me riveted from beginning to end. I flew through the story to see how this power play between two intelligent, calculating men ended, and I was NOT disappointed! Highly entertaining!
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  • JJ Longarrow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely riveting
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
    Format: Kindle
    Brilliant writing; highly suspenseful and a twisted ending. All these elements make it an excellent short story for this genre.
    I am addicted to Mr. Ken Fry's long and short novels!
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  • P.S Winn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful read well worth grabbing!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
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    Good short suspense with a twisted ending that I think readers will enjoy. Joe and Martha Prentice have a good life, although a bit boring. All that is going to change when the husband and wife are caught up in a horrifying situation. The author does a good job with this short story and has a great reader friendly writing style. I think the story was done just right and can't wait to read more from the author.
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  • writerdmayall
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2017
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    Entertaining read!
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  • Annamarie
    3.0 out of 5 stars Book Review
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2017
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    Check Mate was the first Ken Fry book that I have read, I was sent it to review.

    I was a little unsure of if I would like it or not as I do not normally read thrillers but I was curious so I decided to give it ago.

    Prentice - the main character - did not realize that firing a guy would make him want to get revenge.

    The angry ex-employee tries to run Prentice off the road on his way home from work, Prentice then later runs over a cat and this starts off a whole chain of terrible events for him.

    That night while watching T.V the power goes out, at first Prentice thinks it's a power cut until he looks out of the window and see's his neighbours still have power, he check's his fuse box only to find the cat he ran over, the cat falls off the fuse box onto his chest.

    While cleaning himself up his wife Martha comes out sees it and screams and starts to throw up in the garden. Once clean, Prentice goes back outside and calls out for Martha but she is no where to be seen.

    A little while later Prentice receives a call and finds out that his wife has been kidnapped and if he wants her back alive he has to pay a pretty large sum of money which of course he denies having.

    Prentice's ex-employee makes his and Martha's life hell, but he makes a big mistake by leaving the phone in the room with Martha which she uses to call her husband, Martha explains that shes being held in a place that he had taken her to before to show him a work place.

    Prentice realizes where Martha is being held and he goes to get her, the problem is the guy is waiting for him and they get into a fight.

    I did not expect the book to end the way it did but it was a nice twist to a good story.

    It was a nice short story and a fun quick read.
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