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Wild Night Is Calling Kindle Edition
Wisconsin. Summer. Late at night.
Two teenage girls are picked up by two boys, who invite them back to their place to party.
But an innocent mistake turns the party into a nightmare, where nothing is what it seems...
Wild Night Is Calling is a 6000 word short story by thriller writers J.A. Konrath and Ann Voss Peterson.
If you are a more sensitive (or adventurous) reader, this handy scale rates specific categories from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) to give you some idea if this is your kind of book.
WILD NIGHT IS CALLING by Peterson and Konrath
Bad Language - 5
Scary - 6
Violent - 8
Funny - 4
Sexy - 3
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 23, 2011
- File size541 KB
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Editorial Reviews
Review
"Peterson ratchets up the action" - Romantic Times Book Review
"Pulls out all the stops " - F. Paul Wilson, author of The Keep
"Peterson has firmly established herself as a major league talent and a must-read writer." - Blake Crouch, author of Pines
What They're Saying About Joe Konrath's Writing
"Excellent smart-mouth thrills... my advice: Take a long sip."- Lee Child, author of Blue Moon
"Constant thrills and chills." - Heather Graham, author of The Seekers
"Snappy dialogue. Powerful action. A fabulous character to spend time with." - David Morrell, author of First Blood
From the Author
These do not have to be read in any particular order, but Ann and Joe encourage you to read them all.
CODENAME: CHANDLER (Ann Voss Peterson & JA Konrath)
#1-Flee
#2-Spree
#3-Three
#4-Hit
#5-Exposed
#6-Naughty
#7-Fix (with F. Paul Wilson)
#8-Rescue
#9-Free
ANN VOSS PETERSON BIBLIOGRAPHY
VAL RYKER THRILLERS
#1-Pushed Too Far
#2-Burned Too Hot
#3-Dead Too Soon
#4-Watched Too Long (with J.A. Konrath)
#5-Buried Too Deep
SMALL TOWN SECRETS: SINS
#1-Lethal
#2-Captive
#3-Frantic
#4-Vicious
SMALL TOWN SECRETS: SCANDALS
#1-Witness
#2-Stolen
#3-Malice
#4-Guilty
#5-Forbidden
#6-Kidnapped
Bonus #3.5-The School
ROCKY MOUNTAIN THRILLERS
#1-Manhunt
#2-Fugitive
#3-Justice
#4-Maverick
#5-Renegade
RETURN TO JENKINS COVE
Book 1: Christmas Spirit by Rebecca York
Book 2: Christmas Awakening by Ann Voss Peterson
Book 3: Christmas Delivery by Patricia Rosemoor
SECURITY BREACH
Book 1: Chain Reaction by Rebecca York
Book 2: Critical Exposure by Ann Voss Peterson
Book 3: Triggered Response by Patricia Rosemoor
GYPSY MAGIC
Part 1: Wyatt (Justice is Blind) by Rebecca York
Part 2: Garner (Love is Death) by Ann Voss Peterson
Part 3: Andrei (The Law is Impotent) by Patricia Rosemoor
RENEGADE MAGIC
Part 1: Luke by Rebecca York
Part 2: Tom by Ann Voss Peterson
Part 3: Rico by Patricia Rosemoor
NEW ORLEANS MAGIC
Part 1: Jordan by Rebecca York
Part 2: Liam by Ann Voss Peterson
Part 3: Zachary by Patricia Rosemoor
JA KONRATH BIBLIOGRAPHY
JACK DANIELS THRILLERS
#1-Whiskey Sour
#2-Bloody Mary
#3-Rusty Nail
#4-Dirty Martini
#5-Shot Of Tequila
#6-Fuzzy Navel
#7-Cherry Bomb
#8-Dead On My Feet
#9-Serial Killers Uncut (with Blake Crouch)
#10-Shaken
#11-Stirred (with Blake Crouch)
#12-Dying Breath
#13-Everybody Dies
#14-Rum Runner
#15-Last Call
#16-White Russian
#17-Shot Girl
#18-Chaser
#19-Old Fashioned
#20-Bite Force
#21-Jack Rose
#22-Witch Brew
Bonus #2.5-Lady 52 (with Jude Hardin)
Jack Daniels Stories Vol. 1 (Novella Collection)
Jack Daniels Stories Vol. 2 (Novella Collection)
Jack Daniels Stories Vol. 3 (Novella Collection)
Jack Daniels Stories Vol. 4 (Novella Collection)
Banana Hammock (Novella Collection)
THE KONRATH DARK THRILLER COLLECTIVE
#1-The List
#2-Origin
#3-Afraid
#4-Trapped
#5-Endurance
#6-Haunted House
#7-Webcam
#8-Disturb
#9-What Happened To Lori
#10-The Nine
#11-Second Coming
#12-Close Your Eyes
Bonus #4.5-Holes in the Ground (with Iain Rob Wright)
Bonus #5.5-Draculas (with Blake Crouch, Jeff Strand, F. Paul Wilson)
Bonus #6.5-Grandma? (with Talon Konrath)
TIMECASTER
#1-Timecaster
#2-Timecaster Supersymmetry
#3-Timecaster Steampunk
STOP A MURDER PUZZLE BOOKS
#1-How: Puzzles 1-12
#2-Where: Puzzles 13-24
#3-Why: Puzzles 25-36
#4-Who: Puzzles 37-48
#5-When: Puzzles 49-60
#6-Answers
Stop A Murder Complete Cases (Book 1-5)
MISCELLANEOUS
65 Proof - Collected Short Stories
The Globs Of Use-A-Lot 3 (With Dan Maderak)
EROTICA
Ann & Joe writing as Melinda DuChamp
MAKE ME BLUSH series
#1-Kinky Secrets Of Mister Kink
#2-Kinky Secrets Of Witches
#3-Kinky Secrets Of Six & Candy
ALICE series
#1-Kinky Secrets Of Alice In Wonderland
#2-Kinky Secrets Of Alice Through The Looking Glass
#3-Kinky Secrets Of Alice At The Hellfire Club
#4-Kinky Secrets Of Alice Vs. Dracula
#5-Kinky Secrets Of Alice Vs. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
#6-Kinky Secrets Of Alice Vs. Frankenstein
#7-Kinky Secrets Of Alice's Christmas Special
#8-Kinky Secrets Of Alice's New Year Ball
JEZEBEL series
#1-Kinky Secrets Of Jezebel And The Beanstalk
#2-Kinky Secrets Of Puss In Boots
#3-Kinky Secrets Of Goldilocks
SEXPERTS series
#1-The Sexperts - Kinky Grades Of Shay
#2-The Sexperts - Kinky Secrets Of The Pearl Necklace
#3-The Sexperts - Kinky Secrets Of The Alien
From the Inside Flap
Joe: Flee was an average length book. Spree and Three are epics. But the only way to shorten them would be to cut action, and I love the action. I think the Chandler series is loads of fun because it is so over-the-top. We wanted to do a contemporary female James Bond, and that meant sex, gadgets, and above all, big action scenes. But the books just kept going and going. Did we plan on Spree being over 100,000 words?
Ann: I think we originally planned it to be about 60,000, although once we got writing, I knew it would be 80,000. Wrong on both counts. It went to 110,000. And Three went to 150,000.
Joe: Hopefully they all still qualify as quick reads. And seamless ones. We both worked hard to make sure the writing was consistent, so readers couldn't tell which scenes you wrote and which scenes I wrote. What was your favorite scene to write?
Ann: Tequila riding the horse. It was fun to take a guy who is so athletic and throw him into a situation where he's over his head, at least at first.
Joe: I know you read my novel Shot of Tequila, which introduced him, but was it weird to write for a character you didn't create? I did a Lund section or two (one of your heroes from the Val Ryker series), but not to the degree you did Tequila. And you did a perfect job with him. One I never could have done, because I've never been on a horse. But you did all that professional riding...
Ann: I loved Tequila when I read him, but I was a little nervous about writing from his point of view. As it turned out, it was a lot of fun. I started riding when I was eleven years old, showed my own horse, and worked for a quarter horse trainer in my early twenties. I had a lot to learn about men's gymnastics, though. What was your favorite scene to write, Joe?
Joe: The whole idea behind Flee was to have a female operative in way over her head. One of the set pieces I was excited about was blowing her out of the ninety-fifth floor of the Hancock Building in Chicago, and having her cling to the side of the building. In Spree, I wanted to have a big scene like that, which became the hot air balloons and the high-tension wire. In Three, my faves were Niagara Falls, the blimp fight, and Fleming at the warehouse.
Ann: Our settings also gave us a lot of ideas. I loved doing all the Mexican scenes in Three. The bullfighting. The naked gunfight. The walk through the desert.
Joe: All fun scenes. For Spree, we visited the Badger Ammo plant in Baraboo, and a cool guy named Verlyn Mueller gave us a tour. We saw the reservoir Chandler got stuck in (which is filled with a rare species of salamander) and the cannon area and the graveyard. We were so captivated by all of it, half of Spree's action happens at Badger.
Ann: Oh, and the industrial grinder!
Joe: How could we not use that? It's huge and grinds up cement and metal. That was just begging to have characters fight on it.
Ann: A lot of it also takes place in the neighboring Devil's Lake State Park, a place I've visited since I was a kid.
Joe: You're from Wisconsin. I go there every year on vacation, and have been since 1973. It was nice to set a novel there. People don't normally use "Wisconsin" and "thriller" in the same sentence.
Ann: Although you set Afraid in Wisconsin.
Joe: I did. But that was a horror novel. That's one of the reasons I included Santiago as a bad guy in Spree--he's one of the villains in Afraid.
Ann: I set Pushed Too Far there, too. And a lot of my romantic suspense novels take place in Wisconsin.
Joe: So I guess we've overused America's Dairyland. Three, the third book in the series, takes place in Washington DC, Toronto, Mexico City, Chicago, and Milan.
Ann: One of the prequels, Exposed, takes place in NYC.
Joe: It was fun using characters from our other books. Onto another topic, you did the sex scenes in Flee and in Spree, and I just added some naughty bits to them. For Three, we each did a sex scene.
Ann: When people try to guess which part you wrote and which I wrote, they're usually wrong.
Joe: Our styles blend pretty well. So, is Three going to be it for the Codename: Chandler series? Or will there be more books with these characters?
Ann: We've written five Codename: Chandler novellas; Exposed, Naughty, Hit, Rescue, and Fix, which all take place before Flee. Then we'll eventually do the fourth novel, Free.
Joe: And that's something everyone wants; a book that's Free...
From the Back Cover
If you want something to do for the next two years and insist on reading every Konrath novel, here are the order the author recommends:
WHISKEY SOUR
BLOODY MARY
THE LIST
RUSTY NAIL
AFRAID
DEAD ON MY FEET
DIRTY MARTINI
FLEE
ORIGIN
SHOT OF TEQUILA
JACK DANIELS STORIES VOL. 1
TRAPPED
FUZZY NAVEL
CHERRY BOMB
SPREE
DRACULAS
DYING BREATH
JACK DANIELS STORIES VOL. 2
HOLES IN THE GROUND
SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT
ENDURANCE
THREE
SHAKEN
STIRRED
EVERYBODY DIES
HAUNTED HOUSE
LADY 52
TIMECASTER
JACK DANIELS STORIES VOL. 3
RUM RUNNER
WEBCAM
GRANDMA?
TIMECASTER SUPERSYMMETRY
LAST CALL
HIT/EXPOSED/NAUGHTY
DISTURB
WHAT HAPPENED TO LORI
WHITE RUSSIAN
JACK DANIELS STORIES VOL. 4
SHOT GIRL
65 PROOF
STOP A MURDER COMPLETE CASES
CHASER
BANANA HAMMOCK
THE NINE
OLD FASHIONED
SECOND COMING
BITE FORCE
CLOSE YOUR EYES
JACK ROSE
TIMECASTER STEAMPUNK
About the Author
Joe Konrath has sold millions of books worldwide. His writing is sometimes funny, sometimes scary, sometimes both, and always thrilling.
Together they created the Codename: Chandler series, and the Melinda DuChamp books.
Product details
- ASIN : B004P8JMNY
- Publisher : Joe Konrath
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- Publication date : February 23, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 541 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 35 pages
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,339,574 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #795 in One-Hour Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads
- #2,671 in One-Hour Literature & Fiction Short Reads
- #3,927 in Serial Killers
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About the authors
Joe Konrath has written over twenty novels in the Lt. Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thriller series. They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but the order is: Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Shot of Tequila, Fuzzy Navel, Cherry Bomb, Dead On My Feet, Serial Killers Uncut (with Blake Crouch), Shaken, Stirred (with Blake Crouch), Dying Breath, Everybody Dies, Rum Runner, Last Call, White Russian, Shot Girl, Chaser, Old Fashioned, Bite Force, and Witch Brew. More coming soon.
Wow, that's a lot of Jack.
If you like your thrillers on the dark side, check out the Konrath Dark Thriller Collective, which includes the books The List, Origin, Afraid, Trapped, Endurance, Haunted House, Webcam, Disturb, What Happened To Lori, The Nine, Second Coming, and Close Your Eyes.
Joe also wrote the Stop A Murder mystery puzzle series, where you become the sleuth and solve brain teasers to try and catch a killer.
He also wrote the sci-fi trilogy, Timecaster, Timecaster Supersymmetry, and Timecaster Steampunk. Even if you don't think you like sci-fi, give them a try. They feature Joe's well-known characters from his other series, and are insane.
With Ann Voss Peterson he wrote the Codename: Chandler thrillers, including Flee, Spree, Three, Hit, Exposed, Naughty, Fix (with F. Paul Wilson), Rescue, and Free.
And, finally, he writes erotica under the pen name Melinda DuChamp, also with Ann Voss Peterson. Those books are probably too spicy for you, so only the brave and bold should seek them out.
Joe writes a lot. You should probably read everything.
You can visit Joe and sign up for his newsletter at www.JAKonrath.com/mailing-list.php
Ann Voss Peterson is the author of over thirty novels and has millions of books in print all over the globe. Winner of the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award and a Rita finalist, Ann is known for her adrenaline-fueled thrillers and romantic suspense novels, including the Codename: Chandler spy thrillers she writes with J.A. Konrath and her own thriller series featuring small town Wisconsin police chief Val Ryker.
A creative writing major in college, Ann worked all manner of jobs after graduation, ranging from grooming show horses to washing windows, and now she draws on her wide variety of life experiences to fill her fictional worlds with compelling energy and undeniable emotion.
She lives near Madison, Wisconsin with her family and their border collie.
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Customers enjoy this short story for its fantastic storyline with interesting twists, particularly praising the awesome double twist at the end. Moreover, the writing quality receives positive feedback, with customers noting it's well written and fast-paced. However, opinions about value for money are mixed, with some finding it well worth the price while others consider it a waste of time.
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Customers enjoy the story's length, praising its fantastic storyline and interesting twists, with one customer noting it keeps readers engaged until the very end.
"This has a lot of blood and violence packed into a short story. Two girls are picked up at a party and from there a fast moving bloody story." Read more
"...The ending provided a very cool twist. Then when you think things can't get any more crazy, BAM, another cool twist...." Read more
"...It was a nice little (very) short story...and not expensive in the least...." Read more
"...Double twist is more like it. I found it engaging from the very first sentence." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's twists, particularly noting the awesome double twist at the end.
"...Then when you think things can't get any more crazy, BAM, another cool twist. I definitely shivered after reading this-in a good way...." Read more
"...the story is short, it's a complete tale, with a couple of great twists at the end...." Read more
"...This was a great short story. There are great twists and turns and well worth the Kindle price...." Read more
"...This is a definite page turner with twists and turns you would not expect. It made me "OMG" and "What the..." out loud a few times...." Read more
Customers praise the writing quality of the book, noting it is well written and easy to read, with one customer highlighting the author's talent and another mentioning the good descriptions.
"This short story by two indie authors is certainly well-written, but in the end it's quite ordinary...." Read more
"...My agonizing commute to work was at ease with this story as I held onto the edge of my seat on both bus and train and finished it before getting to..." Read more
"...stories for a cheap price and seems to be able to write in practically every genre flawlessly...." Read more
"...Kilborn is an excellent writer & this story had a super twist that I never saw coming, just feel as though there shoulda been more." Read more
Customers appreciate the pacing of the book.
"This was a quick, creepy little read. I have enjoyed much of Konrath's writing, beginning with Serial (written with Blake Crouch)...." Read more
"This story set the mood just right, it was fast paced and did not muck around with anything...." Read more
"I really like how the story developed it was gripping and fast paced...." Read more
"I read this book in one sitting. It was typical Jack Kilborn, fast-paced, twists and turns, keeping you interested until the very end. Loved it!!" Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book's value, with some finding it well worth the price while others consider it a waste of time.
"...This one was well worth it. More importantly, there was a preview of an upcoming book by the same authors, Flee...." Read more
"I would give this a zero if I could. This was just a waste of my time. Was very, very short, then just stopped...." Read more
"...I enjoyed it and it's not a bad value for $1 though I got it when it was given away for free (a better value). I feel a bit "meh" about it overall." Read more
"...PS. Afraid, Endurance, and Trapped are UNDER priced...get them! All top King and Koontz any day." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2011This one kept me guessing for such a long time. Then I was saying to myself, why, why is this happening. Until finally it all came to the conclusion I had yet to guess. What a twisty twisted twist.
Two friends are separated while stupidly agreeing to go to a party with two boys. Desperately trying to find her friend we keep wondering what's going to happen to these girls. So many emotions running through this one. Worry, disgust, concern, and finally you're left wondering, WHAT!?
I enjoyed this short story. Written by Ann Voss Peterson and J.A. Konrath both parts blended seamlessly. I wouldn't have even known it was two different authors had I not been told.
This one was well worth it.
More importantly, there was a preview of an upcoming book by the same authors, Flee. I cannot wait to read that one. I was left with growing anticipation of this novel.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023This has a lot of blood and violence packed into a short story. Two girls are picked up at a party and from there a fast moving bloody story.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2011This short story by two indie authors is certainly well-written, but in the end it's quite ordinary. You may or may not see the twist coming at the end, but once you get there you'll realize you've read this kind of story before. In fact, author Konrath wrote a very similar story with Blake Crouch, Serial. There are about 17 different versions of Serial for sale (Serial, Serial Uncut, Serial Extended, Serial Director's Cut, Serial Blu-Ray Edition, etc.) and the plot resolution is quite similar.
I enjoyed it and it's not a bad value for $1 though I got it when it was given away for free (a better value). I feel a bit "meh" about it overall.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2013I loved this 2 part book; it was a short story. Hannah and Caitlin decided to ride with Joshua and Zach. It gave me chills when Caitlin and Zach got separated from the other two, and she thought of the ways Zach could be hurting her friend. The scariest things are the ones that can happen in real life. And four drunk people, especially of opposite sexes, can definitely end badly. My favorite line: If Zach hadn't seemed as surprised as she was by Josh's sudden exit, she would have to wonder if splitting up was their strategy all along.
The ending provided a very cool twist. Then when you think things can't get any more crazy, BAM, another cool twist. I definitely shivered after reading this-in a good way.
I RECOMMEND this book to read.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2014This was a quick, creepy little read. I have enjoyed much of Konrath's writing, beginning with Serial (written with Blake Crouch). In a similar fashion to that story, Konrath has joined up with Ann Voss Peterson and this is an equally enjoyable ride.
Though the story is short, it's a complete tale, with a couple of great twists at the end. Although I'd love to read more about these characters in a novel form, I did not feel like I was cheated in any way by the length of the story.
Gory, but not as much so as some of Konrath's other writing, it's a chilling story. I'd recommend this as a late night scare before bed!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2013I would give this a zero if I could. This was just a waste of my time. Was very, very short, then just stopped. Glad I got it free or I would have been really ticked.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2011At a dollar this is terrible value because of how short it is. Story ends at location 330- so if it was a typical King book that ends at location 12,800- the book would cost around 40 dollars. The story itself is not original at all, pretty much like any Tales from the Crypt. What's the big deal of two authors- what they each wrote about 5 pages? So what?
- Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2011This story set the mood just right, it was fast paced and did not muck around with anything. It was very short unfortunately and I for one would be hanging for a sequel to find out where the authors could take the characters and this plot.
Honestly if there's any proof of that true gut "Leave you wanting more" feeling, this is it. The first twist, I was ready for however I thought that was where we were going to head to the end. But than someone grabbed a baseball bat and hit this one out of the park. Because the final twist truly comes from nowhere.
Well worth the read, especially just before you go to bed (only takes around 30 minutes to an hour to complete).
Top reviews from other countries
- linda thompsonReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Great read
- fluffyredfoxReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2013
4.0 out of 5 stars eeeek! a twisty tale
Brilliant read, as with all of JA Konraths characters you get a great depth and want to know more!
This could easily be expanded and I would love that to happen.
I real thriller that has you on the edge of your seat and then slaps you in the face with a great plot twist!
(to be honest I did not notice the other authors input)
- CatzoomiReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2013
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow.
I did not see THAT ending coming. Fantastic. Jack Kilborn is a talented storytelling genius and this story doesn't disappoint. It has gore, a constant creepy undertone and a very slight tongue in cheek dark humour. Perfect!
- Penelope JonesReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2012
4.0 out of 5 stars A good short story
I downloaded this book for free for my kindle. The story was a well written gory horror story, without being too disgusting. It was reminiscent in style of Richard Laymon, and for a short story had some good twists. Will keep an eye out for more by this author.