Having been abandoned by his father at the age of four and
raised in foster care, Mike Wingate (a last name he chose
for himself) recalls only small fragments of his parents
and his life with them. But foster care taught Mike to be
tough and value stamina, as well as loyalty. He survived
the system and is now happily married to Annabel, with a
young daughter Kat, as well as owner of a construction
company that's just finished a "green" housing project
northwest of Los Angeles. The future looks bright and
secure for Mike and his family, until the unbelievable
happens.
Just as Mike is to receive a prestigious award for his
work, two thugs, William and Dodge, show up threatening
Mike, Annabel and Kat. Something from Mike's murky past has
brought these two menacingly evil men into their lives, and
they soon realize that William and Dodge will stop at
nothing short of murder to achieve their goal.
When the police seem more interested in Mike's sketchy past
than in protecting his family, he turns to the only man he
can trust in this situation -- Shep -- his one true friend.
Though Shep's life as a career criminal is the total
opposite of Mike's life, the bond forged during their
childhood days in foster care is still as strong as ever.
And Mike knows it will take someone with Shep's skills to
counteract William and Dodge, and their mysterious Boss Man.
The big question, of course, is who is Boss Man and why is
he so insistent that Mike and his entire family must die?
The answer will shock Mike to his core -- as it will
everyone involved.
This riveting thriller will leave you stunned and amazed at
the lengths people will go to secure their futures -- both
good and bad. The conclusion is emotionally draining and
evocative, as is the deft evolution of the plotline.
Hurwitz is an excellent wordsmith and YOU'RE NEXT is one of
his best accomplishments.
Mike Wingate, abandoned by his father at four and raised in
foster care, is finally living the life he always dreamed
of — he’s happily married with a precocious 8-year-old
daughter, and his construction company is about to finish a
“green” housing development that will secure a solid future
for them all. But then something from his own past, a past
he doesn’t even remember, comes back to visit terror upon
him and his family.
Shady characters begin threatening Mike and, when he
reports them, the police seem more interested in Mike’s
murky past than in protecting him. Now, with Mike,
his wife Annabel and daughter Kat suddenly under attack from
all sides, Mike turns to Shep, a dangerous man — and Mike’s
only true friend — from his childhood days in foster care.
Together they will do whatever it takes to protect Mike’s
family against the hidden men behind the terrifying warning,
“You’re Next.”
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