Mistaken Identity

Messing with identities is the author’s specialty, and he does a great job of weaving a web of thrills and action. The characters are well developed and engender empathy in the reader. Lots to keep you reading this non-stop story.

Expected to publish September 30, 2020.

I received a gifted copy from Mr. Sherer via NetGalley for a read and review.

Imagine being mistaken for someone else, simply because you are dressed the same way ... the only difference being a few extra pounds. Dana and Jenny each found themselves in this exact situation, Dana because she discovered a bit of embezzlement at her place of employment and Jenny (an FBI agent) because she was on her way home after being suspended from her job.

Mr. Sherer does an excellent job of combining Dana and Jenny's lives, mixed in with the bad guys chasing these two women, sprinkling in just a bit of romance ... rekindling a relationship between Jenny and Nate (who have a backstory of their own).

Delightful! I really enjoyed #mistakenidentity and found all the characters, especially Jenny, the FBI operative. The bad guys are typical political and old-school geographical villains but it works here. I really enjoyed the characters traveling via train and headed back to home stomping grounds. I look forward to another book featuring these characters. Full disclosure: I received this ebook from #netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

There can be few thrillers which enthrall and keep the adrenaline going as much as this. From the outset you meet the characters and get the idea they will all quickly converge at one place and something serious will happen. Well, what does happen is quite sickening and it locks together the fate of some disparate souls with one exception; two share a similar likeness. Then the race is on, to either escape or find the root cause of the mix up. Either way it's Wacky Races for adults and it sure isn't going to end well. The novel culminates in a shoot out at the O.K. Corral (or what passes for one and it quickly turns to matchwood).
Great pace and action, I just couldn't put it down.

Action from the very first page to the last. Now that is what I call a good book. But I won't be booking a train trip any time soon. So many different story threads intertwine to make the story a page turner. Each separate thread could be it's own short story. But mixed together it makes a story you just don't want to put down. I thought the story was well done.

Mistaken Identity by Michael Sherer is certainly a fast-moving psychological thriller that will keep you in suspense cheering for the two look alikes as they travel cross country in danger of their lives trying to escape evil-doers with hidden agendas. I was spellbound as one no-good turn led to another. Read it for an exciting mystery.

This is an entertaining story with great characters, and the plot would have been excellent if it wasn't based on the mother of all coincidences. What I really don't like, however, is the changing POV, with most of the story told by the author (including repetitions), and some by the main character. There are also several side stories that are put in only to prolong the suspense.

Jenny Roberts has tough competition right from childhood from her brothers. It comes as no wonder when she joins the Army at 18 and grows among the ranks steadily, finally becoming a member of FBI's elite task force. But there's a goof-up at work and Jenny is put on "administrative leave". She decides to use this time to visit her family in Wisconsin after nearly 10 years.

Dana works at an NGO and suddenly stumbles upon the fact that someone is embezzling funds. She has a shrewd guess and her suspicions are confirmed when her boss, Toby tries to make her stay back by force. But she escapes.

Mick is an enforcer at a gentleman's club. But he disapproves of his employer Sykes's methods and consequently steals his phone as evidence and mails it to his friend. It turns out the friend is Jenny's brother.

All these three (and Sykes, hot on Mick's pursuit) board the train to Wisconsin. During the journey, Dana witnesses something she shouldn't have seen involving Sykes. Sykes mistakes Jenny for Dana. Jenny is forced to get off the train with no idea why a maniacal Sykes is firing at her. Amidst all this drama, Dana's face is aired on TV and Toby starts following her with a vengeance as well.

Mistaken Identity is a high-octane thriller full of twists and turns and some hilarious moments as well.

I enjoyed reading it. Very much.

Thanks to Netgalley and Cutter Press for an ARC.

Mistaken Identity will keep the pages turning as the suspense and action is never lets up.

I love Jenny Roberts FBI agent on administrative leave pending an investigation. She is wise, she is funny and she can compete and fight with the best of them.

Dana and Jenny are mistaken for each other and they are now a target as they ride the train to Wisconsin. I am glad I wasn't on that train.

I don't want to give anything away, suffice to say there is a lot of action, twists and turns . I laughed out loud several times.

Mistaken Identity is an action packed read you do not want to miss.

I hope there is sequel.

Now I am off to check out Michael Sherer's other books.

Thanks to Net Galley and Cutter Press for letting me go on this journey with Jenny, Dana and Mick. Loved it.

A MUST for your TBR list! Fast-paced! Riveting! Exciting! Addictive! Not only is this a very well-written book with wonderfully-interesting characters, but the suspense builds at just the right pace as the story unfolds. It was an artful melding of twisted psychological thrills and nail-biting suspense that kept me hooked the whole way!

*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.

This is a fast paced thriller with plenty of action. The story is told from multiple perspectives which I actually enjoy. The multiple viewpoints give the reader a glimpse into the motivation of the principle characters There is plenty of suspense that builds to a not unexpected, but still riveting, confrontation.. The only complaint I have comes at the ending. I wanted more closure on what happened in the lives of Jenny ad Dana. Will this be the start to a new series? The ending did seem to plant that seed. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

I received a free copy from NetGalley. On leave from the FBI and on a train headed home, the main character gets mistaken for the witness to a crime. Three characters tell their versions of the tale and the story moves on. Action packed and ready for the big screen the pages keep turning.

A riveting read of action filled drama. Jenny is being forced to take time off from her job at the FBI and all she wants to do is maybe go see her family. Nothing goes as planned. Her journey becomes a horror show that follows her all the way home and picks up an interesting cast of characters. Staying one step of the bad guys until they can have their final showdown will take all her wits.

When I read this book, I could not turn the pages, well really tap to the right on my Kindle fast enough. A definite non-stop action mystery and suspense story! I really enjoyed the character of Jenny Roberts, an FBI agent, former military and from a family of cops. Jenny was blamed when her team leader lied about a case, now she is on administrative leave and going home to Wisconsin. A woman named Dana Carlisle is on the same train as Jenny and trying to escape from her boss. A killer is also on the train and believes that one of them may be able to identify him. He is determined that they don’t survive. Jenny notices that she and Dana look enough alike to be sisters and when they flee from the train, takes Dana with her to protect her. Jenny didn’t count on the killer tracking them to her home, but she knows her family of dedicated cops will stand strong against whatever is coming. I would love to see more stories with Jenny Roberts involving her ex, her leave and her family. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)

A Deadly Train Trip

Jenny Roberts, an FBI agent, has been placed on administrative leave after her team foiled a terrorist plot. Unfortunately, her boss threw her under the bus when the team was cited for using unapproved methods in the takedown. Now Jenny is on her way home on a train to Wisconsin not knowing whether she still has a career.

On the train she is mistaken for Dana a woman carrying information that will indict her boss on criminal activity taking place in the company. A ruthless killer is also on the train. He kills the man he’s after, but Dana sees the killer. Now he’s after her. Jenny is also a target of the killer because of her resemblance to Dana.

This book is non-stop action. Basically, it is a chase scene as Dana and Jenny try to evade the killer long enough to get to Jenny’s home where she will have backup from her law enforcement brothers and father.

There are plenty of twists that keep you guessing until the major twist at the end which brings all the threads of the plot together. If you enjoy fast moving thrillers, you may like this one.

I received this book from Net Galley for this review.

Jenny is an FBI agent on administrative leave due to an incident under investigation. Dana is an office assistant on the run from her boss, Tony, after she learns he is embezzling money from their company. Sykes is a powerful man trying to retrieve his stolen phone that contains the details of all his criminal activity. Tony and Skyes are willing to kill whoever gets in their way. Jenny and Dana, dressed similarly and on the same train towards Jenny’s hometown, are pushed together when Sykes confuses the two. As all the characters get closer to a final confrontation, what the men don’t know is that Jenny has five brothers and a father in law enforcement, so it won’t be an easy as they think!

I loved how the author connected the multiple storylines into a convergence at the end. Suspenseful and action packed, I couldn’t see where I was being lead until it was on top of me with a shocking ending.

This is a thrilling, fast-paced novel with more than a few unbelievable coincidences, however, the story flows so well and is entertaining enough that you don’t care. The backstories of the characters are just enough that you feel you know and care about them but always leave you wanting more. There is a lot of potential for many more books in order to turn this into a series. I am eager to find out more about these characters before and after.

This book was just a whirlwind. It gave the feel of one of those action capers where everyone is separately working toward the same end. You know it's coming and you just want to see how they all get there. I wanted a little more of the backstory, especially what happened in DC! Parts were a little graphic, but not overly so. Overall, I liked the fast pace and the way every path intercepts.

I’m adding this author to my list of authors to be on auto-read. This tightly-plotted suspense took my breath away as dastardly evildoers tracked the two heroines (or heroine and almost heroine) cross-country beginning with the train ride and culminating in Wisconsin. In Jenny, I’ve also found a new character to follow and cheer for in her series. This is a must read for anyone who likes chills running down their spine as they read. It’s a 5-star read for me.