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Fostered Identity (The Twisted Deception Suspense Thriller Mystery Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Maggie Thom (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 5: The Twisted Deception Suspense Thriller Mystery Series

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Can they catch a thief by being a thief?

Her teenage sister has run away. It's her fault. And on her watch. Desperate to find her sister and keep it quiet, Shyla soon gets pulled into something so much bigger… a heist. That of stealing her mom's newly acquired million-dollar jewelry.
Damien is a good guy running from an awful past. When his brother ends up in the hospital, he is determined to stop the one man who is destroying their lives. He will break all his promises, even steal, if it will end their father's control.

Shyla and Damien work together to plan a heist, catch a crook, and save her family? An impossible crime with only one possible outcome.

Emerald was the first of eight foster girls. The jewelry, she thought was fake and looked after as a teenager, are resurfacing. Thirty-five years later. And worth millions. Who is sending them out? And who wants them, at all costs?
This is a series meant to be read in order. Read the series from start to finish – Books 1 to 5.

Fostered Identity is book 1 in The Twisted Deception Suspense Thriller Mystery Series. All books in the series have standalone stories. But the story running in the background, the story that connects all the books, will keep you reading. Who is behind sending out the gems and what is their end game? An engaging thriller mystery with some interesting twists. Enjoy!

The Twisted Deception Series should be read in order:
Fostered Identity
Shadowed Footsteps
Exploited Innocence
Lost Tears
Last Betrayal

"…There were more twists and turns than a spiral staircase. I was drawn in from the first page.." AvidReader Blog

“…fast-paced and kept me guessing. I like a mystery enveloped with family secrets and jewel thieves…" Author CH Jackson

"…A great read. The storyline is complex and keeps you on your toes..." Carol

"Another brilliant book from this author. I have read all her books so far and would thoroughly recommend it. Once I started reading it, I could not put it down..." MAP

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08XQXZSKF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quadessence Press (May 25, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 25, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4497 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 295 pages

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- #134 in Crime Thrillers (Kindle Store)

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Award-winning author, Maggie Thom has written many types of stories but finally settled on her love of puzzles, mysteries, and roller coaster rides and now writes suspense/thrillers that take you on one heck of an adventure.

She is the author of The Caspian Wine Suspense/Thriller/Mystery Series: Captured Lies (Award-Winning), Deceitful Truths and Split Seconds (Award-Winning); The Twisted Deception Suspense/Thriller/Mystery Series - Fostered Identity, Shadowed Footsteps, Exploited Innocence, Lost Tears, Last Betrayal; and her other individual novels Tainted Waters (Award-Winning), Deadly Ties, Fractured Lines and Blurred Lines (free on her website at maggiethom.com).

Take the adventure and enjoy the roller coaster ride. It’s worth it.

Her motto: Read to escape … Escape to read …

"Maggie Thom… proves her strength as a master of words, plots and finely chiseled characters… she weaves a brilliant cloth of the many colors of deceit.” Dii – TomeTender

Website: www.maggiethom.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMaggieThom

Twitter: @maggiethom2

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Kathryn A Defranc

A Young Lady Finds Herself In Mystery Trying To Help Her Sister

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2021

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A very interesting mystery, it takes awhile to understand all that is happening, but once you know the characters you become involved quickly! This is the start of a new series and I am hooked already!! The girl, Shyla, has a mother who's past is unknown to any of her children, and the other daughter, Hannah is adopted, unknown to her. They are thrown into the path of another young man with even bigger problems... And what a path that follows!!!

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Linda H.

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024

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I was left a little disappointed at the end. I feel I don’t have any idea of what is going on or even who the people are. But mostly the end of the story seems to be missing.

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ElliB

Fostered Identity

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2021

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When I started reading this book, it was slow and i had trouble seeing the correlation between the two sets of characters. I even considered just to quit reading the book. But once I did, I couldn’t put the book down. It had a great storyline just took a little time for me to get into it. You will love this book. I loved it so much I pre-ordered book 2.

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valerye hasselman

Page turner

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022

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I loved the characters and the story. There were twists and turns that made it even better. Have to get book two.
Val

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2023

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Be prepared to buy more books go follow the story. The ending will leave you hanging with lose ends. Slow beginning.

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Kindle Reader

Slow and uninteresting. What a waste of money!

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2021

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Slow and uninteresting. Wasn’t what I expected and was disappointed by it. What a waste of money!

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Nancy Allen (The Avid Reader)

great suspense thriller...

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2021

Fostered Identity starts out slow building up revealing one secret after another that kept me on the edge of my seat wondering and waiting how everything was going to intertwine in the end. There were more twists and turns than a spiral staircase. I was drawn in from the first page wondering what was going on as each character was introduced giving us a little insight into each as their stories were revealed.

The suspense and mystery alone are enough to keep those pages turning. All of the characters were great and amazing people well, maybe not all but most. There was this one character which I kept waiting for each and every appearance to see where they were going to end up next. A character that I do consider as one of the main characters in Fostered Identity and that is the jewels themselves.

The more I think about Fostered Identity the more I come to like it. I really enjoyed getting to know all the characters especially Shyla, and her sister Hannah, Damien, and his brother Jordan. Shyla and Damien were drawn into each other's lives by their siblings even if it was unintentional on their part.

Although they didn’t know each other and didn’t know if they should trust a stranger they really had no choice in the matter if they were going to save the ones they loved. Damien and Shyla both were going to do whatever it took to keep their siblings safe.

I would recommend Fostered Identity to all fans of mystery, suspense, and thriller stories. One-click your copy of this great suspense thriller, Fostered Identity today for a very mysterious read.

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carol

Very confusing

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2021

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I have read other books from this author. I was totally confused for the first 7 to 8 chapters trying to figure out how the characters connected. Too many fake names involved. I did finish the book kind of figuring out how they connected. Suspenseful.

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Darcy

Cliffhangers Galore

Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2022

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This book is advertised as follows: All books in the series have standalone stories, no cliffhangers for it. Unfortunately there are several cliffhangers in Fostered Identity, which means if you want the answers you are going to be forced to purchase the next 3 books. The story was interesting, but I was left with the feeling of being cheated as I expected to have answers to the many mysteries and instead was left hanging or forced to buy the rest of the series.