Jeff Cook's "Woe to the Hunted"

"Woe to the Hunted." Mr. Cook's first and only novel to date was written in 1998 while living in Arizona. Published in 2007.

Rave Reviews

Grady Harp - a top-10 Amazon reviewer

"A fascinating first novel that is one of the more interesting concepts in storytelling to grace the bookshelves in some time"

"The reader realizes that the author is playing mind games that result in a highly successful denouement and ending, an ending that carries significant intellectual and mystical weight in Cook's deft writing style"

"His characters are very well drawn, plead entry into our psyches, and never cease to entertain us though their travels border closely on madness"

"A meaty, smart, immensely entertaining book, one that has the scent of a potential screenplay"

 

Daniel Jolly - a top-20 Amazon reviewer

"A fascinating novel"

"A dark and poignant read…really stands out from the crowd in terms of both originality and excellent, insightful writing"

"Fresh and imaginative"

"A darn good read"

 

Amanda Richards - a top-50 Amazon reviewer

"Packed with drama, thrills and wit"

 

Robert P. Beveridge - a top-60 Amazon reviewer

"I was pretty well hooked from the get-go"

"Cook is gifted with an exceptional sense of plotting"

"Leonard is a wonderful character. I adore him."

 

The Premise. When two or more people share the same tragic experience, but from opposite sides of the fence, their paths often tend to divide over the years, as the two develop quite differently over time. For the victims of such tragedies, the memory tends to haunt their waking hours, causing grief, frustration and anger, but occasionally develops into a more divine view of existence. But the memory does not haunt an individual carrying subconscious guilt from the experience; it hunts them. They spend the greater part of their lives trying to forget the entire ordeal and may even effectively and completely remove it from their day-to-day awareness-for a time anyway. Now, if those two different worlds somehow collide once again years later, they clash; the lion attacks, jumps up and grabs the hunted from behind. This is one such instance, the story of Leonard Lee and Shane Bohdan.

 

Buy an autographed copy of Woe to the Hunted for $22 from Jeff Cook himself or a used copy at Amazon.com. Regular priced new copies can be ordered at Barnes and Noble Bookstores online or in person.