Terminated

De: Simon Wood

Narrado por: Emily Beresford

For Gwen Farris, the nightmare commences with the flash of a knife in a darkened parking lot.… That’s where Stephen Tarbell begins to exact his revenge against her for giving him a poor performance evaluation, for getting the promotion he believed was rightly his, and for being the woman who finally drove him over the edge. The threat escalates to an onslaught of physical and psychological intimidation so relentless that it threatens to destroy everything Gwen holds dear. And with the authorities unable - or unwilling - to help, Gwen has to take on Tarbell herself. But how do you stop a madman whose hatred knows no limit?

In a world where workplace insecurity meets violent obsession, only one thing is certain: Someone’s going to get terminated.

©2012 Simon Wood (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Awesome read

Excellent story. At times so intensr I had to stop listening! Highly recommended. As are all his books. Narration great.

i liked this book

This kept my interest all through it. Narration was very well done. I will keep the author in mind.

Good story

When it started, I didn't know how they would make s long book out of s bad job review but Wood did and made it believable without being corny.

Terminated by Simon Wood

This is a stand alone novel Hitchcockian with the twists and turns of inevitable problems accumulating until the final last desperate confrontation between protagonist and nemesis to determine who in fact is Terminated

Thriller!!

Great thriller!! Lots of anxiety and disteress for Gwen. Well written suspense and fantastic plot👌

Extreme suspense; credible story

The publisher's summary tells enough about the story line, but it does not adequately portray the suspense. Author Simon Wood tells a frightening story. Some reviewers have complained that the protagonist was stupid and that the story line is not credible. I strongly disagree. Narrator Emily Baresford could be criticized for not even trying to do male voices, but I find that better than doing them badly. I highly recommend Terminated for those who like really intense suspense.

Some coworker he was

I enjoyed the story Terminated very much. The characters almost came off the page and into the room with me. Emily Beresford did an amazing job bringing life to Gwen and Steven. Steven became very real and at times made my stomach turn he seemed so real and scary. Terminated had a very good storyline, and I could see someone getting caught up in a situation like this with another coworker. I liked that many of the chapters were short and kept the story moving quickly.

Simon Wood writes amazing Stories that use elements of violence and psychological torment to draw his readers in. You will have to read the story of how Gwen Farris is tormented by her coworker Steven Tarbell.

Hooked on Simon Wood

I am hooked on this author! His stories are riveting from the beginning throughout the whole story! This one had me so frustrated for the main heroine through the story!

Ever scream at a book cuz the hero is so stupid?

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Right from chapter one the heroin of this book does the stupidest thing. And a seasoned cop of 30 years does a stupid thing? I swear you will barely care when some of the characters get bumped off. Very predictable story twist.

Would you ever listen to anything by Simon Wood again?

Not unless it's free, or maybe you pay me...

Did Emily Beresford do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

All but the youngest kid. Her "little girl" voice was grating

Do you think Terminated needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Gods NO!!!

Any additional comments?

Do better Simon

The co-worker from hell!

Gwen Farris had only been head of the Quality Assurance department at Pace Pharmaceuticals for six months when it came time to do the employee performance evaluations. All was going smoothly until she reached Stephen Tarbell. His performance did not meet Pace's minimum level, and when she explained this to him, he was livid. He had been at Pace longer than anyone in the department and was up for the head position, only to have Gwen snatch it away from him. A clear case of an equal opportunity hiring if ever there was one. The bad evaluation pushed this borderline sociopath over the edge.

Gwen was working late and was the last person to leave the building. As she approached her car, the only one in the parking lot, Tarbell jumped out from behind the dumpster wielding a knife. He threatened to kill her if she did not change his evaluation to one more acceptable to him. Gwen, fearing that Tarbell would follow through on his threat, agreed to his demands. However, once she was safely at home, she called the head of Human Resources and told what Stephen had done in the parking lot. Gwen agreed not to call the police and let Pace's in house security firm, Private Security International, investigate the matter to build an iron-clad case against Tarbell and ultimately terminate his employment.

Once the investigation was under way, it became clear that Tarbell was a very smart and diabolical criminal. He had avoided the security cameras in the parking lot and there was no record of what had transpired there. Additionally, Tarbell discovered that Gwen had turned him in. This infuriated him even more because Gwen had reneged on her promise. He vowed to destroy Gwen - first her job, then her family, and after she saw everything she held dear vanish he would take her life.

What followed was a methodical dismemberment of Gwen Farris' life. Tarbell was a sick and twisted man, and as the novel progressed became even more so. Gwen was ultimately forced to sink to Tarbell's level to save what was left of her life.

This was a very fine and well crafted story, and the scary thing is that people like Stephen Tarbell actually exist in our society. Some of the events in the book seemed a bit far-fetched to me, hence only a four star rating. Other than those small details, the book was enjoyable and hard to put down. The climax was very exciting and tied all the loose ends together. All in all, it was very much worth my time.