I was excited to read this one. I loved this author's previous book. I was expecting to be wow'ed again. Unfortunately, this book didn't match the caliber as this author's previous work.

I will tell you, at least sixty percent, if not more, of this book drug. And much of that felt completely unnecessary. Much of the book was just filler that made the book drag.

The "action" scenes, the parts of the book where something actually happened, were great! Those parts are what kept me reading the book. I was extremely curious to see how it ended. I thought for sure the ending would blow my mind.

I didn't care for many of the characters. Even the heroine wasn't very likeable. She was weak and weak willed. I just couldn't jump on board with her.

I saw all of the twists and turns coming. Except for the ending. The author did make sure you didn't see that coming. I wasn't blown away by it, but at the same time it was a great revenge ending. It did and didn't fit with the book. (If you read it, you will see what I mean.)

Overall, this isn't necessarily a book I would be recommending to all of my friends. There may be some that will absolutely love this book. I just am not on that side of the coin.

Many thanks to St. Martin's Press & Netgalley for the chance to read this novel.

T.M. Logan's sophomore release was a tense, rage-inducing read! I didn't know much about this book going into it (just how I like my Thrillers), except for what the blurb said. I thought based on the information readers are given, I had this one figured out. Boy, was I wrong!

I couldn't believe the audacity of Sarah's boss in this book. This fictional character's behavior made me nauseous and squirmy in the comfort of my own home! In the world we're living in, we, unfortunately, know many cases of women being blackmailed and sexually harassed in the workplace, but nothing made those stories more clear to me than this book. Oftentimes, looking in from the outside, we assume people could put their foot down and fight back. Just by sheer will, they should be able to avoid sexual harassment. 29 Seconds made it clear as crystal that isn't always the case...and it was terrifying to imagine.

I found myself chanting, "Just make the call!" and "Call already!" as I was reading each encounter with Sarah's boss. He was the scum of the earth and I was ready for him to be gone. I was sure I knew how things would play out and I felt as if I was waiting forever! Sarah's situation felt so hopeless, I could hardly stand the tension of waiting for her to take action.

What came next simultaneously made my jaw and stomach drop!

I was impressed by the originality of this story and the topics it tackled. Even as a woman myself, this book opened my eyes to situations women should never find themselves in, but unfortunately, do. This book easily kept my attention and tapped into my emotions in a way I didn't expect. There were a few slow points for me, that could've been shortened or edited out. I also was unsure of a fade to black scene. I prefer to have more of the action written out for me, rather than hearing about what happened later on. Nonetheless, this was a good read by an author I will continue to follow. T.M. Logan is able to write Thrillers I think about months after I turn the last page.

Pick up a copy on release day: September 10.

Rating: 3.5 stars

This suspense novel rolls out a novel premise with flair. It's twisty and turny and absolutely relatable. How would a good person react given the opportunity of no ties attached revenge? What if that good person was given that opportunity in a weak moment? This was a fun quick read that had me thinking, and playing the "what if" game with friends. What would you do? A solid 4 star read.

This book was very relevant with the Me Too movement. I wanted to yell, go see a lawyer. Find other girls and file a harrassment claim. But then there would be no book. It asks a good question, If given the chance of no consequences, and no other great options, would you let someone make someone disappear for you? The middle got a little slow and frustrating but the back 20% was very suspenseful and I was not sure if this was going to end as it should. The actual ending twist was great and worth the wait.

I loved Lies, T.M. Logans first book, but in my personal opinion this one fell flat after Lies. This one just didn't have the kick and the twists I expected. Don't get me wrong, it was a good read, but just seemed to be missing that extra something exciting that made it a thriller. In this book we encounter Sarah, a teacher and young single mother at a university. Trying to get ahead in her career but she has a sleazy boss who only wants to get in her pants and threatens her career if she doesn't comply. One day Sarah unwittingly rescues a young child and unknowingly puts a very powerful man in her debt who says he can erase all her problems with just one phone call. Does she make the call? You'll have to read to find out. Thank you to Netgalley and St Martin's Press for my honest review.

29 Seconds is a taut, beautifully crafted thriller that begs the question: Is there anything you wouldn't do if your back was pressed against the wall and you were on the verge of losing everything? Dr. Sarah Haywood is a temporary research assistant in line for a permanent position at Queen Anne University. By all rights, Sarah should get the upcoming department promotion as she has put in her time and paid her dues. Unfortunately, her fate is in the hands of her immediate supervisor Professor Hawthorne - an influential, devious sexual predator who's made it crystal clear the only way Sarah will get a promotion is to submit to his sexual demands. Hawthorne is one of the untouchables as he's earned his crown in the workplace good-old-boy's club. The man is a snake whose sordid reputation is so well-known among women co-workers that they've developed a list of rules for surviving his unwanted advances. Rule #1 - Never, ever be alone with him. Through Sarah's point of view, readers see a desperate woman who has reached the end of her rope as she faces a life-altering decision. One that sorely tests her convictions and morals after an unexpected event results in her being thrown a lifeline - a one time chance to be rid of Hawthorne for good. A short window of opportunity has opened, but it means making a deal with the devil. Are the unexpected consequences worth the price?

29 Seconds is a taut, fast-paced thriller with sharp curves that will keep you on your toes. I quickly became totally engrossed in this story that tackles the never-ending issue of sexual harassment of employees in the workplace by an influential superior. The torrid pace and menacing tone had my heart racing as I burned through pages to uncover the outcome. Logan masterfully manipulates these characters into stressful situations and then charges them with finding their own way out, painting an all-too-real picture of survival of the fittest in a toxic workplace where upper management turns a blind eye to a manipulative, abusive sexual predator. By way of a twisted, tightly woven plot line, the author explores morals and facing the consequences of ones actions. His interspersed descriptive passages of Sarah's everyday home life with her two girls clearly defines what's at stake for Sarah as readers are afforded an opportunity to understand what she has to lose should she fail. I devoured this book and thought I was prepared for the ending, but Hello! Logan still managed to surprise me in the end! Brilliantly written and delivered, 29 Seconds is a fantastic story that fans of suspense thrillers will love!

29 Seconds by T. M. Logan is a gripping psychological thriller that will pull you right in.

It deals with the question that if you can make someone disappear without any consequences would you do it.

Sarah is a collage professor who has been fighting off sexual advances from a leading professor for years. He has openly told her that he will basically destroy her academic career if she doesn't comply with his wishes.
She is angry, hurt, scared and doesn't know what to do and how to escape from his clutches.

After she saves the life of a very rich and extremely dangerous and shady man's daughter, as a token of gratitude he offers to make any person she chooses disappear forever. She has 72 hours to give him a name and the decision is irrevocable.
When Sarah realizes that years of studying, hard work, sacrifices and well as her children's well being is being threatened, she makes the call.
This call, which lasts only 29 seconds will set off a chain of events that will change her life and lives of people around her forever and make bad situation absolutely unbearable.

At first it is a bit slow going as we get to familiarize with main character's life, both private and professional, her family and friends as well as the horrible situation she finds herself in.
Later it is action packed, at the edge of a seat read as fast as you can to see what happens.
The end will be so surprising you will not see it coming.

A new page-turner from the author of "Lies." This time the main character is a college professor locked into a lower level on the hierarchy by a the misogynist. Sarah is a very likable character and it is easy to feel her anguish. The addition of the 29 seconds offer is an interesting plot device and ratchets up the stakes. Kept me on the edge of my seat all the way to the end.

A big thank you to St. Martins for a paperback ARC and also for a digital ARC in cooperation with NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

If with a single 29 second phone call, you could make one person disappear and it could never be traced back to you, would you take it?

This is the decision Sarah must face after intervening in the kidnapping of a wealthy, but dangerous man's daughter. She has her options. There is Nick, her estranged husband who has run off with another woman, or Alan, her boss, who is constantly sexually harassing her (and other women) and telling her that she must sleep with him in order to keep her job.

Once she makes her decision, the plot twists come left and right. This is a fast paced thriller that was very hard to put down. I never saw the twists coming and was very surprised by the ending. The author did a tremendous job writing such a despicable, manipulative villain, and a heroine, in Sarah, that you can't help but root for. I highly recommend reading this one!

My thanks to St. Martin's Press, T.M. Logan, and NetGalley for gifting me an e-copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book sucked me in immediately and I didn’t want to put it down! Sarah is trying to work her way up the ladder as a professor in England. But her boss is making her life miserable by sexually harassing her. When she saves a young girl she is given an opportunity by the girl’s father to make her boss stop...for good.

This book is fast-paced, interesting, and has a strong female protagonist that I was rooting for the whole book. I really liked the twists and how the story ended. This is a great thriller to end the Summer with!

I will keep this review brief because you don’t need too much background on this story before diving in.

Sarah is a mother of two, recently separated from her husband and dealing with an intolerable boss at the university where she is employed. Her boss keeps bypassing her for promotions simply because any time he makes a pass at her, she stands her ground and tells him no!

Sarah is at a loss about how to handle the situation with her boss, but an opportunity to be rid of him literally drops into her lap. A powerful and dangerous man offers to make her boss disappear- with absolutely no way of it ever being traced back to her. All it takes is one phone call. Should Sarah take the risk?

29 Seconds had me on the edge of my seat-it was so damn good! I’ve never read anything from T.M. Logan and I was truly blown away. I applaud him for taking on a real issue that happens in the workplace and showing a strong female that fights back. This is a must read for September.

Thank you Netgalley and St, Martins Press for this advance reading copy. This book will be published 9/10/19.

29 Seconds is the second book by T.M. Logan that I’ve read, and I’m pretty sure it will be the last.
Sarah has been dealing with escalating sexual harassment from a senior professor, to the point where her job and career are in peril. She spends a good deal of the book lamenting her fate and acting helpless to do anything about it.
In unrelated events, she comes across a potential kidnapping and intervenes, allowing the little girl to get away. Because of this, the father of the little girl she saved, a very powerful, wealthy man, offers her a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have one person disappear for good. Naturally, she chooses the creepy professor, but instead of this taking care of the problem, things just get worse.
So, here are some of my issues with the story:
This wealthy, powerful stranger, Grosvenor, is so grateful to Sarah for her intervention in the attempted kidnapping that he insists on paying back his debt by offering to make one person, of her choosing, disappear. Uh…isn’t that a pretty strange reward for a single, working mom who has no involvement whatsoever in criminal activity? Like, he couldn’t just offer her cash? Not only that, but he is so worried about keeping their communication confidential that he all but threatens the lives of her children and other loved ones. Not exactly the best way to express gratitude to someone who has saved your child’s life.
After Sarah gives her name, Grosvenor, this supposedly all-powerful behemoth, hires a henchman who completely screws up the job, and a week after his disappearance, creepy professor is back and wreaking more havoc than ever. What kind of criminal mastermind is this?
Once the professor is back, he blackmails Sarah with the threat of telling the authorities of her involvement in his kidnapping. Of course, Sarah believes this threat is credible and is sufficiently cowed, even though there is not a SHREAD OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE tying her to anything.
At this point in the story, I was pretty fed up with what a helpless basket-case Sarah was, and hardly cared how things worked out.
And speaking of how things worked out…95% of the book, Sarah is completely impotent, yet at the very end, she manages to pull off a Mission Impossible-level stunt, solving all of her problems and getting rid of the professor for good. Um, okay, whatever. Maybe if the teaching thing doesn’t work out, she can start running covert operations for the CIA.
Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC of 29 Seconds.

Being a good Samaritan is usually something you are proud of not frightened of, right?

Sarah saved the daughter of a prominent man from being kidnapped, but she was rewarded in a very unusual way and in a way she actually couldn’t accept until she knew she needed to.

The reason Sarah made this decision was because of an ongoing problem with her boss, Alan, who harasses women, steals their ideas, and lies about it all. Sarah had to do something about him, but will it backfire?

Sarah knew it would backfire and make her look bad and lose her job at the university, but this harassment couldn’t continue. She knew, though, that she wouldn’t win or could she?

If you want to hate a character, Alan would be your man.

29 SECONDS is a book you literally will not be able to put down. The tension keeps building and doesn't stop. The evilness of Alan doesn't stop either.

I have never finished a book this quickly - that is how good this book is.

If you enjoy edge-of-your-seat thrillers, this book needs to be on your reading list...an absolutely terrific read. 5/5

This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This book had me from the very beginning. I love that it kept me engaged the entire time. I couldn't wait to see how it ended. I would highly recommend to all my fellow readers. Thank you for the chance to review this book!

A life changing 29 seconds, in 29 Seconds by TM Logan, and there is no going back. Sarah starts off unhappy, her husband has left her and their two children, life sucks at work, she has a horrible boss and just a few friends. As hard as she tries to get ahead at the university where she teaches, she gets pulled down by her jerk of a boss. Through being at the right place and the right time, she saves a little girl in trouble and now the tables have turned, she may get what she wants. And then, the tables have turned again, again and then again. Great way to play the game and I love the ending. It's a thrilling ride. Thank you#NetGalley #29Seconds #twenty7

299 seconds is a gripping thriller with a twist at the end that you will never see coming
This book is a psychological thriller that will always leave you on the edge of your seat
This book is about a once in a lifetime offer
Tremendously exciting book which I expect to be a best seller

This was an interesting book. I liked that the topic fit with so much of what we see in the media. I loved the idea of being careful what you wish for and etc. But what I did not love was the pacing of this entire book. I felt as if it was just taking too long to tell the reader what the point of it all is. The chapters were very short, but it seemed like it took forever and day to get to the main plot. The pacing made me bored at times, and it took me away from the plot. Most of the chapters were very repetitive and that also made it difficult to finish. Overall it was a good book, but it lacked that wow factor that I was expecting. An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was supposed to be about a woman who is being sexually harassed at work by her supervising professor and how she is given an option to basically kill one person without repercussions. My biggest problem with this book was that it was so incredibly darn repetitive. Several situations where the professor accosted her were described in disgusting detail. Way more than needed to be to show the seriousness of the situation. Then, after Sarah is offered her free ticket, she laments it over and over again. Seriously, we already know the answer so why do we need to spend so much time on internal debate? To make matters worse, once the deed is done, she starts in again on the whole thing. Finally at about 80% of the way through the book something happens that peeked my attention. Sadly, while it was good, by that point I just wanted the book to end. I know many people enjoyed this book a lot more than me but I felt it was a mediocre draft of what could have been a much tighter, suspenseful, and enjoyable book.

Give me one name. One person. And I will make them disappear.”

Sarah is a young professor struggling to prove herself in a workplace controlled by the charming and manipulative Alan Hawthorne. A renowned scholar and television host, Hawthorne rakes in million-dollar grants for the university where Sarah works—so his inappropriate treatment of female colleagues behind closed doors has gone unchallenged for years. And Sarah is his newest target.

When Hawthorne’s advances become threatening, Sarah is left with nowhere to turn. Until the night she witnesses an attempted kidnapping of a young child on her drive home, and impulsively jumps in to intervene. The child’s father turns out to be a successful businessman with dangerous connections—and her act of bravery has put this powerful man in her debt. He gives Sarah a burner phone and an unbelievable offer. A once-in-a-lifetime deal that can make all her problems disappear.

No consequences. No traces. All it takes is a 29-second phone call.

Because everyone has a name to give. Don’t they?

My Thoughts: A ripped-from-the- headlines story, 29 Seconds gripped me from the very beginning. The intensity of Sarah’s situation as a target of a manipulative and predatory department head at the university where she teaches kept me rapidly turning pages, wondering where she would turn next.

Her bravery in intercepting a kidnapper and saving a child led to a situation that seemed too good to be true. How would a grateful wealthy man somehow pay the debt he believes he owes her? What would go wrong?

At every turn, I was furious at how the evil Alan Hawthorne managed to escape consequences for his actions, so I was intent on rooting for Sarah in her various attempts to outsmart him. When she finally has no other options, she takes on the complicated task of turning the tables on him, with a little help from some technologically adept assistants. I couldn’t anticipate how it would all play out until the final pages, so I couldn’t stop reading. 5 stars.

***My e-ARC came from the publisher via NetGalley.

I LOVED this book!! Super relevant in today's society (unfortunately). The actions of males were infuriating, but unfortunately realistic. It was super easy to root for and understand the main character. The moral dilemma had me questioning what I would do in a similar situation, and genuinely not knowing the answer. The ending was completely twisted and very satisfying. 5 stars!!