What a great way to get the revenge so rightly deserved. A very good read and a real pageturner from the off

If someone told you they could make a person just disappear and all you had to do was give them one name, would you? Sarah has to ask herself this very question after saving a young girl from being kidnapped, causing the girl's father to feel he is indebted to Sarah.

Sarah instantly knows whose name she would give- her boss. He's a condescending sexual predator who will only promote Sarah if she sleeps with him. But could she really control someone's fate so easily? She is raising two kids on her own while her husband is off with another woman and she really needs her job, but at what price? Could she handle the repercussions from the aftermath of giving up the name of her boss to be rid of him?

This was such a unique and thought out story that kept me on the edge of my seat. I really appreciated how the author chose to end the book in a way that highlighted how strong and brave of a woman Sarah is!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for my copy of this book!

Very well written thriller. Hooks you from the first page and ends with an even bigger twist I never saw coming. Loved this one!
Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This newest book by T.M Logan was very good! I loved "Lies" and this didn't disappoint either! The characters were well developed and I was really rooting for our main character, even though I felt so sorry for her most of the time. Two kids to raise alone, separated from husband, being sexually harassed at work.... So glad he got his karma at the end! Very good book!

29 Seconds hooked me right from the start. Hawthorne is such a lech - and the writing was so expressive it made my skin crawl to think of him.
This book is one that puts the reader in situations that makes you feel a little uneasy - and to really cheer for Sarah, the young mom and professor working so hard.
Sarah is a smart, strong female lead that you can’t help but want her to come out of this unscathed.
I was a bit unsure of why the book needed to be separated into three parts - it didn’t seem necessary to me. It could have been separated only by time and achieved the same effect. Otherwise, a fun read that I would recommend!

This book was a clever story with an even more clever twist....I enjoyed the heart pounding scenes that had me on the edge of my seat...

Very intriguing premise. You think the story goes in one direction and then does a 180. Great twists that I did not see coming. I will say at times the dialogue was repetitive and I did not care for the few political comments but overall very well done and I enjoyed it. Thank you publisher and netgalley for this arc in exchange of an honest review.

The story kept you guessing. Just when you were sure you knew, the next twist would change everything. Nice to see good interaction between family members.

Who is worse, the agressor or the revenge taker? These are the opposing sides the author brings to us with a good deed, a willing benefactor and what is right or wrong. Professor Alan and Sarah play your protagonists here and the Russian mafia makes an appearance. All in "29 Seconds". Good read.

It was good even if my copy was free from NETGALLEY

I struggled to be drawn into this novel. I love the idea, and the story was interesting, but it felt lacking in subject; I had no real drive to keep me interested. I kept on, simply because I wanted to see what would happen- and I was completely surprised by the end! The first half of the book felt lighthearted and slightly unconvincing, the characters just placeholders instead of story movers.

I enjoyed the twists and surprises at the end, as well as the secrets not drawn out during the excitement, but explained afterward. I also enjoyed the way this novel approached the topics of over righteous men and the power they attempt to convey toward their womanly counterparts. Alan Hawthorne has the most convincing character development, and I hate him (which is a good thing LOL)

The end of this novel will definitely stick around! I can’t wait to share it when it comes out!

Wow! I just really liked this book so much that i read the whole book in a day which i rarely do! It was very suspenseful and I just couldn't put it down until I finished. Don't start this book on a day you have lots to do because you most likely won't get anything done. I loved Lies by T.M. Logan and I also love this book. This is one of my new favorite authors. I loved the protagonist Sarah and felt very sympathetic to what she was dealing with. Sexual harassment in the workplace is a timely subject. I love the catchy name of the title - 29 seconds - I loved how it fit into the storyline. 5 stars!!! I would like to thank St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book for my honest review.

This was a quicker read than I'd thought it would be. It was more or less enjoyable but I didn't find it overly interesting or intriguing and not really what I thought it would be. The main villain in the book was kind of over the top in his evilness in a way that I didn't find overly realistic. Like more of a caricature of the same kind of asshole you would find in real life.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to.

Sarah, you definitely fooled me. Sarah is the main character in this second outing by T.M. Logan. Clever girl that Sarah. The book had a strong opening with Sarah saving an important man's little girl from danger -that same important man gives Sarah the chance to off someone-anyone. Anyway, then the plot dragged a bit up until the last quarter of the book where I felt that I had expected too much of this story and I would end up disappointed in the ending. But, POW, then the last bits --and it winds up being more than satisfactory. T.M. Logan draws you in to Sarah's tale. She is basically on her own with her two small children as her idiot actor husband has left her to be with another woman. Thank goodness she has her Dad and a good friend Laura to help when she needs it. Unfortunately, she has a job at the university where she is at the mercy of Prof. Alan Lawson and as the tale unfolds you will definitely begin to loathe that creep. I definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys suspense.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

Give me one name. One person. And I will make them disappear forever.
The temptation appalls and intrigues Sarah. Because the name that comes to mind is the name of the boss who has been making her life a living hell.
Will she take the “easy” way out, or can she find another way to escape the clutches of her harasser.?
What would you do in her place? Would you sell your soul to the devil? And what cost would you pay if you did?

Wow. This was an intense novel. Sarah is being sexually harassed at work. The harasser has gotten away with this for years with other women. After saving a child from kidnapping, the child’s father offers her a deal. One name and one 29 second phone call and her problem is gone. Will Sarah make that call?
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Would you make that call? Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

thank you St. Martins Press for an advanced copy of 29 Seconds by T.M. Logan. This book is available on September 10 2019.

This is the second book I've read by T.M. Logan and like Lies, this one is excellent too.
I couldn't put it down and the pages turned so easily. This book has well developed characters, awesome plot, unpredictable, twisty, entertaining, and a page turner. You could easily read it in one setting.

What would you do if you had one wish and it could come true. Sarah had 72 hours to think about it and it only took 29 seconds to make it happen. This book is about sexual harassment and one big decision. What does she pick?

29 Seconds refers to the length of a phone call which is central to the plot of the novel. Unfortunately, said phone call does not take place until nearly midway, so unless you read the book summary the title is ambiguous. The first part of 29 Seconds deals with college professor Sarah and her sexual predator boss, with Sarah gamely trying to avoid his advances without compromising the tenured position she is in line for. These chapters are tense and disturbing on their own- and then things get really unpleasant. In a moment of desperation Sarah makes the call that would eliminate her problem, and the rest of the story deals with the myriad of possible outcomes to this act. Torn between wanting to secure a stable future for her two children-Sarah's husband Nick is out of the picture while he "finds himself" in the arms of another woman- and recognizing two wrongs don't make a right, 29 Seconds is as much a treatise on morality and responsibility as it is a suspenseful thriller. A few things don't add up-although the mysterious figure at the other end of line promises to "make someone disappear without a trace," the reality is almost comical in its execution; and while sexual harassment in the workplace is often dismissed as "boys being boys," Professor Hawthorne is so arrogantly boastful in his mistreatment of women it seems impossible such behavior would have been swept under the rug as it is here. But 29 Seconds is a quick read with short chapters and a steady pace. T. M. Logan's debut novel Lies was a commercial success in both the US and his native England, where 29 Seconds has already been published. Readers on this side of the pond will have to wait until September to decide for themselves if they could have made that fateful call.

Thank you so much for this ARC!

Incredible, TM Logan does it again. This book was fast paced yet complicated and interesting. Cannot wait to see what the author writes next.

Sarah Heywood has the same dilemma all newly minted liberal arts PhDs have. Jobs are hard to come by. So your opening gig is as an overworked temporary instructor at a University. The main goal of every other similar person is to get promoted to the tenure track. So you accept every assignment be it academic, administrative, or professional service. All in the hope of getting on the good side of the boss. The Department Chair.

Alan Hawthorne is the golden boy of Queen Anne’s University. Respected by faculty, administration, and professional peers. Well published. Well connected. Has secured grants in the millions. Tall, blond, imposing baritone, handsome, rich, and stunning teeth, too. Even hosts a TV show on BBC.

And he’s a pig.

Arrogant. Condescending. A world-class letch. People who’ve known him since his days as a university student say he hasn’t changed a bit. Women who haven’t fallen for him are pursued until they finally succumb, by will or by force. Sarah is his latest target.

Sarah’s life hasn’t quite gone the way she’d hoped. As a student, she fell for the quintessential struggling actor, got pregnant young, and delivered her second child a couple weeks after defending her doctoral thesis. The actor has struggled and recently ran off to Bristol to chase artistic opportunities as well as an equally struggling actress. Good think her Father is around to help referee 8yo Grace and 5yo Harry.

After being delayed by the latest in a string of propositions by Hawthorne, Sarah has to rush to pick up the kids. Taking a traffic detour, she happens on what appears to be a grandpa walking his granddaughter. Until another car blocks the sidewalk and attempts to take the little girl. Sarah become enraged and rams the car and its driver, but the child disappears. A day or two later, Sarah herself is abducted and taken to a shadowy businessman. Guy by the name of Grosvenor.

Turns out the little girl was Grosvenor’s daughter and Sarah had indeed prevented an attempted abduction. Grosvenor wants to reward Sarah for her bravery, but she refuses. At a last resort, he plays his trump card. “Give me one name. One person. And I will make them disappear.” No one will know. It's what he's good at. Stunned, Sarah says she has no such name. Grosvenor tells her the offer is good for 72 hours. Gives her a throw-away cell phone with a single number programed in. All she has to do is open the phone and hit the 'Send' key.

In the next 72 hours, Sarah struggles with the offer and just what it might mean or entail. Then Hawthorne hits on her . . . again. This time he makes insinuations and implications of the consequences to come her way if she doesn’t bed him. Soon. And often. At his pleasure. At his command.

And the implication becomes reality. Budget cuts mean each department will have to make personnel decisions. Not only will she not be promoted to a permanent contract, she will probably be let go. And if let go, Hawthorne can make sure every university with an opening will know to steer clear of Sarah Heywood.

Livid beyond words, Sarah goes back and forth about whether to accept Grosvenor’s offer. The Faustian corner of her mind makes the call to this devil on the Thames. And when Hawthorne’s behavior starts to become out of character and he then does indeed disappear, Sarah’s guilt meter redlines. She now has to figure out how to live with herself, deal with the police and colleagues/friends, and whether what she’s done will actually affect her job, career, family, and the future.

But that’s far from the entirety of the book. The last third of the book is every bit as tense and shocking as was Fatal Attraction. This 2018 book is listed as a mystery/thriller, but I’d put it in the psycho-suspense bucket.

Trust me on this one. Pick up this book knowing these two things:

First, Logan pulls no punches in the politics and practices of the sexual power play. I am positive there are many examples that might ring too true and cause chills to anyone who might’ve experienced, or known of, similar situations. Hawthorne is pig. A disgusting despicable pig. That you’ll hate him is a testament to Logan’s skill. Just be warned.
Second, don’t expect to read a couple chapters here and there. YOU WILL BE HOOKED QUICKLY. A one to two sitting read. The story and its twists are wonderfully presented by Logan. Just don’t forget to breathe every now and then.


Oh, and how does the book's title fit in? That phone call to Grosvenor lasted . . . you guessed it . . . 29 seconds.

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