Adverse Impact

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Summary: Truly a page turner - can't wait for his next...
Review: "Tomasso's Adverse Impact exposes your primal fear, attacking you where you're most vulnerable. An emotional roller coaster, I eagerly anticipated the next curve as I gripped the seat praying the ride would stop. And yet, when I finished the last page - I wanted more. Great read!"- Cindy Daniel, author of Death Warmed Over-Coming Soon

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Summary: Exciting thriller
Review: Employment law paralegal Linda Genova works for Hartzman, Cross, Lacy & Bierman, a firm that specializes in representing companies that are having legal issues with employees. She feels pretty good with her work but not so much with her personal life due to her ending of her relationship with her boyfriend Joey Viglucci. After going together for six months, she concludes that she knows nothing about him except images her mind painted to fill in the void.

Soon after she stops seeing Joey, a secret admirer begins sending Linda romantic letters and flowers. Linda feels touched and her ego soars until the letters take a twisted turn into something obsessive and dirty. Seemingly harmless pranks also occur though she does not see the connection to the dark mail. Linda provides the police a list of males, but they find nothing while the perpetrator gets bolder and nastier.

The reason ADVERSE IMPACT works is the lead female character, whose state of mind metamorphosis from a gleeful slight buzz to confusion and ultimately terror, is brilliantly handled so the audience feels all that Linda fears. The support cast especially the men, provides depth to Linda's persona and serves as potential suspects though readers will wonder who is stalking her. Phillip Tomasso III provides fans of chilling suspense and woman in peril thrillers with a powerful tale that keeps readers guessing what will happen with the next twist while tensing muscles wondering when the attack soars into attempted, perhaps successful, homicide.

Harriet Klausner

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Summary: Adverse Impact is a must read!
Review: Having had the pleasure of reading several of this author's books, I can tell you, this book is a must read, especially for thriller readers. You will stay glued to your seat.

Bobby Ruble, award-winning author of Have No Mercy; co-author of Black Rosebud: Have No Mercy II

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Summary: Not impressed
Review: In Adverse Impact Philip Tomasso has created another fine mystery. Paralegal Linda Genova is hard at work on a sexual harassment case for her law firm when she becomes a victim of harassment herself. When her "secret admirer" takes things too far Linda has nowhere to turn except to a man who could be a suspect as well. With a strong cast of characters and twists and turns along the way, Phillip Tomasso will keep you guessing until the end.

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Summary: Terrific Impact!
Review: In Adverse Impact Philip Tomasso has created another fine mystery. Paralegal Linda Genova is hard at work on a sexual harassment case for her law firm when she becomes a victim of harassment herself. When her "secret admirer" takes things too far Linda has nowhere to turn except to a man who could be a suspect as well. With a strong cast of characters and twists and turns along the way, Phillip Tomasso will keep you guessing until the end.

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Summary: I just discovered a new favorite author
Review: Phil Tomasso's Adverse Impact leads you into the frightened mind and life of a stalking victim. The reader feels the terror that occurs when everyone you care about, work with and come across could be your stalker. Every time you start to relax and firmly believe 'I got this figured out' an event takes place and the doubts begin. Do not start this book before bed, every sound will have you hiding under your blankets and wondering "Is that....?" Chris Freeburn, author of Parental Source and Generation Without Souls

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Summary: Adverse Sleep
Review: Phillip Tomasso III will keep you up nights turning pages.

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Summary: Another great book by Tomasso
Review: Tomasso once again has written a page-turning book that will keep you at the edge of your seats. I know I couldn't put it down. Like his other published books, he creates likeable characters and provides twists that offer suspense and keep us readers guessing. I know I always am looking forward to read and re-read his books!

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Summary: Not impressed
Review: Tomasso tries to get inside the head of a female protagonist. Noble goal, but it doesn't ring true to me. I just can't sympathize with Linda nor empathize with the author.

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Summary: Great Read
Review: Women have to be very careful about whom they date. Unfortunately, Linda Genova is learning this lesson the hard way. Together for six months, Linda should be thrilled when Joey asks her to move in with him, but instead she has mixed feelings. A fight ensues and Joey ends up manhandling Linda, which makes her decision very clear. Linda thinks things are over and life should get easier, except that is not the case at all. Linda is receiving prank calls, scary letters and is sure that someone is following her. The obvious suspect is Joey, but it turns out that he is not the only man in Linda's life with motive. The other suspects include her boss, who has made advances to her, the new man she is seeing and a man from one of her cases. As the threatening grows more intense, Linda is afraid that the only way the stalking will stop is with her death.
ADVERSE IMPACT could have very easily turned into a cliched stalker book but Tomasso keeps that from happening with the intensity of the story. The action is almost constant and rarely left me with my breath. Although at times the writing could have been smoother, I felt that the character of Linda overcame anything else. As a strong and intelligent woman, she was someone that I was able to root for. ADVERSE IMPACT is a good suspense thriller that will keep you up way past your bedtime.