The Midnight Before Christmas

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Summary: A great action thriller!
Review: Christmas is meant to be a time of happiness, togetherness, peace, joy and harmony. But it isn't true in this story of treachery, deceit, abuse, crime and conspiracy. Seven year old Tommy is caught in the middle of all the action. Bonnie and Carl, his mom and dad are divorced and Bonnie retained custody of Tommy. When Christmas time is imminent, all Carl wants to do is spend time with his son. But Bonnie doesn't allow it, figuring that he might abuse them again. Carl therefore uses his rage to try and get to see Tommy. He breaks into the house, punches out Bonnie's boyfriend, destroys property and knocks out a neighbor. Fearing more attacks in the future, Bonnie decides to hire an attorney, Megan. Megan defends Bonnie for a while, until she finds things suspicious. Bonnie doesn't turn out to be the good mother she appears to be and the story takes a devious plot turn. Megan uncovers the real story from Carl, the ex-cop/husband. The truth is that Bonnie and her new boyfriend, Frank, are partners in the scheme to get to Carl's three million-dollar trust fund. Through many action filled, suspenseful scenes, all Carl is trying to do is get his boy back for Christmas. He soon encounters more than just that. Bonnie and Frank use Tommy as the bait, in order for attempts to kill Carl and obtain his money. The Midnight Before Christmas was a very good, entertaining, suspenseful, action filled book. It began with action and continued with action throughout. There wasn't a part anywhere. The book took you on a thrill ride and made you believe. Therefore, I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a non-stop action thriller.

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Summary: A GREAT BOOK!!!!
Review: Have read several of Bernhardt's book and I think this is one of his best. Megan McGee is approached by Bonnie Cantrell who wants protection from her ex-husband, Carl Cantrell. She says that Carl has beaten her before and is afraid he will kill their seven year old son. Megan does what she can but she begins to wonder if Bonnie is telling her the truth. The story takes many twist and turns. It will hold your attention, it is short and a quick easy read. Carl tries to get his boy back, he is shot, but by whom? The ending is great and makes you think. A good book.

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Summary: The Midnight Before Christmas
Review: This story is about a man named Carl. He wanted to see Tommy, his son, for Chritmas Eve but he can't because his ex-wife, Bonnie, got total custody of Tommy. Carl had to find out a way to see his son, so when Bonnie wasn't at the daycare center, Carl got Tommy. Bonnie wasn't there because she had to get a restraining order for Carl not to go by Tommy. When Bonnie found out that Carl had taken Tommy, Bonnie and her lawyer, Megan, went out looking for them and they found them. So Carl took off so the cops didn't get them but he had to go to the hospital because he broke his arm. So when he was an explosion and he ran out of the hospital. When the lawyer found out that Bonnie was trying to kill Carl she was on Carl's side. When Bonnie called Carl on the cell phone she was prentending to be Tommy and she said that he was getting hurt so Carl went to the house with the lawyer and Bonnie had a gun in her hand so Megan knocked it out of her hand and the cops came and got Bonnie. So Carl went home with the lawyer and his son for Christmas.

I would say that the book was okay but there could be more exciting.