Covert Dreams by Michael Meyer

 

THIS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SUSPENSE THRILLER by Michael Meyer has been compared to Robert Ludlum’s Bourne series, and the writing style has been compared to that of Dean Koontz. #2 on Recommended Thriller/Suspense list at Goodreads 

Imagine waking up remembering intimate details about a country in which you have never traveled and fluently speaking a language that you have never spoken. B.J. is living the ideal life. He has a great wife, a wonderful job. And yet he is experiencing life-like vivid dreams of Munich, a city he has never visited.

Stan Halsey is a professor in Saudi Arabia, who sends for his wife to join him. She arrives, and, in the blink of an eye, she vanishes, leaving no trace of ever being alive in either the United States or in Saudi Arabia.COVERT DREAMS is a fast-paced international suspense thriller that moves from Munich to the burning sands of Saudi Arabia. What is real, and who is responsible for the terrifying nightmare?

EXCERPT
The Munich all around her was bustling with activity. She could hear it from all directions. Munich was a wonderful city, a fun-loving place, the live and let live ebullience of the city emanating from its every nook and cranny. She had had a lovely stay here. All of it had been so adventurous, so new, so unlike life back home in Arizona. She could vividly recall the first time she had ventured into a Munich beer garden, where the liter mugs had been so huge that she had had to lift hers with both hands, and the giggles, from him, until he too had had to use both hands.
The fumbling noises he had been making came to an abrupt halt. He began stroking her cheek again. Gus looked so happy, so young, so full of life. It was so hard to imagine that he could be so heavily involved in all this horror.
Gus smiled at her once more. His eyes were soft, so gentle, so caring, so loving.
Maybe this was some kind of huge mistake. Maybe he wasn’t going to kill her after all. Maybe everything would turn out happily ever after. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe. But then suddenly she saw it clearly. It was no fairy tale. There would be no maybe. This was real, as real as the mixture of sadness and fear that now flooded her brain.
And then she died, with her eyes wide open, challenging, piercing his to the end.

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Genre – Suspense / Thriller 

Rating – PG13

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR writes mysteries, thrillers, and humorous fiction
I have resided in and have visited many places in the world, all of which have contributed in some way to my own published writing. I have literally traveled throughout the world, on numerous occasions. I have lived in Finland, Germany, Thailand, Saudi Arabia (where COVERT DREAMS is set), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (where DEADLY EYES is set). I gained the wanderlust to see the world, to experience other cultures, at an early age, and this desire has never left me. If anything, it has only gained in intensity as I have aged. I try to travel internationally at least once a year. In the interim, I spend lots of time traveling around both my home state of California and other nearby states.

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My Review:
As far as International thrillers go, this was my favorite. However I found that some of these things can, and probably do, happen in real life. What I liked was how B.J. had dreams of a place that he has never been to before. Medicine and doctors are no help. He is stuck with the dreams. Finally he decides to travel to where his dreams take place, Munich.  Once he gets there the book explodes into all sorts of thrills and drama. My mind was racing back and forth, in a good way. I truly enjoyed the way the writer drew me in to the story. The way that peoples lives were erased, and people went missing really got me into the book. I needed to know who was responsible and why was B.J. speaking German in his dreams? There were so many questions, and the author did a great job of answering them!
The way the author described certain scenes was also enjoyable. I found myself picturing some scenes in my mind. This would made a great movie!
I have heard many people say "follow your dreams", now I know why we shouldn't!
The book was easy to read, and I enjoyed his different style towards the end. I am giving this book a 5/5! I was given a copy to review from Orangeberry book tours, however all opinions are my own.