Devil's Bridge

by Greg Lilly

Two friends, Myra and Topher, deal with their twisting lives. Her husband beats her, his lover ignores him, and their friendship must bend with changes of its own. Dealing with their own problems,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932300783
• ISBN13: 9781932300789
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Page-Turner

Devil's Bridge is an intricately woven tale of suspense that will keep the reader wanting to read more. It is a story of two thirty-something people who have been friends since high school. Myra and Topher became friends in high school - she being the slightly unattractive girl, and he being the ostracized gay boy. Their friendship grew deeper and finally into a deeply platonic love which saved them from themselves and the bad choices they made in their romantic partners. In the span of a few months, they both come to the conclusion that they need a new start. Topher is running from an indifferent lover who wouldn't reciprocate Topher's love, and Myra is fleeing from her abusive, and possibly murderous, husband Gil. They decide to run away and start a new life together, but Myra's husband is not willing to let her go so easily. Vengeance is found at a place called Devil's Bridge. This is truly a wonderful book. It is a page-turner that builds to a suspenseful climax, with the reader encouraging and cheering on the battered woman and her best friend (who would do anything to keep her safe.) The plot is tight, the characters believable, and the dialogue is modern. I honestly couldn't put this book down, and therefore I give it my highest recommendation. You won't be disappointed with Devil's Bridge.

Up all night.

Devil's Bridge kept me reading all night. Topher and Myra seem so real that I wanted to talk to them, see how they're doing now. I know that sounds silly, but I hated to end my time with them. This is a well-structured story that keeps moving with precision and grace. Lilly touches on several current issues and handles them with skill, no lecturing by the characters, but shows how things like abuse (physical and emotional), hate crimes, misplaced affection, and a desire to begin anew affect the characters. I recommend this book.

Of interest to anyone who's ever had a friend, or been one.

DEVIL'S BRIDGE does a lot of things right. The settings are colorful, the pace is brisk, and both main characters are warm and likeable. The one thing that really stands out, though, is the perceptive treatment of friendship itself. Friends, lovers, kin and complete strangers all swap roles and responses as the story moves from Page 1 to Devil's Bridge, where the tale ends with a jarring confrontation... that nevertheless delivers on the theme of new beginnings. A satisfying read, and highly recommended!

Adventure with heart

Old friends Myra and Topher seem to be living the urban professional life in Charlotte, North Carolina. But, in reality, they both are having some personal problems. Myra is abused by her husband Gil. Topher is in a dead-end relationship with Alex. Neither Myra nor Topher want to admit things aren't going to get better. When they decide to leave town for a new start, Myra keeps thinking Gil is following them to bring her back. This adventure/relationship novel kept me turning the page. Myra is like so many of my female friends in that she is denial of her own life, but can see others (Topher's) clearly. They have similar problems and the conclusion to start over is a dream many people have. But is starting over always a clean slate? Can you leave your problems behind? Lilly explores these issues with the situations Topher and Myra encounter, and he does it with understanding and action. I had read Fingering the Family Jewels and loved it. The author doesn't let me down with this new novel. He his blog, he states that the Myra and Topher show up in the next Derek Mason Mystery. I'm looking forward to it.

Devil's Bridge bridges the gap between suspense and women's fiction

I had read--and been delighted with--Lilly's first effort, FINGERING THE FAMILY JEWELS, a deceptively cozy mystery that had a biting southern gothic undercurrent. I was surprised--and likewise delighted--with DEVIL'S BRIDGE, which, on the surface, seems like a solidly constructed Lifetime TV movie: a woman on the run from an abusive husband, and the friend who helps her...with secrets and man problems of his own. Lilly imbues his characters with such detail and humanity that one can't help but be pulled into the story. You really care about Topher and Myra and feel as though you're with them as they flee Myra's abusive husband and Topher's bad relationship choices. Lilly keeps the suspense factor high...and this is one book that's hard not to read from start to finish in one sitting. Highly recommended.