The Road Trap

By Mark Edwards

“It had been that special time of the year. If you want real stress and paramount tension then think college exams. It was time to de-stress, have fun... a getaway. Simply put, we work hard, so we play hard.

That's why we headed to nowhere other than SPRING BREAK, the once per year extravaganza. We had nothing on our minds but the jazzy blue skies, the powdery white sands, teal colored waters, the parties, pina colada, our favorite bands... you name it.

A silly prank by our college mates, who were a bit more pointless than us, landed us in the wrong direction. Fun, food frolic and... Fear should have never been the next word, but we couldn't help but wondering among ourselves, as we shivered with alarming fear, which of us will be the next to disappear or which of us will be the next to be seriously wounded?

Who would want to hurt five silly and harmless university students, and why? One thing we found out for sure: Escaping would just be one of our battles.

Can I tell you? Things were a bit fast paced.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark Edwards
• Release date: May 19, 2015
• ISBN: 9781513026756

Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards and Louise Voss met after Louise saw Mark on a TV documentary about aspiring writers, and a writing partnership was born. Their first two thrillers, Killing Cupid and Catch Your Death, were huge hits when the pair self-published them online, becoming the first UK indie authors to reach No. 1 in both the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Fiction charts.

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"It had been that special time of the year.  If you want real stress and paramount tension then think college exams.  It was time to de-stress, have fun... a getaway.  Simply put, we work hard, so we play hard. 

That's why we headed to nowhere other than SPRING BREAK, the once per year extravaganza.  We had nothing on our minds but the jazzy blue skies, the powdery white sands, teal colored waters, the parties, pina colada, our favorite bands... you name it.

A silly prank by our college mates, who were a bit more pointless than us, landed us in the wrong direction.  Fun, food frolic and...  Fear should have never been the next F word, but we couldn't help but wondering among ourselves, as we shivered with alarming fright, which of us will be the next to disappear or which of us will be the next to be seriously wounded?

Who would want to hurt five silly and harmless university students, and why?  One thing we found out for sure:  Escaping would just be one of our battles.

Can I tell you?  Things were a bit fast paced."

Chapter One

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How long is Daytona Beach from here?

Why Sidonie, can’t wait to find that dream lover at Spring Break? Brad giggled.  While both hands were gripped to the steering wheel, he glanced over at the pointed nose girl who sat in the seat behind him.  Her face grew red, so too did Jake’s. 

Are you going to get us killed?  Liam yelled after Brad turned around, just in time then quickly swerved the four seater van to the extreme left so as to avoid running over the little brown squirrel that suddenly appeared in the middle of the road.

Geez!

Little critter! Kate exclaimed while pulling her golden locks from her face.

A sure critter that red-skinned squirrel is, Brad interjected while breathing a sigh of relief.

I’m referring to you, stoopid, Kate said after brushing the wisps of her golden hair from her freckled face. 

You sit in my automobile and call me a critter, how dare you?

Well keep your damn eyes on the road while you drive your automobile, Kate retorted.

Get the hell out of my vehicle!

If you stop this darn thing, I will. Hating this brute is such an easy thing to do.

Come on, you don’t expect to get off here, you’ll get eaten, Jake interjected; he continued scarfing his milkshake and sundae while Sidonie wrapped her long arms around his neck.

Eaten, out here, would that be a bad thing? Kate answered; she glanced at Liam just wishing that he would acknowledge her, somewhat.  He had been so hooked to his mobile phone; he was actually chatting to some girl name Jill via his stupid

Reviews for The Road Trap

[Emmaa · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I lived the Bravery that the 5 young people portrayed and how bravery in the end, saved them all! Brilliant short book!