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Summary: Logical vs. Heart!
Review: This is an awesome read. Kate is the best at what she does...hostage negotiations. She can keep her cool in the worst of circumstances. Dave is a sold-out-to-Christ kinda guy. He's completely comfortable with his faith and his job as an FBI agent. What happens when Dave meets Kate, who wants nothing to do with a God that lets bad things happen? What happens when Kate meets Dave who manages to continuously slip under that emotional barrier that makes her such a good negotiator? Throw in an intriguing mystery and BAM!! you have a must read.I dare you to try this one. You won't want to stop here.
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Summary: Negotiate Time to Read This Book
Review: Once I picked it up, I couldn't put down Dee Henderson's, The Negotiator. With the fast-paced feel of current television hits like C.S.I. and The Agency, Henderson's main character, Kate O'Malley negotiates hostage situations with the ease and grace of the professional she is. O'Malley - one of a set of seven "siblings" - orphans that banned together as children - learns to negotiate her heart and soul through time spent with FBI agent, Dave Richman. Richman, who falls for Kate while the two work their way out of a bank bombing, can't give his heart until he is sure of Kate's relationship with God. Henderson easily incorporates the gospel message into The Negotiator and gives the reader a fresh perspective on heart and soul matters, while delivering a romantic suspense that rocks the socks.
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Summary: The Negotiator
Review: Though the characters were engaging and likeable, I found this book a little boring. The author obviously did a wealth of research to learn how government law enforcement agencies operate. That works for and against this novel. It gives the novel the sharp edge of realism. However, it also buries the suspense of the book in details. In fact, there is very little suspense in this novel. The majority of it consists of the characters sitting around in meetings discussing theories and the latest investigation discoveries.
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Summary: The Negotiator
Review: Book one in the O'Malley series, this stands to be my favorite. Not that the others aren't good, but this one just hold your attention, page after page. Definite MUST READ.
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Summary: A great read worth owning
Review: THis book is a great thriller and a wonderful example of Christian literature...
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Summary: Amazing as usual
Review: Dee Henderson has got to be one of my favorite Christian authors. This story has it all: a spiritual search that will affect you personally, a tough but sensitive guy, an independent woman who can take care of herself, action, suspense . . . what's not to love?
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Summary: Meet the O'Malley's - you'll love them!
Review: Did you read DANGER IN THE SHADOWS? If not, DO IT! There you will meet Dave Richman, the FBI Hero of this book. You don't have to read DANGER before reading NEGOTIATOR, but you will want to read both of them, and all the following Henderson books. In NEGOTIATOR, Kate O'Malley is a negotiator, a very good one. In her world she struggles with how justice and mercy can co-exist. Dave Richman is an FBI agent who believes that God is merciful and just, and struggles with helping Kate understand. Throw in a major blow-up, a plot that keeps you guessing, plus a friends/family unit of support that is incredibally realistic, and you have a book you won't want to put down. You will also want to attend the next O'Malley family gathering! I am so glad that Ms. Henderson invites us to join the family in several other books. Don't miss them!
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Summary: O'Malley Series
Review: This by far is the best series of books I have read!! I can honestly say that they even surpass the Left Behind Series. Dee Henderson really knows how to write page-turners. You will fall in love with the characters in this series.
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Summary: I'm hooked!!!
Review: This was the first Dee Henderson book I read and now I'm hooked. I love the mystery/romance combination. Dee's writing reminds me of another of my favorite authors, Terri Blackstock. This book keeps you reading and does not get boring. Read it you'll enjoy it like I did.
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Summary: Joy in the midst of adversity, a good read.
Review: The Negotiator is a fine book. It is pretty good in the whodunit category. It also contains elements of romance, but it's not dripping with it. I don't read much fiction, but I really enjoyed this book. My wife and I read it concurrently. It was very nice to be able to sit down together and discuss the story. We both enjoyed sharing quality time, even if it was just to discuss characters in a work of fiction. The story starts out in a very engrossing situation. The pace doesn't slow for quite some time. However, it does slow toward the end. In fact, my wife and I both thought the ending was anti-climactic. Dee Henderson tackles some pretty deep theological issues in this book. I think she handles them well, but doesn't delve too deeply into the mysteries. Personally, I'd love to have seen her flesh them out more, but this is a work of fiction, not a work of theology. She handled them well within her storyline. The O'Malley Family is a great set-up. And, I suspect the rest of the books in the series will be pretty good too. I'm hoping to find time to read the rest of them. Kate O'Malley, the negotiator, is an interesting character. I did find her penchant for eating junk food to be a bit overdone - I would have a hard time believing that the picture on the book's cover would be fitting for someone with those eating habits. Other than that, the character development is very good for Kate. Dave, on the other hand, is a bit less believable. He speaks with a British accent, so we assume he is British. However, the book never tells us how or why a Brit is working for the FBI. Also, he's extremely wealthy (old money). This provides for a couple of sections in the "romantic" development of the book that do little to progress the storyline. They seemed extravagant to me. Perhaps that comes from my realist personality. The story is very readable. I did finally have to go to the dictionary to look up the word "roil." Perhaps my vocabulary is too limited, but her heavy usage of this particular word struck me as odd. I would have thought the editor might have caught the heavy usage and suggested something else. The one thing that struck me, and will stay with me when I read other works of fiction, is the way Henderson developed and showed the sense of joy of being with friends and family. I cannot remember ever reading a story that made me feel the joy and happiness of the characters. In fact, for me, the joy and happiness in the story were far more real that the worry and fear. I wish more people focused on bring out joy in life, even in difficult times, when they write. I wouldn't really classify this as a "feel good" book, but it will provide many occasions that bring this feeling to you. In the end, I really liked the book. I think that most readers, Christian or not, will enjoy reading it.
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