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Summary: There is a Plot...
Review: As a Tami Hoag fan, I found this book to have a slow start. The storyline tempts the reader and lays ideas that "something" has happened to both of the main characters, Jack and Laurel; however, it is slow at revealing what the "something" is. Unlike Hoag's other books which starts off with a murder mystery, the first half of the book delves into a the love story part of the plot. Because I enjoy Hoag for the Who-Dunnit stories, I felt that the first half dragged on. Not a bad read, but does not measure up to my favorite, A Thin Dark Line. Both Cry Wolf and A Thin Dark Line take place in South Louisiana, a place that is near and dear to my heart.
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Summary: Big bad wolf in the swamps of Louisiana
Review: Laurel Chandler is a disturbed prosecutor coming home from Georgia for some R&R after her own "cry wolf" incident. She needs some emotional healing, but gets caught up in a serial killer drama instead. The killer is playing games with her, singling her out by slipping her trophies from the dead girls found in the swamp. This book is rich with descriptions of the Louisiana scenary, the Cajun people, and many interesting suspects. Ms Hoag goes to great lengths to build the story with gripping background material on a number of shady characters. I thoroughly enjoyed trying out my own theories as to which one could have the motive and opportunity to commit the murders. Near the end, the killer reveals him/herself to our heroine in a cutesy fashion, further adding to the drama. Read it. You'll love it.
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Summary: great
Review: this book was great, I read it in just a few sittings, the characters a very similar to other hoag's people, but still compelling. I highly recomend this book, if you likes lucky's lady you will not be dissapointed
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Summary: Not Exactly Southern Hospitality
Review: Prosecutor Laurel Chandler has suffered a nervous breakdown after losing a case where children were being abused. The loss makes things worse in that Laurel is convinced of the abuse and the fact that the perpetrators have gone free have just made her completely sick. She heads to her paternal Aunt's home in Bayou Breaux, Louisiana to heal. Despite Laurel's desire to simply do nothing, she's pretty quickly drawn in by some of the town's characters. In addition a serial killer is hunting woman in the nearby towns and killing them. Tami Hoag has created a fascinating story and excellent characters. As a reader, I was completely taken by the richness of the character development and the authentic feel of a small town in Louisiana. Obviously Laurel rises to the occasion and starts investigating the serial killings. Yet, this isn't simply a fascinating mystery. It's also the story of odd but engaging characters that kept me wanting to read more. I just couldn't wait to find out what was up next. One of Hoag's best.
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Summary: Fantastic! I couldn't put it down!
Review: First - if you are a Tami Hoag fan, be sure to read this book BEFORE reading "A Thin Dark Line" - she reveals both who the killer is and who his victims were. This was a really great suspense novel, definately my favorite of all Ms.Hoag's books. The characters were extremely colorful, the killer a big surprise, and the last 20 pages are virtually impossible to put down. The only thing that keeps me from rating it a 10 is the fact that Ms.Hoag still seems to be sticking to the same formula she uses in all of her novels: heroine meets a tortured bad boy who turns out to be a softie underneath, she acts like she can't stand him or trust him, he the same, they hate each other,they love each other, he saves her from peril and doom, they live happily ever after. If she could have toned down the predictable (and somewhat "gag-me") romance storyline, this book would have been perfect. All in all, if you can take the drippy romance with a grain of salt, this is one terrific read you won't want to miss.
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Summary: Cry Wolf
Review: This book isn't sure if it wants to be a love story or a crime thriller. There is too much focus on the main characters blossoming relationship and not enough detail on the murders and murderer.
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Summary: Cry Wolf
Review: This book was very well written. It kept you guessing to the very end who did it. She developed the characters with great detail so you could see who they were as you read. Yet another success by Tami Hoag
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Summary: Too Much Romance
Review: This book does not live up to Tami Hoag's standards. I thought it was a new book but it is written like a romance and hyped as a mystery. It is full of goopy hate-love senarios that are soooooo boring. I bought the audio book which was quite expensive and I am very sorry.
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Summary: needs work, too much drama
Review: Hoag goes a bit over the edge. Though her despriptive writing brings you into an entirely different world, she brings too much drama into the lives of the characters and focuses on only their love life. I feel the mystery and murder case was overly neglected. Laurel Chandler appears to be a tough,and appealing character, yet just a little too helpless. Jack is represented as being an esy-kinda-going guy who's life seems like it was scraped out of the bottom of a barrel. She tries to focus on forbidden love but repeats her point so many times where it reaches a form of boredom. Both characters have heartache, loss, pain, and sorrow. Hey... in life we all do. But the charatcers Hoag seems to deliver are a little too helpless; just a little too cataclysmic. You go on picturing there lives as a living hell. Though her plot is out of order, her characters too fictional to be found in real life, and a love story so sappy you want to yell at the stupidity of the characters, Hoag has the potency and the skill to deliver a story that will draw you to an emotional state where mothers or sappy love story lovers will cry at. Worth a read. Worth the experience. Sadly, for me... sappy love stories aren't my thing.
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Summary: Not Really Worth The Effort
Review: I must admit that this book was really not worth the effort it took to read it. I am a fan of the romance genre, but I still was let down by this book. I wanted suspense/with a little bit of romance and I was very upset that it took more then half of the book to get around to the suspense part (it had such promise with the prologue) and that the effort that was put into the suspense was not very good. I really was not compelled to continue reading. There was no "hook" and I did not feel that I would miss out if I never picked the book up again. I feel that this was really not a worthy effort by this talented authour. I am glad that I bought it used instead of new. If you want to read this borrow it from the library or a friend. Don't waste your money.
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