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Summary: Abuse of Power is typical NTR yet not quite
Review: "Abuse of Power" by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, NTR is in some ways typical NTR, intriguing and yet quite readable.
Her first book, MC, was like a finely aged, and full-bodied wine that left you with a taste for more.
Alas this lastest book is more like a light bodied white wine that was sure to temporarily relieve any
NTR fix that one may have, and I must say that I got mine. Perhaps what we as fans could do is let NTR
know how much we appreciate her style and type of writing so that we can all can benefit from her next book.
Yes NTR could probably do better, and I do understand the pressure of having to write a new novel that meets
not only her expectations, but that of publisher and fans alike. Even in paperback form her previous works were
over 300 pages of intensely intriguing magnificences. Please NTR do not think you have reached your pinnacle with
Mitigating Circumstances, Interest of Justice, Frist Ofense, California Angel, and Trial by Fire!!
If you love NTR's work you will love Abuse of Power even though it is a very short read. As a devoted NTR fan
I look forward to a more challenging read (number of pages and intensity of artsmanship) with her next novel.
Thanks for the "fix" NTR. You still have it, so don't sell yourself short.
B. L. Mayberry, Manhattan KS
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Summary: Readable but disappointing
Review: As I started this book, I got a quick idea where the heroine stood with her background and current state of mind. That should have been the warning. I liked a lot of the plot lines and the character descriptions were adequate. But most of the characters were either not as sympathetic as they should have been or as evil as the author would have us accept. Grant was mean and cruel, but I never felt the outrage I should have. Rachel seemed at the end to have a life as uncharmed as life can be. Nothing ever went well and as she learned something new or accepted some part of her past, closure was just a word. Cliches not withstanding, the story followed a predictable path. I never believed for a moment that Tracy was in trouble or that Carrie would move away from a good position to take up residence in her sister's home. And what was all that with Mike? First one sister then the other. Please. It kept me reading, only if to find out something I didn't expect.
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Summary: Had me on the each of my chair..very powerful!
Review: By far one of Nancy's best books. Full of suspense and interesting characters. A total suprising ending with a twist
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Summary: Abuse of the Reader
Review: From it's riviting beginning (we learn a cop with an eating problem has spent 35.00 on his lunch) I knew I was in for the ride along of my life. A
story about police corruption and the code of silence.The characters were cardboard, the suspense...what suspense? The heroine...I was
ready to kill her myself..Nancy did we really need to know one of the bad guys has explosive bowels?How about the horror fellow officers faced when responding to an officer in trouble
and finding one of their own(the same cop with the eating problem) locked in the bathroom of his home with his stillborn baby.You see he had to deliver his own child after his wife went into premature labor because of the news that he
might loose his job.As the suspense mounts the police break down the door and find........
The cop dead wedged between the toilet and sink infant on his lap.Does the horror stop here
NO..food wrappers, cereal boxes,bread wrappers
soda cans all over the floor..We are left to wonder..Did the cop choke on a piece of food,did he choke on his own vomit was he eating too fast because of his grief?Well I'm choking on mine! I should have donated $6.99
to my local police department..If you want to read a great cop book try any of David Wiltse.
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Summary: Read it in a day while on vacation. That's how good it is.
Review: Gripping and realistic, but a sad ending. Great insight on what happens within the Police Department.
Rating:
Summary: "BREATH TAKING"
Review: I couldn't put it down, I was flipping the pages so fast that I finished it in one day. A must read.
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Summary: A FIRST RATE POLICE NOVEL
Review: I found this to be an eye opening book. I wonder how many Police Departments have these kind of cops on duty on a daily basis. It's kind of scary to think that this kind of corruption exists among those that are supposed to enforce the laws and not break them. Police officer above the law? I hope not. I certainly wasn't ready for the ending, however. I guess that's why Ms. Rosenberg is writing these books and not me?!
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Summary: how is this a bestseller?
Review: I hate writing negative reviews, but really, I just can't think of anything very good to say about this book. The premise held a lot of promise - this is about a female cop dealing with rampant corruption within her police department. But I don't feel the novel lived up to the potential. The plot was very over-the-top, I agree that it ...[should be]a "made-for-tv" kind of book... it seems to be made for an audience with a very short attention span. The characterization was lacking... they included a woman who had an horrible childhood and was trying to deal with the world as a single mother, another single mom dealing with cancer, a man who left a difficult life in a third-world country to start a new life in America, and many others. Talk about potential! You'd expect that a "bestselling" author would be able to do something with these characters... but I personally found them stereotypical and one-dimensional. Worst of all, the dialogue was forced and somewhat childlike. ...
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Summary: how is this a bestseller?
Review: I hate writing negative reviews, but really, I just can't think of anything very good to say about this book. The premise held a lot of promise - this is about a female cop dealing with rampant corruption within her police department. But I don't feel the novel lived up to the potential. The plot was very over-the-top, I agree that it ...[should be]a "made-for-tv" kind of book... it seems to be made for an audience with a very short attention span. The characterization was lacking... they included a woman who had an horrible childhood and was trying to deal with the world as a single mother, another single mom dealing with cancer, a man who left a difficult life in a third-world country to start a new life in America, and many others. Talk about potential! You'd expect that a "bestselling" author would be able to do something with these characters... but I personally found them stereotypical and one-dimensional. Worst of all, the dialogue was forced and somewhat childlike. ...
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Summary: Easy reading - hard to put down
Review: I have read several of the author's earlier works and found this one to be just as easy to read as the others. The flow of events was not disrupted by the flashbacks into Rachel Simmon's childhood. While I did not feel that the book set out to make a point, the effects of child abuse/molestation, the "inside look" at police corruption and its code of silence, and the choices faced by Rachel, were food for thought. Rachel's choice of making a stand against the "blue wall", is a choice that none of us would like to face; but I would hope if faced with a decision between right and wrong would choose as she did. A final comment: one very nice touch was the closure - none of the characters with whom we became familiar was left hanging - good job!
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