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Summary: intriguing likable character and a good plot
Review: a solid book, garunteed satisfaction. more please!
Rating:
Summary: intriguing likable character and a good plot
Review: a solid book, garunteed satisfaction. more please!
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Summary: a thoughful, powerful novel of suspense
Review: April Smith has written a riveting, dark story about personal demons that have the power to chase us all the way to success - and maybe without the monsters on our heels we'd never have the courage to find it for its own sake. Ana Grey is a tough, ambitious FBI agent who thinks she knows herself, thinks she knows her best friend, the very married Mike Donnato, and she thinks she's on the fast track to a bigger and better job. It takes an explosive, high-profile arrest to prove she's wrong on all three counts, and her complacency is further shattered by a probationary assignment from her dirtbag boss. She learns a few unwelcome facts on her quest for the truth about life, love, and family. April Smith has written a gripping, suspenseful novel of conflict and retribution. A terrific book!
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Summary: Underwhelmed by abridged audiotape
Review: Depending on libraries is cheap but sometimes not always the best way to go. This is probably one of those times, since I generally wouldn't chose an abridged audiobook. In this case, this editors seemed to have sucked the life out of Ana Grey. So many of the other reviewers talk about an intriguing new protagonist. Well, the Ana I heard was boring and a bit whiney. I just didn't like her.Tape or no tape, the bigger plot is also a bit out there - not the movie star part or the Salvadoran refugees -- just that Ana is related to them. Smith does a good job of portraying life in Los Angeles north of Montana Ave. So, my advice - read the paper version, if anything. If you really want a sizzling new writer from So. Cal - try Don Winslow.
Rating:
Summary: Underwhelmed by abridged audiotape
Review: Depending on libraries is cheap but sometimes not always the best way to go. This is probably one of those times, since I generally wouldn't chose an abridged audiobook. In this case, this editors seemed to have sucked the life out of Ana Grey. So many of the other reviewers talk about an intriguing new protagonist. Well, the Ana I heard was boring and a bit whiney. I just didn't like her. Tape or no tape, the bigger plot is also a bit out there - not the movie star part or the Salvadoran refugees -- just that Ana is related to them. Smith does a good job of portraying life in Los Angeles north of Montana Ave. So, my advice - read the paper version, if anything. If you really want a sizzling new writer from So. Cal - try Don Winslow.
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Summary: an intelligent mystery with well-developed characters
Review: I can't believe this was her first novel! If you enjoy Robert Parker's Spenser, or Ed McBain's 87th precinct procedurals, you'll love this book! Outstanding plot, characters who are intelligent and real, and a story you'll not only enjoy, but remember for a long time.
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Summary: Incongruous and thought provoking
Review: My idea of an FBI agent is of a taciturn hero with both feet firmly planted on the ground. April Smith's Ana Grey is not the FBI agent that I imagined she would be or possibly as mature a person as she should be, but she is a compelling character and one I would like to see more of. The various subplots regarding Ana's family history, personal relationships, and the major case she is assigned to keep you going and in the end leave you satisfied and yet ... the tendrils of the story and the characters have a life of their own and go on in your imagination. Not every author can manage this. April Smith does it well.
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Summary: Incongruous and thought provoking
Review: My idea of an FBI agent is of a taciturn hero with both feet firmly planted on the ground. April Smith's Ana Grey is not the FBI agent that I imagined she would be or possibly as mature a person as she should be, but she is a compelling character and one I would like to see more of. The various subplots regarding Ana's family history, personal relationships, and the major case she is assigned to keep you going and in the end leave you satisfied and yet ... the tendrils of the story and the characters have a life of their own and go on in your imagination. Not every author can manage this. April Smith does it well.
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Summary: Congratulations to April Smith! A++++++++
Review: Okay, take Sue Grafton when she's at her very best, like in "F Is For Fugitive." Then take Joseph Wambaugh when he was really cooking, like in "The Black Marble." Then, stir them together and turn up the heat by a factor of three. A perfect combination! The literati liked this book, so I was afraid to buy it, thinking it would like P. D. James or one of those other major bores. Instead, I read the amazon.com reviews and learned it was great, so I checked it out. WOW! Monster book! Great insight, passion, smart....wonderful!
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Summary: Congratulations to April Smith! A++++++++
Review: Okay, take Sue Grafton when she's at her very best, like in "F Is For Fugitive." Then take Joseph Wambaugh when he was really cooking, like in "The Black Marble." Then, stir them together and turn up the heat by a factor of three. A perfect combination! The literati liked this book, so I was afraid to buy it, thinking it would like P. D. James or one of those other major bores. Instead, I read the amazon.com reviews and learned it was great, so I checked it out. WOW! Monster book! Great insight, passion, smart....wonderful!
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