The Maze

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Summary: A novel packed with tension, twists, and surprises.
Review: Catherine Coulter's The Maze, is a contemporary suspense novel that is packed with tension, twists and surprises, and delivers a love story of two dynamic individuals who together solve a baffling killing. "Did you kill Belinda?" He grinned up at her didn't look to be in any pain. "Did you, Marlin? Did you kill Belinda?" "Why should I tell you anything?" "So I can judge which of you is a better man, Marlin, you or your daddy. I can't really know until you tell me about Belinda. Did you kill her?" This is one of the many quotes that show the tension and suspense that flows throughout the whole novel. The Maze was one of those books that you can't put down. It grabs your attention and doesn't let go of it until you have completed the novel. Catherine Coulter is a best-selling author of romance novels, and four contemporary suspense novels. The Maze is a riveting book that is packed with action and spine-tingling romantic suspense that helps to reveal the theme to the reader. Catherine Coulter's novel, The Maze, was jammed packed with themes, but the one I feel was most evident was the theme that sometimes horrible events and experiences will occur, but eventually they will lead to GREAT things. Rather than jamming the theme into the last few pages, Coulter had the theme running throughout the entire novel. This theme was clearly seen throughout the novel because the reader continually saw how Lacey Sherlock had suffered a great deal ever since her older sister died. She was faced with terrible nightmares for as long as seven years, and was forced to live in a world, which she felt was always out to get her. Eventually, after seven years of torture and nightmares, the brutal death of her sister led her to discover that her real passion and love was working in the FBI. It also led her to meet someone who she would fall in love with. I would give this novel four and a half stars because I didn't want to put the book down. I found myself wanting to read at every possible moment just to find out what was going to happen. For anyone who loves reading, or maybe even hates reading, you will definitely love this book. Marisa Vessillo

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Summary: FBI with a vengeance!
Review: Dillon, from The Cove, is back with his own story! Now he is the head of the FBI's Criminal Apprehension Unit (CAU). Using his computer, MAX, he uses gathered information to solve crimes.
Lacey Sherlock entered the FBI for one reason only. She wanted to hunt down the serial killer who murdered her step-sister seven years ago. This killer chose women who used foul language and bad mouthed their husbands. He would hit them over the head, drag them to an abandoned warehouse, and make them search their way through a maze. Once at the center, instead of being set free, he would "punish" the woman by multiple stab wounds and then cutting out her tongue.
Dillon chose Lacey straight out of training because she was able to "kill" him in Hogan's Alley (the final exam where he had played a bank robber). She had the instinct for the job.
***Figure out this one! It is a real puzzler. Had me doubting Lacey a few times.***

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Summary: Oh Puh-Leeze
Review: I didn't like this book - not the premise, not the characters, not the writing. It was ludicrous from beginning to end. The dialogue was not well written at all. The "plot" (if you can even find it) had huge holes in it. The intimacies would not be allowed. Lacey's maverick behavior would have been nipped in the bud right quick if this was anything close to real. None of the serial maniac stuff was even close to convincing. And a real cop out ending. And it all happened in a week or two???? Give me a break.

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Summary: Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savitch are wonderful!
Review: I have very little time to sit down and read, so I've learned that books on tape work for me. I am on my fourth round of listening to this wonderful book. Not because it's difficult to follow but, because it's so wonderfully written. It has everything I look for in a book murder, suspence, mystery, romance, surprise.

Lacey Sherlock is so spirited, bright and independent. Dillon Savitch is tough but sensitive. Both are a wonderful combination together.

Surely Catherine Coulter can't stop here! I hope she continues to write more books with these two FBI characters and their friends, family and co-workers. I want to know what happens, no I have to know what happens with their professional and personal lives.

Please Catherine Coulter write many more books on these two wonderful, believable characters.

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Summary: Unbelievable premise and childish writing
Review: This was a truly terrible book. I've never been a fan of Catherine Coulter, as I find her style of writing simplistic and silly. But I picked this book up in my sis-in-law's place out of sheer boredom and was quite disgusted at the end of it.

The serial killer's method of killing was completely far-fetched and unconvincing. Lacey's character was immature and the contrived dialogues didn't help one bit.