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Summary: a good read
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I have read some of the other reviews written and I am not throwing stones -- to each his own. I just wanted to say that I have enjoyed all of the Iris Johansen books I have read so far. So what if you feel it's a little too unbelievable. That's why it's called fiction. A story doesn't have to be believable to be entertaining and keep you attention. I have enjoyed this book, and I like how Johansen introduces some characters as minor parts of a story then brings them back in other ones. all of her stories I have read so far (7) have all been good and have kept my attention. If it's entertainment and a good book your looking for...I really recommend this book.
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Summary: A DYNAMITE READING
Review: Acclaimed stage actress Kate Burton gives a dynamite reading to the explosive new thriller by this always readable author. Iris Johansen pictures a new take on terrorism, bringing it evermore near to home and hearth. Alex Graham is an acclaimed photojournalist. Her achievements are many, and her work beyond reproach. Now she finds herself at a disaster site in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado. As she digs through debris side by side with other volunteers in a frantic search for survivors the common thought is that an earthquake is the most likely cause of this devastation. That's too pat an answer for Alex who discovers that the carnage was not caused by an unruly force of nature but was the result of a ... plot. This knowledge places her life in jeopardy. Furthermore, there is a [theory]. Anyone who comes even close to the truth will never utter another word. By dint of sheer luck the first attempt on her life fails. She now finds herself under the wings of an unlikely protector - billionaire John Logan who assigns a bodyguard, tough, relentless Jidd Morgan, to make sure that Alex lives. However, Morgan has a few skeletons in his closet - bones that make someone want to dispose of him. How many wanna-be killers can Alex handle? - Gail Cooke
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Summary: DISSAPOINTING
Review: After reading Ugly Duckling and Reap the Wing, which were both excellent and exciting from beginning to end, this book was hard
to get into. I did manage to finish it in one day, but cannot say it is a must read.
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Summary: Mainstream political thriller or romance-- make a choice!
Review: As someone who has been a fan of Johansen for years, this is another disappointing book due to her attempts to mainstream into political thrillers AND keep her romance readers. Basically, Johansen needs to decide if she wants a romance in her story or not. The basic plot was okay in that it was well contructed, but if you haven't read any of her recent books, you may be a little lost with all the characters. The romantic subplot was disappointing-- either Johansen should have taken the time to develope the romance or she should have removed it. As it stands, the reader is supposed to just take it on faith that these two characters really fell in love-- and its just not realistic. Another thing that bothered me was the way Johansen incorporated recent current events into the book. I didn't mind that the heroine's father died on Sept. 11-- what I didn't like was that she placed that event during her fictional presidents term of office. This was way too distracting and weakened the main plot. It would have been just as effective if this took place during a subsequent presidents term.
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Summary: I May Never Read an Iris Johansen Book Again
Review: before i say anything else, let me say that before i read this book, i was a fan of iris johansen. so what has lead me to doubt that i will ever pick up another book of hers? first of all, every story of hers i have ever read, is exactly the same. it is this "similarity" in all her books that i have probably finally had enough of. we always start out with a woman who has some sort of secret and/or witnesses some really bad thing and now has to be protected because her life is in danger. enter: madman who wants to kill her. also, enter: big heroic ex-navy seal type who can really throw it around and knows how to handle himself in any and every situation. this worked for me for a very long time because i gave into the fantasy of this superhero protecting me from the boogey man. but then i began to notice the pattern in the females. they are always idiots who don't want the protection until they are practically killed. and then they decide to take superman's help, but only on their terms. to ice the cake, they continue to just be plain brainless damsels in distress by fighting superman every way he turns. for example, when he is about to go into the fray, the warning bells go off because you know the dippy damsel's going to insist on tagging along and is going to do something stupid to get them both hurt. so, my biggest beef with this story and all of johansen's others are that the women are portrayed as mindless idiots who couldn't think themselves out of a maze on a kiddie place mat at ihop and the men are just darn near perfect in every way. if it wasn't for the picture on the inner flap. i'd think a male chauvanist was authoring these stories. though, i'm still not completely convinced otherwise.
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Summary: Better than a tv miniseries
Review: Dead Aim is a fun read...hard to believe but it could happen.
Alex Graham, a photojournalist, is on location when a dam collapses in Colorado. The authorities believe it to be a natural disaster, but after several days of digging through the rubble to find survivors, Alex leaves the scene to try to get pictures from a better altitude. She becomes an unhappy witness to the destruction of the helicopter that is to pick her up and then overhears plans to cover up what has actually been a terrible sabatoge. The action picks up as her friend Sara Logan is wounded...We remember Sara and her rescue dog from previous Johansen thrillers. Sara is now married to a mega rich businessman with political connections all the way to the White House as well as contacts who are either CIA or former CIA operatives. The characters in Dead Aim have been introduced in previous Johansen books, and while it is not necessary to have read them, it makes understanding Dead Aim easier. Alex is an unlikely hero,however, she does save the country in the end. It's a fun, quick and easy read and would make a good mini series.
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Summary: Still good,
Review: Following this series for quite sometime now I'd like to say this writer is still holding my attention.
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Summary: Johnasen's recent books get worse and worse
Review: How can I say this? I almost never read "grocery store" books, or what might otherwise be referred to as mass market paperback. But a few years ago I read an Iris Johansen novel, Reap the Wind, while on vacation in Mexico and was blown away. It's a fabulous book and I could't put it down. My husband even read it and enjoyed it, and he's NEVER read a action/intrigue/romance type novel. So I bought a few more and pretty much enjoyed them all up until about a year ago. Her last few books - it's hard to believe it's the same author - expect the same characters keep appearing in convoluted ways. Dead Aim is the worst yet. The story is not interesting and the characters are lifeless. It seems she's cranking out after another on auto pilot. Iris - Please - write something new and substantial. It's an insult to your fans to put out these crappy books twice a year. These recent Johansen books are about half as long as some of her previous work, with no where near the intrigue, romance, or refreshing writing style as some of her previous books. I almost thing they are being ghost written by a formula flunky. A much better choice is Reap the Wind which is a well developed page turner with real story and substance. Or if you're interested in historical fiction, The Tiger Prince. The same thing happened with Johansen's historical fiction. This one great book and then a bunch of "crank it out" junk. Iris needs to change genre's again if she can't do better than Dead Aim in the suspence/intrigue/romance genre. If Amazon had the option, I would give this book zero stars.
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Summary: A picture is worth . . .
Review: I actually enjoyed this book. After reading the premise, I thought it was going to be pretty hokey, but it turned out to be quite the fast-paced read--actually more like a movie script than a novel, and this is a good thing in this case. Johansen definitely knows how to tell a story and she and her characters are not afraid to get their hands dirty. Bravo. Would also recommend two stellar reads I've recently come across: Dan Brown's THE DA VINCI CODE and Jackson McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD--both very different from each other and this book, but great in their own right.
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Summary: "Loved this story!"
Review: I don't get it! I mean the mean reviews of this book. Dead Aim is a terrific story! Buy the book and see for yourself. This story rocks!
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