Rating:  Summary: Bitterly Disappointed Review: I am an avid fan of ALL Catherine Coulter's books but found to my utter dismay this one to be a total waste of my time. From the first, I found the dialog stilted, the story line choppy and disjointed, as if the author was writing a screen play for a movie. This apparently seems to be her goal as indicated by her dedication of the book. The book showed none of her usual depth of character detail or gripping storyline. My request to the author is when writing the book, focus on the book, not how it would appear on the screen.
Rating:  Summary: Don't Buy! Review: I found the writing, plot and characterization amateurish and will not buy any further in the series. However, I plan to still examine her historicals for possible purchase.
Rating:  Summary: Disappointing . . . Review: I got through it but . . . The dialog was elementary, the plot devices were contrived, the characters (other than Savich and Sherlock) were not well developed. How disappointing from an author I have always enjoyed.
Rating:  Summary: Should be the end of this series... Review: I have always been an avid Coulter reader, but I don't think so anymore. At least not her FBI books. I loved The Cove and The Maze. The rest of the books have gotten worse with each one. Eleventh Hour seems to have been written by a high school student. The charecters are so wooden, who cares about them? The dialouge at times is so silly and inappropriate, it's downright embarassing. Yes, this will be my last one of this series even if it's not Catherine's. I'm so glad I got this from the library, I would've been upset if I paid money for it.
Rating:  Summary: Give me my money back! Review: I have read all of Catherine Coulter's books in the last seven years, and spent a good chunk of money on them. Not only was this one chock full of bad dialogue, gruesome crimes and ridiculous cliches, but it didn't even deliver the cheesy thrills and romance I was expecting! To top it all off, Coulter (perhaps related to Ann?) goes off on several vicious political tangents that really alienated me as a reader. Hey Ms. Coulter, your loyal fans give you hard-earned money for some entertainment, not your own views on how immoral public defenders are (thanks so much) or what you think of the impeachment scandal! Either Ms. Coulter has lost her touch, or she needs to hire a new ghost-writer.
Rating:  Summary: Give me my money back! Review: I have read all of Catherine Coulter's books in the last seven years, and spent a good chunk of money on them. Not only was this one chock full of bad dialogue, gruesome crimes and ridiculous cliches, but it didn't even deliver the cheesy thrills and romance I was expecting! To top it all off, Coulter (perhaps related to Ann?) goes off on several vicious political tangents that really alienated me as a reader. Hey Ms. Coulter, your loyal fans give you hard-earned money for some entertainment, not your own views on how immoral public defenders are (thanks so much) or what you think of the impeachment scandal! Either Ms. Coulter has lost her touch, or she needs to hire a new ghost-writer.
Rating:  Summary: Another satisfying addition to the series. Review: I have read all of Ms.Coulter's "FBI Thriller" books and enjoyed each one. I especially enjoy Sherlock and Savich. I am not sure there are any secondary charcters left to expand on. Hopefully Ms. Coulter will introduce a few new ones so as to keep the series going and of course, Sherlock and Savich must be included.
Rating:  Summary: Lost Appeal Review: I have read many and many of Catherine Coulter's books and have enjoyed them immensely. I have to say that this book was not what I had expected of her. It had a good plot with very few twists and a decent ending. The characters were very undeveloped and dialouge was not good. By the middle of the book I already knew who was behind both of the killings. It didn't explain enough about the crime scene or about the findings. The romance and the mystery was left out. The characters didn't communicate that well and definetly no romance. It is a decent book to read when nothing else is going on.
Rating:  Summary: Where is Catherine Coulter? Review: I have read more than ten of her books. Absolutely loved the older ones. Fantastic. Tight plots, great dialog.The newer ones are increasingly disappointing. They don't even seem to be written by the same person. The dialog [stinks] and the characters are unbearably weak. Who are the people writing good reviews for this book. They cut/ paste the plot lines and rave about the quality that just isn't there. Do they work for the publisher?
Rating:  Summary: One time wonder Review: I have to say, I use to love Catherine Coulter. She was one of my favorites. I loved the Maze! The Maze was faced paced and you really became to love the characters in the book. But since then I haven't loved her FBI stories. The Cove even seemed a bit off the wall. But the Target really turned me off with the "I" dialouge. But Since I have loved Catherine Coulter in the past I wanted to give this book another chance. I really loved the first chapter everything ran together so well. How the priest, and the homless girl in the church and the serial killer. I had so much poteintal. Then it just went flat and choppy. There were many things in the book like why? It doesnt matter in the scope of the book. For instance when Nick first made contact with the inspector, she called him dective,Well the writer in this book made it point to make sure he corrected her on this. I was like why? not important in the relm of things. I just found this extremely choppy writing. I kept glued to the book because i kept hoping that vintage Catherine would come out to play. But once again I have been let down and dissapointed. The story itself had so much potential but the ball was dropped. I am not sure if I am going to read any more of her books. At least I wont be buying them new. I want my original Catherine Coulter back.
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