Lady Killer

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Summary: Too much background information
Review: I just finished reading this book and I loved it. The heroine was strong but sympathic. The hero was tough and sexy. The villian was perfectly portrayed as a--lady killer! Great read!

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Summary: Lady Killer is a killer story!
Review: I just finished reading this book and I loved it. The heroine was strong but sympathic. The hero was tough and sexy. The villian was perfectly portrayed as a--lady killer! Great read!

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Summary: Don't waste your time
Review: Meryl Sawyer has written some wonderful stories. I loved "Tempting Fate" and "The Hideaway. "Lady Killer" is not in the same orbit. The story is all over the place: surfing in Hawaii, newspaper work,female bonding a la "Sex and The City", cooking, boyfriends- you name it, And a serial killer computer nerd on skates. Needed editing and Focus. Not worth the time to read.

Rating:
Summary: Too much background information
Review: Meryl Sawyer is usually a good writer, but this book is so slow. She tells us background information on every topic that comes up in the book and since the main characters are newspaper reporters there are many topics that have nothing to do with the main story line. Not only are we treated to information on surfing, internet dating, how e-mail works, how newspapers work (in great detail) we are also given background on recent current events, such as who Martha Stewart is. Anyone who ever turns on the t.v. or reads a paper will know most of this stuff, but the author presents it like a high school kid doing a research report. Plus there appears to have been very little editing because half the time the information is repeated a few chapters or paragraphs later. The plot moves very slowly. Not worth reading.

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Summary: Riveting Suspense
Review: Sawyer always picks interesting topics for her books. I thought this was her best. Lots of off beat characters and an unusual villian makes this a cut above the other suspense novels out there.

Rating:
Summary: Riveting Suspense
Review: Sawyer always picks interesting topics for her books. I thought this was her best. Lots of off beat characters and an unusual villian makes this a cut above the other suspense novels out there.

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Summary: A Strong Romantic Suspense...But...
Review: This was a strong romantic suspense that offers it all. Great suspense, wonderful chemistry between the two main characters but at times I felt that there was just too much information to process. Secondary character's are important to the plot but even then I think there were just too many of them.

There is a serial killer hunting in San Francisco. He's picking high profile victims and he has dubbed himself "Lady Killer." Jessica Crawford is a reporter for a local newspaper. The investigating reporter that normally would handle the serial killer case is in rehab so Jessica takes over and writes an article under a different byline and it sends the killer into a rage. Before she knows it she is center in a real life drama which will soon strike closer to home then she comfortable with.

Cole "Tag" Rawlings has finally come back to life after dealing with an emotional and personal tragedy. He meets a woman at his brother's surf resort and after an afternoon of wonderful steamy sex realizes that he's ready to get on with his life. Problem is when he was done taking care of an emergency he returns only to find her gone. He decides at that moment that he has to get back on with the business of living and that means earing a paycheck. He takes a job in San Francisco at newspaper where he will be the investigating reporter. What he doesn't expect to find is his mystery woman nor the mess that he find her in. A serial killer may just be stalking her and despite his best efforts to stay mad at her he keeps feeling things that are anything but anger, and the fact that a killer has her in his sights is unacceptable. Together they will put the pieces of the puzzle together that will lead them to a serial killer before he has a chance to kill again.

As I stated earlier this was a strong romantic suspense but the added background information such as the running of a newspaper, how to surf the internet, or even how to surf waves bogs down the read. Much of this could have been left out and the book would have still been good. Perhaps even better. This was a fast moving read and although you know who the killer is it dosen't detract from the story. I recommend this book and author for a good solid read.

Rating:
Summary: A Strong Romantic Suspense...But...
Review: This was a strong romantic suspense that offers it all. Great suspense, wonderful chemistry between the two main characters but at times I felt that there was just too much information to process. Secondary character's are important to the plot but even then I think there were just too many of them.

There is a serial killer hunting in San Francisco. He's picking high profile victims and he has dubbed himself "Lady Killer." Jessica Crawford is a reporter for a local newspaper. The investigating reporter that normally would handle the serial killer case is in rehab so Jessica takes over and writes an article under a different byline and it sends the killer into a rage. Before she knows it she is center in a real life drama which will soon strike closer to home then she comfortable with.

Cole "Tag" Rawlings has finally come back to life after dealing with an emotional and personal tragedy. He meets a woman at his brother's surf resort and after an afternoon of wonderful steamy sex realizes that he's ready to get on with his life. Problem is when he was done taking care of an emergency he returns only to find her gone. He decides at that moment that he has to get back on with the business of living and that means earing a paycheck. He takes a job in San Francisco at newspaper where he will be the investigating reporter. What he doesn't expect to find is his mystery woman nor the mess that he find her in. A serial killer may just be stalking her and despite his best efforts to stay mad at her he keeps feeling things that are anything but anger, and the fact that a killer has her in his sights is unacceptable. Together they will put the pieces of the puzzle together that will lead them to a serial killer before he has a chance to kill again.

As I stated earlier this was a strong romantic suspense but the added background information such as the running of a newspaper, how to surf the internet, or even how to surf waves bogs down the read. Much of this could have been left out and the book would have still been good. Perhaps even better. This was a fast moving read and although you know who the killer is it dosen't detract from the story. I recommend this book and author for a good solid read.