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Summary: A Yawner
Review: Every week I read the NY Times book review and recognize that the same authors always have books on the list. I seldom read these authors [except Grisham] but if everyone else is reading them I figured there had to be something there. So I selected a Catherine Coulter novel and settled in.What I found was a plot that moved along but trite dialog and unimaginative characters. Dane is an FBI agent whose priest twin brother is murdered during a confession. Dane teams up with a supposed street girl named Nick. The cop dialog is simple and the technical details fairly accurate. Very predictable. It appears that this is a formula book. One that will be printed again with different character names, a twist in the plot and a different setting and reprinted under a different title. It will probably sell another half a million copies.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I started reading Catherine Coulter with her Savich books. I find the writing in this book to be of extremely low caliber. It does not flow at all and seems as though she gave it to someone else to write. It does not seem to be her style at all. The descriptions, words, story line all seem to be fake and lacking. I waited a long time for this book and was sorely disappointed.
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Summary: choice book
Review: My choice was "The 11th Hour" which was written by Catherine Couler. This book was so exciting and suspensful. From the beginning to the end it had me hooked. I really liked how it started out with the eyewitness "Nick" seeing the murder of Father Michael Joseph. That part was so intense because the guy who killed him was telling him about two other people he had already killed and then the priest wouldn't forgive him so the murderer shot the priest. From right then to the end, I knew it was going to be good and that I'd like it. The main guy Dane who was the twin brother of Father Michael Joseph. He was a very smart man and always knew what to do. He teamed up with Delion, a local cop to help solve the murder. Another great part was when they were at Father Michael Joseph's funeral because Dave gave such a good speech for his brother and the biggest surprise was when there was a shot fired at Nick. I was so surprised someone tried to shoot at Nick at the funeral. Another great thing about the book was Nick and how she had such mystery to her throughout the book. She was homeless, but very smart and she didn't want anyone to know about her either. That just made the story more interesting. Another cool thing is how they went investigating. Like, how they found out the killer was copying a TV show. The thing was though, that they're had only been two episodes so Dane and Delion thought he worked with the studio. One more cool investigation was when they questioned the man who shot at the funeral. They found out it wasn't the main guy but someone who was hired. When they questioned him it was very intese because the shooter's story was so good. Well, there were many other great parts to this book but I thought the best thing about this book was how it was so visable. I didn't really think there was a theme to this story because it was just a mystery/murder type thing. I recommend this to anyone who likes action and mystery.
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Summary: Really good and fast paced
Review: Excellent story and narration. Though I personally was annoyed with Nic's voice but, the narrator was able to distinguish the different characters easily so I could follow the story. In the 11th hour Catherine Coulter is back to a good story line and interesting story like the Maze. In this story Agent Dane Carver's twin brother is brutally shot while in the confessional. And there was a witness that called it in but who is also scared out of her mind. Dane immediately rushes to San Francisco to see if he can find out what happened to his brother. Nic is the homeless woman who finally decided she must turn herself in to see if she can help. She is also the one who figures out that the killing is following the pattern and script of a new TV show. Nic has her own demons she is running from and even trying to avoid a murderer. Savich and Sherlock come to help along the investigation when it is determined that there is a serial killer on the loose. Many different story lines that all tie together kept the story moving along at a fast pace!
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Summary: Eleventh Hour: Reviewed by Alison Burke
Review: It's midnight, and Father Michael Joseph waits apprehensively for the man whose confession he has agreed, with trepidation, to hear. His decision to keep this appointment in the hollow darkness of St. Bartholomew's proves fatal. Fully aware of his vulnerability, he is yet determined to turn in the man he tried in vain to help. This penitent is a serial killer. Once he learns of Father Joseph's plan to reveal his crimes, he places a bullet squarely in the priest's forehead and slips out of the church. Catherine Coulter is well-known to bestseller lists nationwide. She has authored fifty novels, thirty-eight of them New York Times bestsellers. It was later in her career that she ventured from historical romance into FBI fiction, with continued dollar success. Eleventh Hour follows Hemlock, 2001, and builds on a six-book series which features the fiery FBI husband and wife team, Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock. The horror of this particular crime and the people it injures form the emotional pull of the novel's major story line. The FBI agent who helps investigate the serial killings is Father Joseph's twin brother, Special Agent Dane Carver, a new Coulter character. Carver's love for his brother creates a balancing act of grief and professional drive as he assists in local and federal efforts to locate and identify the killer. Savich is his boss, chief of Criminal Apprehension at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the two hit the road to San Francisco to work with local police in the search. Complicating the story is the introduction of a young homeless woman, Nicola 'Jones', whose origins are a mystery. She is the sole witness to the midnight murder, and eventually comes forward to the police. It turns out early in the book that Nicola is running from her own past. Her fear for her life stops her from revealing her true identity to the police. To prevent her from fleeing, and to shield her from the serial killer and her other pursuers, Carver takes her into protective custody. Ultimately the two develop an intimate attachment, in part fueled by their mutual affection for Father Joseph. While the search for the serial killer unfolds and reveals the killer's connection with a Hollywood television studio and its popular primetime drama, the reader is gradually allowed glimpses of Nicola's past. The homeless woman proves to be hiding a colorful and impressive résumé, with academic degrees and links to political luminaries. Eleventh Hour is skillfully plotted with multiple twists and turns and a myriad of suspects. Those who enjoy an action thriller with particular attention to the relationships between the characters will enjoy the book more than those seeking an FBI procedural read. Furthermore, the opening scene in cavernous St. Bartholomew's is somewhat misleading. Its gruesome psychological nature is not matched throughout the novel with an equally sinister atmosphere. Coulter's writing is direct and minimally descriptive, with simply sketched characters, dialogue, and settings. Eleventh Hour is a quick and entertaining read which certainly elicits sympathy for the primary murder victim and the people who want to catch his killer.
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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.
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Summary: No more Coulter for me
Review: Is someone else writing under Coulter's name? I've given her last couple of books a read just because her name is on it, but no more. Eleventh Hour was no fun to read. The dialogue was choppy, the characters were .... They deserved to be bested by the bad guy. If you miss Savich and Sherlock, re-read The Maze.
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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.
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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.
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Summary: Not her best, wait for paperback edition then buy it.
Review: I've read most of Catherine Coulter's books and have recognised her style/formula in each book. Her plots are great. She knows how to do write twists and turns to keep the readers interested despite the sometimes wooden dialogue, uneven character development and stretches of the imagination. Yes, I know that this is a novel and artistic liberties are taken to keep the plot moving but Nick, the civilian homeless heroine, is brought to almost every interview and meeting between FBI agents and witnesses. At times, Nick is portrayed as interesting, educated and brave while at other times as a witless idiot (e.g., her own contribution to one meeting was a comment on the bodyguard's hair color). I much perferred "The Maze", "The Cove" or "The Target" over "Eleventh Hour".
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