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Summary: Trouble in Santa Monica
Review: I had no trouble flipping through the pages of this fast paced hi-tech/hooker suspense story, set in my old stomping grounds of L.A. Connelly tells an interesting story of the hazards of being a good Samaritan. I thought Pierce (the protagonist) did some things most people wouldn't do, but Connelly, like most great writers, gives you solid-reasoning why the unlikely can be plausible. As with other Connelly books I've read, the ending was satisfying but could've been better for this reader. Still highly recommended.
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Summary: A Connelly Fan: This was a good one!!
Review: I have read ALL of Connelly's works except for 2. Connelly is exceptional! There is no doubt in my mind. This was a book that kept you wanting more. Isn't that the point? "A couldn't put it downable" as one critic said. This book flowed nicely and the ending had excellent resolve. I noticed the reference to a Pelecanos book "Hell to Pay" ( I just read it) I loved the reference to "Horton Hears a Who" I thought that was an ingenious idea to use the verbiage of a childrens book as a theme for Pierces' scientific ambition. There are references to Harry Bosch: The Dollmaker and the artist Hieronymous Bosch.(Harry's namesake)
For those of you ready for an exciting and quick read, I highly recommend this. If you like Connelly, you will like this. If you have never read Connelly, I bet you will be hooked after this one.
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Summary: Great reading!
Review: This is the first non-Harry Bosch, Connelly book I have tackled, and I found it suprisingly good! A perfect blend of drama, thriller, science and crime make Chasing the Dime a recipe for success!
Pierce is a man obsessed with his work and partnered in a company he founded, which is dedicated to nanotechnology. As Pierce's devotion to being the first to find the correct molecular formula for his project, becomes an obsession, his relationship with his fiance crumbles, and he is forced to move out into a new apartment - with a new phone number.
The new phone number he obtains in moving belongs to someone who has disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and Pierce finds himself curious and caught up in a tangled web of sex, crime and deceit.
Chasing the Dime is not a predictable novel, though some parts of farfetched. If you love criminal thrillers with a science fiction twist then you will love this novel. It's hard to put down, therefore a super quick read. Enjoy!
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Summary: Different
Review: This is definitely not one of the best books written by this author. It had some boring areas but was not a total waste of time to read.
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Summary: Interesting in parts, but not the author's best
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A wealthy scientist-turned-entrepreneur moves into a new apartment and becomes interested in the identity of the previous owner of his new phone number, who turns out to be an online call girl. He slowly gets sucked into a web of intrigue as it turns out that she's missing, and finally finds himself framed for her murder by corporate enemies.
The Good and the Bad:
A big part of Connelly's appeal involve the police procedurals and the character of Harry Bosch, two key elements that are missing from this novel. It flows fairly well, but the setup turns out to have been predicated on an unlikely ability to predict the main character's actions, and I wasn't buying. The pacing was good, and it was kind of neat to see a rich character apply his resources to the type of problem that Bosch usually faces, but still a weak effort for Connelly.
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Summary: Just to have fun
Review: The story of the book is completely out of reality, if you have a new phone number and all the calls are for a broad, the only thing you will do is to change that number as soon as you can, it doesn't matter if you had a sibling with the same problem, but if you want to help her and you find the mob I'm sure you will go away. Nonetheless you will have a good time reading it if you don't expect much of the story, maybe you can take this book to the beach and read it there.
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Summary: Great plot!
Review: Michel Connelly writes an thriller with an interesting plot twist and unlikely characters.
Henry Pierce works in a lab which is involved in a technological race to develop the first molecular computer. [There is real research on-going in this field interestingly.] If his company is the first to create such devices, he will become wealthy beyond his wildest dreams.
All of the hours in the lab have taken a toll on his relationship, and he and his girlfriend and fellow co-worker have split up. Henry gives her his home and moves into a condo where he is assigned a new telephone nubmer.
As soon as he plugs in his telephone, he begins to get calls for "Lilly" and from the nature of the calls, it becomes obvious that not only is Lilly involved in the sex trade, but that she has vanished.
Henry is intrigued and begins a quest to find Lilly which leads him through a series of more and more dangerous encounters which keep the reader on the edge of his or her seat.
A great read, with nice plot twists!
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Summary: Spend Your Time Reading Chasing the Dime
Review: I really like Connelly's stand alone novels and this like Blood Work, Void Moon and others is a sensational thriller. Scientist and computer entrepreneur Henry Pierce is about to revolutionise the world with a new invention, but sadly his long term relationship has fallen apart and he has just moved to a new apartment complete with new telephone number. He quickly learns the previous owner of the number Lilly, was quite a popular girl, that she is a prostitute and that she is probably in quite a bit of trouble. Pierce's sister was killed by a serial killer on the streets so he wants to track Lilly down and help her before it is too late. He is not opposed to breaking and entering, computer crime, fraud or anything else to find Lilly. Of course the type of lifestyle Lilly leads means she has associates who do not look kindly at their world being investigated. The police also do not seem to understand why a man like Pierce would be interested in a girl like Lilly who he has never met.
This is one of those sensational novels that you just do not want to put down until you have read the final page.
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Summary: Unconvincing
Review: Somehow a novelist has to convince the reader that the events described in the tale could or did happen. This is extremely important in a mystery/suspense/spy/action book. The writer utterly failed to do that here. Yuppie genius, Henry Pierce, on the brink of wealth and worldwide fame (dare we hope, a Nobel Prize?), receives some calls for a prostitute named Lilly on his new phone and rather than get his number changed, he races off to find Lilly and "save" her. Bah, humbug. His reason is that his own sister was a runaway, years ago, and was murdered because he failed to help her. This is supposed to be the psychological motive, I suspect. If one can accept that premise, the rest of the book is all right, I suppose, even if it is populated with several of the characters from "Pulp Fiction." Paranoia, I might add, is too facile in creating suspense. It has been used and abused in too many other works of fiction. Ludlum was/is probably the master of the art. That's why I quit reading Ludlum a few years ago. I couldn't tell one book from another. Pierce comes to suspect and distrust everyone, his business partner, his ex-live-in, his secretary, etc. It got a little tiresome, and when he finally got to the real villain, I no longer cared very much. I'll try another Connelly book, but I have misgivings after this one.
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