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Summary: Very suspenseful, couldn't put down.
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was a great followiup to Night Sins. I hope that they make a mini-series of this one too
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Summary: Disappointing!
Review: Not nearly as exciting or as good a "read" as its predecessor, Night Sins. The story could have been told in half as many pages; it was too predictable. I'll think twice before trying another Tami Hoag book
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Summary: Too much characterization.
Review: Night Sins was non stopping mystery, looked forward to Guilty As Sin. Disappointed in the slower pace and too many non-essential descriptions
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Summary: 600 pages and a cliche on every one
Review: From the main character's general aspect (determined working woman and therefore lonely)to her romancer (suave, painfully handsome, southern scoundrel) to their very dialogue, these 600 pages are simply a heaping pile of cliche! An assistant prosecutor is designated to try the case of a child kidnapper, caught seemingly red-handed -- but the nightmare continues even after he is in custody. As they uncover their clues, the reader has to uncover the story, sifting through the junk heap of improbable chatter, stiff character description, and standard Steele-like love scenes. And it isn't even a mystery which leads you to the conclusion -- instead Hoag pulls a switcheroo. Heavily edited for useful text and characterizations, this 600 pager could become a more reasonable, and probably persuasive, book. But write like we readers have half a brain and want to use it! Don't challenge us to sort through unimaginative text for the story
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Summary: Interesting story, not worth two books to tell it, though
Review: Night Sins held my interest. I was disappointed when the ending was obviously a "come-on" for another book. Guilty As Sin had a twist I wasn't expecting at the end, but generally character development was as expected
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Summary: Scary!
Review: Did you get a chance to read "Night Sins" yet? I hope so, because we're reviewing the sequel "GUILTY AS SIN" now, and I don't want to spoil anything for you. "Guilty as Sin" picks up right where "Night Sins" left off. While a prominent Deer Lake citizen sits in jail for the abduction of Josh Kirkwood and the brutal assault on BCA Agent Megan O'Malley, Josh is returned home. Did Chief Holt arrest an innocent person, or is there still an accomplice on the loose? Now another child in a nearby town has been stolen, throwing further doubt on the suspect's guilt and scattering law enforcement resources across the county. With every new piece of evidence found, a dozen new questions arise. Rather than solving the crime, the investigation seems to be building a haystack in which to find their needle.
Assistant County Prosecutor Ellen North must build a case against a suspect most people have trouble believing to be guilty. In fact, someone is violently protesting the arrest. Is a nationally recognized and applauded program for the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders really a clinic in violence and psychological terror, or is North jumping at shadows? Who is leaving notes and maddening clues, always one step ahead of the investigation? Has an innocent man been framed, victim of the age-old motives of lust and greed? Or is this just another ploy to lead the law agencies further afield? A career has been destroyed, a family torn apart, and a close-knit community will never look at a neighbor the same way again. Welcome to the next level of The Game. Nina M.
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Summary: Fantastic follow-up Story
Review: Guilty as Sin is a magnificently written follow-up novel to Night Sins, but unlike some sequels this one could stand alone. I would recommend to anyone interested that Night SIns should be read first, because it would give the reader a lot of background and history regarding what ahppens in the second novel, but Ms. Hoag covers her bases well enough that if Night SIns wasn't read first the reader would still be able to follow along and enjoy.
Ms. Hoag's charater development is amazing in this novel as it is in all of her works. Guilty as Sin focuses on Ellen, the assistant district attorney prosecuting a high profile kidnapping case. Ms. Hoag weaves romance into a very suspensful story as only she can do, and by doing so will catch the hearts of all of us hopeless romantics. This story is also full of twists, turns, and surprises. It keeps you guessing as to who the bad guy is, while it has you rooting for the good guys. It will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last pages, and will be very hard to put down.
I would recommend this novel to any and all readers as I felt there was something in it for everyone.
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Summary: Good but long winded
Review: I enjoyed this book, my first Hoag read. Although I will say that I wanted to tell the heroin to get over herself several times throughout the book! She irritated me for some reason. Some parts of the legal drama were a little long winded, but overall the story was a good one, and the end a surprising twist. I'd recommend this read to a friend.
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Summary: Long-winded suspense tale
Review: I did not read the prequel to this book, but I did feel that the author gave enough information for me to understand the plot. Ellen North is given the thankless job of prosecuting a popular college professor who is accused of kidnapping a young boy in the community and then beating up a police woman. He is caught by the police chief, but his slick lawyer, who had betrayed Ellen romantically, works hard to prove him innocent. The characters in this book are painted as either good or evil and the plot winds and twists through about twice as many pages as is necessary. After reading this entry, I had no desire to go back and read another 600 pages to see what came before.
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Summary: Guilty as Sin
Review: Great sequel to a great prequel! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and read it in four sittings. The characters are believeable (where are you Jay when I need you?) and although I would have liked Tami to continue the theme of Mitch and Megan more than she did, overall thought this a thoroughly entertaining book.
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