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Summary: Intense and Riveting
Review: I read this book virtually in one sitting. It was the most intense book I've read since King's _The Shining_ back around 1979. In the world of fiction, there are lousy writers, there are mediocre writers and there are good ones. And then, there are brilliant writers, and this is the category Lisa Gardner falls into. Move over, Tami Hoag. Gardner is going to give you a run for your money!
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Summary: Good Start
Review: I really enjoyed her first book--The Perfect Husband--it had a great story, sexy, thrilling, fast paced. I thought with all the current dialogue about school shootings this would be a knock out book. The story was well developed and left a lot open for a sequel, but I wanted more from it. I ripped through it expecting something MORE to happen between the main characters, but I was left wanting more. Good commuting material for sure.
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Summary: Great Read.. But Definitely Not the BEST
Review: I really enjoyed this book, it keep you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what was going to happen next. I've read pretty much all of Lisa Gardner's books and waiting to read more. But if you really want a "I have to finish this book NOW", book by Lisa you should read Next Accident. That book by far is her best.
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Summary: Great Read.. But Definitely Not the BEST
Review: I really enjoyed this book, it keep you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what was going to happen next. I've read pretty much all of Lisa Gardner's books and waiting to read more. But if you really want a "I have to finish this book NOW", book by Lisa you should read Next Accident. That book by far is her best.
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Summary: Suspenseful till the end
Review: I think this was her best book to date and thats saying something! She has wrote some really good books. It was suspenseful it kept you guessing till the end. Its one of the most exciting books I've read in a while.
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Summary: Exciting. Can't put down
Review: In Bakersville, Oregon, instead of himself, Sheriff Shep O'Grady surprisingly places Deputy Raine Connor in charge of the mass murder scene at the elementary school. The killer cleanly shot in the head information technology teacher Melissa Avalon. Two little girls were also killed but with multiple bullets. Much of the physical evidence is already damaged due to the chaos that occurred before Raine arrives on the scene, but more contamination follows. Raine arrests Danny on suspicion of murder. He confesses to the shootings. His father further contaminates the crime scene before Raine can get him to leave.The State sends Homicide Detective Abe Sanders, a methodical cop, to take charge of the case. FBI Special Agent Pierce Quincy leaves his dying daughter to also join the investigation. Quincy tells Raine he has some doubts about Danny being the killer because of the precise way the teacher was murdered. As the trio works together, a town wonders why a good little boy would do such a bad thing. Overwhelming evidence points towards the lad but some items lead to a more professional murderer yet no clear suspect surfaces. Though everyone struggles with the shock of school children murdering their peers in schoolhouses, this novel is a taut well-written thriller. The characters are well constructed so that readers can understand how they react to events during the murders and its aftermath. Still, this is a difficult topic to read a fictionalized account on true events such as what happened in Colombine. Still, as with the author's previous novels such as THE PERFECT HUSBAND and The Other Daughter, Lisa Gardner provides an exciting, non-stop thriller. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Unsatisfying
Review: Lisa Gardner draws very interesting characters, but there are a lot of holes in her plot. The biggest hole: she doesn't say how the killer, who is obsessed with Rainie Conner, comes by his knowledge of Rainie's deepest, darkest secrets. He just happens to know the truth behind what everyone else has only speculated about for fourteen years. And the action is unevenly paced, ending almost abruptly. I found this book at a used-book sale and bought it because it started out very well, with characters and dialogue that got me involved right away. But even the most fascinating characters and brilliant dialogue in the world cannot compensate for the lack of a consistent and airtight plot.
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Summary: Quincy gets his own!
Review: Lisa Gardner has a semi-series of books that include Pierce Quincy, an FBI Profiler. In this book, which is the third, Quincy is called in on a school shooting. He is studying school shootings to help put together a profile for schools to use to help prevent such incidents. The largest issue with this shooting is that the sheriff's son apparently did shooting. Rainie Conner is a sheriff's deputy and is the lead investigator in the case. But Rainie and the sheriff have a history - back from when Rainie was in high school, and she was found over her mother's headless body covered in blood and brain matter. This story has a lot of twists and turns, and a lot of strong characters. I've grown fond of Quincy. Unfortunately I'd read The Next Accident and The Killing Hour before I'd read this, so I was aware of his future, which took some of the suspense out of The Third Victim. Here is the list of the series: The Perfect Husband
The Other Daughter
The Third Victim The Next Accident
The Killing Hour These books are similar to many romantic suspense novels - Catherine Coulter's FBI series, Kay Hooper (without the woo-woo), Tess Gerritsen, Linda Howard - with possibly a higher level of violence. Overall, an interesting set of books.
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Summary: Quincy gets his own!
Review: Lisa Gardner has a semi-series of books that include Pierce Quincy, an FBI Profiler. In this book, which is the third, Quincy is called in on a school shooting. He is studying school shootings to help put together a profile for schools to use to help prevent such incidents. The largest issue with this shooting is that the sheriff's son apparently did shooting. Rainie Conner is a sheriff's deputy and is the lead investigator in the case. But Rainie and the sheriff have a history - back from when Rainie was in high school, and she was found over her mother's headless body covered in blood and brain matter. This story has a lot of twists and turns, and a lot of strong characters. I've grown fond of Quincy. Unfortunately I'd read The Next Accident and The Killing Hour before I'd read this, so I was aware of his future, which took some of the suspense out of The Third Victim. Here is the list of the series: The Perfect Husband
The Other Daughter
The Third Victim The Next Accident
The Killing Hour These books are similar to many romantic suspense novels - Catherine Coulter's FBI series, Kay Hooper (without the woo-woo), Tess Gerritsen, Linda Howard - with possibly a higher level of violence. Overall, an interesting set of books.
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Summary: Heartwrenching
Review: Lisa Gardner is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. The problem is she doesn't write quickly enough. I am already waiting for her follow-up to this novel. Rainie Conner is a police officer leading her first homicide, a school shooting, where the shooter is the police chief's 13 year old son. Rainie doesn't suspect everything is as it appears to be, and with the help of FBI agent Pierce Quincy, they try to find the truth about the shooting that leaves 3 dead and a town torn apart. I did not want to put this book down. I made myself read it only at work on break as not to devour it in one sitting. The teaser chapter for her next novel which involves Quincy's daughter is very enticing and I can't wait for it to come out. Buy this book, you won't be disappointed :) Thanks for reading :) **Pandora
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