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Summary: This is a great book!!
Review: I've just discovered Ridley Pearson; this is the first book of his that I have read. It was fantastic. The characters are well developed and interesting. I look forward to reading the rest of his books.
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Summary: fast paced, excellent characters, good thriller
Review: if you like a fast paced police thriller this is a good read. the lead character is likeable and the reader feels his pain as he has to chose between his family and his ethics as a career police investigator. strong female leads as his wife who is tragically ill, and a co-worker who admires him both personally and professionally add to the dimensions in this book. clashes with the FBI over the investigation also provides plot complications. the reader is never sure who is telling the truth until the end when all is revealed in a dramatic and moving conclusion.a real page turner full of action, and suspense.
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Summary: a real fun read!!
Review: Just an all around fun time caught up in a book. The mystery is great, the characters are likable, and it's all done with minimum violence.My first by this author - and it won't be my last!
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Summary: Great twists - good book.
Review: Just to let you know, I heard this book on tape, rather than having read it. I will discuss specific issues about the book on tape aspect of it at the end.
This was a scary, sad thriller. Children are being abducted from their bedrooms across Seattle and, in reality, all across the country and Seattle's finest are out to stop the kidnappings. Obstacles in their path include very poor teamwork with the FBI and there's another kidnapping very close to home...but I won't spoil it for you by telling you who.
Good police work ensues and it is satisfying to go along with the police as they slowly amass their clues and get closer and closer. Once the reader finds out the truth, there's still quite a bit of work to do to wrap it all up - including a cross-country chase.
Its a good, good thriller and I would have given it 5 stars but I am reviewing the abridged book on tape and I have some complaints:
1. The reader does great dialogue but is poor at reading non-dialogue - everything sounds breathless and over-hyped. Very William Shatner-esque, if you catch my meaning.
2. The abridgement apparantly left out a part of the story concerning Idaho - it is barely referenced on the first tape and then the suspect has an injury on the face due to an accident suffered in Idaho that everyone seems to know about.
3. The tape is strangely edited. For example, side one - tape one ends in the middle of a sentence. The sentence starts over again on side 2 but still...
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Summary: Nail Biting Ending
Review: Lou Bolt is one of my favorite characters and he shines in this one. There was a lot of detail in police procedural which is probably appreciated by aficionados, but for the average reader it tends to slow the story down now and then. Other than that, it's a very good tale with a high tension ending. I loved it.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: My husband and I recently discovered Ridley Pearson...how exciting to find an author that can weave an intelligent thriller while developing characters that you can care about...can't wait to read all his previous works!
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Summary: Spectacularly thrilling page-turner!
Review: Once I picked up "The Pied Piper", I could not put it down. Pearson has done it again and could even give my other favorite authors lessons in mystery writing. Boldt's struggle between his daughter and his calling makes for nail-biting suspence, and when his wife's resolution just makes you wonder who will get to the answer first-the gang or the FBI? The plot twists leave you breathless. All in all, a wonderful, satisfying read. What will Pearson do to top this one?
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Summary: Ridley Pearson's best yet
Review: Pearson's in-depth portrayal of Lou Boldt just keeps getting better and better -- and his story lines don't suffer for his attention to detail. EXCELLENT READ!
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Summary: another awesome book by the man
Review: Ridley is a cool dude who scares me big time when he writes these techno-forensic-thrillers. His detail is better than Clancy's.
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Summary: Extremely captivating.
Review: Ridley is in the company of Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke. Lou Boldt, Harry Bosch,and Dave Robicheaux (spelling) are fascinating characters that never let one down. Thanks for another terrific read.
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