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Summary: Good One
Review: A hero and main characters that are three dimensional and realistic, make this an enjoyable read. Good atmosphere and nasty villians keep it moving. Bring on the next one.
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Summary: Great twisting plot!
Review: Abbott keeps you guessing throughout the book. It's a great light read. One critique I will make is that the stoyline contains a few too many twists that add no value to the story.
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Summary: Quite different from the previous series
Review: I am thrilled to see that Mr. Abbott has picked up the pen again after so many years. I purchased his first book on impulse at a grocery store in Austin, TX. Since then, he has been one of my favorite authors. Over the past several years I kept checking to see if he has written a new book. A Kiss Gone Bad was nothing like I expected. Language, Serial Killers, gore, etc. kept me from finishing the book. He took the path of Patterson, Sandford, and King. I'm sure that there is a large audience for A Kiss Gone Bad, and I hope that he finds it. Call me sentimental and bring back Jordan Poteet.
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Summary: AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I could go on for some time about this book,so I will spare you.This is THE BEST book I have read in ages.Abbott has a way with the people he creates,he actually allows integrity to shine through,only the best of writers know how to manage this.He is a master storyteller,and deals with the story in a superb and thrilling manner.I read this book in one day,I had no choice,I could not put it down.YES- IT'S THAT GOOD!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Close To Home
Review: I got this book when Jeff Abbott came to Rockport, TX and did a book signing. So, my book is a signed edition. This book takes place in a fictional town between Rockport and Aransas Pass, TX called Port Leo. Living in this area, myself, made the book come to life in way that was beyond other books. Jeff Abbott, who vacationed in this area while growing up knows South Texas and does justice to the region. His ability to spin the tale while providing all the background details just right had me believing that this was all happening right in my town and I was in the middle of it all. I love whodunit books and this is now one of my favorites.
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Summary: Close To Home
Review: I got this book when Jeff Abbott came to Rockport, TX and did a book signing. So, my book is a signed edition. This book takes place in a fictional town between Rockport and Aransas Pass, TX called Port Leo. Living in this area, myself, made the book come to life in way that was beyond other books. Jeff Abbott, who vacationed in this area while growing up knows South Texas and does justice to the region. His ability to spin the tale while providing all the background details just right had me believing that this was all happening right in my town and I was in the middle of it all. I love whodunit books and this is now one of my favorites.
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Summary: Thoroughly Enjoyable Series Debut
Review: Mr. Abbott gives his hero a nice twist - he's a Texas Justice of the Peace who has no formal training, who got the job through his father's influence, and formerly had a number of unskilled jobs. (My mental image was initially of Jimmy Buffett in judge's robes.) But it turns out that Whit Mosely is an honorable and compassionate man, and may just be the perfect choice for his job. He's close to the end of a reelection campaign when an old acquaintance, Pete Hubble, is found murdered. Unfortunately, it turns out that Pete is the estranged son of a Senator (who is also up for reelection) and he also just happens to be a well-known porn star (under an assumed name). To complicate matters further, Whit is the lover of Pete's ex-wife, who is in charge of the Senator's election campaign. Unbeknownst to the local law officials, they also have a serial killer in their midst. Also thrown into this mix is Claudia Salazar, a very recently divorced dectective, who is forced to work on a missing persons case with her ex-husband; a runaway barely-legal female who knows more than she's telling; Pete's porn movie producer/lover who's looking for justice; and Whit's own extended family consisting of his five brothers (the notorious Mosley boys), his alcoholic father and the father's fourth wife who is 25 years old and to whom Whit feels a distinct non-filial attraction. There's a multitude of plot twists and turns, family secrets revealed, betrayals and the like. It was a nice little rollercoaster ride, and I'm looking forward to more books in this series.
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Summary: Thoroughly Enjoyable Series Debut
Review: Mr. Abbott gives his hero a nice twist - he's a Texas Justice of the Peace who has no formal training, who got the job through his father's influence, and formerly had a number of unskilled jobs. (My mental image was initially of Jimmy Buffett in judge's robes.) But it turns out that Whit Mosely is an honorable and compassionate man, and may just be the perfect choice for his job. He's close to the end of a reelection campaign when an old acquaintance, Pete Hubble, is found murdered. Unfortunately, it turns out that Pete is the estranged son of a Senator (who is also up for reelection) and he also just happens to be a well-known porn star (under an assumed name). To complicate matters further, Whit is the lover of Pete's ex-wife, who is in charge of the Senator's election campaign. Unbeknownst to the local law officials, they also have a serial killer in their midst. Also thrown into this mix is Claudia Salazar, a very recently divorced dectective, who is forced to work on a missing persons case with her ex-husband; a runaway barely-legal female who knows more than she's telling; Pete's porn movie producer/lover who's looking for justice; and Whit's own extended family consisting of his five brothers (the notorious Mosley boys), his alcoholic father and the father's fourth wife who is 25 years old and to whom Whit feels a distinct non-filial attraction. There's a multitude of plot twists and turns, family secrets revealed, betrayals and the like. It was a nice little rollercoaster ride, and I'm looking forward to more books in this series.
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Summary: Good...but Jordan Poteet is better!
Review: Nothing Jeff Abbott writes is poor reading, and this is an excellent book. But his Mirabeau, Texas-centered books with Jordan Poteet are much more enjoyable reading...you actually grow to care about the characters. Wish he'd bring 'em back!
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Summary: Did not live up to my expectations
Review: Reading this book was a bit like riding a gentle roller coster. At times I kind of liked it, at times I kind of didn't. At the end of the ride, I was down at the bottom, not very enthusiastic. An Abbott enthusiast (who had just about quit looking for a new book by author), I found that the book did not deliver. The plot is very convoluted and the ending is rushed. The main characters are likable--creating characters might be Abbott's strength--and the dialogue is fairly strong, but overall I felt that the writing was choppy and the quality of the book very uneven. I will try Abbott again, because of the strength of his other books, but I have a hard time giving a strong recommendation to this one.
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