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Summary: Well-written, But Seriously Flawed
Review: Has anyone else noticed that this book has virtually no ending? On one page our heroine is in dire peril, and the chapter concludes with a cliffhanger. On the next page, everything is fine, and the book ends about fifty words later with no explanation. I couldn't believe it. I read the last two pages a half dozen times hoping I'd missed something. I even checked the page numbers to see if some of them had been accidently omitted. What a disappointment! The plot was reasonably interesting, although Kate's vast wealth with her Judith Lieber bags and one-of-a-kind furniture was tiresome, but the ending...probably the worst I've ever read in a mystery.
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Summary: Well-written, But Seriously Flawed
Review: I have read all the books in the Kate Milholland series, and the problems in this book is the same as the one that plague other books in the series. Because the main character is intriguing, and Gini Hartzmark maintains Kate's mystique, I have continued to read the books in this series. However, other characters are seriously underdeveloped. For example, someone very close to Kate dies midway through the book, but a newcomer to the series will merely see it as a plot device. Another problem is that Hartzmark spends too much time detailing the financial transactions of the cases she is working on, which ultimately has nothing to do with the mystery itself, a series of unexplained deaths at Prescott Memorial Hospital, which itself is about to be sold to an HMO. Kate, a corporate lawyer, is working on an internet buyout, which Hartzmark spends a lot of time explaining. However, the only connection between it and the mystery is that Kate's client has a heart attack and ends up at Prescott Memorial. Thankfully, Kate has stopped waffling between lovers and has finally chosen one. However, his character too, is underdeveloped and Hartzmark doesn't show why the two are attracted to each other. Kate Milholland has the makings of being a top tier mystery character, up there with Kay Scarpetta and Kinsey Milhone. Hartzmark should focus more on her characters and a tighter plot and plausible endings for her mysteries rather than getting bogged down in financial and business details.
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Summary: Not the best entry in the Kate Milholland series
Review: I have read all the books in the Kate Milholland series, and the problems in this book is the same as the one that plague other books in the series. Because the main character is intriguing, and Gini Hartzmark maintains Kate's mystique, I have continued to read the books in this series. However, other characters are seriously underdeveloped. For example, someone very close to Kate dies midway through the book, but a newcomer to the series will merely see it as a plot device. Another problem is that Hartzmark spends too much time detailing the financial transactions of the cases she is working on, which ultimately has nothing to do with the mystery itself, a series of unexplained deaths at Prescott Memorial Hospital, which itself is about to be sold to an HMO. Kate, a corporate lawyer, is working on an internet buyout, which Hartzmark spends a lot of time explaining. However, the only connection between it and the mystery is that Kate's client has a heart attack and ends up at Prescott Memorial. Thankfully, Kate has stopped waffling between lovers and has finally chosen one. However, his character too, is underdeveloped and Hartzmark doesn't show why the two are attracted to each other. Kate Milholland has the makings of being a top tier mystery character, up there with Kay Scarpetta and Kinsey Milhone. Hartzmark should focus more on her characters and a tighter plot and plausible endings for her mysteries rather than getting bogged down in financial and business details.
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Summary: First Time with Kate
Review: I was such a big fan of the other in the Milholland series, I ordered this one right away. This is just a terrific book. I can't believe this author doesn't have a deal with a major publisher, the writing is superior to most of the other mystery/crime writers. Kate Milholland ranks right up there with Kay Scarpetta and Kinsey Milholland. Hartzmark manages to make business law thrilling and exciting. I recommend this one very highly.
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Summary: This is for anyone who loves legal procedurals
Review: Kate Millholland is 100 percent pure blueblood, but shuns the society work of her aristocratic mother for the pleasure of toiling at a prestigious law firm. She shares an apartment with her best friend, Prescott Memorial trauma specialist Claudia Stein, in a middle class neighborhood in Hyde Park. Kate's family founded Prescott and along with wealthy individuals provides endowments that allow the hospital to remain a great place for teaching and for coverage for people without insurance.The Millholland role in the hospital will change now that Prescott's Board of Directors accepted a deal to be bought out by Health Care Corporation, a company that prefers a large profit at the cost of medical care. Kate's mother is irate and legally challenges the deal. At the same time, a series of mysterious patient deaths occurs. Kate begins to investigate, but even she does not yet know the level of ruthlessness several individuals will go to attain what they want. Gini Hartzmark writes legal thrillers that are as good as any of the works found in bookstores today. Her latest tale, DEAD CERTAIN, rivals the best of Rosenberg and McGuire. The story line continually surprises the reader with twists that are unexpected but logically developed so the plot retains a sense of reality to it. The mystery is entertaining and after seven books, Kate Millholland is a friend, who the audience knows well. She still manages to remain fresh and keep us off balance and alert with her unusual approach to a problem. One thing is DEAD CERTAIN: this novel is a great way to open the new year. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Chicken & Rice
Review: This was my first time ever reading a Kate Millholland book. I had a really hard time getting started in this book. I thought it would be a scary story by looking at the front cover, but as it turned out it really wasn't. They say not to judge the books by their front cover, I admit that is what I did on this book. The book took a long time for me to actually get into it and I didn't realize it was about a lawyer. That didn't help, because I am not usually not interested in lawyers. I was dreding on the fact that the book looked long and felt long after only read 4-5 chapters. Then there was a whole turing point in about half way through. I couldn't ever set the book down, because I always wanted to know what happened next. It ended to be a really interesting and likeable story.
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