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Summary: Oregon Terminator
Review: "Terminator" was the first thought in my mind as I read about shadows in trees. First time I've read Goddard, but ordered all of his others the day I finished First Evidence. Mailed the book to a relative and kept him up all night. Sci-fi and a strained 15-year romance keep this rolling, plus a little of Hazard County humor and Gov't computer nerd for a touch of enlightenment. The book certainly kept you guessing and didn't give away the ending. Yes, Goddard was in a hurry to end the book, but believe that was because he saw the sequel possibilities. A fast read and not boring.
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Summary: "Tense And Terrific!"
Review: A great detective story with a sci-fi twist! Crime Scene Investigator Colin Cellars of the Oregon State Patrol gets called out to a cabin where a friend has apparrently been murdered. Then weird things start happening. Shadows start popping up. Shadows he shots at. Shadows that try to steal his vehicle. What should be a routine murder case turns into something beyond all his prior experience. Throw in an old love, a mysterious women and superiors questioning his sanity and it doesn't get any easier for Cellars. Tension is the word of the day for this book. Twists come at you left and right. Goddard did a good job pacing them and making sure they didn't confuse the reader. You could feel the fear Colin Cellars was going through at some of those scenes where he was completely alone, and something always seemed to be lurking in the periphery. Some funny bits, too. The part with loudmouth Captain Hawkins, a cigar and an OSP vehicle sent me rolling with laughter. Also the Captain's mummy-like appearence in the crime lab was another classic. Characters were fine. Pretty down to earth. The personal issues that needed resolving also added to the flavor of the story. In all, I had trouble putting this book down.
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Summary: Blend of Sci-fi and mystery
Review: Colin Cellars, forensic detective for the Oregon State Police, is called out to a "shots-fired" crime scene. It turns out that the body belongs to a friend he hasn't seen in 15 years but the crime scene itself makes no sense. Complications mount as the body disappears, evidence is lost, deputy sheriffs go missing, and Colin is being stalked by shadowy beings. However, when Cellar's long-lost love is kidnapped Cellars must find a way to free her while protecting both of them from the beings who mean to kill them.Great plot. The idea itself is very clever and it's certainly clear that Mr. Goddard knows crime scenes and evidence collection. However, what was missing for me was good writing. I felt the characters are never developed and remain cardboard with a few becoming stereotypes. The dialog is very stilted and doesn't ring true and interactions between the characters always seem to have them saying "What?" and then having to repeat what was just said. And I absolutely hate it when the main character keeps doing stupid things to advance the plot. He keeps returning to the cabin in the woods, by himself, always when it's getting dark or a storm is brewing, and he keeps getting stalked by the mysterious beings. It's like in the old horror movies when the heroine is alone in the haunted house and she hears a noise in the next room and just HAS to see what made it. Would I recommend this book? With reservations. I did skim a lot but I'll have to admit the plot intrigued me enough to finish it just to see what these creatures would turn out to be. If you like plot-driven novels you might like this. Honestly though, I thought the book didn't live up to its premise. Reading the book jacket I thought it was going to be very interesting how an earthling tracked down an extra-terrestrial killer. Wasn't much like that at all.
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Summary: pretty decent book
Review: ending has a truly frightening scene and Goddard writes very smoothly. A very entertaining read and I'll definitely read the sequel. Engaging characters. Not worth the hard cover price but its a yes in paperback.
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Summary: pretty decent book
Review: ending has a truly frightening scene and Goddard writes very smoothly. A very entertaining read and I'll definitely read the sequel. Engaging characters. Not worth the hard cover price but its a yes in paperback.
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Summary: Not your usual detective story.
Review: First Evidence is an interesting twist on your normal cop book. OSP crime scene investigator Colin Cellars is sent to a call in the Oregon woods, where he is confronted at gunpoint by two spooked deputies who are only too happy to turn the scene over to him and get back to town. While working the scene, a homicide, he finds and sees things that makes him think the deputies might have had the right idea. It also turns out that he knows the victim. Things only get stranger from there. Missing deputies, missing bodies, moving evidence, gunplay, gadgets, and Ken Goddard's strange sense of humor combine for an entertaining read. The only flaw I could find was with the ending. Maybe that's because I wanted the book to go on, but it seemed like it didn't match the complexity of the rest of the book. If you like straightforward mysteries, wrapped up by the last page, I'd pass, but if you enjoy a little ambiguity and a few twists in the road, pick this one up.
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Summary: another great ken goddard book
Review: I AM A BIG KEN GODDARD FAN SINCE BALEFIRE(SINCE I WAS KILLED OFF IN THE BOOK), READ EVERYONE OF THEM AND LOVED THEM ALL. THIS BOOK TOOK ME 2 DAYS TO READ AND IT WAS HARD TO PUT DOWN. THE NEW CHARACTER WAS IN THE SAME CHARACTER AS HARRY LIGHTSTONE, HARD BUT HAD A HUMOROUS SIDE TO HIM. A LITTLE DIFFERENT SIDE WITH ALIENS BUT WILL KEEP YOU GLUED TO THE BOOK TIL YOU ARE THRU.
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Summary: First in Suspense
Review: I enjoyed Balefire and decided to read more by this author. I read "First Evidence" and found I could not put this book down...stayed up until 4 a.m. and that rarely happens with a book for me. What more can I say? If you love mysteries and a touch of sci-fi, you will surely enjoy this story. I finished it and ordered copies of his other books.
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Summary: A "must-read" book if you love mystery!
Review: I enjoyed Balefire and decided to read more by this author. I read "First Evidence" and found I could not put this book down...stayed up until 4 a.m. and that rarely happens with a book for me. What more can I say? If you love mysteries and a touch of sci-fi, you will surely enjoy this story. I finished it and ordered copies of his other books.
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Summary: A "must-read" book if you love mystery!
Review: I enjoyed Balefire and decided to read more by this author. I read "First Evidence" and found I could not put this book down...stayed up until 4 a.m. and that rarely happens with a book for me. What more can I say? If you love mysteries and a touch of sci-fi, you will surely enjoy this story. I finished it and ordered copies of his other books.
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