- Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm); Reissue edition (Nov 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061094560
- ISBN-13: 978-0061094569
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,952,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was loaned a copy of this by a good friend and I spent the whole day in a book trance racing to get to the end of Sonora Blair's adventure. I'm hooked and if you have a serious hankering for some well written crime then you're in for a treat.
Sonora Blair is not your typical crime heroine for one she's a single mother who has an ulcer and posesses no particular specialist skills, unlike Reichs' Temperance or Cornwell's Kay Scapetta. What Sonora Blair does have in spades is bulldog tenacity when it comes to solid policing and catching the killer.
What I admired about this novel in particular are the lovely touches of humour from Sonora especially regarding her kids that lighten, at times, grim crime scenes and emotional turmoil. Unusually Sonora is up against a female serial killer that they have dubbed Flash due to her penchant for trapping her male victims and setting them on alight to burn them to death.
Flash has fixated on Sonora and a tense game of cat and mouse begins as Flash taunts Sonora after she is assigned to investigate Flash's first kill, hinting that the true target is the victim's brother to whom Sonora is greatly attracted. Flash draws closer to Sonora especially when the cop's relationship with Keaton the victim's brother heats up in a most unprofessional manner. Can Sonora track Flash down before those she loves are forced into the hot rage of a killer's sights?
With lovingly drawn secondary characters such as Sam, Sonora's steady partner, the author isn't afraid to take risks with her main character. There are hints of a sexual tension between Sam and Sonora that keep the reader guessing and intrigued to learn more about their relationship.
There are points where I wanted to reach into the book and shake Sonora shouting 'go home to your kids for God's sakes!' but one can't but help feeling sorry for her when she comes back from a hard day wading through gore to have to make cupcakes for her daughters class! 'I can't buy store bought they'll know I cheated mine always come out lumpy and uneven!'
This is a solid entertaining read, my only disappointment was in the ending which seemed a little flat after the frenetic pace of the chase for Flash but I have to admit the end did strike me as more realistic than a lot of crime novels. I felt that there were some points were Sonora didn't show enough emotion especially when her family is brutally targeted but I give this book a four star rating nonetheless because although this first book in the series is a little uneven in places I sense greatness for the series as a whole.
Definitely one to investigate for those who like crime that doesn't look as though it's been put through a cookie cutter!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lynn leaves Detective Silver and his alien partner and goes mainstream. Moving away from "Sci-Fi", writing in the same style (thankfully) but without the lime flavoured alien manta rays. Detective Sonara Blair is so well characterised that you care who would takes her role if she ever gets "turned into a movie". A sadly too short fix for all those awaiting another Detective Silver "Alien ..." novel. All the "Alien ..." novels plus No Good Deed, Flashpoint and Debt Collector also recommended
Format:Paperback
This book is about Sonora Blair, a Cincinnati homicide detective with an ulcer who is a single mother of two children. She is called in the middle of the night to a crime scene where a 22 year old college student was set on fire in his brother's car. This seems like a run of the mill crime, however this isn't the first time a crime of this style has been commited. The more Sonora investigates the more dangerous it get's for her and her family. Someone close to her is murdered by the killer in the middle of the investigation. Also to confuse matter she is attracted to the victims older brother which causes her problems in her job. The story is a compelling read and very intense and keeps you wanting to read to the end. The killer is known very early on but the more you read the more you find out about her, the more you wonder why she does this. The ending is good and you want to get to know Sonora more.
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FOR THOSE WHO LOVE PATRICIA CORNWELL
This is a fantastic all absorbing book, that you will devour in one sitting, its plot is detailed, without being complex and swamped in technical jargon. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2002 by Ms. E. L. Robertson
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If you like Patricia Cornwell you will love Lynn Hightowers Sonora Blair, she is a fiesty single mother with a demanding work and home life and with a character you can't help but... Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2002 by Ms. E. L. Robertson
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