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In Allison Brennan's gripping 'FBI' series, FBI agents come together to tackle high profile and complex cases, including serial killers, mass murders and kidnappings...Utterly compelling!!
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When by-the-book FBI agent Megan Elliott realises that a murder victim carries military ID, what seemed to be a simple homicide enquiry turns a lot more serious. An unusual mutilation on the body causes Meg to suspect the murder is target specific, especially when she discovers other recently murdered soldiers with the same disfigurement. Then military police take possession of the body and Meg is forced to partner up with burn-the-book mercenary Jack Kincaid. All too soon does she realise that the killer's primary target is closer to home, and that Jack really is more trouble - dangerous trouble - than either of them had bargained for...
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13 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Brilliant book, i love all Allison Brennan books.
This keeps you guesing to the very end,unput downable. Can't wait to read the other two in the series. A++++
This keeps you guesing to the very end,unput downable. Can't wait to read the other two in the series. A++++
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Good....BUT....
4 July 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was a good read, but not for the faint of heart. I was happy Jack got a story. We have received glimpses of him in previous books - intriguing, mysterious and a complete alpha male. His persona didn't change in this book, but it didn't seem there was enough character development of this strong hero as Ms. Brennan has done with her heroes in previous books. I think if the integration of both investigations was incorporated earlier in the book there wouldn't be the feel that the relationship between Jack and Meg was so "rushed." Overall, it was a very good read, fast paced, disturbing in parts, but suspenseful with plenty of twists and turns.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
This was labeled romance but there was less romance than I expected. It was ok as mystery suspense (warning: a lot of torture).
28 Mar 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
REVIEWER'S OPINION:
This was labeled as romantic suspense, and the mislabeling is what bothers me the most. In my opinion, it does not have enough romance or development of a relationship to qualify for that genre. This is mostly mystery suspense with a lot of uncomfortable torture scenes. 95% of the story is about the authorities finding clues and slowly unraveling the mystery about serial killings. The small amount of romance consists of a couple meeting, working together on the case, and getting together at the end. I didn't get the feelings of anticipation or enjoyment that I normally expect from "romance" novels. Once in a while I will enjoy a straight mystery because the characters pull me in, or the dialogue is interesting, or I feel good while reading it. But this book didn't have those effects on me. I think mystery lovers will like this more than I did.
I had a minor problem with the smart good guys doing a couple of stupid or illogical things. Megan was stupid and careless toward the end which caused a major problem. Hans was angry at Megan for reasons I felt did not make sense or fit with his character.
STORY BRIEF:
Megan is a by-the-book FBI agent investigating veterans who had been tortured and killed. Jack is a former veteran and now a soldier-for-hire. He joins with Megan to find the killers after his best friend is killed (one of the victims). We learn early in the story who the killers are (Ethan and Karin) so I'm not giving anything away. Ethan was with a group of soldiers in Afghanistan. He was captured and tortured for three months by the Taliban before being rescued. He is suicidal and loaded with mental problems. Karin wants to learn torture techniques, but Ethan won't teach her. Therefore she convinces Ethan that he needs to capture and torture the veterans who were with him at the time, saying they abandoned him. She plans and helps him capture the vets, and then learns by watching Ethan stick needles into them. The main mystery is finding the killers, but a second mystery is why Karin wants to learn to torture.
DATA:
Story length: 424 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 12. Setting: California, Texas, Colorado and Arizona. Copyright: 2009. Genre: mystery suspense.
This was labeled as romantic suspense, and the mislabeling is what bothers me the most. In my opinion, it does not have enough romance or development of a relationship to qualify for that genre. This is mostly mystery suspense with a lot of uncomfortable torture scenes. 95% of the story is about the authorities finding clues and slowly unraveling the mystery about serial killings. The small amount of romance consists of a couple meeting, working together on the case, and getting together at the end. I didn't get the feelings of anticipation or enjoyment that I normally expect from "romance" novels. Once in a while I will enjoy a straight mystery because the characters pull me in, or the dialogue is interesting, or I feel good while reading it. But this book didn't have those effects on me. I think mystery lovers will like this more than I did.
I had a minor problem with the smart good guys doing a couple of stupid or illogical things. Megan was stupid and careless toward the end which caused a major problem. Hans was angry at Megan for reasons I felt did not make sense or fit with his character.
STORY BRIEF:
Megan is a by-the-book FBI agent investigating veterans who had been tortured and killed. Jack is a former veteran and now a soldier-for-hire. He joins with Megan to find the killers after his best friend is killed (one of the victims). We learn early in the story who the killers are (Ethan and Karin) so I'm not giving anything away. Ethan was with a group of soldiers in Afghanistan. He was captured and tortured for three months by the Taliban before being rescued. He is suicidal and loaded with mental problems. Karin wants to learn torture techniques, but Ethan won't teach her. Therefore she convinces Ethan that he needs to capture and torture the veterans who were with him at the time, saying they abandoned him. She plans and helps him capture the vets, and then learns by watching Ethan stick needles into them. The main mystery is finding the killers, but a second mystery is why Karin wants to learn to torture.
DATA:
Story length: 424 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 12. Setting: California, Texas, Colorado and Arizona. Copyright: 2009. Genre: mystery suspense.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
One of her best so far....
28 Mar 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I'm a huge fan of Allison Brennan but her last few books have been a little disappointing. This book was great! I couldn't put it down and read it in one night!!! The plot was exciting and I loved the characters... Finally the mysterious Jack Kincaid gets his story told. Ms. Brennan is back, I hope her next one is just as good.
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