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China Lake (Hardcover)

by Meg Gardiner (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (4 Jul 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340822473
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340822470
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 909,862 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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China Lake has echoes of the film version of Cape Fear, except that the menace in this story is not a lone psychopath, but a fanatical religious cult known as The Remnant. Evan Delaney is the feisty young heroine who must battle to protect her small nephew Luke from the evil clutches of the cult. The nightmare begins when Tabitha, Luke's mother, becomes involved with The Remnant and uses their power to try to regain custody of her child. Evan joins forces with her brother in order to counter the destructive plans of the group and their belief of a forthcoming Armageddon. These are the elements in Meg Gardiner's compelling tale, a powerful mix of murder, terrorism and a wealth of dark secrets.

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A fast-paced ride through some of the more dubious nooks and crannies of the American dream.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tense, exciting and full of twists!, 9 Feb 2004
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This review is from: China Lake (Paperback)
In her book China Lake, Meg Gardiner's lead character Evan Delaney takes you on a ride through the deluded minds of a religious sect. I'm always fascinated with small towns because they seem so ideal and quaint but you do wonder what secrets are kept in these tiny communities that for me are usually only a pit stop for gas on the way to the next "real" big city. That is the backdrop, it's a small, speck-on-the-map of a town in the middle of nowhere where Evan is lead in a fight for her life. I won't blow the story and the ending, but if you like Patricia Cornwell's character Kay Scarpetta, you'll love this book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A pacy debut with topical overtones, 21 Jun 2002
By Gervase Fen (Fareham, Hantts.) - See all my reviews
Evan Delaney, Meg Gardiner's sassy heroine, hooked my interest right from the get-go. As she battles against the 'leaderless resistance' movement of the Remnant, and sees those closest to her threatened, attacked, and framed, Evan gains my sympathy by simply being wonderful company... I especially enjoyed the scene where Evan, who writes science fiction novels as a sideline, is drawn into arguing about continuity problems in her own book with some of the Remnant who turn up at a book signing!

The suspense and action sequences are credible, and although some of the characters have a whole burden of plot to carry (Evan's lawyer boyfriend particularly), overall "China Lake" impresses as a book that leaves you wanting more.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An American's perspective, 1 April 2007
This review is from: China Lake (Paperback)
I have read three of Meg Gardiner's books now in the past three weeks, man oh man are we all just lemmings or what? A celebrity tells us something is great and we all jump off the cliff. I bought them all without even reading a word, pathetic! For the genre, ala female hero, mystery woman, this is good. The plot is feasible, the characters build with each passing book and they are generally fast reads. The only thing I would wish for is a bit of tightening from an editor on these. There are moments of mind wander because of what I would deem as "filler". With a good 50+ page trim the suspense would be more dramatic. I won't go into explaining plot, because the previous reviewers have done so. If you like the Alphabet mysteries, the culinery mysteries then this should be your cup o tea. Speaking of tea, when will the Brits get a US publisher to push Ms. Gardiner onto this side of the pond, so she can climb a few of the bestseller lists due to distribution and readily available titles in our stores? Oprah? Stephen King? Imus? What will we all read next or should I say, WHOM?
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good debut
It took me a while to get round to starting this book after picking it up fairly cheap it sat on my shelf for a couple of months. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a read
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