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Cold Steel (Hardcover)

by Paul Carson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 341 pages
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd; First Edition edition (4 Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 043400720X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0434007202
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,088,944 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The daughter of an eminent American heart surgeon is found brutally stabbed in a Dublin park. Her father is over to head the Mercy Hospital's new Heart Foundation. The repercussions threaten to be catastrophic: America bays for justice. Then Frank Clancy decides to take a closer look.

About the Author
Paul Carson is a doctor and novelist. He lives in Dublin with his wife and two children, where he runs an asthma and allergy clinic for children as well as writing. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The tension builds with this thriller, 10 Jun 2001
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This review is from: Cold Steel (Paperback)
This is a story with more violence and gore than I usually read but the author has built up the tension so skillfully that you have to keep reading to find out what happens.

The double storylines are not confusing and although I had an inkling about the conclusion earlier in the book, I didn't manage to guess the whole outcome.

If you like Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell, you'll like this book but if you've got a weak stomach, it might not be the best one for you.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great "Prime Suspect" style suspense thriller..., 14 Aug 2000
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I agree with the previous reviewer that this is a great book for the beach. However, I would add that the pace, characterisation and setting are all excellent, a real page turner. My only real disappointment came with the finale, which felt a little rushed and did not do the book full justice. Still a good read and well recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I read it in one sitting, 23 Jan 2000
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Like Julie Parsons, this book relies on its Dublin setting. I thought the good guys were very good and the bad guys were very evil. This is the authors second outing and I expect that later efforts will present more balanced characters. Still in all, I enjoyed the book very much. Without spoiling it for you, the story touches on the themes of heroin trafficking, politics, medical professional jealousy, the ethics of the medical profession, and the dilligence of the Gardaí.
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4.0 out of 5 stars No better than average
A run of the mill thriller to while away some idle hours. Not bad but far short of the best in the genre.
Published 1 month ago by G. J. Weeks

4.0 out of 5 stars Un-put-downable Dublin based phsycological thriller
Good characters, fair amount of gore! clever storyline. Easy to read, great beach book!
Published on 9 Sep 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant follow up to Scalpel
The main characters are so well defined they could easily be your neighbours,There is a touch of sympathy for the suposed guilty man Micko Kelly . Read more
Published on 26 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder mystery set in Dublin .
This is another murder mystery from the Paul Carson stable. This book is excellent until about the second last chapter and the ending just doesnt live up to the rest of the... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 1999

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