No comments about Catherine Coulter Bride CD Collection 1: The Sherbrooke Bride, The Hellion Bride, The Heiress Bride.

3 comments about Double Jeopardy (FBI Thriller) (FBI Thriller).

1. For those wondering where to buy or not, this is (The Target and The Edge) together in one book. I enjoyed both books very much and still re-read them from time to time, but I would be very disappointed to order this book and find out I already have it in two other novels.



2. I am glad that I read the first customers review more in depth before purchasing this book off my wish list. I have already read both of these and didn't realize that they were reissues together under a different cover. The Maze was the first book I ever read by her and was hooked. Excellent book, and I still believe her best to date. But both of these "The Target" and "The Edge" are good books in their own right as well.



3. and I was very disappointed since I have both books. I thought we were getting another great book by Catherine Coulter....only to find that it's a republishing of previous books is really disappointing. Hopefully not too many other people who are Coulter fans and who have both The Target and The Edge won't get taken in to buy Double Jeopardy. Then those who have not read the two books definitely need to read them...they're great thriller novels.

5 comments about Point Blank (FBI Thriller (Brilliance Audio)) (FBI Thriller (Brilliance Audio)).

1. Secreting Confederate treasure in Yankee territory seems strange but maybe geography and history don't mix. FBI agent Ruth Warnecki takes off on her own while Agents Savich and Carver nearly become bits and pieces of the puzzle.
   Hate drives a killer with a long memory as he stalks Sherlock and Sean, while taunting Savich. The story begins with a bang, fueled by lots of twists, but the ending isn't strong enough to meet its introduction.
   As thrillers go it's not bad, much stronger than others in the series.
   Nash Black, author of TRAVELERS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.



2. I happened on this book while staying at a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia. There was a shelf of books that said, "Need One...Take One...Have One...Leave One", so I did both. I picked up Double Take because the cover had a sticker that said..."If you don't love it we will pay you back". I figured if the publisher was this sure, how could I go wrong?
   
   The story details can be found in other reviews so I won't rehash them. I will say that for an "FBI THRILLER" I was less than thrilled. I had no connection to the characters and couldn't have cared less about the family of Dix (with the exception of his sons, they were all very one dimensional).
   
   I may be spoiled with Harry Bosch but these Special Agents were anything but. I have read the synopsis of the next book and since it has Dix working on solving his wife's case, I might pick it up used. The reviews for it look less that favorable but I really care about Dix and his kids.
   
   Maybe a series with Dix and less of the non-Special Agents and I might stick around.
   
   Let me know what you think.
   
   tc
   12/29/2007



3. I'm so glad I chose to read book 10 of Couter's FBI thriller series. I wasn't looking forward to it as it had an average rating of a '2'. I read the series in order, although not critical to their enjoyment but it's how I like to read them. The storyline did not have me at the edge of my seat but I wasn't bored either. I enjoyed the story for what it was and the interaction of the main characters was well done. I know this review is kind of bland and doesn't sound as if it rated a '4' but I ENJOYED the read. Not every book has to have you chewing your fingernails to rate a '4' or higher. In general I recommend the series and am looking forward to reading #11.



4. Don't have much more to add about her FBI series except I find them fun, exciting, hard to put down and very very entertaining. I hope the newest one comes out in paperback soon. Her books are one of my "author keepers" and I only lend them out to special people who know how to take care of books. I anticipate reading them over and over again.



5. I picked this book up at the B&N discount section and though I'm glad I didn't pay full price, I still feel I got my money's worth. I've been seeing her books around for years, but never tried one until now.
   
   Point Blank is part of a series about, or at least including two FBI agents, Sherlock and her husband (can't remember his name) on a recurring basis. Half the book is about their case, and the other half is about Ruth, another FBI agent, and Dix a local sheriff. The stories are intertwined and Catherine doesn't do a bad job with that.
   
   The first problem I had was the dust jacket blurb says the story takes place in West Virginia, where it actually takes place in Virginia. I'm not originally from West Virginia, but having lived there and with family there, they wouldn't take too kindly to being confused with "Virginia."
   
   Second problem was that as part of her writing style, Catherine mixes points of view so much it's hard to keep track of who's saying or thinking what at times. Fortunately, I was able to keep up with the constantly changing POV's but as I've stated in other reviews, as a struggling writer, I'm bound by all these basic "rules" of writing just to try and get an agent. It really irks me to see an established author so flagrantly ignore these "rules."
   
   As far as the story is concerned, it starts out well enough but throughout, I thought Ruth and Dix were the main characters, when from what I've read about this series, Sherlock and her husband are supposed to be the main characters. You'd never know it from this book. Ruth is involved in a hunt for a serial killer in "Virginia" where Sherlock and her husband are involved in another serial killer case in the DC area. Sherlock and co take a break from that case to help Ruth with hers, but keep getting called back to DC until they finally get their bad guys in a pretty un-climactic way. I kept seeing so much potential for stuff to happen that never did.
   
   Back to Ruth and Dix again. This is the main romantic part of the story and I won't go into the details on that. But their murder case has a weird ending that I liked better than Sherlocks.
   
   Overall, this was still a good read despite the flaws. It makes me curious to see what else she can do with her more popular books. Recommended with reservations.

5 comments about Hemlock Bay.

1. I have tried on several occasions to read Coulter's suspense novels. And I thought I'd bravely try one more time. Unfortunately, the outcome was the same: utter disappointment.
   
   Don't assume 1 star implies any redeeming value in this book. Amazon simple didn't give an option to award zero stars.
   
   I suppose I'll start with a pet peeve, and get it out of the way before critiquing the novel on more than just my personal likes/dislikes, so here goes: I don't like thrillers that deal with the torture of children. The first book I ever read by Dean Koontz dealt with this and he was forever off my list. There are some places I just refuse to go, and this is one of them.
   
   The opening chapter of this book give us a band of merry FBI agents who can't backslap and high-five each other enough because they've caught a couple of serial killers just seconds before they attempt to kill their latest victims: two adolescent boys. Never mind that the kids will be emotionally scarred for life after the ordeal that Coulter conjures up for us. Never mind that real agents, no matter how jaded, would be physically sick to their stomachs and probably deeply introspective after observing such human cruelty. Nope. In Coulter's world, the FBI agents whoop it up, and the kids and parents skip away to live happily ever after. Need I say more?
   
   OK. Rant finished. On with the review.
   
   I have to agree with a previous reviewer (shereads) regarding one of the main problems I have with all of Coulter's novels: the dialog. It is ridiculously juvenile. Frankly, when I read true juvenile novels, like my son's "Guardians of Ga'Houle" series, or the "Maximum Ride" series by James Patterson, even though the books are aimed at young readers, at least the dialog reads like real people talk. They just use simpler words, fewer references to things that young reader's won't get, and the plots have fewer convolutions. But when it comes to dialog (and plots...we won't even go there), Coulter's books are impossible. The dialog is not only lame, but the way the characters respond to situations is almost always implausible, as I noted above in my pet peeve rant. Coulter is a master at conjuring up characters that cheerfully and consistently defy reality in their dialog, their emotions, and their responses.
   
   So, if you are willing to regularly overlook these shortcomings in a novel, then Coulter's the author for you. If not, then you'd be better served to look elsewhere in this genre.
   
   As to the plot of this book, I won't comment on it for two very good reasons:
   
   1. Other reviewers have already done so quite adequately.
   
   2. The dialog was so lame that I couldn't get past the second chapter.
   
   I won't reiterate all of my other reasons for not liking Coulter's suspense novels (you can look up my review of her book "The Cove" if you need more evidence to avoid this author). I'll just say I've given her ample opportunity to prove herself as an author and she has been found seriously lacking.



2. The book Hemlock Bay itself was good. I enjoy reading Catherine Coulter books. But, I order a hard back book and I received a paperback book. It was soiled but in fairly readable shape. I contacted you after I received it and was told by e-mail that you were going to send me a hard back copy, but it never came. I never heard from them again.



3. I really like Savich and Sherlock and reading about them. (I give it 3 stars just because it's about Savitch and Sherlock) I didn't care for this one as much as some of the others because so much was unrealistic. IF I wanted Science fiction I would read another author. THe whole Ghoulie thing was just ghoulish. :) Nothing real or realistic about that whole thing. THe FBI looked like bumbling idiots that they couldn't apprehend one one armed woman???? Then Lily takes her out. Good Grief! I have some problems also that Savitch and Sherlock both put themselves in harms way so often at the same time when they now have a son. Then there was Lily's story! At first I felt sorry for her. Then her chartacter turned into a smart mouth and put Simon down all the time. She kept trying to run everything. I just couldn't warm to her character even though she was Savith's sister. My criticism isn't so much about bad writing as the story line itself. As others have siad it left so many unanswered questions. I have read the series to this point and hope the next ones are better.



4. Her book are excellent. Hemlock Bay is of the same group as Impulse. Again, I would prefer she'd stay with this story line along with her on-going FBI series.



5. Dillion Savich is busy with a kidnapping case when he learns his sister Lily has driven her car into a tree. Catherine Coulter pours it on in this addition to her successful FBI series. HEMLOCK BAY adds another dimension as Tammy Tuttle reenters the picture seeking revenge.
   The reading is fast paced with lots of thrills and chills as HEMLOCK BAY will keep the fans turning the pages long into the night. It isn't a question of "What happens next?" but "How soon!"
   Nash Black, author of SINS OF THE FATHERS and QUALIFYING LAPS.

5 comments about Cove, The (FBI Thriller) (FBI Thriller).

1. Catherine Coulter drags you back to each romantic mystery with just enough spice to keep you reading.
   Senior citizens of Cove work out a revitalization program for the center of their lives. The hard work entices people to stop and enjoy the world's best ice cream, but visitors go astray and never reach their destination.
   Sally Brainerd, the daughter of a murdered Washington lawyer is seeking a place to hid but FBI Special Agent James Quinlan is on her trail. What they find in The Cove is not what either expected.
   Bedtime, beach and dentist office reading at its best.
   Nash Black, author of TRAVELERS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.



2. How does an author like this get published even once, let alone again and again? Speaks volumes about the reading public. This book reads like a bottom end 'made for tv' movie. One reviewer said it was like a high school story made up around a campfire... couldn't agree more, except at least the campfire crowd would not have pretended the story was plausible. The characters, the plot, the setting, are all so far fetched the only reason my husband and I finished it was for the entertainment value, even though the childlike writing made us cringe. I mixed Coulter up with the entertaining Patricia Cromwell, which is another reason we kept plowing through. I'm sharing this with anyone who loves good writing. Don't waste a moment of your time on this junk. There's too many good books in the world to spend on crap like this.



3. I purchased this (used) on the recommendation of a friend, who referred to this book as the first in a series of "FBI thrillers". What a mistake. I guess I should have realized that this was not what I was looking for when I read on the back cover that it was a "romantic" thriller. The characters were unrealistic, the dialog juvenile, the "romance" was painful to read, and the plot was absolutely absurd. The main character, a FBI "special agent", supposedly gifted at interrogation, ended up beating his suspects more than interrogating them, and breaking more laws than upholding. This book had nothing whatsoever to do with the FBI or thrillers. Ugh.



4. this was the best book i ever read except for the twilight series and if u havent read that it ia a must but anyways getting back on topic! false pretences is a very good book from the time u pick it up from the time u put it down( if that is even possible!)there is alot of suspense and alot of discriptive romance bed scense but u never know who the bad guy is or who the good guy is for that matter! this is a must read book!



5. She is one of my favorite authors and I have enjoyed almost all of her books. This one keeps you on the edge of suspense. Definitely worth your time and money.

No comments about Catherine Coulter Bride CD Collection 2: Mad Jack, The Courtship, The Scottish Bride.

5 comments about Target, The (FBI Thriller) (FBI Thriller).

1. I just finished the hardback version of this novel (and because it is the only Catherine Coulter book that I have ever read) I thought I would check out what she has going on Amazon. Admitted, I cannot compare it to her other "better" works, but I must say that I found this book to be very touching. I'm actually very surprised at some of the reviews that I have read of this book.
   
   I won't rewrite a synopsis as this has already been done below but I do have several issues in support of this book to point out to other readers.
   
   There is a tad of the unbelievable in the fact that Ramsey didn't immediately take the child that he found to a hospital; but that is a sign of our too cynical hearts. The reason that it is unbelievable is because most people would be afraid of the consequences of being blamed for molesting her themselves and would therefore have immediately turned her over to the nearest "authorities", felt sorry for her and been done with it. But that is not the nature of the "hero" of this story.
   
   What makes this understandable is the fact that Ramsey is a federal judge who knows very well the system that Emma would be going into once he turned her over. As a federal judge he IS one of the "authority figures" and immediately takes responsibility of a child whose situation has touched his heart. He feels that he is more capable of being sensitive to her situation and caring for her than would male complete strangers in some podunk town in the Rockies. [I don't know about any of you readers - but have you ever had to deal with sheriffs in small rural towns on sensitive sexual issues of rape involving children? Guarantied that most of the people involved would be men, and loud, and insensitive to the fear they inspire in the child just by being men. Just imagine how much more trauma could be caused by this to a child.]
   
   Now, you may then bring up the point that as a federal judge he would know about things like destroying bodily evidence from the child when he bathed her, etc. instead of taking her directly to a medical facility. Remember another thing, they were in a very rural, very isolated location with no phone and Ramsey Hunt was in seclusion over what he claimed was the paparazzi chasing him after having to kill some drug dealers in his courtroom. But in reality he is having nightmares, etc. of guilt over having taken a life and doesn't feel good about being considered a hero because he lost it to his anger and killed someone. He was also having feelings of impotence over the fact that because the system was so overcrowded criminals would walk free in too short of a time period anyway. Emma's situation was one he had control over. He felt that he could do a better job than the local authorities who would hurt her feelings and didn't want to turn over the responsibility of her too quickly.
   
   As for the comments about him being almost as sickly obsessed with Emma as the pedophile - again I must point to too cynical hearts. Have any of you ever been exposed to a truly caring male? Not a homosexual with feminine tendencies but a heterosexual man with a caring soft heart? I feel sorry for our society if you haven't. I have. I was raised by one. I was married to one. I have uncles and cousins who are just as family oriented and nurturing - who take on half the care of the kids especially if their wife is pregnant again. Who would be just as outraged to their souls by what happened to that child as Ramsey Hunt's character is. Who may be just as deadly and want to take care of it on their own. (my late husband was a professional martial artist)
   
   Especially if it's a male Cancerian and Ramsey Hunt's character reads like a male cancerian. A male cancerian would be capable of taking a look at a poor, beautiful, abused baby and adopting her. He'd want to be her father and take her in, want to care for her, "mother" her in a male fashion, feel responsible and think that no one would be able to do the job as well as he would himself. He'd take over her life and would then extend that love to her mother. (I remember a male friend telling me once that the way some men find their mates is that they see a beautiful child and then want to meet its mother because the woman who produced such beauty had to "fine" herself.)
   
   So he never says "I love you" to Molly but he does admit, as far as he is capable, that he more than likes her. He comes to appreciate her qualities as a unique person and begins to picture them as a family. He shows her how he feels in his actions towards Emma and Molly. He takes them in and takes them over and nurtures them and lets himself be mothered by the women in his life at the same time. It's typical cancerian.
   
   As for Molly, she comes to appreciate him and his strength and his love for her daughter. He's a handsome, caring, successful, strong, man who will care for her and protect her without patronizing or smothering her. What sane woman would pass that up? She doesn't need money she's rich. What she needed he provided. It's a formula for successful marriage more enduring than the raw "passion" of most romance novels. It's a love story of a family who comes together and of love that grows between them after they have come to appreciate one another, their strengths, and their weaknesses.
   
   I found this book to be very touching. It left me with a bittersweet smile on my face for them as a new family and for the road that Emma would have to travel in life in order to be whole again. The mystery surrounding who was really behind the plots, them on the run, and the chase for the child molester, etc. was pretty good and kept the pages turning. Other commentators were right - it wasn't the most suspenseful book that I've read but it was a very good read. That's why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. Any other comments I make would be spoilers - and I hate spoilers. So I will leave you with a strong recommendation for this book as I really enjoyed it. The male character is not the typical stubborn, brooding Alpha man but caring and sensitive while still being strong and decisive. I will definitely be looking into more of Catherine Coulter's books. Ciao.



2. This book had a refreashing plot. It keep you thinking. But,I really don't think men are that mesmerised by a woman that easily. I give them more credit than that. I received it in great shape.



3. I have read several of the reviews and everyone has their own thoughts but I liked the book but not as much as The Maze. I think I liked the humor and romance between Sherlock and Savage more than the characters in The Target. One Reviewer talked about Ramsey being obsessed with Emma and even said he touched her too much and etc. I didn't see that. He saw her at the worse time right after she had been beaten and abused by this horrible person. I thought he handled it well, gaining her trust and protecting her. If police and therapists had been brought into it at the beginning, she would probably have been more terrified. Ramsey and Molly did seek professional help later. I thought the author's idea for Ramsey was a sensitive caring man and he was devastated by the ordeal of Emma. He indeed did love her and was protective of this little girl who had been wonded physically and mentally. I think Ramsey did love Molly but the author leaves you thinking he marries her just to get Emma, but still think he was in love with her and she him. I have noticed in Catherine Coulter books, she seldom has the romantic characters say "I love you". I kept looking for it in "The Maze" and believe I saw it once from Sherlock. The characters have other ways of dipicting they love the other person but kept wondering why they doen't just say it. Interesting! If I had a problem with the book was a Federal Judge being able to accept the Crime Lord's way of killing and getting away with it. I'm sure that is the way of real life but I had a hard time dealing with that. However, I found the book a "Thriller" and kept my attention from the beginning to the end.



4. When a kid is smarter than the adults fiction is in trouble. Kidnapping and child abuse are tough subjects, but a Judge who doesn't notify the police and a mother who isn't hysterical are hard to swallow. I've enjoyed Coulter's stories in the past but THE TARGET never worked for this reader.
   Savich and Sherlock do stop by for an encore, but without their normal punch. If you are a fan of her writing you may enjoy it, but for others pass this one by, Ms. Coulter can construct a better story.
   Nash Black, author of TRAVELERS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.



5. Let me start off by saying that the ratings on this book says something. I've seen items where the five stars and four stars well outweigh the lower rankings. On controversial books, the sign of it being effective is a lot of five stars and a lot of one stars, with little in between. While I'm in the largest group (I'm #22 of the five stars), the smallest group (the two stars) has a respectable number.
   
   What does this mean? If you are one who relies on reviews to decide whether to get this book, read ALL the reviews. Don't base your decision on just mine unless you happen to be a fan of my reviews and consistently trust my opinion.
   
   This is the third Catherine Coulter FBI thriller I've read. It is not Pullitzer prize writing, but it keeps my interest. I like the characters in her books, though for some reason I picture the leading men (Judge Ramsey Hunt here, James Quinlan from "The Cove", and Miles Kettering from "Blindside") as all looking the same, and I just realized I see them all looking like Barry Van Dyke (Dick's son) from Diagnosis Murder.
   
   This book is more disturbing than the other two I read because of its child molestation story-line. Also, one thing I'll give away is that the molester is a former priest. This is the first Coulter novel I read that does not have a protestant minister as one of the bad guys -- this time it's a former Catholic minister. (I wonder if Coulter has any books where a minister is a good guy, or at least, where none of the villains are connected with Christianity.) Maybe the preachers she knows are all child molesters and child kidnappers and murderers, but most real preachers are nothing like that.
   
   Also, this book does have some erotica which I skimmed over, and which is not necessary. Also, there is some cussing which I never consider a positive, though I'll add that it is not pervasive in this book.
   
   One thing that cracks me up is the long distance mob battle between Mason Lord and Rule Shaker. With names like that, I wonder if Coulter read Dick Tracy comics or watched James Bond movies for research.
   
   In her plot description, she promised a twist at the end that even the best mystery solvers would not expect. I don't consider myself great at solving mysteries, but I successfully guessed what that twist was. Maybe I would have been surprised if she didn't warn me of the twist.
   
   This is not a perfect book. Many have pointed out the illogical way the judge acts in the situation, though if he did what he was supposed to there wouldn't have been a story. Having completed a novel, I noticed that Coulter is not always consistent with the point of view. But if you want to entertain yourself, this would work.
   
   One other note. The other two books I've read in the series (and I'll add Hemlock Bay, which I started and decided to read later, maybe) had two different stories going on ("Blindside" had a third little situation unrelated to the other two); this one focuses on the main story.
   
   I will conclude by saying that I do like the way the book ends.

5 comments about Maze, The (FBI Thriller) (FBI Thriller).

1. Lacey has been traumatized after the brutal murder of her beautiful sister by a serial killer. She decides to take control of her fears and revenge her sister by tracking her killer herself, hence she becomes a brilliant FBI agent. So years goes by..and its 7 years later...
   
   While in FBI training boot camp, she meets the well known computer whiz/FBI special agent Dillion, who also heads some FBI department that specializes in tracking killers. After an impressive drill/test, Dillion asks the department to assign Lacey to his force. Fortunately for her, this would allow her to track her sisters killer on the side. While all this is going on, the killer strikes again in Boston, her brother-in-law seems to be falling for her, Dillions ex who also works in the same department send her the evil jealous eye, and her family seems to be looney as ever with her insane mother hinting at her father trying to kill her. Not to mention falling in love for the first time since her sisters death...
   
   This book was a page turner, really well paced and kept me guessing til the end. However, the romance btw Lacey and Dillion didnt seem all that hot to be honest. They went from being totally professional to being in bed one night to talking about marriage, er yea... it just didnt seem all that real, the romance between these two seemed forced, more like an after thought.
   
   Don;t read this book expecting great romance, you'll get disappointed... but since the suspense/mystery is so great you wont even care. Overall its time and money well spent!



2. I've read several of the FBI series by Catherine Coulter, unfortunately not in order. The Maze is the book where Savich and Sherlock meet and become a couple. It is entertaining to read in retrospect after knowing them as a married couple. Parts of it are contrived and predictable, but for fans of the series, it is a must-read.



3. Ordered this book from Amazon along with "The Cove" after reading "Point Blank" and wanting to learn more about the characters. This is book two in Coulter's FBI Series, the third book that I've read by her, and it is by far my favorite. Great action, great suspense, characters that make you want to tear your hair out one minute and laugh the next. It also kept me guessing towards the end as to who really "done it" and more as to why they did it. Some of the characters are kind of creepy, but that's okay with me. I would highly recommend this novel to anyone who likes romantic suspense.



4. Remember Dillion Savich from The Cove? He's back with his computer MAX collecting data for local officials who seek his help. Then a small flaming redhead carrying a truck load of fear takes him down for her final exam. He adds the novice agent to his unit and she uses her new job to track the man who killed her step-sister and left her behind locked doors.
   Her family has creased to function, but the fragile strains of love remain as her mother hides in depression. Not a good mix for a young woman with a mission.
   The plot twists and turns as the pages fly, with a wickedly suspenseful ending. High drama and good story telling.
   Nash Black, author of TRAVELERS and SINS OF THE FATHERS.



5. This book is the first in the Sherlock/Savich series, and though I've read others, this was my first insight into how they met. I was really interested in the mystery/crime portion, however, the romance and character interactions left me cringing. I know the characters are better than that, I've read other books where those same characters were alive and 'real' - but here they just seem hollow and silly. And though I did cringe through the love scenes and stupid conversations, I was interested enough in the meat of the story to plough through it. And it was worth it. This book had me second-guessing my second guesses! I wish the author would go back, now that there have been several books in this series, and rework the characters a bit. Then it would be a very, very good novel.

5 comments about Double Take: An FBI Thriller.

1. Reading this book was like a visit from old friends: I got to catch up on their lives. Savich and Sherlock are called on to help, I got a glimpse of baby Sean, who isn't really a baby anymore. Sheriff Dixon Noble is back, along with Special Agent Ruth Warnecki. I also got to meet Judge and Mrs. Sherlock, Lacey's parents. (How many of you remember that Sherlock really does have a first name?)
   
   It has all the things you'd expect from a thriller: a car chase, a shootout, bombs, fires, necks being sliced open. The typical murder & mayhem that I love so much.



2. Having read everything by Coulter, I was a little dissappointed with this FBI thriller. She can and has done much better.



3. I was disappointed in Double Take #11. It lacks the usual repartee between Julia and Cheney; yet they jump into bed and want to get married. No psychic abilities were attributed to either one; but lots of gazing out the windows; none of the gut clenching as the protagonists are stalked. The solution to Dix's missing wife (#10) wasn't clearly detailed - just accomplished in time for a funeral back in Maetro.
   Perhaps this is just a "filler" book as she gets back to serious FBI writing. Hey, everyone needs a vacation now and then! I'm so hooked, I'm still impatiently awaiting her next installment.



4. If you've read the other 10 FBI books this one is a must. As with the others it hooks you from the start. Can hardly wait to get book 12.



5. I haven't ever read one of Ms. Coulter's books until Double Take and I will never read another one. The dialogue is contrived and poorly written. The plot is ridiculous. It reads like a 4th grade student's mystery. There are many other mystery writers who are more worthy of a reader's time and money.

5 comments about TailSpin (FBI Thriller) (FBI Thriller).

1. This book was just as great as the other in the FBI series. Wish there
   were one every week! I read these in one day and can't wait for next
   one.



2. I have read the entire FBI series and eagerly awaited Tailspin. As usual Savitch and Sherlock were superb and the storyline was good. However, I thought the story drug in places and for some reason I couldn't get into Rachael's character. There were no surprises to me. I early on figured on who was after Rachael and I also guessed early on what some indicate as a surprise at the end. I liked Jackson's character but Rachael at times seemed sort of smart mouth and you had the idea she didn't need the FBI; like she was going to take on any of the bad guys. At one point Jackson is concerned about her carrying a gun and she tells him to shut up-she can probably shoot better than him. Well he was in some special forces and then FBI and that was unlikely as was her getting out of the water after she had been tied up and a cement block tied to her. Okay it's fiction and though I rolled my eyes, I'll buy that for the sake of the story. She bothered me more when she was so lippy.
   
   I got a little bored with all the conversations over the same thing. There is one whole chapter with Rachael walking aorund Jackson's apartment describing the walls, the floors, the decor and going through everything again. I found myself skimming some of the book and in fact put it down several times which I seldom do with one of the FBI series. IT seemed like it would flow along and then drag for awhile. It's not bad and there have been others in the series I have liked better than others. IF there is a 13th book in the series I would no doubt read it. I like Savitch and Sherlock enough to keep reading.
   
   I appreciate the fact that CC doesn't have a lot of profanity in her books and explicit sexual situations. These aren't really romance but more thrillers. The only really sexual scene was between Savich and Sherlock which was kind of cute actually.
   
   Though this wasn't my favorite of the series, it still had its moments and if you've read the rest of the series you will want to read this one.



3. I have read all her fbi series and find that the new book out does the others if that is possible . She is just great



4. I loved this book. It was a page turner and kept me very interested in every word written. I always enjoy Catherine Coulter's books and this was no exception. The great dialog between the married FBI agents is the best. Throw in a few more characters, a bit of an FBI plot, some mystery and "who done it" intrigue and you have a great story that is fun and exciting to read. If you like her books and her "people", you'll love this book.
   Enjoy----a perfect summer beach read.



5. This book is a disaster! The flyleaf gave just enough hype to make a buyer of me -- big mistake! Makes you wonder who is reviewing these volumes - besides the publisher who has a stake in the outcome.
   
   Little to nothing holds true to the story -- terrible dialogue, silly sidelines, plot breakdown, incorrect geographic references, less than believable character behaviour -- the list goes on and on. How on earth does a book like this actually get a publisher?! Save your bucks, guys and stick with John Grisham, Vince Flynn and Alan Folsom - and the several others of their ilk!