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pacey1927's review
4.0
This was a really good thriller. The cyber-theft ring was interesting and at least in my reading world, it hasn't been overdone. The killer was interesting and perfectly cold-hearted. Although some people were turned off by the short chapters, I thought it was different and worked ok. I like M.C. best of the two main characters and I think Kitt is okay. I felt horrible watching as the murder victims start to fall, and M.C. knows some of them. I agree with what other reviewers have said about police procedure. I am NOT involved in any aspect of law enforcement but I knew that there was no way some of that would have unfolded that way...but I can see that Spindler had to do things the way she did or her story wouldn't work. I thought this book was very entertaining and I only realized who the killer was a few moments before they did. However much I praise this book, I do acknowledge that this book wasn't nearly as good as Spindler's earlier works. "Forbidden Fruit", "Shocking Pink", "Cause For Alarm" and "Fortune" were just amazing. Those are the books I most recommend that you go and grab
sparkleboymatty's review against another edition
4.0
Another great detective mystery by Erica Spindler. I doubt that I realized it when I bought this, but it was the second book featuring M.C. and Kitt (the first being Copycat). Hopefully there will be more to come. There were a lot of twists that I didn't see coming and it was very fast paced and really kept my interest.
kaz_loves_books's review
4.0
Found this book really enjoyable, liked the storyline and the characters, this author doesn't disappoint
trivial_reads's review
4.0
It was great, Spindler is one of my favorite crime writers! Quick easy read full of witty characters. The crux, I wasn't terribly surprised by who ended being the "bad guy" I was just off a tad. But I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys crime novels.
intplibrarian's review
3.0
Fun, quick read. No real shocking moments and more than a few times when I had to say "Really? You didn't think to...?" But, still, it was enjoyable. Let's say, I probably wouldn't go and put my name on the waiting list (I get most of my fiction from the library) for a NEW book out with these characters, but would pick it up to read eventually.
jennifercrowe's review against another edition
3.0
Mary Catherine and Kitt are partners on the police force. So many people close to M.C. are being murdered. Kitt is having issues with her husband and is excited to try working things out with him on a vacation to Mexico. When people start dying around MC, Kitt decides to put her trip on hold. Her husband, Joe, understands this but just thinks that it's never going to work between the two of them. Kitt is very low throughout most of the book and is trying to divide her time between work and home. She even contemplates quitting her job after this case is solved. The book really kept my attention for the most part, but there wasn't really anything to figure out. All of the clues that are actually used to solve the case are given very late in the book and no time is given for the reader to really put any of it together. That's why I liked it, but didn't love it. I kind of thought I knew who was doing it, only because it was the only person who didn't really fit with the story or make sense with his actions. But other than that, it was an OK story with a HEA.
booknerdlyn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
canadianbookworm's review
4.0
This audiobook had a lot of going and a lot of emotional angst for the two cops that are the main characters. Kitt Lundgren and M.C. Riggio are partners in the violent crime unit of Rockford Police. Kitt is in the process of getting back together with her ex-husband following her recovery from alcoholism following their child's death. M.C. is committing herself to a new relationship. At work the get the case of a student killed very efficiently, with only his computer missing from his apartment. The leads don't amount to much, but when more deaths follow and they seem to connect with the first one, cybercrime appears to be a motive. That necessitates involving the FBI, and they do. The murders hit close to home for M.C. however and her colleagues worry that she is too close to what is happening to maintain her objectivity. Are they right?
This book will keep you on the edge of your seat, and involve you in M.C.'s large Italian-American family life.
This book will keep you on the edge of your seat, and involve you in M.C.'s large Italian-American family life.
perri's review
4.0
Break neck action, twists and turns and two female buddy detectives. What's not to like?
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