For Evan Delaney, China Lake was a tough place to grow up. But she didn't realize just how tough until, returning to the desert military base for h...
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Mar 10, 2009
Michael
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In the fourth Evan Dalaney novel, Evan returns to China Lake for her high school reunion and discovers that the death toll among her classmates is unusually high. After two classmates are brutally murdered, Evan suspects something is up and begins to piece together what might be killing her classmates.
It all stems back to a day when the group took a field trip to the local Navy base and were exposed to some kind of experiment. The results are still haunting and affecting the group More...
It all stems back to a day when the group took a field trip to the local Navy base and were exposed to some kind of experiment. The results are still haunting and affecting the group More...
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Apr 26, 2011
Jennifer
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I have never flipped to the end of a book to read the last page just to make sure everything turns out ok... Until now. Meg Gardiner is a master of suspense, and no one keeps me on the edge of my seat like she does.
This is the fourth book in the Evan Delaney series and it's a nail biter. (And by the way, flipping to the end and reading the last page made me no less anxious.) Evan and Jessie are finally back on solid ground, but the ground is being pulled out from underneath them. Evan More...
This is the fourth book in the Evan Delaney series and it's a nail biter. (And by the way, flipping to the end and reading the last page made me no less anxious.) Evan and Jessie are finally back on solid ground, but the ground is being pulled out from underneath them. Evan More...
Jan 04, 2009
Crosscut, by Meg Gardiner, B-plus. Narrated by Tanya Edy Sirois, produced by Brilliance Audio, downloaded from audible.com.
Evan Delaney is a journalist. This is apparently a series and I’ve started with the last book first. Evan’s boy friend is Jamie, who now uses a wheelchair because of a car accident which permanently paralyzed him and killed his best friend. Evan decides to return for her highschool class reunion in China Lake, a military base, and Jamie goes with her. They d More...
Evan Delaney is a journalist. This is apparently a series and I’ve started with the last book first. Evan’s boy friend is Jamie, who now uses a wheelchair because of a car accident which permanently paralyzed him and killed his best friend. Evan decides to return for her highschool class reunion in China Lake, a military base, and Jamie goes with her. They d More...
Jan 16, 2012
Chris
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This was a brilliant book. I'd never read anything by Meg Gardiner before so wasn't sure what to expect. What I got was a book full of action and suspense with a likeable character in Evan Delaney. In Crosscut a serial killer is targeting Evan's former schoolmates and she has to find him before the rest of her friends are killed, and of course, she is also on the killer's hit list. The reason for the killings is hidden in the past when Evan and her classmates were in the vicinity of an explosion
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Jan 07, 2010
Shona
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This was a slightly odd book full of unexciting information leading to an all too small climax.
Someone is gradually killing off members of an old high school class and it is up to one class memember to find the killer. Having back ground information about the reasoning of the killings and the possible suspects Evan decides to try and stop the killings before more of her old class and herslef get killed. Of course this can only lead to one thing: she ends up right smack bang in the mi More...
Someone is gradually killing off members of an old high school class and it is up to one class memember to find the killer. Having back ground information about the reasoning of the killings and the possible suspects Evan decides to try and stop the killings before more of her old class and herslef get killed. Of course this can only lead to one thing: she ends up right smack bang in the mi More...
Jun 18, 2011
Kurt
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Well, Crosscut certainly made up for my somewhat tepid response to the previous Evan Delaney thriller. This one definitely lives up to the name. The action is ratcheted up to a fever pitch, and the killer is a great creation. Gardiner does a great job of interleaving the various threads of the story (Evan's POV, the killer's POV, and others) and dragging the reader along wanting to know what is going to happen next. The scenes where the killer kills his victims are vivid and grisly. They're defi
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Sep 21, 2010
stephanie
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the body count keeps increasing. man.
i liked the beginning of this much better than the ending. i just - why the body count?
i still love evan. i don't love jesse as much, but he's still great. evan's parents on the other hand were really a bright spot in the book.
i don't want to spoil anything, so i feel like there's not a lot i can say. but.
let's just say i need to get a hold of Kill Chain about yesterday. More...
i liked the beginning of this much better than the ending. i just - why the body count?
i still love evan. i don't love jesse as much, but he's still great. evan's parents on the other hand were really a bright spot in the book.
i don't want to spoil anything, so i feel like there's not a lot i can say. but.
let's just say i need to get a hold of Kill Chain about yesterday. More...
Feb 14, 2010
Neil
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Crosscut is the fourth in Meg Gardiner's Evan Delany series, and a masterfully written and constructed story.
This time around, Evan and her on again, off again fiancé Jesse have returned to China Lake, California for Evan's high school reunion only to learn that an inordinate number of her classmate have passed away under odd circumstances. And yet another alum has missed the festivities because she had been brutally tortured and murdered that evening. And I though my reunion sucked! More...
This time around, Evan and her on again, off again fiancé Jesse have returned to China Lake, California for Evan's high school reunion only to learn that an inordinate number of her classmate have passed away under odd circumstances. And yet another alum has missed the festivities because she had been brutally tortured and murdered that evening. And I though my reunion sucked! More...
Apr 25, 2011
Joy
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In the fourth Evan Dalaney novel, Evan returns to China Lake for her high school reunion and discovers that the death toll among her classmates is unusually high. After two classmates are brutally murdered, Evan suspects something is up and begins to piece together what might be killing her classmates.
It all stems back to a day when the group took a field trip to the local Navy base and were exposed to some kind of experiment. I think it was much too long but found it entertaining.
It all stems back to a day when the group took a field trip to the local Navy base and were exposed to some kind of experiment. I think it was much too long but found it entertaining.
Sep 18, 2009
Alisa
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Powerful thriller about what happens when your high school classmates begin to die and the common threads are linked to federal government black ops. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that I guessed the ending half way through, but that is probably more from the fact that I've read all of Meg Gardiner's books is in less than two months -- patterns do begin to repeat themselves adn she's still more skilled than many in the genre.
Aug 05, 2011
C. Teresina
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An excellent suspense novel filled with twists and heartache. Evan's reunion turns into a battle for survival after someone begins to hunt down participants on a field trip that were sprayed with a chemcial during an explosion in the desert. Filled with several murders, "Crosscut" is a heart-pounding ride from start to finish as Evan and her family fight to get to the bottom of a cover-up before Evan becomes the next classmate to die.
Jul 30, 2011
In this fourth of five books in her Evan Delaney series, Gardiner continues to shock us with "whodunit" it. I became a fan with the first 3 books, particularly because Gardiner can write a quirky, funny phrase. I really LIKE the main characters. Characters developed more in this installment, but the writing itself wasn't as strong and sometimes hard to follow.
Jan 06, 2012
Trudy
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New Author for me...
I liked the writing style and the main characters were interesting - would definitely like to see more of them. The mystery itself bordered on sci fi, so it kind of left me a little flat. The action was good, the suspense was good, so I guess I would pick up another by this author just to see if the sci fi bent is typical for her.
I liked the writing style and the main characters were interesting - would definitely like to see more of them. The mystery itself bordered on sci fi, so it kind of left me a little flat. The action was good, the suspense was good, so I guess I would pick up another by this author just to see if the sci fi bent is typical for her.
Oct 14, 2008
Shiela
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When returning to China Lake, a desert military base for her fifteen year high school reunion, Evan discovers that a startling number of her classmates have died young in seemingly unrelated ways. As the reunion festivities begin, the body of an organizer is found brutally murdered…and that is just the beginning. Evan suspects the death of her classmates has something to do with their shared past.
This is the fourth book in the Evan Delaney series and I wish I had started at the begin More...
This is the fourth book in the Evan Delaney series and I wish I had started at the begin More...
Dec 28, 2010
Simeonberesford
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Evan Delany attends a school reunion only find out that a serial killer is killing them all.[return] plenty of action, suspense and Men in Black conspiracies. the transitions in narrative voice are getting less obtrusive. and the consciously fine writing is also less visable.[return]a good solid read
Feb 16, 2009
Michelle
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This was sick shit for sure and I enjoyed it immensely. Although this was the fourth book in the series and I haven't read the others I enjoyed the story and the twists and turns it took. If you like sick shit, this one should go on your list.
Dec 01, 2009
Emma
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The twist at the end is about the only redeeming feature the book has.
The author assumes you have probably read the previous parts to the series. I don't want to.
The author assumes you have probably read the previous parts to the series. I don't want to.
Jun 27, 2011
Jan
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pretty good thriller - some of the ends didn't quite hold together for me but I did read it on a plane so that may explain some of my confusion.
Aug 06, 2011
Sue
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naja..
mir persönlich hat die story nicht gefallen..
ansonsten spannend....
mir persönlich hat die story nicht gefallen..
ansonsten spannend....
Jul 31, 2011
Nikki
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Loved it. Thought it was the best of the Delaney's. However, can her life get any more weird. Yep, there's another book after this.
Jun 16, 2011
Rebekkila
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Meg Gardiner's books are so fast paced, once I start I can't put them down. This book was the best one so far, great twist and the action was non-stop. I'm going to have to pay more attention to Stephen King's recommendations.
Sep 17, 2008
Graham
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Not bad, decent page turner. When I picked this up, I didn't realize it was part of a series... Apparently there's already been substantial character development on "Evan Delaney" et-al in previous novels in the series, so the first 100 pgs or so, names kept popping up that an avid reader would already know.
Reminded me very much of Lisa Gardner, which is another suspense/action series.
I'm sure I'll pick up more Meg Gardiner in the future.
Reminded me very much of Lisa Gardner, which is another suspense/action series.
I'm sure I'll pick up more Meg Gardiner in the future.
Nov 19, 2007
Jon
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Meg Gardiner hits her stride in the fourth Evan Delaney mystery. Gardiner weaves an excellent story that reads like equal parts Michael Connelly, David Baldacci, Harlan Coben and Michael Crichton. Some of the minor characters from the past get fleshed out while Gardiner still manages to keep her flashes of humor. This is the best book I have read this year.
May 19, 2008
Melanie
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Another terrific title by Meg Gardiner. This one's got a bit more explicit nastiness in it (more gore, like entrails on the floor and lip slicing). This is my third Gardiner read, and I'm totally sold on her. Lots of great zingers, too.
Jan 22, 2008
Mandy
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I'd give this three and a half stars if I could. Towards the end I couldn't put it down and the last third of the book was action packed. The main villain in this book reminded me of a terminator.
Oct 02, 2008
Debby
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I am working on a class reunion and this suspense-filled book takes place after a reunion! I liked it because I did NOT have it all figured out 1/2 way through!
