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Catch

by Sean J. Quirk (Goodreads Author)

4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 · rating details · 41 ratings · 18 reviews

Catch Harris is a troubled man. During a powerful winter storm, he witnesses the shocking abduction of his waitress, Hallie Baker, by a group of well trained men in the parking lot of a local diner. Reluctantly, he follows them to an isolated cabin just north of Lake Tahoe , where he discovers that Hallie is the subject of an intense interrogation. After a daring rescue, h...more

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Published July 29th 2011

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Feb 05, 2013 Read2review rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Catch Harris is an ex-military man having trouble adjusting to civilian life. He has difficulty connecting with human beings, and prefers to move through life alone. When a waitress in his diner, Hallie, tries to strike up a conversation with him he dismisses her, but then he sees Hallie being abducted when she leaves work, and feeling guilty about brushing her off earlier, decides to rescue her. Thus begins a thrilling chase through a brutal winter storm as Catch and Hallie seek to elude their...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Bigal-sa rated it 3 of 5 stars

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The author had some good ideas with this book but did not think it through properly. There are many inaccuracies and strange words used in strange places.

At one point he talks about "California's forty-two mile long shoreline"! In two places, he talks about "beams", but is clearly referring to columns - beams are usually horizontal. Would the US Port Authorities really allow a vessel, posing as a cargo ship, but with cannons and a helicopter on deck, into harbour, with little or no scrutiny?

The...more

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Aug 22, 2011 Tabitha the Pabkins rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Tabitha the Pabkins by: Sean J. Quirk

Shelves: sci-fi-or-futuristic, thriller, 1st-in-series, debut

I enjoyed this book and it definitely shied away from the idea I had in my mind when I first started it. I felt it was a good debut book though I do have some comments about it. I plan on reading the next book that is going to splinter off from this one and I am seriously looking forward to the young adult/ childrens book that is described on his author page. Insert little *squeee* here because I really love the description!!

On to my thoughts -
The book description only vaguely hints at the type...more I enjoyed this book and it definitely shied away from the idea I had in my mind when I first started it. I felt it was a good debut book though I do have some comments about it. I plan on reading the next book that is going to splinter off from this one and I am seriously looking forward to the young adult/ childrens book that is described on his author page. Insert little *squeee* here because I really love the description!!

On to my thoughts -
The book description only vaguely hints at the type of book this is going to be. I still have a hard time categorizing it. I guess I consider it a fast paced, action, mystery, not quite thriller, with touches of military, government and science fiction thrown into the mix?

The pros for me:
* I really liked the characters Catch and Hallie. The character building for Hallie was not as strong as Catch but hey she's not the main now is she?
* I liked the way the back story building took place in the second half of the book, this helped me get into the book - so for me this was well placed. If it would have come in the beginning portion of the book it would have been too much too soon for me.
* The action jumps right in shortly after the first few pages and sucked me right in.
* There was one part that really pulled on my heartstrings and I found myself just as upset about it as Hallie, the supporting character.
* I loved it that the character was ex-military and it captured really well how ex-military folks often times have a hard time adjusting to civilian life.

My cons:
* The first 15% of the book had much more descriptive prose than I normally like. I also felt in that portion there was an overuse of simile. This distracted me and aggravated me at times. I feel like this sort of writing style dropped off completely around once you got to the 25% mark and then we got to see the author's "real" writing style - which I definitely enjoyed so much more!

I'm a firm believer that when you are writing from the characters point of view that the writing should 'sound' like that character. Which, after 20% it definitely did and I was off and running through the pages.

* The thesaurus came out to play too much in this book. I rarely ever have to break out a dictionary to look up what a word means. Usually, I can put a word in context even if I don't instantly know it. While it is always nice to learn new words - I feel this book had a bit too much of that. It sometimes left me feeling like the main character's inner dialogue didn't quite fit his character at times.

* Minor formatting issues with the kindle version. This didn't take away from the book at all. It was just that in the middle of a sentence sometimes it would jump
directly to the next paragraph indent. Just like that. After I noticed it a few times it didn't bother me anymore. Though I would hope that the ebook version could be fixed in a future version.
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Dec 03, 2011 Toni Osborne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is Sean Quirk second novel, having read the first; this one is totally different but equally as captivating. I am a fan of thrillers and have read my share, what makes this one stand out is how a tab of supernatural is skilfully mixed into the storyline without losing all sense of realism and readers who are not into hard-core sci-fi . If you realise a thriller novel is not known for its accuracy but rather for action, adventure, hi-tech weaponry, shoot-outs, great heroes and villains (vill...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Midu Hadi rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: sci-fi/ thriller fans

Shelves: 212books, abuse, aliens, crime-fiction, modern-fiction, serial-killers-and-other-murderers, sf, suspense

What I liked about it:

all that action from the get go-even though, the book wasn't a big one, the action made it feel like an even quicker read.
loved how Catch got involved in the kidnapping.
I liked how the male lead was flawed just like the bad guy and had to deal with his past every day.
Loved how Hallie showed backbone and her inability to let her father go, even when she came to know who he was.

What I didn't like:
the little alien girl- that part was just sprung on us.

I'm so sure Stark isn't d...more

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Oct 18, 2011 Rafael rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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"The Chase is better than the Catch?"
Catchy thing is this Catch book :)
I'm reading this "Catch" book and enjoying it mostly, however I'd like to point out some inaccuracies. Nikita is not a girl's name, but on the contrary it's a boy's name! And what about Peter Aleksei Federov? Russian names don't sound like this. It has to be Peter or even Pyotr Alekseevitch Fedorov. There's a misprint(?) in the family name Federov - it must be Fedorov. The name Emil is not common for Russians, it's mostly use...more

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Sep 02, 2011 Richard Bunning rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Fast passed thriller, which starts well. Generally well written, but the Kindle copy needs another edit. Keeps one entertained though the science fiction appearing at half time disturbs the rhythm. I think the book would have benefited from a prologue that gave some background, and hopefully plausibility to the "power ball" idea. Sean is a writer with real potential who may do better by breaking away from the clichéd James Patterson style.
The book is a good airport read, so just about gets my f...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Julie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I received this book free from the author in a giveaway at Goodreads.

When I read the first sentence of this book, I was pretty convinced that I would either hate the book or end up not finishing it.

"Having Catch Harris pushed through the wind and snow to his silver Toyota Tundra 4x4, climbed in, and slammed the door shut behind him."

Huh? What? Using incomplete sentences is a device that can work if done right. This wasn't done right. Am I the only one who thinks that sentence makes absolutely no...more I received this book free from the author in a giveaway at Goodreads.

When I read the first sentence of this book, I was pretty convinced that I would either hate the book or end up not finishing it.

"Having Catch Harris pushed through the wind and snow to his silver Toyota Tundra 4x4, climbed in, and slammed the door shut behind him."

Huh? What? Using incomplete sentences is a device that can work if done right. This wasn't done right. Am I the only one who thinks that sentence makes absolutely no sense? Worse, I can't even figure out what the author meant to say.

It was not an auspicious start. The agony was ongoing. In fact, the list of errors runs pretty long. In addition to confusing incomplete sentences and equally confusing dangling participles, errors included proper nouns that weren't capitalized, hyphenated words that shouldn't be hyphenated (my favorite? no-one), words that should be hyphenated and weren't, confusing sentence structure, sentences that would've read much better with a comma or two, sentences that would've read much better without a comma or two (although the latter case is rare - the author seems to go more for under punctuation), an annoying love affair with em dashes and parentheses, and just a plethora of writing mistakes. The list of errors I highlighted in my Kindle is pretty long and that was a casual read, not an editorial read. Sprinkled throughout are million-dollar words, such as deliquesced, nigrescence, and tenebrous. Unfortunately, use of words that require a dictionary doesn't make up for otherwise crappy writing and apparent absence of professional editing.

It's the kind of writing I expect from a free book, not one that costs $4.99 at Amazon. Quite honestly, if I had paid more than $0.99 for the book, I would've been upset.

Since I didn't pay for the book, I'm not upset.

Happily, the story is better than the writing so it was also not a complete waste of time. It's a good story with good characters, and I enjoyed it when the writing errors weren't otherwise dragging me out of the story and making it difficult to follow.

My conclusion is that with more work (i.e., some really good editing and willingness by the author to take some constructive criticism), this could go from a pretty good story to a really good one and a Catch Harris series would make sense. Unless that happens, it's certainly not worth spending $4.99.(less)

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Oct 09, 2011 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is a GR win!

This was a great story about Catch, formerly of Delta Force, and running from a horrible memory. Interested in only his own misery and company, his waitress introduces herself as Hallie and plops down at his table for a little conversation. Catch, in no mood for chatting, rudely blows her off. Back in his truck, he begins to feel guilty and decides to go back in to apologize, but before he gets the chance, he sees Hallie grabbed by some guys that fires at him as he goes to help...more

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Aug 23, 2011 Dylan Richardson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Awesome book, well researched and technically perfect, as a SWAT instructor I get picky about the fine points in some books, this was perfect. Absolutely gripping story, couldn't put it down.

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Oct 18, 2011 Rick F. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As usual, Sean Quirk demonstrates that he is a novelist of the very highest note- wonderful flow of characters, locations and plot- a true winner by a writer of rare talent.

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Sep 07, 2011 Ryan Spencer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Great story with good pace almost from the beginning which kept you turning the page to find out what will happen next.
Great twists and turns along the way as well.

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Aug 24, 2011 Linda rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved reading this book and I can hardly wait for more excitement from this author

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Sep 15, 2011 Spam Giveaway rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I hope I can get this for free... I really want to read this...

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Aug 23, 2011 Sean Quirk rated it 5 of 5 stars · (Review from the author)

"As one of Vince Flynn's first readers, this guy is better" C.C (Literary professional)

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Aug 17, 2011 Sean Quirk rated it 5 of 5 stars · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

"As one of Vince Flynn's first readers, this guy is better" - C.C (Literary Professional)

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Dec 26, 2011 Patricia rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was a FREE download for Kindle pc...from Sean Quirk.....
Thank you Sean for the FREE download of this book.
This was a fast page thriller, action, and adventure. Very well written & keeps you on edge.
It was a great read. I really enjoyed it. I also really liked the characters.
I highly recommend this book.

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Well...I am a writer. I love the process, although I could do without those days where you just want to bang your head against a wall hoping to jar something loose; a single idea; a word ... something ... anything to get the cogs of creativity rolling once again so I can find my way through the maze, and let the characters take me where they please ...
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“Peter was dimly aware on some level that with each swing of his arm, the purity by which his youth was defined was shattering all around him, irrevocably so, and he would no more be able to put his soul back together the way it was before than reassemble a broken pane of glass.
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