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Edge of Black (Dr. Samantha Owens #2)
by
J.T. Ellison (Goodreads Author)
Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children—but old hurts leave scars.Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
November 13th 2012
by Harlequin MIRA
(first published January 1st 2012)
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The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides...
Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children-but old hurts leave scars.
Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nat...more
Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children-but old hurts leave scars.
Before she's even unpacked her office at Georgetown University's forensic pathology department, she's called to consult on a case that's rocked the capital and the country. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nat...more
The Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison is fast-paced. It moves from Washington to Colorado and back, as Samantha, "Sam", and Xander try to find out who released a pathogen into the Washington Metro, killing three people. Sam and Xander are dating, so they're juggling the start of their relationship with this case that has to be solved before more people die.
This is the second in a series starring Samantha Owens, a forensic pathologist. I, however, felt this book had duo lead characters -- Sam and Xan...more
This is the second in a series starring Samantha Owens, a forensic pathologist. I, however, felt this book had duo lead characters -- Sam and Xan...more
"Edge Of Black" is the second book in the Dr. Samantha Owens series by J.T. Ellison.
Suffering the loss of her family Dr. Owens moves to Washington DC to start over. With a new job, new home, new friends and a new man in her life things are falling into place for her until disaster strikes. An unknown pathogen was released into the Washington Metro killing 3 people and injuring others. A Nationwide panic ensues and Dr. Owens is called in to help solve the case alongside her friend Detective Darre...more
Suffering the loss of her family Dr. Owens moves to Washington DC to start over. With a new job, new home, new friends and a new man in her life things are falling into place for her until disaster strikes. An unknown pathogen was released into the Washington Metro killing 3 people and injuring others. A Nationwide panic ensues and Dr. Owens is called in to help solve the case alongside her friend Detective Darre...more
This is the second book of the Samantha Owens series, which was spun off of J.T. Ellison's Taylor Jackson series. I was not a huge fan of the first book, A Deeper Darkness, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
Sam has moved from Nashville, she's starting over, a new city, new job, and a new man in her life. Before she even gets her feet under her, her friend and D.C. detective Fletch, asks her, as a favorite to him, to autopsy the body of a congressmen who was involved in a terrorist type...more
Sam has moved from Nashville, she's starting over, a new city, new job, and a new man in her life. Before she even gets her feet under her, her friend and D.C. detective Fletch, asks her, as a favorite to him, to autopsy the body of a congressmen who was involved in a terrorist type...more
Edge of black by J.T. Ellison
4 STARS
I like Dr. Samantha Owens she is such a strong character and has gone through so much.
Now she has moved to Washington D.C. and starting a new job teaching at Georgetown University’s forensic pathology department. Has left her home and job as head of forensic after the losses of her family. She has new friends that she is starting here in D.C.
While she is being a guest lecture one of her students is very ill. She decides it will be faster to just take her to h...more
4 STARS
I like Dr. Samantha Owens she is such a strong character and has gone through so much.
Now she has moved to Washington D.C. and starting a new job teaching at Georgetown University’s forensic pathology department. Has left her home and job as head of forensic after the losses of her family. She has new friends that she is starting here in D.C.
While she is being a guest lecture one of her students is very ill. She decides it will be faster to just take her to h...more
Dr. Samantha Owens is settling into her new life in DC. She still mourns her losses but she’s made new friends, has a new career path and has a new love. And now she also has another disaster on her capable hands. What looks like a terrorist attack on the DC subway is taking a new and devious turn. It seems an unknown substance has been released, one that has killed not hundreds not thousands but three, with no apparent relationship to each other. Her friend detective Darren Fletcher needs a fav...more
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I became an instant fan of J.T. Ellison's writing when I read All The Pretty Girls, the first in her Taylor Jackson series. Edge of Black stars Samantha Owens, the forensic pathologist from the Taylor Jackson series. While this is a spinoff from that first series, Edge of Black can easily be read as a stand-alone.
One of the things I love about Ellison's writing is she always gives readers a strong female lead. You'll find no damsel in distress here. Samantha Owens is smart and not afraid to get...more
One of the things I love about Ellison's writing is she always gives readers a strong female lead. You'll find no damsel in distress here. Samantha Owens is smart and not afraid to get...more
May 01, 2013
Arlena
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5 of 5 stars
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Author: J.T. Ellison
Published by: Harlequin MIRA
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Book Blog For: GMTA
Series: Dr. Samantha Owens #2
Rating: 5
Review:
"Edge of Black" by J.T. Ellison was a excellent contemporary story of mystery,suspense, thrills, and romance. The author is truly a master at being able to present it all ....'fear, love and hate' all in one outstanding fast paced read. We find from this series that Samantha (Sam) and Xander will be trying to find out who released this pa...more
Published by: Harlequin MIRA
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Book Blog For: GMTA
Series: Dr. Samantha Owens #2
Rating: 5
Review:
"Edge of Black" by J.T. Ellison was a excellent contemporary story of mystery,suspense, thrills, and romance. The author is truly a master at being able to present it all ....'fear, love and hate' all in one outstanding fast paced read. We find from this series that Samantha (Sam) and Xander will be trying to find out who released this pa...more
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Just a few notes:
-Where the hell are the ugly/plain people? Everyone in this cast was gorgeous. All the men were ripped, all the women had nice legs and "racks."
-Bullshit on someone being brought in for questioning, about a possible suspect in a terrorist attack, and being allowed to say, "I don't want to say his name." That is not going to happen. I literally cried "Bullshit" on that.
-The author kept making a note of Fletch's feelings for Sam, which I never really got (aside from the author cr...more
-Where the hell are the ugly/plain people? Everyone in this cast was gorgeous. All the men were ripped, all the women had nice legs and "racks."
-Bullshit on someone being brought in for questioning, about a possible suspect in a terrorist attack, and being allowed to say, "I don't want to say his name." That is not going to happen. I literally cried "Bullshit" on that.
-The author kept making a note of Fletch's feelings for Sam, which I never really got (aside from the author cr...more
Nov 19, 2012
Deb
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4 of 5 stars
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Samantha Owens is back. Officially moved to Washington D.C. and starting a new job as teaching forensic pathology at Georgetown. She's stronger than the last book but still suffering from the trauma of losing her family. A pathogen released in a metro station that may have been targeting a high ranking political figure has Sam helping out to solve the case.
Although I miss Taylor Jackson, Sam's best friend and Ellison's other series of books, I am growing to love Sam as her own main character. I...more
Although I miss Taylor Jackson, Sam's best friend and Ellison's other series of books, I am growing to love Sam as her own main character. I...more
Picking up a few months from where A Deeper Darkness leaves off, J.T. Ellison leads us into Edge of Black with a cold, calculating villain on a mission to create mass devastation.
Before Dr. Samantha (Sam) Owens is thrown into the action, we get insight into how her life has changed in the months between A Deeper Darkness and Edge of Black. She has moved, taken a new job, and her relationship with Xander Whitfield has blossomed. But, as the saying goes, there is no rest for the weary. When terror...more
Before Dr. Samantha (Sam) Owens is thrown into the action, we get insight into how her life has changed in the months between A Deeper Darkness and Edge of Black. She has moved, taken a new job, and her relationship with Xander Whitfield has blossomed. But, as the saying goes, there is no rest for the weary. When terror...more
I’m going to be brief here –
What I liked : I enjoyed the fact that the murdered individuals in the subway attack may not have been randomly murdered. This made the story more interesting for me and I enjoyed the detective who is trying to put all the pieces together to prove this.
What I disliked : We have yet another heroine who insists in going along with the far better equipped alpha males to try and stop the killer, or in this case the friend of the alpha male who has decided to take things...more
What I liked : I enjoyed the fact that the murdered individuals in the subway attack may not have been randomly murdered. This made the story more interesting for me and I enjoyed the detective who is trying to put all the pieces together to prove this.
What I disliked : We have yet another heroine who insists in going along with the far better equipped alpha males to try and stop the killer, or in this case the friend of the alpha male who has decided to take things...more
"Edge Of Black" is the second book in the Dr. Samantha Owens series by J.T. Ellison.
Suffering the loss of her family Dr. Owens moves to Washington DC to start over. With a new job, new home, new friends and a new man in her life things are falling into place for her until disaster strikes. An unknown pathogen was released into the Washington Metro killing 3 people and injuring others. A Nationwide panic ensues and Dr. Owens is called in to help solve the case alongside her friend Detective Darre...more
Suffering the loss of her family Dr. Owens moves to Washington DC to start over. With a new job, new home, new friends and a new man in her life things are falling into place for her until disaster strikes. An unknown pathogen was released into the Washington Metro killing 3 people and injuring others. A Nationwide panic ensues and Dr. Owens is called in to help solve the case alongside her friend Detective Darre...more
3.0 out of 5 stars - this follow up to "A Deeper Darkness" featuring medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens was a bit short on suspense and thrills but sufficiently entertaining.
Make no mistake, Sam Owens is NOT Kay Scarpetta or Jessica Coran. This novel doesn't emphasize the interesting forensic details that those protagonists usually provide, except for Sam making remarkable leaps in discovery as she is called in to consult with Detective Fletcher again on a case involving the release of a poiso...more
Make no mistake, Sam Owens is NOT Kay Scarpetta or Jessica Coran. This novel doesn't emphasize the interesting forensic details that those protagonists usually provide, except for Sam making remarkable leaps in discovery as she is called in to consult with Detective Fletcher again on a case involving the release of a poiso...more
Sam is starting over -- new city, new job, and even a new boyfriend. Convinced she needs a break from her job as a Medical Examiner, she's taken on a teaching position at Georgetown University. When a student falls ill as a result of what's clearly a biological attack on the capitol, Sam finds her skills as an ME are called upon once more. The attack has been contained and so far the number of deaths is limited to just three, one of whom happens to be a senator who's made more than a few enemies...more
I have read all of J.T. Ellison's books, and while I have enjoyed them all, this is my favorite to date. Edge of Black is the 2nd book in the Samantha Owens Series, and it was a great mystery/suspense. I love the character of Samantha Owen, and feel for all she has suffered. I think Xander Whitfield is a great match for her, and enjoy the dynamics between the two of them. This book had a storyline that kept me interested, and I couldn't put it down.
Samantha Owens is starting her new job at Georg...more
Samantha Owens is starting her new job at Georg...more
Edge of Black has been on my to-be-read pile for way too long! I very much enjoyed the book. I found the interactions of the characters enjoyable and the story move along quickly. I had the pleasure of meeting J.T. Ellison last year in Anaheim and asked her (as I hadn't read her yet) if her books would be considered HEA- I didn't realize at the time why that was a difficult question to answer- but her answer was satisfying enough. Her books don't always sit firmly on the HEA shelf- but do lean i...more
Dr Samantha Owens has left her old life -- her job at Forensic Medical, her best friend Taylor Jackson, the home she shared with her late husband and their twins -- behind. She's sols her Nashville home, has a new job teaching and somewhere very new, and different to call home every night
Sam's ready to try to move on from the crushing grief -- and guilt -- she feels after losing her husband and young children in the Nashville flood. Also a part of her new life in Washington DC: Xander Whitfield,...more
Sam's ready to try to move on from the crushing grief -- and guilt -- she feels after losing her husband and young children in the Nashville flood. Also a part of her new life in Washington DC: Xander Whitfield,...more
Jan 28, 2013
Landslide
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5 of 5 stars
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*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
It's been a while since I read a thriller as satisfying as Edge of Black. This is the second in a series and now I really want to read the first, especially cause it's the story of how the main characters met.
The main characters are Dr. Samantha Owens, a forensic pathologist, and Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger. At first sight they have nothing in common but the fact is both have tragic pasts of lost and sorrow that uni...more
It's been a while since I read a thriller as satisfying as Edge of Black. This is the second in a series and now I really want to read the first, especially cause it's the story of how the main characters met.
The main characters are Dr. Samantha Owens, a forensic pathologist, and Xander Whitfield, a former army ranger. At first sight they have nothing in common but the fact is both have tragic pasts of lost and sorrow that uni...more
Hmmm...my thoughts after reading this book...
I usually love books by this author but I did not adore this one...I have purchased many books by this author, too.
For me, personally, I was not enjoying the ricin, terrorist, weird dead congressman theme. I did not connect with the characters and just basically struggled with the subject matter.
I am sure I am in the minority with these feelings...I truly hope that I am. I wanted to love this book from the opening exciting pages...but I just didn't.
I usually love books by this author but I did not adore this one...I have purchased many books by this author, too.
For me, personally, I was not enjoying the ricin, terrorist, weird dead congressman theme. I did not connect with the characters and just basically struggled with the subject matter.
I am sure I am in the minority with these feelings...I truly hope that I am. I wanted to love this book from the opening exciting pages...but I just didn't.
Mar 04, 2013
Lyn M (readinghearts)
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Novel Ladies, GR 101, Donna
Recommended to Lyn M (readinghearts) by:
publisher and Netgalley
Having just read the first book in J.T. Ellison's Samantha Owens series, I was really glad that I had the ARC of the second book, Edge of Black to read next. In this book we find that Sam has sold her house and left her ME job in Nashville to move to DC and take a job as the head of the pathology department at George Washington University. As she begins her first teaching assignment during summer school, fate again intervenes. One of her students becomes ill and when Sam takes her to the hospita...more
Rated 4.5 - also posted at TBR Mountain Range.
If you love a suspense thriller, then EDGE OF BLACK will grab you from the first chapter. A great cast of characters keeps this novel hopping from Washington, D.C. to Colorado with one twist after another.
Starting off in the point-of-view of the villain, the first chapter leads the reader step-by-step through an event that seems well-rehearsed and planned. Is he a terrorist? What's he doing? Will he get away with it? It's that uncertainty that draws...more
If you love a suspense thriller, then EDGE OF BLACK will grab you from the first chapter. A great cast of characters keeps this novel hopping from Washington, D.C. to Colorado with one twist after another.
Starting off in the point-of-view of the villain, the first chapter leads the reader step-by-step through an event that seems well-rehearsed and planned. Is he a terrorist? What's he doing? Will he get away with it? It's that uncertainty that draws...more
Sam the pathologist has just moved to DC to start a new life after the deaths of her family in Nashville. She's not completely settled when she gets embroiled in a biological attack on the subway and the death of a U.S. Senator. The two men who admire her, a crusty DC cop and an ex-army outdoorsman work with her to try to catch the bad guys, sometimes with opposition from the feds. This is a fast moving mystery with many twists and surprises. It is thoroughly enjoyable.
I totally loved this! Sam is really growing on me.
This was a really good story. Some things I picked up on, some I didn't, but I think I worked out more than I missed. I like that in a book. Makes me feel more a part of it, I think, since I can see where it's going.
I enjoyed learning about Xander's family, and his upbringing, and love that he's so different to them, but still so alike at the same time.
A really enjoyable read! And of course, now I *really* can't wait for the next one!
I'll be honest, I'm going to read anything J.T. Ellison writes, but I'm not sure I'm digging Samantha as a main character. I like the love story in Edge of Black and most of the supporting characters, but I had a hard time actually connecting to Samantha and to the story line. The ending to me was very similar to the first book in this series. I want to love Samantha, but I find myself yearning for Taylor yet again.
I had read one other J.T. Ellison book prior to reading Edge of Black and I assumed it would be on the same level as So Close To the Hand of Death; unfortunately I was mistaken. Edge of Black is the second book in the Dr. Samantha Owens series and while I did not read the first book, A Deeper Darkness, I do not think it would have helped me enjoy Edge of Black more than I did. Edge of Black is at times suspenseful, but more often than not I found it did not keep my attention as I had hoped. Bein...more
J.T. Ellison's Edge of Black delivers with a wonderful mix of suspense and intrigue. Her characters are crisp and well defined and the plot is laid out to precisely lead you to come to conclusions as the characters do.
On a personal note, this book was extremely fun for me to read. Want to know why? If you know me, pick up a copy and find out for yourself!
On a personal note, this book was extremely fun for me to read. Want to know why? If you know me, pick up a copy and find out for yourself!
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I fell in love with J.T. Ellison's novels with her Lt. Taylor Jackson series. Ellison does a hard-hitting procedural crime drama and is not afraid to kill her darlings. Edge of Black is the second in the Samantha Owens, M.D. series, a spin-off from the Jackson books.
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4.5 stars. Edge of Black, J.T. Ellison’s latest release starring Dr. Sam Owens, is a deeply compelling mystery that is action-packed and terrifyingly realistic. To read my review in its entirety, please click HERE.
As a puzzle to be solved by a forensic scientist and a highly competent detective, this is excellent. But as a thriller it depends on woeful coincidences and contrivances. It's a tragedy. This could have been really good.
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J.T. Ellison is the bestselling author of nine critically acclaimed novels, multiple short stories and has been published in over twenty countries. Her novel THE COLD ROOM won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original of 2010 and WHERE ALL THE DEAD LIE was a RITA® Nominee for Best Romantic Suspense of 2012.
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