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Kill Switch
After wrongly recommending the release of an accused serial killer, Dr. Claire Waters is horrified when another victim is found within twenty-four hours. Risking everything to bring down the killer, Claire uncovers a devious medical conspiracy.
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November 28th 2011
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I don't know why I read these books. I hoped for a serial killer book with interesting characters in addition to gruesome death. That didn't happen here.
I won't recap the plot, because that's done adequately elsewhere, and I'll keep my criticism to what bothered me most. Leaving aside nit-picky observations (of which I have plenty because boy howdy, am I good at picking nits), the characters in this book bothered the snot out of me.
Witness, yet another, "too-stupid-to-live"** female protagonist...more
I won't recap the plot, because that's done adequately elsewhere, and I'll keep my criticism to what bothered me most. Leaving aside nit-picky observations (of which I have plenty because boy howdy, am I good at picking nits), the characters in this book bothered the snot out of me.
Witness, yet another, "too-stupid-to-live"** female protagonist...more
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Review posted at LitStack.com January 5, 2012 (http://litstack.com/?p=4127):
Kill Switch is authored by two heavy hitters in the television industry: Neal Baer, former executive producer and showrunner of NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, executive producer of ER (“the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history”), multi-award winner (Emmy, Golden Globe, People’s Choice, and Edgar), and graduate of Harvard Medical School; and Jonathan Greene, writer and co-ex...more
Kill Switch is authored by two heavy hitters in the television industry: Neal Baer, former executive producer and showrunner of NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, executive producer of ER (“the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history”), multi-award winner (Emmy, Golden Globe, People’s Choice, and Edgar), and graduate of Harvard Medical School; and Jonathan Greene, writer and co-ex...more
Claire is a forsenic psychiatrist starting a new pathway, obtaining a fellowship under a renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Curtin. She arrives at a prison to interview a prisoner, Quimbly who is soon to be paroled. When Claire was 8 years old, a man abducted her best friend, Amy from her front yard. She is haunted by this memory as the mystery was never solved. Quimbly is released from prison and women's bodies are starting to pile up. His father was murdered by his mother when she found him with a blo...more
In 1989, Claire and her best friend Amy were playing outside when a car pulled up, a man got out, and Amy became part of the ‘missing children’ list. Today, Claire is all grown up and in the last stage of receiving her degree in forensic psychology. Working as an intern under the famous Dr. Curtin, who most people see as the “Dr. Oz” of forensic psychology, Claire wants to prove to the man that she knows her job, and wants more than anything to get into the human mind and try to figure out what...more
***Though the publisher provides the free book, I offer the opinion.***
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Doctor Claire Waters is part of a fellowship doing forensic psychiatry work on Rikers Island's sickest inmates, but she's already been told that she might not stay with the program. Moreover, they would be right to get rid of her.
She'd messed up with a client, letting her personal failure follow her inside the treatment room.
On that day, with the approaching storm, all Claire could see was herself watching her friend...more
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Doctor Claire Waters is part of a fellowship doing forensic psychiatry work on Rikers Island's sickest inmates, but she's already been told that she might not stay with the program. Moreover, they would be right to get rid of her.
She'd messed up with a client, letting her personal failure follow her inside the treatment room.
On that day, with the approaching storm, all Claire could see was herself watching her friend...more
Well, it started out good! Then it flew straight overboard and I gave up.
The main character is a forensic psychiatrist, but I'm not sure how she got herself through to that point with zero common sense.
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The main character is a forensic psychiatrist, but I'm not sure how she got herself through to that point with zero common sense.
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Claire Waters is a forensic psychiatrist. Todd Quimby is a dysfunctional screw up. Nick Lawler is a good detective going blind. Throw them together and you get a twisty turny mystery that needs to be solved.
This book is authored by two guys associated with Law & Order: SVU. I’ve never watched that particular show, but I do love Law & Order: CI and shows like CSI, Bones, Cold Case, Without a Trace, Monk, NCIS, etc. etc. So though I usually would watch something like this story on televisi...more
This book is authored by two guys associated with Law & Order: SVU. I’ve never watched that particular show, but I do love Law & Order: CI and shows like CSI, Bones, Cold Case, Without a Trace, Monk, NCIS, etc. etc. So though I usually would watch something like this story on televisi...more
Dr. Claire Waters, a crackpot psychiatrist, able to diagnose her patients needs with a clarity undefined. Her all encompassing interest is the study of the brain as it relates to the criminal mind lead her to the renowned Dr. Paul Curtain. Claire is confident that Dr. Curtain’s exclusive fellowship program will provide her with the opportunity she believes will be her final step in the completion of her research in the field of forensic psychiatry. Dr. Curtain’s research revolves around the stud...more
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Jan 08, 2012
Linda Branham Greenwell
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Dr. Claire Waters, a forensic psychiatrist, is excited to begin an intern program at New York's Riker's Island prison and work with sex offender Todd Quimby. She has no idea that her work with the prisoner will lead her to a rash of serial killings - and will impact new findings in her childhood friend's abduction.
Nick Lawler, a homicide detective, has his own skeletons and problems. Nick has been sent to Central Booking after questions concerning is wife's death but is brought back when murder...more
Nick Lawler, a homicide detective, has his own skeletons and problems. Nick has been sent to Central Booking after questions concerning is wife's death but is brought back when murder...more
The authors of this book are former producers of LO: SVU and this book has has many twists as the TV series. Claire Waters is a forensic phychiatrist, who is doing a fellowship under Dr. Paul Curtin. She meets her first patient, Quimby, at Riker's Island and he brings back memories from her past. She releases Quimby with restrictions, but he strays and starts murdering women. She finds help from NYPD detective Nick Lawler, who has his own issues. They find the answers to all the murders and the...more
Jan 06, 2012
Marianne Stehr
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5 of 5 stars
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This is a three/three and a half star book until about page 200, then it takes off and is a five all the way, in fact it was so good from that point on, I forgot that it started slow and in my opinion a little disjointed. But once I hit around page 200 I could nbot stop reading and did not stop. Likely 100 pages left isn't much to get through but it was amazing, quite a roller coaster. To me, these Law and Order writers did not recreate the show in their writing, in fact other than the fact that...more
If you like a good mystery that is fast paced, many characters and keeps you guessing well then this is the book for you. This is the story of forensic psychiatrist Claire Waters who has a new internship at Rikers's Island working with mentally ill patients. Her first patient is Quimby a possible serial killer who gets into her mind. She has guilt about a childhood friend Amy who was kidnapped in her driveway. This story also has a lead detective Nick who has demons of his own. These two hunt do...more
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When I saw that the writing team for this book are former producers of Law & Order: SVU, I became very interested. While I love the Law and Order series, I am happy to say that this was nothing like a TV episode. I was hoping for something a bit different. Although, I did think it would make for a great movie. Claire is a forensic psychiatrist who has dealt with a major trauma in her past. This is one of the forces that drives her care...more
When I saw that the writing team for this book are former producers of Law & Order: SVU, I became very interested. While I love the Law and Order series, I am happy to say that this was nothing like a TV episode. I was hoping for something a bit different. Although, I did think it would make for a great movie. Claire is a forensic psychiatrist who has dealt with a major trauma in her past. This is one of the forces that drives her care...more
I chose this book because I enjoy the police procedurals that the authors have worked on in the past. I found this book a little strange. There seemed to be two different stories and at the end they were tied together. It almost seemed like it was written in the 60 minute show format, then they tacked them together.
There were also several times when it read like a screen play with stage direction which wasn't necessary to the story, per se.
I find it hard to believe that a woman as educated wou...more
There were also several times when it read like a screen play with stage direction which wasn't necessary to the story, per se.
I find it hard to believe that a woman as educated wou...more
Wow! I won an advanced reading copy of this book and was enthralled. I love reading a fast-paced thriller, especially one that leaves me wanting to read late into the night! Kill Switch was that kind of book. Claire is a forensic psychologist who accepts a prestigious fellowship at New York's Rikers Island Correction facility. She is assigned her first patient, a criminal about to be paroled, who brings up some frightening memories from Claire's own past. What follows is a non-stop rollercoaster...more
short review: "Well, that escalated quickly."
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I don’t read crime dramas but sometimes a story based about a psychologist and mind games intrigues me enough to pick it up. I won’t lie, I read this book in a day and a half it did have me gripped….just at the end it was a lolz, what!? Type of gripped. It was written by two producers of Law & Order SVU but progressed more like a Lifetime movie. If it is bad, it will happen to our main character, if it is drama, it will happen. (vie...more
Longer version:
I don’t read crime dramas but sometimes a story based about a psychologist and mind games intrigues me enough to pick it up. I won’t lie, I read this book in a day and a half it did have me gripped….just at the end it was a lolz, what!? Type of gripped. It was written by two producers of Law & Order SVU but progressed more like a Lifetime movie. If it is bad, it will happen to our main character, if it is drama, it will happen. (vie...more
I was eagerly looking forward to reading this, but was sorely disappointed. It was so thoroughly contrived and unbelievable that I almost didn't finish it. The writing doesn't flow; perhaps because it was written by two authors. The character of Claire either under reacts or over reacts to various incidents in the book; don't want to say which so as not to give spoilers. Certain events in the book were obviously bound to happen from hints the writer gave us 100's of pages earlier. I know the co-...more
This psychological thriller didn't dissapoint! After seeing that it was written by producers of one of my favorite shows, I decided "there is no way this could be bad". The psychology lover in me loved that the story was based around a forensic psychiatrist and I greatly enjoyed reading her inner thoughts and how she fought to let the science in her mind control the situation. The book kept me guessing and I enjoyed the twists (although not completely surprising) and turns right up until the con...more
Truth be told, I downloaded Kill Switch because it was written by former executive producers of L&O SVU, one of my favorite shows. I didn't know what to expect and was curious. Also, as someone who works with a writing partner, and knowing the specific challenges, I am always interested in co-written projects.
I was pleasantly surprised by Kill Switch and really enjoyed it! The characters were likable and the pacing unexpected. It felt as if, maybe coming from a TV background, the writers di...more
I was pleasantly surprised by Kill Switch and really enjoyed it! The characters were likable and the pacing unexpected. It felt as if, maybe coming from a TV background, the writers di...more
Oh, so disappointed.
The book blurb led me to believe that the main female character was brilliant and driven. Unfortunately, she turns out to be stupid! No common sense, take asinine risks that no one at her level of education and experience would ever do.
The authors turned this sought after PhD scientist/psychiatrist into a bimbo. Stereotypical close minded, tortured cop just off desk duty too.
I don't think I can keep reading it, even though there is a murder mystery and hopefully the killer is...more
The book blurb led me to believe that the main female character was brilliant and driven. Unfortunately, she turns out to be stupid! No common sense, take asinine risks that no one at her level of education and experience would ever do.
The authors turned this sought after PhD scientist/psychiatrist into a bimbo. Stereotypical close minded, tortured cop just off desk duty too.
I don't think I can keep reading it, even though there is a murder mystery and hopefully the killer is...more
I read this book because of the authors' connection to Law and Order shows, and I wanted to see if the TV writing would translate to a book. Not so much. It had some great action scenes, but some unbelievable, somewhat contrived plot coincidences and quick wrap-ups. Even though I normally like plots which link a new case and a cold case, this one was disjointed and did not work for me. I liked the character of detective Nick Lawler, but did not like psychiatrist Claire Waters much. I felt her ch...more
Nov 15, 2011
Jackie
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4 of 5 stars
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This comes from a tried and true television producing/writing duo who worked together for
years on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and are currently doing the same on "A
Gifted Man". It started out as a medical thriller movie outline, but their agent talked
them into writing a book instead. And it's one HECK of a book. It's about a brilliant
young forensic psychiatrist who begins a prestigious fellowship working with a well
respected doctor dealing with criminal psychopaths. Her first patient...more
years on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and are currently doing the same on "A
Gifted Man". It started out as a medical thriller movie outline, but their agent talked
them into writing a book instead. And it's one HECK of a book. It's about a brilliant
young forensic psychiatrist who begins a prestigious fellowship working with a well
respected doctor dealing with criminal psychopaths. Her first patient...more
Claire Waters has accepted a fellowship working with inmates at Rikers Island. Her first patient, Quimby, reminds her of deed seeded emotions from her childhood. When a blond turns up dead Quimby is the likely suspect. Waters being hard headed and quite frankly too nosy dives head first into the case. Detective Lawler is assigned to the case after returning from one personal tragedy and going through another. Lawler and Water work together to find the serial killer who may turn out not to be Qui...more
Interesting Read. Grisly in a few parts, but not overwhelmingly so. The plot continued to move throughout the book, and wasn't terribly predictable overall, but to a degree in parts. Definitely seems to be written more from the perspective of TV writers, as the characters are simplistic and not fully developed. Last third of the book seemed to drag a bit, bas the story took a twist, and felt as if the authors were trying to meld two lines of thought. Overall, enjoyable.
I listened to the audioboo...more
I listened to the audioboo...more
Claire Waters is still working through her childhood trauma. When she was only 8, her best friend was grabbed out of her driveway while they were playing. She can’t forget those life changing minutes and is haunted by her friend’s last moments of life. She is now a forensic psychiatrist and hopes to help understand the criminal min.
She is sent in to assess Todd Quimby before his release from prison so see if he is ready for release and to be his counselor in the outside world. Is Quimby just mi...more
She is sent in to assess Todd Quimby before his release from prison so see if he is ready for release and to be his counselor in the outside world. Is Quimby just mi...more
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“Are you going to tell me who she is?" she asked.
"A psychiatrist," Nick shot back.
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, it's about time," his mother replied.”
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"A psychiatrist," Nick shot back.
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, it's about time," his mother replied.”
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