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false <![CDATA[The Prey (Predator Trilogy, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172782292m/216132.jpg 216132 5 First, she imagined it. Then a killer made it real. Rowan Smith is living in a borrowed Malibu beach house while her bestselling novel is made into a Hollywood movie. A former FBI agent with a haunted past, Rowan thinks she has outrun her demons. But fiction and reality collide when a dismembered body is found in Colorado: the real-life victim had the same name, occupation, and looks as a character in Rowan’s novel. By the time the FBI, the LAPD, and her own private bodyguard gather around her, another person is killed–again, the murder ripped from the pages of Rowan’s book. In the company of a former Delta Force officer with secrets of his own, Rowan faces an excruciating dilemma: the only way to chase down the tormenting killer is by revisiting the darkness of her past–and by praying for some way out again. After the prey is chosen, the hunt is on and the kill is certain. ************************************** From the author's website: Each book stands alone. The story is complete (no continuing mystery) and there is a separate hero, heroine and villain. However, I do have recurring characters throughout my books, so someone may be introduced as a minor or major secondary character in one book, then come back as the hero or a secondary character in another book. THE PREY (12/27/05) Setting: Malibu, California Hero: John Flynn, former Delta Force turned mercenary/DEA drug informant Heroine: Rowan Smith, former FBI agent turned crime fiction writer Villain: Using Rowan’s books as blueprints for murder. Recurring secondary characters: Quinn Peterson Hans Vigo (off-page) 507263 27 12 2005 The Prey (Predator Trilogy, #1) total:256|5:87|4:89|3:63|2:13|1:4| 256 1010 412 32 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 12:55:46 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 13:02:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 14:24:51 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 13:32:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 19:18:16 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 13:58:01 -0800 2009 1
Former FBI agent Rowan Smith last case haunted her so much, she quit the FBI. Parts of the case hit too close to home. At the age of 10, she witnessed her brother Bobby’s evilness when he murdered most of the members of her family. The only ones alive besides ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 14:35:31 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 09:49:10 -0800 2008
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This book was exciting, steamy, and a nail bitter. The "romance"...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 29 14:39:05 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 17:40:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 12:25:27 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 12:27:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jul 09 06:38:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 06:33:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 06:38:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 13:01:17 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 09:40:32 -0700 2009
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Taut, fast paced action keeps the story moving with few lulls for the reader.

I will admit that the bad guy is fairly easy to figure out but that in no way detracts from a pretty good story.]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Feb 05 11:12:10 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 11:12:52 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 09:50:56 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:04:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 13 12:22:28 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 28 12:32:44 -0800 2009
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Rowan is a former FBI agent with a haunted past she works hard to hide. Now writing book...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 12:11:15 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 12:12:20 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 11:51:07 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 13:22:10 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 08:52:58 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 08:53:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 13:09:28 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 13:10:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Sep 24 05:03:55 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 05:04:38 -0700 2007 RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Suspense, 2006, 395 pgs
TIME/PLACE: Present, S California
CHARACTERS: Rowan Smith/former FBI agent -- thriller writer;
John Flynn/bodyguard
COMMENTS: Rowan left the FBI to write thrillers. A ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=216132