A Faint Cold Fear

by Karin Slaughter
A Faint Cold Fear  
published July 27th 2004 by HarperTorch
binding Mass Market Paperback
isbn 0060534052   (isbn13: 9780060534059)
pages 448
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An apparent student suicide has brought medical examiner Sara Linton to the local college campus, along with her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey T...more

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12-28-06



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Oceana2602
Oceana2602 rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
07/14/07

bookshelves: 2005, crime, women-writers
Read in May, 2005
recommends it for: thriller-lovers
Amazon recommended this "noir thriller" to me. The author was compared to Kathy Reichs, and I love Kathy Reichs, so I went ahead and bought it.

What can I say about this book? One thing is sure, she is no Kathy Reichs. I read the book within three hours, though with 420 pages it isn't that short. The trick is not reading everything. I can read a novel of that size within an hour. I won't know details, and I won't recognize most names, but i will know what is going on. "A Faint...more
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Jen
Jen rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
07/06/08

Read in June, 2008
Although the mystery was intriguing, the characters' issues and attitudes were irritating. Much of the focus was on a secondary character who had been attacked in an earlier book; while she is sympathetic and basically strong, her bad decisions and somewhat unconscious insistence on being victimized in order to overcome her previous ordeal made her part in the book more of an annoyance than a good character study.
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Stacy
Stacy rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
04/24/08

bookshelves: mystery
Graphic in the murder scenes, but what murder isn't grisly and senseless. She just makes it real, the atrocities that we perpetrate on one another. All of her books are really good. Its a great mystery and I like the realtionship between Sara and Jefferey. I like the fact that she doesn't make it easy for him to get back in her life.
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Realcpu
Realcpu added it
05/20/07

Has a copy to sell/swap — Read in December, 2006
recommends it for: Farida
I learnt that what ever u r doing in this world u have the following : Good greinds
Enemies
Those who loves u in ur present.
Also learnt that some husband r betreying their wives for having married to another woman without telling their wives till the tihing reach beyond expectation.
CPU
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Evelyn
Evelyn rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
04/24/08

bookshelves: thriller
Read in January, 2003
Medical examiner Sara Linton and her ex-husband police chief Jeffrey Tolliver investigate a series of campus suicides that just don't add up.

Third in a series featuring Sara Linton. Fast-paced and suspenseful. This one really keeps you guessing. Highly recommend.
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Tom
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06/26/08

klunky. laughably klunky. sample - "As a doctor, she knew that Tessa was merely a victim of her hormones". I gave up on page 5, having had the message rammed home "ONE SISTER IS A WHINY DITZ, THE OTHER IS A DOCTOR!"

please avoid.
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Jen
Jen rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
10/27/07

bookshelves: coroner-medical-examiner-foresic-an, female-author, police-fiction
Read in October, 2007
I love Karin Slaughter. She always manages to throw plausible twists in throughout the story to keep you on your toes. Lena is such a dynamic supporting character; she really helps to make the book more robust.
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Christy2
Christy2 added it
10/23/07

bookshelves: books-i-liked
Basically I love anything by Karin Slaughter, so I won't go down the whole list. A lot of her books have reoccuring characters so I would begin at the beginning...and some of they are violent and intense. Yummy!
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Maurean
Read in April, 2006
yeah...definately a good read! I love Slaughter's characters and the whodunit had me stumped this time. Plus, she left a great lead-in for the next installment.Now, to get my hands on Indelible...
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furies
furies rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
05/15/07

bookshelves: trashythrillers
Read in August, 2006
my least favorite of her books, it is worth it, however, for the last page. kind of a brave new world thing . . . only in a trashy thriller novel.
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Vivienne
bookshelves: crime
Read in March, 2008

Found this a quick read and not quite as strong as the former two in the series.

It also was somewhat toned down on the disturbing element.
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Staci
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06/17/08

Read in May, 2007
If you have become disillusioned by Patricia Cornwell then you absolutely need to read Karin Slaughter!! You will not be sorry!!
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Janai
Janai rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
05/27/08

Ok. Crazy emotional roller coaster for a few main characters. They're stories are more interesting than the who dun it part.
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Jan
Jan rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
07/13/08

The suspense and stories from this author are good but I struggle with the darkness and rate it low because of that.
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Vickie
Vickie rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
06/16/08

Read in June, 2008
It took a while to get into it. Lots of gruesome forensic stuff and cussing. The ending was fast. Just an ok book
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Jelenie
Jelenie rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
07/19/07

bookshelves: thriller
Read in January, 2003
The third and probably the best [so far] of the Linton series. Highly recommended for thriller readers out there.
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Renee
Renee rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
12/02/07

Read in November, 2007
I like this series of books. This one answered a lot of questions the 2 later ones I read left me wondering.
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Lydiajett
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03/18/08

Third in the series - consistent in the goodness of plot & character-development.
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Bec
Bec rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
09/27/07

another great one in the linton series. i struggle to put these books down!!
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Mason
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06/06/08

bookshelves: grant-county
Read in January, 2005
This is the third book in this series and they just keep getting better.
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avg rating (all editions): 4.01 (293 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 4.01 (267 ratings)
number of reviews: 31






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