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    <body><![CDATA[When I reviewed Steven James’ debut novel, The Pawn, I hesitated giving it five stars because I wanted to leave room in case the author proved to be more than a one hit wonder. I give The Rook four and a half stars only because I know, The Knight comes out in September. I feel quite sure this writ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60867054">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I received this book as a review copy from the publisher.  &quot;The Rook&quot; was a well-written, fast-paced forensic/detective thriller. This is the second Patrick Bowers novel, but you don't need to read the first book, &quot;The Pawn,&quot; to understand what's going on in this one.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80570596">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Rook by Steven James is the follow up to The Pawn, a suspenseful mystery based around intense criminology investigations. The Rook continues on the storyline that Mr. James developed in the first novel. My favorite aspect of James’s writing style is that he able to take a typical mystery and m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77842071">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't like #2 as well as I liked #1 &amp; #3. This story didn't flow quite as easily as the others and it had a more &quot;techno&quot; type plot that didn't really work for me. There were too many people involved in the story and there were some that weren't developed as well as they could have been...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76609095">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book! Kept you guessing til the end.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Firstly, I must say that because of this series, Steven James has just become one of my favourite authors. There is currently no better crime fiction/mystery author in my opinion.<br/><br/>The Rook is the second installment in a series of crime fiction/thriller/mysteries where FBI Criminologist, P...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57979652">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great suspense novel! This is the sequel to <em>The Pawn</em> where FBI agent Patrick Bowers tracks a serial killer. Though you don't have to read <em>The Pawn</em> first, this book does mention happenings from it so it's helpful to have knowledge of that book before reading this one. Patrick Bowers is back a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54687082">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not that women wouldn't like it - I did - but this is totally a guy's book.  It's like a really long action movie.  I gave it four stars because it really held my interest and moved quickly.  It wasn't exactly all that deep, but like I said, it's more action and less drama.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this book was amazing!!  I am really looking forward to his third one coming out in June.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I like this series, plenty of suspense and detective work.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Practically as good as the first. Loved it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Once again loved the suspense, and intrigue!!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it. Great writing, if you like suspense. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Love these Steven James books.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Steven James has built a compelling storyline (Continuing on the story of Patrick Bowers in &quot;The Pawn&quot;) based on deep character development, high tech know-how, and being able to convey the fine-line walked between being a criminal and knowing how to catch one.  <br/><br/>My favorite lin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33244545">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[3 1/2 stars.  Definitely an author to watch.  Involving, suspenseful, quick-paced, and darker than one might expect.  My complaint is that several elements seemed to retread ground covered in <em>The Pawn</em>...yet you can still count me in for the next in the series.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i started reading this book, but it wasn't as gripping as The Pawn. so i stoped reading it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[similar to the first, with a new story.  james' writing definitely leaves me at the edge of my seat, but there are  some inconsistancies to his writing that are a bit dissappointing.  ]]></body>
    
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