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Slay Ride (Christopher Miller Holiday Thrillers #1)
by
Chris Grabenstein (Goodreads Author)
Scott Wilkinson is a successful young advertising executive on his way to the top. Christopher Miller is an FBI legend who has been willing to do whatever it takes to see that justice is done. However, at age 50, he's ready to spend more time with his family. Two weeks before Christmas, Scott goes on a routine business trip that will forever entangle their two lives. It st...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
October 30th 2006
by Carroll & Graf
(first published September 27th 2006)
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I specifically waited for the holidays to read this book, and I was not disappointed. What a great gift I received with this story. Chris Grabenstein has quite a talent for using words to paint a picture, shock your senses, and then make you wallow in the after-affects. With every horrible act, you feel for the victims and spend the next chapter trying to get out of the darn villains mind.
Excellent development, excellent pacing, and excellent writing. Just plain excellent! You might not want to...more
Excellent development, excellent pacing, and excellent writing. Just plain excellent! You might not want to...more
Slay Ride – 5 Paws
Chris Grabenstein
Avalon Publishers, 2006, 379 pps.
ISBN No: 13 978-0-78671-820-7
ISBN No: 10 0-7867-1820-X
Scott Wilkerson found out the hard way it is not good to complain about your limo driver. When Scott hired a car to take him to the airport his Russian driver drove like a maniac. Scott complained to the limo company and the driver was fired.
Little did Scott know that his complaint set in motion Nicolai Kyznetsoff’s plan for revenge that would leave Scott and his family total...more
Chris Grabenstein
Avalon Publishers, 2006, 379 pps.
ISBN No: 13 978-0-78671-820-7
ISBN No: 10 0-7867-1820-X
Scott Wilkerson found out the hard way it is not good to complain about your limo driver. When Scott hired a car to take him to the airport his Russian driver drove like a maniac. Scott complained to the limo company and the driver was fired.
Little did Scott know that his complaint set in motion Nicolai Kyznetsoff’s plan for revenge that would leave Scott and his family total...more
Just finished the audiobook of Slay Ride, by Chris Grabenstein. I must confess to not loving it as much as I adore his Jersey shore summer comedies.
Christopher Miller, FBI special agent, is 50 years old and riding a desk in the New Jersey office. A legend in the field and beloved by colleagues, he's disliked by rivals and especially an ambitious superior officer in the Bureau. But he's decided that, given his age and a promise to his wife and daughter not to take foolish risks anymore, it's okay...more
Christopher Miller, FBI special agent, is 50 years old and riding a desk in the New Jersey office. A legend in the field and beloved by colleagues, he's disliked by rivals and especially an ambitious superior officer in the Bureau. But he's decided that, given his age and a promise to his wife and daughter not to take foolish risks anymore, it's okay...more
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I didn't love this as much as the Grabenstein's Ceepak books, but it still was a fun listen. It definitely isn't the usual holiday story!
The mystery/thriller aspect of the book was good-- there were several stories, including a crazy limo driver, stolen Russian diamonds, a star FBI agent sidelined by his petty boss. They all kept my interest and kept the story moving.
The characters were all entertaining, but there were a whole lot of them, which meant that I didn't get to know any of them well....more
The mystery/thriller aspect of the book was good-- there were several stories, including a crazy limo driver, stolen Russian diamonds, a star FBI agent sidelined by his petty boss. They all kept my interest and kept the story moving.
The characters were all entertaining, but there were a whole lot of them, which meant that I didn't get to know any of them well....more
This book was on the caliber of James Patterson's Along Came a Spider. This was much more intense then Mr. Grabenstein's other books because it doesn't have the lighter inter play between the main characters but a very quick and engaging read.
This isn't a part of the Ceepak mysteries, yet Grabenstein manages to pull his readers into this new world as effortlessly as he pulled them into the Jersey seashore. This book is darker with a little more "on screen" violence than any of the Ceepak stories but the strong storytelling and the excellent character development carry the reader through the darker passages and along to the end of the story.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
Looking forward to more offerings in the Christopher Miller series. Read this at a time when we were losing a beloved pet and this was a great way to forget the pain, if only for a little while. Definitely holiday-themed, but you won't miss a beat reading it at any time of year
A good "shock to the system" mystery thriller that excites and repulses at the same time. Not your normal run-of-the-mill Christmas story. I even learned a little Russian although most of it can't be repeated around young children!
A dark read about an FBI agent and a psychotic former Russian KGB officer. Since it is set in the Christmas season, it is a major juxta-position of setting and plot - a bit of a jolt to the senses Not a bad read though.
Makes me think twice anytime I call to complain about something! I love the Ceepak series and am always a bit leery about finding a new "friend," but Grabenstein didn't disappoint. A good ride!
This is the first book I read by this author, and will now seek out others by him! I particularly liked the references to NJ, and the plot moved along smoothly.
You can read my thoughts here.
Dec 12, 2008
Suzanne
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Recommends it for:
Emily, Emma, Krista
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An awesome page-turner! I was home sick and polished this off in one day. Can't wait to read more of these!
A great ride. Great writing keeps this story moving. Terrific!
Loved it! Had a hard time putting it down - read it in 2 days!
Cris Grabenstein is one great writer, I love his books!
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Chris Grabenstein is an award-winning author of books for children and adults, a playwright, screenwriter, and former advertising executive and improvisational comedian.
Winner of two Anthony and three Agatha Awards, he is also the co-author with James Patterson of The New York Times bestseller I FUNNY.
A former writer for Jim Henson's Muppets and past president of the New York Chapter of the M...more
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Winner of two Anthony and three Agatha Awards, he is also the co-author with James Patterson of The New York Times bestseller I FUNNY.
A former writer for Jim Henson's Muppets and past president of the New York Chapter of the M...more
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