Hot Pursuit (Troubleshooters, #15) by Suzanne Brockmann - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

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Nov 23, 2008

Auntee rated it:

bookshelves: 2009_reads, brockmann-troubleshooters, keepers, romantic-suspense

Read in August, 2009

recommends it for: Fans of hot romantic suspense

Loved it! I'm doing a happy dance here, because I'm already anticipating the next book in the 'Troubleshooters' series. Ms. Brockmann left a couple of storylines wide open in this one, but said in her author's notes that she will be following up on those couples who haven't gotten their HEAs in this one. I guess maybe they haven't suffered enough yet, but that's okay because one of the couples is Izzy (who used to irritate me) and Eden, and the other is Eden's brother Dan (Gillman) and brand ...more Loved it! I'm doing a happy dance here, because I'm already anticipating the next book in the 'Troubleshooters' series. Ms. Brockmann left a couple of storylines wide open in this one, but said in her author's notes that she will be following up on those couples who haven't gotten their HEAs in this one. I guess maybe they haven't suffered enough yet, but that's okay because one of the couples is Izzy (who used to irritate me) and Eden, and the other is Eden's brother Dan (Gillman) and brand new girlfriend Jenn. Dan and Jenn were the romantic equation of this romantic suspense, and they were firey hot together! Who knew that SB could get down and dirty like she did with them? Whew, but they were passionate together, but there's much more to explore in that relationship, and I can hardly wait!

The suspense part of the story reminded me of something that Karen Rose (who does diabolical killers so well) would write. Kudos to the talented SB for weaving such an interesting suspense plot about a gruesomely twisted homophobic serial killer (nicknamed "The Dentist") who likes to extract the teeth from his victims. Creepy.

The basic plot (which takes place in one week's time) is that Troubleshooter Alyssa Locke is called by her friend Savannah ("Out of Control") to help teach some self defense techniques to Savannah's good friend, newly elected New York state assemblywoman Maria Bonavita. Maria's been getting some hate mail and death threats (which for some reason doesn't overly concern the NYC cops), and Savannah thinks it would be a good idea if Alyssa and her husband Sam (and a team of moonlighting SEALs) look into the situation. What looks like an easy assignment guarding Maria and her friend and assistant Jenn, turns into something much more serious when dead bodies start turning up. Someone's out to get Maria--or is it Jenn? Or is there another possibility? Alyssa, Sam and her team soon have their hands full, and it's not long before the services of the F.B.I. are needed (cue Jules Cassidy). Things get mighty complicated, as Alyssa, Sam and Jules try to put their heads together and come up with a list of possible suspects. It's not until late in the investigation that they know who they're dealing with (thanks to Sam's clever thinking), and why. Looks like Alyssa's old nemesis wants a final showdown with her...

That about sums up the suspense part, and there's plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader occupied. We get to hear the killer's thoughts, and why he became a killer, but we don't know who (out of the possible list of suspects) he is. SB tosses out a couple of good possibilities, but I had him pegged early on. But she still leads the reader on a merry chase all the way up to a nail biting conclusion (complete with a little gore), and I swear if it wasn't for the heroics of Sam Starrett (who out-thought everyone) that the body count would have been a lot higher.

While I enjoyed the suspense part, what I really enjoyed was the romance that blossomed between Maria's assistant, Jenn, and Navy SEAL Dan Gillman. I never paid much attention to Gillman before--he always seemed to be one of those characters who was in a perpetual bad mood, kind of humourless, and always fighting with fellow SEAL Izzy Zanella. But wow, SB gave him a bit of a backstory, complete with a totally dysfunctional family, and the reader gets to see why he's the way he is. I loved reading all that, and I loved the chemistry he had with Jenn. Although I thought he was a bit too calculating in his seduction technique, I somehow knew that Jenn would be able to handle herself with him, and maybe teach him a thing or two.

I loved Jenn. She was not your typical romance heroine. Size 14, attractive but not pretty, tall, bad dresser, smart, hard working but not as successful, rich, or beautiful as her friend Maria...I was rooting for her all the way, and wanted her to get the hunky guy! I wasn't too happy with Gillman at first (even though he was wildly attracted to Maria, he thought he had a better chance of 'scoring' with average girl Jenn), but I knew (even though he didn't) that he would lose his heart to her. I loved that she brought some 'humanity' out in him, loved the conversations they had, and oh boy, their sex scenes...hot--especially that kitchen scene...But, being a SB SEAL, you know he's bound to do something stupid, which he did (which made me tear up). Now the question is, is there a future for Dan and Jenn? Jeez, I hope so!

Thankfully, the reader gets to check in with some previous characters, including Izzy (as amusing as ever, but hiding his pain), Lopez, new SEAL Tom (with a surprising secret), Robin and Jules, and there's an update on the families of a lot of previous characters (lots of name-dropping) in the series--love to read about who's having kids and who isn't. And oh yes, I almost forgot adorable baby Ash--Alyssa and Sam's 10 month old--he also gets a lot of face time in the book, and has lots of male babysitters! Brockmann also makes her usual case for gay rights (which fans have come to expect), but nothing too heavy handed here.

I loved this book, and thought it had the perfect blend of romance and suspense, with some very witty dialogue. It moved very quickly, and I was reluctant to put it down, yet I wanted to savor it-- that's a keeper in my book. I doubt that fans will be disappointed. 5 stars
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Feb 06, 2009

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bookshelves: 2009-books-read, interracial-romance, strong-love, wish-list

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Warning: I am not trying to make people avoid reading this book. A person should never go by my reviews to determine if they are going to read a book, because we have different opinions and what I may not like, the next person might and what the next person likes, I might not like. So please read the book and make your own judgement.

I think that Suzanne Brockmann is a good storyteller.

Sam and Alyssa gets 3.5 stars

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Feb 28, 2010

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Short Review: Hot Pursuit t is the latest book in the Troubleshooter series. For me that was enough to go out and buy the book. What? That’s not enough for you? OK then, read the long review.

Long Review: I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a huge fan of Suzanne Brockmann’s romantic suspense books, particularly her Troubleshooter Series. I will also say that while I eagerly await each new book in the series (I purchase the hard covers), I read each book with extremely hi...more Short Review: Hot Pursuit t is the latest book in the Troubleshooter series. For me that was enough to go out and buy the book. What? That’s not enough for you? OK then, read the long review.

Long Review: I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a huge fan of Suzanne Brockmann’s romantic suspense books, particularly her Troubleshooter Series. I will also say that while I eagerly await each new book in the series (I purchase the hard covers), I read each book with extremely high expectations and however unfair that might be, I expect these books to be great. There, I said it out loud, that’s what I want. So, after picking up Hot Pursuit, I sat down and read it cover to cover in one sitting, and it was great. In all honesty I’m not sure if it was great because, well, I love the way Ms. Brockmann writes, or because the book is centered on two beloved characters – Sam Starrett and Alyssa Locke. What ever the reason, and I suspect it might take me a re-read to discover the answer, I fell in love with her characters as I always do. For me Hot Pursuit, as in all of Brockmann’s books, is about the characters; the characters drive the train. The mystery to be solved is interesting, yes, but again, its how the characters relate to each other and how they attack the ‘mission’ that is intriguing.

In Hot Pursuit, we find Alyssa Locke and her husband Sam Starrett in New York for an easy assignment. Both Alyssa and Sam are employees of Troubleshooters Inc., one of the best private security companies in the world. It seems a New York State Assemblywoman has been receiving serious hate mail and it’s up to Alyssa and her team to teach the Assembylwoman and her staff some simple self-defense techniques and beef up their office security. Sounds simple. In fact Sam and Alyssa take their young son along thinking perhaps they’ll get in some sightseeing in New York while they are there. Of course sightseeing is definitely taken off the menu when an old serial killing nemesis called The Dentist goes gunning for Alyssa and young women are being murdered.

Hot Pursuit brings back many characters from this much beloved bestselling series, in particular Navy SEAL’s, Izzy, Tony, Lopez and Gillman. Jules Cassidy and his husband, actor Robin Chadwick, are also prominently featured. Ah, it’s like coming home, the joy of getting re-acquainted with much loved characters. And that is the beauty of this series, as a reader, you can always go home again, and it’s a welcoming place. Ms. Brockmann has a unique way of allowing her characters to grow and change and we still end up loving them, warts and all. With each new book, with each new character, we still want to know what’s happening to the rest of the Troubleshooters and Navy SEAL’s she’s introduced to us over the years. So yes, Sam and Alyssa, two characters that have been with us almost from the beginning have gone from an adversarial relationship, to lovers, to partners, to husband and wife to parents. And we’ve had the great good fortune to experience their journey. In each successive book you see the respect and love they have for each other and the work that goes into their relationship. Being able to have this relationship evolve book after book while keeping the characters interesting, the story line fresh and the suspense suspenseful is the work of an author who not only knows her characters but knows how to tell a great story.

As per usual, it wouldn’t be a Troubleshooter’s book without the introduction of new characters. Ms. Brockmann invariably has at least two romantic story lines going at one time, with 2 different heroes and 2 different heroines. She always appeases us by giving us at least one happy ending. Thank goodness. Of course, that leaves us with one Hero and Heroine who have unfinished business. And Ms. Brockmann is never predictable, because you never know when or if that hero or heroine you’ve come to know and perhaps grown to love will get their happy ending. (For you fans, need I mention Decker and Sophia in Dark of Night? – wasn’t that both a shock and a delicious, unexpected, well worth the wait surprise?). In Hot Pursuit we get to meet Jenn, the Assemblywoman’s assistant. She’s not your drop dead gorgeous heroine, she’s a regular size 12 gal, who’s a bit too tall, most likely shops at Marshall’s and wears glasses. Her hero is the unlikely and very handsome Navy SEAL Gillman. With his own internal issues and struggles he’s all about expiration dating, that his until The Dentist gets in his space and it gets personal. Both story lines, Sam and Alyssa the established couple that have a child, and Jenn and Gillman the new couple out for 14 days of great sex, ring true – the dialogue between them and the words left unsaid give all four of these people a believability. Giving them this believability gives you a desire as a reader to know more about them.

So, if you’re looking for a romantic suspense that is filled with characters that are not only personable but down to earth real, with great dialogue and a sense of coming home to characters you already love or will meet for the first time and begin to love, with a spot on narrative and a suspenseful mystery, might I suggest Hot Pursuit.(less)

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Nov 27, 2009

Amanda rated it:

bookshelves: action, mystery, romance

Read in November, 2009

Finishing this book was kind of a milestone because it signifies the fact that I've caught up with the Troubleshooters series. The exception to this is I haven't yet read “Into the Night,” because the local library doesn't carry it and I don't normally buy books when I'm just going to read and pass on (though I should probably suck it up and buy this one since I could definitely read this series again). I'm currently waiting to receive the book on interlibrary loan, but it'll be more like a ...more Finishing this book was kind of a milestone because it signifies the fact that I've caught up with the Troubleshooters series. The exception to this is I haven't yet read “Into the Night,” because the local library doesn't carry it and I don't normally buy books when I'm just going to read and pass on (though I should probably suck it up and buy this one since I could definitely read this series again). I'm currently waiting to receive the book on interlibrary loan, but it'll be more like a nostalgia trip.

“Hot Pursuit” brings us back to Sam and Alyssa and continues the story told in one of Brockmann' short stories. “The Dentist” is a psychopath whose target is Alyssa Locke. When Alyssa, Sam, and some of Seal Team 16 go to New York, they think it's going to be nothing more than a fluff job to help a political hopeful stay safe during her campaign. But The Dentist is lurking, setting up a chain of events to get Alyssa where he wants her, including murder and his own special MO of collecting the teeth of his victims.

Sam and Alyssa are a fun couple to re-visit, but I probably wouldn't have been as interested if I hadn't had faith that Brockmann would have introduced another new love story, this time between Danny Gillman and the political hopeful's friend and assistant, Jenn. I may have mentioned before that I didn't like Danny, but as expected, he sort of kind of redeems himself in this one, at least to reveal a human side (though Brockmann keeps true to many of his less savory tendencies to keep continuity). Other relationships are touched on, including the Izzy and Eden story from Izzy's point of view, and of course we get a little bit of Robin and Jules. A lot of “cameos” from other books, and not only is the Eden/Izzy line still open, but so too now is the Jenn/Danny one.

This next part may be kind of spoilerish, so stop know if you don't want to know about Brockmann's future plans gleaned from this book's author notes (mostly).

According to the AN, Brockmann is working on the next book in the series. I checked the website, and this will indeed be “Izzy's Story” (and more on Danny and Jenn but her note), but the website says it won't be out until February of 2011. That alone is tough, but she also said that after that one she'd be taking a break from the TS series. What??? No!!! Suzanne Brockmann, why??? This bums me out, though she said she wasn't done, just that she was taking time off. And I guess I can understand it, but ouch. This series is the first one I think I ever got THIS into, and I don't really want it to end. Even right now I'm looking at the next book on my shelf, a historical romance in part of another series I really like, but it feels a little strange to shift so dramatically.

Either way, I still have “Into the Night” to tide me over and several other series' that should get me through until the next TS book. Then I'll just play the waiting game.
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Sep 30, 2009

E. rated it:

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Alyssa Locke-Starrett thinks that she is doing a favor to a friend by taking a team of Troubleshooters on a relatively easy assignment to teach safety tips to a newly elected assemblywoman in NYC who has received a few eerie death threats. The team of SEALs that accompany her (including her husband Sam) are not expecting to be thrown into the hunt for a serial killer who leaves a grisly gift for Alyssa in the assemblywoman's office. Alyssa's former partner Jules and his newlywed partner, Robin...more

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Aug 20, 2009

Erin rated it:

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This one was kind of a disappointment. Maybe I had high expectations—the previous book totally blew me away, most of the best series regulars were to be in this one—but this one just was not as good. It was still a really enjoyable read, but not one of the better Troubleshooters books.

The problems were these: I think the book would have benefited from a tighter edit. The ebook had a bunch of typos, first of all, but there's also a lot of redundant information. In the first half ...more This one was kind of a disappointment. Maybe I had high expectations—the previous book totally blew me away, most of the best series regulars were to be in this one—but this one just was not as good. It was still a really enjoyable read, but not one of the better Troubleshooters books.

The problems were these: I think the book would have benefited from a tighter edit. The ebook had a bunch of typos, first of all, but there's also a lot of redundant information. In the first half of the book, there's a lot of series recapping. Some of it is good—we haven't seen Izzy in a couple of books and I'd forgotten that his wife had left him—but some of it is not good—if, after 14 books, you don't know who Sam, Alyssa, and Jules are, there's a problem. Especially since I don't know if this works as a standalone if you're unfamiliar with the Sam/Alyssa backstory. (The funny thing is that the things we all know—that Jules is an FBI agent, that he and Alyssa used to be partners, for example—is the stuff that gets rehashed, but some other relevant stuff gets glossed over.) On top of that, which I already found annoying, was that Brockmann explains everything. Every bit of military or police lingo gets explained, every pop-culture reference is put into context and totally spelled out, and it became distracting. (For example, one of the characters says, "Not now, Cato," and there's a whole paragraph explaining both how it's a reference to the Pink Panther movies and who Cato is.)

So I wish someone had cut all that out.

Also I didn't like Maria much, which is a problem since she's the person they're all there to protect.

The suspense plot was problematic, too. I knew who the bad guy was almost as soon as he was introduced, which made it annoying when Alyssa got it so tragically wrong. Also, Brockmann uses a mystery trope that I hate: the scenes from the unnamed villain's POV where he stalks our heroes. So we know immediately that he's a serial killer that Alyssa's run into before, and we also know early on that he works in Maria's office and sometimes disguises himself as a homeless man. It takes the Troubleshoosters team most of the book to figure that out. So that was frustrating because we all knew but the team didn't, and it took the suspense out, too, because we knew more than the characters did. So the only mystery here is which suspect is actually the killer, but he's obvious, first of all, and the red herrings are so obviously red herrings that they're easy to rule out.

There are also way too many POV characters, and I felt it was our loss because we didn't spend as much time with some characters as I would have liked. And I can't figure out Robin's role here in particular. I guess he's the outside observer—there's one in every Troubleshooters book (Decker in Hot Target is the best example I can come up with OTOH).

Here's what worked, though:

Robin's alcoholism treated as an ongoing problem, not one tidily solved. In the series timeline, Robin has been sober for a couple of years, but he'll never be cured. Although this is all done in one scene in the beginning where Robin tells Jules his show just went on hiatus and Jules tells Robin he has to go to Afghanistan, and there's some concern that Jules' absence plus Robin's idle hands will lead to a relapse. This is never addressed again in the book, except obliquely by Sam who offers to take Robin on vacation while Jules and Alyssa are in Afghanistan.

Tony the Gay SEAL! I'd be worried about him getting axed by Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but then he'd just get hired by Troubleshooters, so he'll be fine. I love that he keeps sneaking off to meet with his unnamed boyfriend, and then Brockmann put a line in the author's note that the boyfriend is exactly who you think it is, and I screamed a little.

Brockmann is sometimes subtle with the recapping. We know Robin's TV show is successful because Jenn (our new character) thinks when she meets Robin that she's overwhelmed to be sharing a hotel suite with an Emmy winner, for example. We know that Mary Lou is doing all right because Sam can't call her in to babysit because she's going to give birth any day.

And then there's that point in every Brockmann novel where you just cannot put the book down, and the last third was pretty tight. And I love also that some of these characters have been around in the series for such a long time that they reference things twelve books ago and have that history together. Izzy and Gillman and Lopez all call Sam "Sir" all the time, like he's still their commanding officer. Gillman still thinks about the airline hijacking that happened in Book 3.

So not the best entry in the series, but still entertaining. (less)

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Aug 15, 2009

Michelle rated it:

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I really had resigned myself to not liking this book. There have been so many negative reviews and longtime Brockmann fans have criticized it (and her), especially after she didn't write the Dark of Night (Dave/Sophia/Decker) storyline/romance the way people expected. And while I have loved all of the Troubleshooters book, I am a romance fan first and foremost, and her books are high on intensity and suspense and sometimes lacking in romance. This one was no different. In fact, aside from a ...more I really had resigned myself to not liking this book. There have been so many negative reviews and longtime Brockmann fans have criticized it (and her), especially after she didn't write the Dark of Night (Dave/Sophia/Decker) storyline/romance the way people expected. And while I have loved all of the Troubleshooters book, I am a romance fan first and foremost, and her books are high on intensity and suspense and sometimes lacking in romance. This one was no different. In fact, aside from a love story emerging between Dan Gillman and a new female, there's not much in the romance department.

For me, though, this whole series is like a big, warm family that I love to come back to. Sam & Alyssa and even Jules & Robin were pretty prominent in this book, and even though they've been done and overdone and done some more, I really, really like returning to their lives, so having them involved in this plot wasn't exactly a hardship for me. There are two things that impress me about Suzanne Brockmann. Number one - her characters are REAL. Every heroine isn't the picture perfect supermodel wannabe girl next door. And her heroes are awesome, but very diverse and very flawed. Gillman (in this one) is a jerk - completely. This series has older men with younger women, older women with younger men, mixed-race relationships, short SEALs with even shorter women, plus-sized women, etc. All of the relationships are different. Number two - while the "formula" for her books might be the same, every single one of them (for me) works. The intensity builds and the plot thickens and sometimes they are insanely unbelievable and sometimes they are grisly (like this book), but each book lures me in and creates a world of action and intrigue and romance that makes it impossible for me to put the book down until I see how it ends.

I was fully expecting to be disappointed with Hot Pursuit and I wasn't. At all. I loved it, and I'm almost sad that the next book (Izzy's) will be the last Troubleshooters book. I know some say that Brockmann has written this series to death, but IMO, you can't have too much of a good thing. (less)

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Sep 14, 2009

Mike rated it:

bookshelves: action-thriller, hardboiled, mystery, new-york-times-best-seller, reviewed

Read in September, 2009

recommended to Mike by: Saw on best seller list.
recommends it for: Female detective fans, romantic mystery fans.

Alyssa Locke, former FBI agent and former Naval officer, is team leader for the nation's leading personal security company, Troubleshooters, Inc. Her husband is former SEAL Sam Starrett.

Her current assignment should be no trouble, teaching Maria Bonavita about self defense. Maria has just been elected to the New York congress and asked for a course in public safety. Sam Starrett and his SEAL friends will travel to New York to provide it.

In New York, they set up security ...more

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Aug 13, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

bookshelves: romance

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Ms. Brockmann--

The problem with your books is that you've set the bar so high. I expect your books to be an intense romance between two interesting and very well-developed characters while they are engaged in something thrilling, maybe with some secondary romance or peaks into past or future relationships. That is what I want out of your books. It's why I've read some of them over and over and over. It's what I expect out of you.

So, I was disappointed. Who's story was th...more

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Jul 30, 2009

Michelle rated it:

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Suzanne Brockmann always writes fantastic characters, and I love her dialogue because it sounds exactly like people actually talking. Her last few books have been really pushing the bar higher for excellent fiction. Perhaps that is why this book fell a little flat for me. It was still a great book, but not quite up to her normal standards.

First, Brockmann usually pushes her political agenda in books, but she does it in the context of the story. In this book, she spends a little too ...more

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Aug 19, 2009

Brandifer rated it:

Man, mere words cannot express how much I love the inhabitants of Brockmann's Troubleshooters and their world. I only discovered them a year ago, and I have never inhaled books like I did that first dozen or so. I have, in fact, re-read several of them a half-dozen times.

This one really didn't do it for me. It was like going to a party where all your old friends are gathered, but you get rushed straight through from one side to the other without getting to really interact with anyon...more

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Jul 28, 2009

Caitie rated it:

bookshelves: library-reads, romantic-suspense

I'm a bit mixed up about how to rate this book. I liked it, and it definitely went part-way towards restoring my faith in Suzanne Brockmann's writing, but at the same time, I was disappointed. I've had very mixed feelings about Suz's last few books, and this one was no different. Hot Pursuit was a quick, enjoyable read, and did, at times, remind me why I'm still a complete fangirl for SB's writing, I wasn't completely satisfied. While the last 3-4 books in the series have seemed completely d...more

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Aug 19, 2009

Ryann rated it:

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I am a huge fan Suzanne Brockmann's work. Anticipating a new novel of hers is like preparing to revisit old friends. This novel was no exception. Sam and Alyssa are back and we know from the beginning that someone very evil has targetted Alyssa, thus beginning the suspense that exists throughout the book. Other characters featured are Dan Gillman and new character, statuesque and funny Jennilyn. Jules, Robin, Izzy, Lopez and others are also on hand. I enjoyed the story and the characters and I a...more

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Dec 19, 2009

Sueij rated it:

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I always like Suz Brockmann's books: she's a great storyteller who creates characters with depth, mysteries that need solving, and excellent rising and falling action. This one was no exception. I especially think she did a good job keeping the identity of "The Dentist" a well-hidden secret even while including the character in the public storyline.

As a romance, though (which maybe this one wasn't intended to be as much as the first 14 books of the series), this one fell a...more

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Oct 04, 2009

Julianna rated it:

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I Love Izzy, Jules, and Robin and if they had not been in this book as much as they were I may not have finished it. I like Starrett and Alyssa Locke Starrett. But another book where they are front and center seemed a little much in a series with so many TS and Seals to choose from. I was hoping that the sub-plot would be the continuation of Izzy and Eden. No I get Eden's jerk brother Gillman and his 2 week affair with " a chunky girl"(his words not mine). The cover was Slightly mislea...more

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Aug 09, 2009

Jodi rated it:

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Brockmann comes through again in this follow-up to an Alyssa Locke/Sam Starrett short story. Remember The Dentist? He's got Alyssa in his sights and goes to a fairly elaborate length to get her in his clutches. But this is Alyssa Locke, not some shmoe, and she isn't interested in his little games. In fact, she thinks it's past time she took him down. Jules and Robin and a random selection of Troubleshooters and Seal Team 16 are on hand. Though Alyssa and Sam are the main focus, we still get nice...more

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Nov 30, 2009

Laura rated it:

bookshelves: action-adventure, mystery, romance-contemporary

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recommends it for: Holly Mercer

This was a great book. I loved the character development of all the old standbys and enjoyed meeting a couple of new characters. The mystery was good. I like the way this author keeps the tension going at the same time as following/leading all the characters through their plot lines.
I know some reviewers were unhappy that there was no resolution on some of the romance threads but that was good for me. I hate a series where its a formula...have a little action, create a love story betwee...more

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Aug 25, 2009

Rachel C. rated it:

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Despite the fact that I'm giving it the same star rating as #13 and #14, this one is better. (It's just not as good as "All Through the Night" at 4 stars.) Brockmann returns to characters I know and love (Jules! Izzy! Sam!) and a comparatively straight-forward plot. I don't know if Psycho POV was strictly necessary but I'll give it to her.

Brockmann explains in an author's note that she will be taking a break from Troubleshooters after #16 comes out. I think the break wil...more

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Jul 20, 2009

Amy rated it:

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I loved this book. I loved revisiting Sam and Alyssa after all this time.
I especially appreciated, on a personal level, reading about Alyssa trying to juggle breastfeeding and her job. That struck home for me.

I also like how there were lots of probable suspects for the big bad guy. I figured it out, but there were definitely other possibilities.

I also love the non-resolution of the Jen/Danny relationship. That struck me as true to life. And it makes me look f...more

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Jan 05, 2010

Ashleighloveland rated it:

Read in December, 2009

3 and half, maybe, mostly because I really mostly hate serial killer books. I mean I know they're out there and all, but they bore me silly. Didn't like the serial killer, but I did rather like the romances and potentials growing around, and none of them are even resolved. Heroine (oh what's her name) is a political adviser, hero a seal on vacation helping out some friends for a quick buck, he guards her, seduces her, she lets him, sexy, sweet and with some really live difficult in there. I ...more

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