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The Screaming Room (John Driscoll #2)
In this riveting new thriller by the acclaimed author of "Bone Thief," a diabolical killer is terrorizing New York City and it's up to Lieutenant John Driscoll to save the city--or die trying. Original.
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
May 1st 2007
by Pinnacle
(first published April 24th 2007)
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If you love a real good thriller, you'll enjoy the 2nd book in the John Driscoll series. In The Screaming Room, someone is targeting tourists in New York City. One by one, they're found in landmarks and found scalped like Indians. Later on, they find out from blood from a broken toenail that they're dealing with identical fraternal twins, Cassie and Angus Claxonn, who are after them for one reason: revenge on the sexual abuse they endured from their dad. And that bridges the connection between a...more
I'm not extremely picky when it comes to any sort of police procedural or thriller/suspense [I go through books too quickly to be so choosy], but this book was awful. It just felt like the writer was trying way to hard and he failed. I gave it 50 pages but it's going in my donation pile.
Wow, what a ride. From the first page on this book held my attention, kept me thinking and hoping it wouldn't end! Excellent story, the characters are very real and easy to follow but not so easy that you can think for them. Fast paced with great description and situations.
Aug 05, 2011
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A good page turner. What even made it more enjoyable is that the book takes place in NY and characters find themselves on the Southern State Parkway, BQE and other roads we as suburban NYers are familiar with. A quick, easy read that will keep you guessing!!!
Not sure if the disturbing content played a factor - don't think so- but it just didn't grab my interest. I felt obligated to finish it hoping it would get better but ended up just glad I was done.
Aug 10, 2011
Shari
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Enjoyed this. Bit predictble, but neat character development. Will read others by this author
Jul 27, 2011
Amy
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this was warped
Choppy and loopy.
It kept me captivated. I have always enjoyed mystery...
Just read a review that says this is part of a series... I seem to miss that detail when getting books LOL. It is not necessary to have read the previous book.
This book has a lot of detail regarding abuse - both sexual and physical so it is not for the faint of heart.
Just read a review that says this is part of a series... I seem to miss that detail when getting books LOL. It is not necessary to have read the previous book.
This book has a lot of detail regarding abuse - both sexual and physical so it is not for the faint of heart.
I loved it! An excellent second novel in the series featuring Lt. John Driscoll. This time Driscoll must stop a killer who is terrorizing New York City with grotesque displays. A must for every fan of the mystery/thriller genre. I'm definitely looking forward to the release of the third novel of this series.
Good book. The second in the Driscoll series. I didn't like it as much as bone theif. I liked how you got to see peeks into what made them killers. Though some I imagine wouldn't like that. The book moved at a fast pace, which I also like. I look forward to more books in the series.
A much shallower read than the first one. The author spends about 1/3 of the time from the killers POV, thereby ignoring his main characters. Turning it from an excellent read, to a good one. Turning it from a novel, to "just a police procedural".
This was a good, fast paced read. I really liked the storyline and the characters. Although I thought the ending could have been a bit stronger, I still liked it.
YAWN!! Boring book. So ticked I didn't give up on it right away. I gave it a chance, when I could have read much better!
Cool book.
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Thomas O'Callaghan's work has been translated for publication in Germany, Slovakia, Indonesia, and the Czech Republic. A publishing house in Italy has recently acquired rights, as well. As an internationally acclaimed author, Mr. O'Callaghan is a member of both the Mystery Writers of America and the International Thriller Writers associations. A native of New York City and a graduate of CUNY, Mr....more
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