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Acts of Mercy (Mercy Street #3)
Former FBI agent Sam Delvecchio brings the keen skills of a profiler to his new position as a Mercy Street Foundation operative–and not a moment too soon. His first assignment, the cold-case murder of a local soup kitchen volunteer, has all the telltale signs of a serial killer’s work. That grim suspicion is confirmed when FBI agent Fiona Summers shares the details of two ...more
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Published
August 25th 2009
by Ballantine Books
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Acts of Mercy, by Mariah Stewart, b-plus, narrated by Joyce Bean, produced by Brilliance Audio, downloaded from audible.com.
This is the third in the Mercy Street series where a rich man uses his money to set up a foundation where he hires investigators to chase down answers in cold cases. He picks the cases carefully. The latest is a cold case where a soup kitchen volunteer is murdered in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is strangled and then his body is stabbed many times after death. Sam ...more
This is the third in the Mercy Street series where a rich man uses his money to set up a foundation where he hires investigators to chase down answers in cold cases. He picks the cases carefully. The latest is a cold case where a soup kitchen volunteer is murdered in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is strangled and then his body is stabbed many times after death. Sam ...more
Good follow up to the last book "Cry Mercy". Because the books are written as sort of ensemble POV - certain characters get more lead time than others. Robert, Suse and Kevin are always in the books no matter way, but I would like to know more about Mal and Emme as well. Did Emme stay with that guy? How fast did Mal and Charlie's relationship progress?
I'm also dying to know how Suse and Rob will handle having a damaged child to care for as well as the obvious UST!
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I'm also dying to know how Suse and Rob will handle having a damaged child to care for as well as the obvious UST!
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I would like to give a detailed description of why I thought this book was GOD awful, the series poor, but I am a busy woman and the author has already sucked up too much of my time.
So I will say this. Got the audio books for free from the library. I accidentally forgot to add Disc number 3 to my itunes library.... Was grateful that I got to miss an entire disc of this nonsense. WAIST OF TIME!
Yuck!
So I will say this. Got the audio books for free from the library. I accidentally forgot to add Disc number 3 to my itunes library.... Was grateful that I got to miss an entire disc of this nonsense. WAIST OF TIME!
Yuck!
I really wasn't convinced by the set-up (millionaire funding a private cold-case investigative unit) and it felt like writing by numbers. None of it felt real, I could see the writer plotting away beneath the sentences. It also seemed as if every other character had a wife/loved one who had been murdered. Don't think I'll be seeking out any more from this series.
Finally a satisfactory conclusion to the Robert/Beth/Ian conflict which started the series three books ago. This was a secondary storyline but much needed to close out the series.
The primary storyline was serial killer related and involved new Mercy Street agent Sam Delvecchio and FBI agent Fiona Summers. The killer was re-enacting the seven biblical acts of mercy: feed the hungry, bury the dead, visit the sick, clothe the naked, give drink to the thirsty, feed the homeless, visit ...more
The primary storyline was serial killer related and involved new Mercy Street agent Sam Delvecchio and FBI agent Fiona Summers. The killer was re-enacting the seven biblical acts of mercy: feed the hungry, bury the dead, visit the sick, clothe the naked, give drink to the thirsty, feed the homeless, visit ...more
Great book, couldnt stop reading...it just grabs you, althouth this was different from the others in the series, in this case things are happening as we read, it is not a unsolved case thats been there sitting for sometime, so it is a bit more nerve wraking. Still enjoyed.
OMG! Just when I think she has told the best story ever Mariah Stewart writes one that is even better than the last. If you haven't read her, you got to check her out -- I would, however, recommend starting with her first FBI books simply because they are so good.
I liked this one much better than Mercy Street. I will say it was a bit predictable as to who the bad guy was but the characters were well developed and the storytelling good enough that the lack of surprise didn't bother me.
A 3rd Mercy Street Foundation installment. I enjoyed the mystery elements, the characters (especially how the author brings in characters from other series), and the resolution. Where will Mercy Street go now?
A great follow up on the Mercy series. The characters are all interesting and the plot was good. I hope she brings the characters back in later novels. I caution you to read these books in order.
This third of the Mercy series is another very good mystery and gives some resolution to Robert Magellan's situation, which has permeated through all three books. I enjoyed all of these books.
What can I say? I was on vacation.
The killer is staging the 7 Acts of Mercy in order to 'punish' an 'old friend'.
It was a fast read and kept my attention.
The killer is staging the 7 Acts of Mercy in order to 'punish' an 'old friend'.
It was a fast read and kept my attention.
I loved it! Completed the book in a day and I'm missing the characters right now! Wishes that the series would return but it was a good ending.
Overal this book was a good book. The only thing that took me back is how there was this big mystery and BAM story is solved!
Good book. Lots of action, suspense, and romance. The third in a series, all three of which are excellent.
The final installment of the Mercy Street series and it all comes together.
Really liked this story with all turns it took. Good mystery.
Third in The Mercy Street novels. Good book, two mysteries going on at the same time. Clears up some issues from the other books.
Good, suspenseful book for a dreary Sunday afternoon
Good. A fast read. Third in a series.
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This was another fantastic book, finished in 1 week.
Another "could not put it down" read from Mariah Stewart.
Another great book in the Mercy Street series. Lots of action and some great romance. I also like how the overall mystery of Robert's family isn't being drawn out. That would have turned me off to the series. But I think Stewart is adding to that suspense without with-holding details.
This is a series that I really enjoy...I enjoy the suspense and character development that Stewart creates. I can't wait to see what case the Foundation will take on next and who will become part of the family. Lots of good surprises in this book!
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I'm giving it two stars because I can't even remember that I read it, much less any details. So i'm either getting old and senile, or the book wasn't very remarkable.
I don't know if I lost the last part of the book, because if not it ended weirdly without resolving what happens to the characters. It's good otherwise.
This was a good book, great plot and characters. That said, for some reason I never became quite as invested with the H/H as in books 1 & 2.
I enjoyed the first two books in the series so I have started the third book. If you like detective books, this is pretty good.
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