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NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--... read full description
NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--... read full description
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Feb 12, 2012
Peter
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What is art, anyway? It used to be the hasty drawings of people who lived in caves and wanted to leave some record of their experiences on the walls. Later, it took the form of paintings of religious scenes and portraits of and for wealthy patrons. However, in modern times, thanks to the advent of the camera, artists moved beyond accurate visual representation, progressing towards abstractions that represented ideas, movements, and experiences. During the last fifty years or so, the definition o
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Aug 10, 2011
jv
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Postcard Killers, by James Patterson & Liza Marklund, follows an unusual crime spree. Young couples are being murdered, their bodies posed in unique, yet familiar and haunting poses. Although the crimes are happening all over Europe, a NYPD detective is the person hot on the trail, for very personal reasons. A reluctant reporter becomes involved in the hunt for the killers. She and the dectective form an unlikely, yet productive team. Her expertise on petty crime, combined with her knowledg
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May 21, 2011
Pamela
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Up until this point, I had read two and a half books by Patterson (in his adult range). The half book so disgusted me that I gave up. All three of them were Alex Cross books, and I think that was a major reason why I didn't really like his books--his writing of an African-American detective was so very bizarre that it made me uncomfortable. Plus, I believe that Patterson clearly wins the "Author of the Creepiest, Most Disturbing, and Downright Disgusting Sexytimes" award. Like, eve
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Apr 16, 2011
Delaney
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This is a story about two young people making their way across Europe and butchering other couples. How twisted are James Patterson and Liza Marklund to write this tale? Pretty twisted.
Jacob Kanon's daughter was murdered by the Postcard Killers, and he can't rest until he brings them to justice.
Kanon is not the most sympathetic character. He's emotional, a pompous jerk to the Swedish police, and when you first meet him he's downright filthy because he hasn't bathed or t More...
Jacob Kanon's daughter was murdered by the Postcard Killers, and he can't rest until he brings them to justice.
Kanon is not the most sympathetic character. He's emotional, a pompous jerk to the Swedish police, and when you first meet him he's downright filthy because he hasn't bathed or t More...
Mar 18, 2011
Neal
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Re: NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is searching for his daughter's killers, a pair of serials that taunt the countries where they do their dark deeds by sending postcards to the local papers. When he arrives in Stockholm, he's closer than ever. But can he put aside his bitterness and anger long enough to work with the reporter that received the postcard and the local police long enough to catch the wicked killers?
Outstanding: The killers in this are prett More...
Re: NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is searching for his daughter's killers, a pair of serials that taunt the countries where they do their dark deeds by sending postcards to the local papers. When he arrives in Stockholm, he's closer than ever. But can he put aside his bitterness and anger long enough to work with the reporter that received the postcard and the local police long enough to catch the wicked killers?
Outstanding: The killers in this are prett More...
Nov 24, 2010
Jennifer
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I've only read a few James Patterson novels. I've always heard great things about his writing and I really wanted to start reading some of his stuff. My only problem thus far is that everything of his I've read has been so predictable. I've had such high expectations for each of his books and I've been let down with each one.
Having said that I don't hate his books. I think that the sheer number of books that he has released, with co-authors, has lead to a bit of overkill. I like the st More...
Having said that I don't hate his books. I think that the sheer number of books that he has released, with co-authors, has lead to a bit of overkill. I like the st More...
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Nov 12, 2010
Kelly
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In this offering, a couple is traveling throughout Europe, murdering other killers and taunting police and journalists with postcards. They’ll pick a city and contact the press by sending them a postcard and then, after the murder is complete, send a photo of the crime scene. The father of one of the earlier murder victims (who is also a NYPD detective) is on their trail and has tracked them to Sweden, where he meets the journalist they’re contacting for this round of slaying.
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Oct 17, 2010
Aaron
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James Patterson teams up with Liza Marklund, a bestselling author from Scandanavia, to bring readers on a romp through Europe to catch a pair of killers that use postcards to local newspaper journalists as their calling card. Dessie Larsson is a reporter for a Swedish newspaper, and she is the latest journalist to get such a postcard. It does not take long for her to be contacted by Jacob Kanon, a detective from the New York Police Department.
Jacob has an interest in the postcard killers, as w More...
Jacob has an interest in the postcard killers, as w More...
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Aug 29, 2010
Gina
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Aug 21, 2010
Craig
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NYPD cop Jacob Kanon has been chasing a pair of vicious killers across the capitals and holiday hotspots of Europe, killers who kick-started their murderous spree by butchering his daughter and her fiancée in Rome. Before each murder, a postcard is sent to the local newspaper, and when Stockholm-based crime reporter Dessie Larsson receives the latest missive, she and Kanon team up to try to stop the killers once and for all.
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Jul 31, 2011
Christopher
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While the Postcard Killers is certainly not Patterson's best work, it certainly isn't his worst, either. One reason that I so easily fall in love with his work is that he almost always pulls a fast one on me, surprising me with unforeseen plot twists that hit me in the face like a ton of bricks, and reading his novels is therefore fun, because I never know what to expect. This novel, co-written with Swedish writer Liza Marklund, is no exception, as a couple of incredibly interesting plot twists
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Jul 10, 2011
Jessica
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With every turn of the page this book was a rollercoaster thrill ride 2 the end. the serial killers had a group of followers tht helped them achieve a brief moment of innocence wen thy turned themselves n 2 the swedish police n an attempt 2 get away with their works of deadly art. they were smart, beauitful & came from wealthy up-bringing which lead them 2 having a means of intelligence 2 work as petty theives n order 2 carry out their horrific murders n their minds as a work of art. 2gether thy
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Sep 19, 2010
UKDana
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As the book starts we have the usual James Patterson trademarks: gripping beginning and short chapters to keep you engrossed. This book is set in Europe thanks to Patterson's co-writer Liza Marklund, and has a much darker undertone than we'd usually expect from Patterson. The first section of the book is fast paced and graffic. We also meet Jacob Kanon, an NYPD homicide detective who's daughter was one of the first victims. Jacob is deeply flawed as a result of this and has vowed to find the kil
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Jan 06, 2012
thewanderingjew
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As murder mysteries go, this was a good one. For a long car journey, the audio was perfect. There were three readers which greatly enhanced the performance and made the characters easy to recognize after they were introduced; the voices and accents were specific to each and remained consistent throughout. The plot twisted and turned, often changing directions making you constantly wonder if the murderers would be found or if the mystery would ever be solved. Actually, at one point, I thought for
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Nov 20, 2011
Landon
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There is a young couple traveling Europe... seeing the cites, visiting different counties... and leaving a bloody trail behind them. The killers make friends with other travels, seduce them, and then kill them, arrange the bodies in a pose, and take a picture. They then mail to picture to a journalist.
Their first victim's father is a NYPD homicide detective... and has devoted his life to finding her killers. He travels to the Europe and does his own investigation along side the government More...
Their first victim's father is a NYPD homicide detective... and has devoted his life to finding her killers. He travels to the Europe and does his own investigation along side the government More...
Aug 20, 2011
Carolyn
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"This was a fast moving mystery story. A New York detective's daughter and her boyfriend are killed in Rome, and he arrives in Europe distraught, dirty and disheveled to find the killers. Bodies of other couples touring Europe are turning up in other major cities, and posed like famous works of art. The only clues are a postcard and photos of victims sent to local newspaper reporters . James Pat More...
"This was a fast moving mystery story. A New York detective's daughter and her boyfriend are killed in Rome, and he arrives in Europe distraught, dirty and disheveled to find the killers. Bodies of other couples touring Europe are turning up in other major cities, and posed like famous works of art. The only clues are a postcard and photos of victims sent to local newspaper reporters . James Pat More...
Mar 15, 2011
Kavyen
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The story gave me a sense of Déjà vu. The minute I read about the positioning of the bodies I knew it must be an attempt to mimic an artwork. I am still trying to figure out if I have read a similar thriller elsewhere but my memory fails me (again!). So that sums up my experience with the story. I did not find it new or exciting and in spite of the twists pertaining to the art group, incest and numerous copy cat murderers I did not enjoy the book.
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Jan 02, 2011
Manny
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[Joint review with GULLA KULLA]
Chapter 1
The note had just said
"You're R.E. Vuer?"
The voice had come from behind him. He spun round, his hand instinctively reaching inside his jacket. The woman looked at him gravely.
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Chapter 1
The note had just said
Tösses Konditori, Karlavägen 77, StockholmThe handwriting was female. He didn't know why he'd turned up. Maybe it was because he'd tried everything else.
Monday, noon
We need to talk
"You're R.E. Vuer?"
The voice had come from behind him. He spun round, his hand instinctively reaching inside his jacket. The woman looked at him gravely.
"Don't shoot me. More...
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Nov 12, 2010
stargazerpuj
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This is a fast paced, action filled thriller, and as a quick entertainer is a good book to read. This is also my first James Patterson novel, so I don't have any frame of reference, but given the genre, I have no major complaints. When I pick up a thriller it is very much for the thrill and quick pacing. If the characterisation is wonderful and the writing excellent, then they are just the cherries on top.
In this story, we are introduced to the killers and see things from their point More...
In this story, we are introduced to the killers and see things from their point More...
Sep 17, 2010
Sandy
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The Postcard Killers
OK, so I have no patience! but after I loaded it, I just had to start listening to it. Besides, having dumped my butt (no bounce) onto the ground twice yesterday, I needed something to distract myself from my pain filled self. This was a was an excellent distractor!
The story is about a very attractive couple who attract other couples in only to gruesomely kill them. One victimized couple consisted of the only daughter of a New York cop. He will travel More...
OK, so I have no patience! but after I loaded it, I just had to start listening to it. Besides, having dumped my butt (no bounce) onto the ground twice yesterday, I needed something to distract myself from my pain filled self. This was a was an excellent distractor!
The story is about a very attractive couple who attract other couples in only to gruesomely kill them. One victimized couple consisted of the only daughter of a New York cop. He will travel More...
Jun 02, 2011
Deana
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This is the first James Patterson book that I have been disappointed with. It wasn't his normal writing. This book is based on two Americans who travel Europe killing couples. They lock in on their prey, wine and dine them, then purchase large gifts after their meal (where they then steal their future victims pin #'s), go back to the couple's hotel room, drug them and kill them by cutting their throats and then posing them as a famous art picture, painting, etc...
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Jan 18, 2011
Linda
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Best selling authors James Patterson and Lisa Marklund collaborate in writing a thriller about serial killers on a crime spree through Europe. NYPD detective Jacob Kanon takes on a mission to track down the murderers of his daughter, who died with her boyfriend while vacationing in Rome. In fact, young couples visiting popular tourist destinations have been targeted, their brutally mutilated corpses laid out to resemble famous works of art. Readers learn early that the prime suspects are an Amer
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Sep 07, 2010
Giovanni
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I finally got to look at Sunday’s newspaper and this novel is sitting atop the New York Times Bestseller List, number one. James Patterson teaming up with Liza Marklund is a stroke of genius and this novel flat out rocks from beginning to end. The story line goes as follows: ”NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe’s most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren’t what draw him- he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each café through the eyes of his daughter’s killer. Kanon’s daughter,
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Dec 08, 2011
Dondominiquo
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*SPOILERS*
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I have other James Patterson books. I miss the time of guessing who the killer(s) are. With a few of his books I've read recently the reader gets told who it is almost straight off and the motivation is then left unclear. I'm not really a fan of that way I have to say because so far the motivations and reasons for killing have been so anti climatic for me. I prob sound weird saying that but I mean that I just don't get why kill for that r More...
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I have other James Patterson books. I miss the time of guessing who the killer(s) are. With a few of his books I've read recently the reader gets told who it is almost straight off and the motivation is then left unclear. I'm not really a fan of that way I have to say because so far the motivations and reasons for killing have been so anti climatic for me. I prob sound weird saying that but I mean that I just don't get why kill for that r More...
Oct 09, 2011
Cj
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A postcard with some European city on it, some scene that doesn't look like it means much.
Then, a day or, maybe 2-3 later, an envelope, with pictures of a young naked couple. Dead. Throats slit. In awkward poses.
For almost one year this has been happening in various cities throughout Europe. Very few clues.
One man from the United States has been following these cases since they started. The first dead couple being his daughter and husband.
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Then, a day or, maybe 2-3 later, an envelope, with pictures of a young naked couple. Dead. Throats slit. In awkward poses.
For almost one year this has been happening in various cities throughout Europe. Very few clues.
One man from the United States has been following these cases since they started. The first dead couple being his daughter and husband.
Can he stop them? More...
Aug 18, 2011
Mark
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This is the best stand alone thriller that James Patterson has done in a very long time. Some of his recent work (apart from Alex Cross) has become very sloppy but this was like reading one of the old Patterson books before he started co-authouring so many titles. Both the plot lines and the characters were belivable (although the main character was a little too cliched at times) and pretty much all of the characters had some depth about them rather than being the 2D cardboard cutouts that have
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Aug 28, 2010
Kathleen
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James Patterson teams up with author, Liza Marklund, to create another great story. A psychological suspense that keeps the reader wanting to finish the book in one sitting. A story of murderers that leaves young couples in Europe dead in the most gruesome ways . The detective, Jacob Kanon, is with the NYPD and his daughter and her new husband are the first victims. Jacob is determined to find out who the killers are no matter what the cost. The killers send a postcard and pictures to reporter
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Aug 10, 2011
Patricia
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This booked marked the offical end of my love affair with James Patterson's writing. I have been disappointed in a few of his books over the past 4-5 years, but this was the last straw! I just can't express how disappointed I was in this one, and I'm not really a critical reader. Usually when I finish a book I think about 1) if it is one in a series weather I want to go on and read the next in the series or 2) if I want to look at more books from that author and the answer is usually yes! Th
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Aug 27, 2011
Trinda
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It was an alright read, not a favourite, but certainly not terrible. The plot development is okay, but not intricate like most mysteries I read. It makes it easier to follow, but for a mystery, it solved the mystery part quite early for a book that is 420 pages. The characters weren't all that well developed either coming away from this novel, I felt that I hadn't really gotten to know the characters, and I certainly didn't feel for them. I guess you could almost say the characters appeared emot
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Oct 19, 2010
Michael
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This is the worst book I have ever read. I kept reading thinking it would get better, but it never did. My thought was that a 5th grader could have done better. They must have knocked this out over lunch. Both of them AND their publisher should be ashamed of themselves.
