<![CDATA[Judas Child]]>

false <![CDATA[Judas Child]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223634584m/868851.jpg 868851 18 Readers familiar with Mallory, the intriguing and original heroine of O'Connell's four previous suspense novels, will recognize familiar themes of loss and abandonment in the brilliant, enigmatic forensic psychologist Ali Cray, whose scarred face only hints at the emotional residue of a childhood trauma. Ali ties the mysterious disappearance of two young girls to the rape and murder long ago of Susan Kendall, the twin sister of a small-town New York policeman, Rouge. Realizing that the priest who was convicted of Susan Kendall's murder is probably innocent, Rouge has a personal as well as professional reason for joining Ali in tracking down Susan's killer before he completes the ritual murder of at least one of the missing girls. The protagonists of Judas Child are direct literary descendants of Mallory, the author's earlier creation; like her, their childhood suffering illuminates their adult character and motivation. But while Mallory can only react to the past, Rouge and Ali find in each other a mirror that lights up the dark corners of their past and frees them of the survivor guilt both suffer. O'Connell's same penetrating psychological insight animates the novel's other characters: Dr. Mortimer Cray, Ali's uncle, a psychiatrist who bears the awful burden of knowing who the killer is but is constrained by professional ethics from revealing it; gutsy, clever Sadie Green, the Judas child of the title, and her irritating, annoying, desperate mother, Becca; FBI agent Arnie Pyle, who's dying to know how Ali got her scar; and Father Paul Marie, jailed for 15 years for a crime he may not have committed. The opening sentence grabs the reader, and doesn't let go till the last page. In her skilled rendering of psychological suspense, O'Connell is on a par with Barbara Vine and Frances Fyfield; like Jonathan Kellerman, she is also an astute observer of children, especially those who survive the most terrifying youthful traumas and betrayals. Judas Child may be O'Connell's "breakout" book, and it will surely send readers who've just discovered her in search of her backlist while they await her next one. --Jane Adams 2096330 1998 Judas Child total:321|5:4|4:7|3:0|2:1|1:0| 321 1340 417 24 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 21 11:59:29 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 12:02:18 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 20:45:02 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 20:47:16 -0700 2009
Really a page-turner! I recommend this to people who likes suspense and mystery. :)]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jan 28 04:49:48 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 04:53:52 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Aug 16 12:57:36 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 12:58:03 -0700 2009 ]]> 0 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 16:30:34 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:16:55 -0700 2009 Sixth Sense. I'm looking forward to checking out O'Connell's earlier books.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 17 08:33:48 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 08:40:19 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 07:15:33 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 18:12:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 29 05:19:25 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 05:19:42 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 06:45:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:02:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Aug 21 03:29:39 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 03:36:21 -0700 2007
Aku udah review buku ini di blogku, jadi disini reviewnya singkat aja... versi panjangnya bisa dilihat di http://celemotan.blogspot.com/2006/06/ju...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 18:00:28 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 18:01:49 -0700 2008 1 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Apr 17 19:24:40 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 17 19:33:12 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Jan 29 16:23:59 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 23 19:20:07 -0700 2008 4 0 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 12:52:01 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 13:01:34 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 29 08:00:58 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 06 06:41:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Aug 11 11:46:04 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 11:46:36 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu May 22 05:29:16 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 05:49:26 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Sep 19 14:16:18 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 14:20:38 -0700 2008 once 5 0 false false Fri Jun 20 08:00:47 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 08:01:08 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 16 22:08:48 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 22:09:28 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=868851