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Saving Rachel (Donovan Creed #2)
by
John Locke
What if the best morning of your life suddenly turned into your worst nightmare? Sam Case is about to find out. Saving Rachel is the story of what happens when killers force a man to choose between his wife and his mistress...and the one he rejects must die. But wait--all is not as it appears to be. In fact, nothing is what it appears to be!
Saving Rachel is a scary, funny,...more
Saving Rachel is a scary, funny,...more
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This is not a grand work of fiction. The story starts on the get-go with a high pace of goings on, the writing is not written in a really good prose. But saying all this it does serve up a dose of thrill and entertainment the beginning was good and the twist's were good the author kept the pace going. Cutting away many things readers like in stories he has tried to break the rules a bit here and serve up a short dose of thrill. You will come across a few 'that's ridiculous! moments', and some un...more
I read one or two books a day and have my favorite 30 or so best selling authors. I read all of one author's and then move on to the next. I have to have a lot of favorites and they keep growing because they don't write fast enough. Once I've caught up with all my favs, I get a sampling of authors I've never read and find one that has a stack of books then I'm off again to read all of them. For my birthday I was given a nook and I downloaded a pile of 99 cent ones and read them. Now I found anot...more
This was the firzt of John Locke's books I had read. I stumbled upon it by accident one late night after finishing a book. At such a low Nook price, I could not resist it and thought I would give it a go. I am SO glad I did. Like many of the other reviewers, I could no...Read MoreThis was the firzt of John Locke's books I had read. I stumbled upon it by accident one late night after finishing a book. At such a low Nook price, I could not resist it and thought I would give it a go. I am SO glad I...more
In order to be fair to the writer and the story I need to say that I have never read Mr. Locke's work before and wasn't aware that this book was part of a series. I don't know where this book fits in the overall chronology of the other Donovan Creed books (and to be honest I have no desire to find out) so part of my issue could be that I came into an established story without the proper background.
The most positive thing I can say is that it was a quick read (although that could be due to my glo...more
The most positive thing I can say is that it was a quick read (although that could be due to my glo...more
Jul 04, 2012
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Continuing with my pursuit of the lone Hero (see reviews for Joe Pike novels, John Rain novels, and Jack Reacher novels) Donovan Creed is probably the most unique character I came across.
I'd never heard of John Locke until I received my Kindle DX in the mail. Locke made his fame and fortune self-publishing his books in the Kindle world. For the Kindle, his books are ridiculously inexpensive (around $0.99 to $1.99). I was surprised at what I read and hooked from the start. Unlike my other series...more
I'd never heard of John Locke until I received my Kindle DX in the mail. Locke made his fame and fortune self-publishing his books in the Kindle world. For the Kindle, his books are ridiculously inexpensive (around $0.99 to $1.99). I was surprised at what I read and hooked from the start. Unlike my other series...more
Had to read this to see what all the fuss was about and why, despite what appears to be an amateurish cover, it continually hovers near the top of bestseller lists.
This was a decent thriller, fast paced and a quick, fun and easy read. The characters (even the "good guys") aren't the type I would normally empathize with - they tend to fall onto the side of selfish jerks, so they're not the type of people I would want to associate with, but I can stomach reading about them, particularly when it co...more
This was a decent thriller, fast paced and a quick, fun and easy read. The characters (even the "good guys") aren't the type I would normally empathize with - they tend to fall onto the side of selfish jerks, so they're not the type of people I would want to associate with, but I can stomach reading about them, particularly when it co...more
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What if the best morning of your life suddenly turned into your worst nightmare? Sam Case is about to find out. Saving Rachel is the story of what happens when killers force a man to choose between his wife and his mistress…and the one he rejects must die. But wait – all is not as it appears to be. In fact, nothing is what it appears to be!
Saving Rachel is a scary, funny, roller coaster ride through hell, with twists and turns that will slap your face and suck you in!
My Review:...more
What if the best morning of your life suddenly turned into your worst nightmare? Sam Case is about to find out. Saving Rachel is the story of what happens when killers force a man to choose between his wife and his mistress…and the one he rejects must die. But wait – all is not as it appears to be. In fact, nothing is what it appears to be!
Saving Rachel is a scary, funny, roller coaster ride through hell, with twists and turns that will slap your face and suck you in!
My Review:...more
This book is really terrible. I'm sure it doesn't help that I read it right after finishing a Harlan Coben novel, a man who really knows how to write a gripping, fast-paced, yet believable crime thriller. This book was fast-paced, yes, but it felt like the reader was being jerked around just for the sake of being jerked around. It was in no way believable, and none of the characters were anything but flat and one-dimensional. The novel begins with Sam, who is married, having sex with his girlfri...more
This was one complicated story. The main character is a man who designs computer programs for a living, and who has created a program that will move money for wealthy clients who need to hide large assets. He makes a lot of money doing this and has control of billions of dollars.
In a bizzare story line that I am not going to try to summarize because it is too complicated, he gets caught up in events in which his wife and mistress may or may not have been kidnapped, his sister-in-law and others m...more
In a bizzare story line that I am not going to try to summarize because it is too complicated, he gets caught up in events in which his wife and mistress may or may not have been kidnapped, his sister-in-law and others m...more
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I picked this up as a $.99 download form Kindle since I needed a quick/cheap read for a business trip. This is my first experience with Locke or with Donovan Creed.
I didn't find the book bad as much as I found it disappointing. As I was reading it, I felt like I was being rushed through the spin cyle of my washing machine. The plot was very twisty, which is fine by me - I like thrillers that keep me guessing. My biggest problem was that it was too short, too fast, and too abrupt. OK, I guess tha...more
I didn't find the book bad as much as I found it disappointing. As I was reading it, I felt like I was being rushed through the spin cyle of my washing machine. The plot was very twisty, which is fine by me - I like thrillers that keep me guessing. My biggest problem was that it was too short, too fast, and too abrupt. OK, I guess tha...more
Of all the ways there are to write a thriller, 'Saving Rachel' must be said to fall into the 'outrageous' category.
Think of Raymond Chandler freed of all the moral qualms of his day and let lose with his inhibitions loosened and you would get one step of the way towards placing John Locke's novel. Or imagine sitting in a bar next to a guy who really knows how to talk and who has the task of constructing the most implausible story - to explain away why he has just slept with the most beautiful wo...more
Think of Raymond Chandler freed of all the moral qualms of his day and let lose with his inhibitions loosened and you would get one step of the way towards placing John Locke's novel. Or imagine sitting in a bar next to a guy who really knows how to talk and who has the task of constructing the most implausible story - to explain away why he has just slept with the most beautiful wo...more
This book was not worth my time really. The story line was contrived. It was about fast cars, hot woman and lots of money. The women in the book were sorry pictures of women. They were docile and obedient. Donovan actually calmed Rachel down with a look. Like that really happens in real life. It starts out with Sam screwing his girlfriend in a cheesy hotel room and telling her that he loved her. Then he goes out to his car and gets kidnapped and the gangster that kidnaps him wants to know his wi...more
I love Donovan Creed and the writing style of John Locke. Saving Rachel was a twisted, turning, fun train wreck: one of those things that you can’t stop watching or in this case, reading. Just some stats from the geeks in our stat department, yeah we have one of those, they are a hard working bunch: Kindle rankings of John Locke novels-Saving Rachel- #3, Lethal People-#15, Wish List- #19, Lethal Experiment-#36 ,Now & Then-#41. Intense to say the least, they are $.99 downloads; I sucked them...more
John Locke was the first self-published writer to sell one million ebooks on Amazon. I wanted to see what all the shouting was about. Unfortunately, this thriller just wasn't executed well.
There are many of indicators of amateur writing:
(1) The overuse of italics throughout the first third of the book are distracting.
(2) He uses identifiers when showing the thoughts of the main character, however, this is not needed when in the first-person point of view.
(3) There are a number of clumsily word...more
There are many of indicators of amateur writing:
(1) The overuse of italics throughout the first third of the book are distracting.
(2) He uses identifiers when showing the thoughts of the main character, however, this is not needed when in the first-person point of view.
(3) There are a number of clumsily word...more
Saving Rachel isn't the type of book I generally read. So I have to look at this book for what it is, not what i am used to reading.
It was entertaining for sure, almost like watching an action movie. There was a plot twist almost every chapter, and the author really made a point of leaving you on the edge of your seat. And I went through it quickly. (also helps that it was less than 200 pages written at a basic level, and double spaced.)
But it certainly wasn't life changing. Didn't cause any se...more
It was entertaining for sure, almost like watching an action movie. There was a plot twist almost every chapter, and the author really made a point of leaving you on the edge of your seat. And I went through it quickly. (also helps that it was less than 200 pages written at a basic level, and double spaced.)
But it certainly wasn't life changing. Didn't cause any se...more
I've been REALLY crappy about reviewing lately so I actually read this a week ago, give or take. Forgive me if I forget some details. I remember the gist of it all though.
I'm surprised to see so many negative reviews. I'll admit that while reading this I expected it to be a first book or a new author but it's it's a good story. I'd urge people to keep in mind that readers usually have genres they love - and those they don't love so much. If I read a western, romance (in the strictest sense) or m...more
I'm surprised to see so many negative reviews. I'll admit that while reading this I expected it to be a first book or a new author but it's it's a good story. I'd urge people to keep in mind that readers usually have genres they love - and those they don't love so much. If I read a western, romance (in the strictest sense) or m...more
This was a book I just picked up for a quick read to get me through until Feb when I could start my Feb reads.
The writing of this felt a bit 'amateurish' at times but I liked the book at some stages because it kept me guessing and made me want to read on to find out what was going to happen.
I did not like 'Part 2' of this book at all. It told the other persons point of view and I found it very confusing and just not my type of thing at all.
All up the logistics of the book were very confusing t...more
The writing of this felt a bit 'amateurish' at times but I liked the book at some stages because it kept me guessing and made me want to read on to find out what was going to happen.
I did not like 'Part 2' of this book at all. It told the other persons point of view and I found it very confusing and just not my type of thing at all.
All up the logistics of the book were very confusing t...more
If you like bizarre books, this one is for you.
Though I've seen a lot of negative feedback on this book, I don't think it deserves all of it. In fact, I think it's the opposite. Still, I can see the points that some people have made.
This was another book that didn't take me long to get through. A couple of days, tops.
Saving Rachel is a story about a man who is put in a precarious position of having to choose between his wife and his mistress. Author John Locke shows his odd sense of storytelling...more
Though I've seen a lot of negative feedback on this book, I don't think it deserves all of it. In fact, I think it's the opposite. Still, I can see the points that some people have made.
This was another book that didn't take me long to get through. A couple of days, tops.
Saving Rachel is a story about a man who is put in a precarious position of having to choose between his wife and his mistress. Author John Locke shows his odd sense of storytelling...more
"Saving Rachel" was my first introduction to Donovan Creed, and I like the man. I enjoyed the book - the plot twists and turns throughout, the characters have to make some horrific choices, but the scene I loved most involved red eye gravy.
The characters John Locke created came straight from my small town and they would've reacted the same way to any intruder who didn't appreciate the finer things in life - namely, red eye gravy and biscuits, and women who need a shave. I didn't think anyone oth...more
The characters John Locke created came straight from my small town and they would've reacted the same way to any intruder who didn't appreciate the finer things in life - namely, red eye gravy and biscuits, and women who need a shave. I didn't think anyone oth...more
John Locke writes some amazing books. Saving Rachel is the second book in this series. The protaganist, Donovan Creed, is a killer of terrorists for Homeland Security. When he's not doing that he's a hired killer for anyone with money. As a hired killer, the Creed character is very likeable. You find yourself wanting him to succeed so you can be assured of a new book. The writing is crisp and cunning - not unlike Nelson DeMille, Elmore Leonard and Robert Crais. Like DeMille's character, John Cor...more
This is a book that contains a lot of twists and turns which makes you think you will not be able to put it down, when in fact, all you want to do is set it aside and forget about it. None of the characters are likable and you can't really root for either the mistress or the wife to be saved. The scenarios grow progressively more implausible. For instance, the main character discovers his sister-in-law in the trunk of a car so how does he verify if she's still alive? Does he check for a pulse or...more
Love, Deception, Murder, Betrayal. This book has all of the heavy-hitting themes, but it's not such heavy material that you need to sit and put great thought into what you're reading. It's great for a casual read, and had a nice twist at the end for not being predictable.
The writing is well done, but the style is done in an odd way that the story is almost impossible to explain without having finished the book. It jumps more than I'd like, but not to a horrible degree.
The characters have mild d...more
The writing is well done, but the style is done in an odd way that the story is almost impossible to explain without having finished the book. It jumps more than I'd like, but not to a horrible degree.
The characters have mild d...more
An overall fast, easy, enjoyable read. It had a lot of twists and turns, and an overly dramatic and complicated bad guy scheme, but I'll admit that this campy bit of fiction was one guilty little pleasure of a read.
Sam, the main character, is probably one of the most unlikable characters I've come across, which makes the book all the more cheesy, but entertaining. On the other hand, Donovan, the bad guy turns out to be an all around good chap (other than being a hit man and all). The chicks in...more
Sam, the main character, is probably one of the most unlikable characters I've come across, which makes the book all the more cheesy, but entertaining. On the other hand, Donovan, the bad guy turns out to be an all around good chap (other than being a hit man and all). The chicks in...more
Anyone watch the show "24" with Kieffer Sutherland? I'm not sure exactly which character is Kieffer in this book because with all the twists and turns, I'm not completely sure who the bad guy/girl is. This book definitely moves like a high suspense movie, and I was constantly asking myself, what the heck is going on? I kept reading because I was SURE there would be an incredible ending that summed it all up. Not so much. This was the first book I downloaded to my phone, kind of to see if I would...more
If goodreads had negative stars for a rating system, this book would receive at least -1, possibly -2 on the scale. It gets one star for being so short.
I like John Locke's writing style--it's Raymond Chandler for the 21st century, but that combined with totally unlikable characters and a completely implausible plot line that was too complicated to follow still adds up to a waste of time.
The main character, Sam, is an adulterer who makes money untraceable so that the bad guys can hang onto thei...more
I like John Locke's writing style--it's Raymond Chandler for the 21st century, but that combined with totally unlikable characters and a completely implausible plot line that was too complicated to follow still adds up to a waste of time.
The main character, Sam, is an adulterer who makes money untraceable so that the bad guys can hang onto thei...more
It is clear to me that not everyone should read this book or any book by this author. Those who are comfortable in their own boring little box, sitting next to the lamp with the gray shade, with the kitty-cat purring next to them and listening to Mozart should likely never buy one of John Locke's books. For those who want a whacko adventure for .99 will be glad that when they get to the last one in the series that Locke gets writer's cramp. That is because you might want to put aside all other r...more
I downloaded 'Saving Rachel' for Kindle because it was only $.99. I actually read the whole book (thank goodness it was so short). I found all of the characters in the book lacked dimension. The male characters were cartoon-like and the female characters were written to fulfill some male fantasy. The "plot" is disjointed and tends to unravel rather than unfold. Bottom line is it just wasn't my cup of tea. In all fairness, I tried to find out more about John Locke to try to understand his writing...more
Sitting here trying to think of what to say about this book I kept thinking of that part on The Grinch where the Grinch (Jim Carey) is going through the phone book, "Hate, hate, hate. Hate, hate, hate. LOATHE!" I was not a fan and I will not be looking for any more by this author. The writing was sophomoric and the details of the plot are disorderly and confusing. And the end.... The last sentence just stops right in the middle of the scene. There's no closure at all. The attempt to get you to b...more
I’ll be honest, I'm having a hard time writing my thoughts about this book. One reviewer said she felt a loss of intelligence after reading it. I wouldn't go that far, but I do agree that the story was predictable and the characters were not fully developed. The pace was fast – reading the book is like reading a screenplay for an extremely over-the-top action-packed crime movie – but much of the writer's talent was spent on keeping the reader interested in turning the page.
Am I sorry I read it?...more
Am I sorry I read it?...more
I try to find redeeming qualities in a book. This read more like a screenplay of one of those late night movies. Those crappy late night movies one runs across when battling a bout of insomnia or at the laundromat. The only good things I can say about this book:
no spelling errors
decent grammar/punctuation
it wasn't too long
The book so anti-woman it was disgusting. Every page I read prompted, "are you effing kidding me?!" and a solemn shaking of the head. As for the mystery, I figured it all out b...more
no spelling errors
decent grammar/punctuation
it wasn't too long
The book so anti-woman it was disgusting. Every page I read prompted, "are you effing kidding me?!" and a solemn shaking of the head. As for the mystery, I figured it all out b...more
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NY TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR!
8th MEMBER of the KINDLE MILLION SALES CLUB!
First self-published author to hit #1 on Amazon/Kindle!
First self-published author to hit Kindle Million Sales Club!
John sold 1,100,000...more
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NY TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR!
8th MEMBER of the KINDLE MILLION SALES CLUB!
First self-published author to hit #1 on Amazon/Kindle!
First self-published author to hit Kindle Million Sales Club!
John sold 1,100,000...more
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