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You Can't Stop Me #2
No One Will Hear You
The first video arrives by email. An unidentified man. A naked woman. Her scream caught in a freeze-frame. The producers of TV's Crime Scene! can't believe what they're witnessing - an all-out sadist "auditioning" for a starring role in reality television. And if he doesn't get it, he'll kill again. To meet his demented demands, former sheriff and TV host J.C. Harrow has no choice but to spotlight him along with another ruthless maniac who has captivated millions of viewers. Now two killers are locked ina bloodthirsty competition.
421 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Max Allan Collins
808 books1,323 followersReceived the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.
He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.
Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black
Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ
He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.
Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black
Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ
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Displaying 1 - 26 of 26 reviews
July 17, 2013
This is a wonderful, creepy, keep-you-awake thriller by the no nonsense team of Max Allan Collins and Matthew Clemens. The Crime Scene TV crew is at it again, tracking not one, but two serial killers. And when a body gets dumped right in the lap of the TV Network, well, things get very personal very quickly.
This is hard-edged crime writing at its best.
This is hard-edged crime writing at its best.
July 29, 2019
No One Will Hear You is a violent serial killer mystery novel. This is not a novel for the squeamish, and in fairly brutal in is descriptions of the violence involved.
I am a fan of Max Allen Collin’s writing, and am used to his hard-boiled detective novels and other works. This is a second co-written novel dealing with the crew of a Reality TV crime show. The novel takes some time at the beginning to set the stage after the first novel, “You Can’t Stop Me,” but a new reader can pick it up without reading that book. A minor flaw with the novel was the only the major characters working on the fiction TV show are developed beyond a quick sketch, so a few chapters in, it’s clear which characters are important and which are just window dressing.
The novel’s antagonists are a pair of serial killers, one of whom is planning his murders in order to become a “star” on the fiction TV series. The novel is well plotted, builds the suspense effectively and hits all of the story beats expertly, which is what I expect from a writer as experienced as Collins. There are a few clichés that turn up, the gore and shock factor is strong, and in the end, the soldi writing carries it through to the finale.
The setting for this and the previous novel are interesting, and the plot has the requisite twists and turns, but I felt that the characters were just a writer’s chess pieces, and nowhere did I feel interested in them beyond the suspense aspect of the plot. In the end, it’s a well-crafted page turned that left me a bit cold due to the lack of characterization the shocking nature of the murders in the story.
I am a fan of Max Allen Collin’s writing, and am used to his hard-boiled detective novels and other works. This is a second co-written novel dealing with the crew of a Reality TV crime show. The novel takes some time at the beginning to set the stage after the first novel, “You Can’t Stop Me,” but a new reader can pick it up without reading that book. A minor flaw with the novel was the only the major characters working on the fiction TV show are developed beyond a quick sketch, so a few chapters in, it’s clear which characters are important and which are just window dressing.
The novel’s antagonists are a pair of serial killers, one of whom is planning his murders in order to become a “star” on the fiction TV series. The novel is well plotted, builds the suspense effectively and hits all of the story beats expertly, which is what I expect from a writer as experienced as Collins. There are a few clichés that turn up, the gore and shock factor is strong, and in the end, the soldi writing carries it through to the finale.
The setting for this and the previous novel are interesting, and the plot has the requisite twists and turns, but I felt that the characters were just a writer’s chess pieces, and nowhere did I feel interested in them beyond the suspense aspect of the plot. In the end, it’s a well-crafted page turned that left me a bit cold due to the lack of characterization the shocking nature of the murders in the story.
June 29, 2017
Excellent and riveting murder mystery. Well defined characters who work well together solving two separate serial murders. Highly recommend this author's works.
September 9, 2023
Graphic sexual content which is nice with out the sex I'd give the book 3 stars. Sister n brother molested n raped by their old man grow up to become a serial killing team known as Billy shears and don Juan. They take turns suducing drugging having sex then murdering victims it goes a guy then women they are always killed naked right after sex and the videos sent to an email of a team of the famous TV should crime seem the brother n sister want to be famous stars and there tapes r auditions.
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March 7, 2019
I bought this book from Dollar General and had no idea it was part of a series. I will try to get the rest. This book was pretty interesting in a strange way. My depression is causing me to read slower and it takes forever to finish a book that two years ago, I could finish in a day.
August 26, 2018
Ok
Just ok, had a lot of potential but was way too short. I’m glad it was a free book. Nothing special
Just ok, had a lot of potential but was way too short. I’m glad it was a free book. Nothing special
February 17, 2020
No one gets five stars
One thing I know is that MAC can write a thriller. Cover to cover I was glued to the screen .
One thing I know is that MAC can write a thriller. Cover to cover I was glued to the screen .
March 10, 2011
J. C. Harrow's "Killer TV" team is about ready to return to their real lives when a video arrives by email showing a young woman being murdered. Being Hollywood, such things can be faked. But the team is of the opinion it's real. A disguised voice, the self proclaimed Don Juan, says if the video is not shown on Crime Seen, he's planning one a week, he will double his productions.
J. C. is not about to show the video and the police agree.
At the same time, another killer is working. A body of a male turns up in a motel room, his genitals cut off and missing. The police dub him Billy Shears.
The two killers are competing for attention on Crime Seen and J. C. won't give either what they want.
The hunt is on.
J. C. is not about to show the video and the police agree.
At the same time, another killer is working. A body of a male turns up in a motel room, his genitals cut off and missing. The police dub him Billy Shears.
The two killers are competing for attention on Crime Seen and J. C. won't give either what they want.
The hunt is on.
August 5, 2016
I debated long and hard before posting 5 stars on this. In the end, I gave it 5 because of the great writing, great characters, and great plot that create a seamless mystery thriller. There's only 1 thing that, for me, detracted and made me dither over the star rating, and I won't go into the reason here because it would be a story spoiler.
Even though I immediately recognized the identity of the villain from a mile away, I decided that didn't sufficiently detract from the overall great writing.
Suspenseful and gripping, NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU is a thriller with a great cast of characters that I hope to see again soon. So come on, Collins and Clemens, get another Crime Seen book out. Fast!
Even though I immediately recognized the identity of the villain from a mile away, I decided that didn't sufficiently detract from the overall great writing.
Suspenseful and gripping, NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU is a thriller with a great cast of characters that I hope to see again soon. So come on, Collins and Clemens, get another Crime Seen book out. Fast!
March 8, 2011
This book has a confusing set up, with too many characters and to me a fragmented storyline. It is very hard to "get into." I have not read this author's material before and was set off by the way that the book began, so much so that I was unable to get into the book and therefore finish the book, so it may get much better, but it was written in a manner that I am not familiar with and therefore this time could not enjoy. This read takes alot of quiet and time to read and figure out how everything belongs. That is just not the way that I can read right now!
April 17, 2011
Two serial killers in one book vying for the attentions of the "Crime Seen" reality show and JC Harrow's crew. How many have to die before the crew, the LAPD and the FBI figure out what's up. A combo between Chelsea Cain and James Rollins for me. Collins gives a writing seminar to junior high kids in the Quad City area every year and both my kids were selected to attend. They loved it. He's a as good a presenter as he is writer.
July 26, 2016
Another great read from one of the best mystery writers out there. I found this one to actually be better than the first (You Can't Stop Me). That said, you may want to read that first to know all the characters.
Not as good as Collins' Nate Heller series, but still a great read, with some nice twists and turns along the way.
Not as good as Collins' Nate Heller series, but still a great read, with some nice twists and turns along the way.
September 13, 2014
One not to miss, real page Turner.
this is the second book I've read from Matthew Clemens but won't be my last. Clemens pulls you in and holds tight. the storyline is fast paced and we'll written. with this story you learn the secret behind the killers but what leads to the climax is still a mystery.
recommended to any one who loves crime mysteries.
this is the second book I've read from Matthew Clemens but won't be my last. Clemens pulls you in and holds tight. the storyline is fast paced and we'll written. with this story you learn the secret behind the killers but what leads to the climax is still a mystery.
recommended to any one who loves crime mysteries.
January 5, 2015
WOW
I have never reviewed a book before but I actually could not put this book down until I finished reading all of it. Collins,Clemens - this was an exciting read. Thank you. I am an avid reader and I am able to make an informed judgement as to what is good and what is alright. Really good book.
I have never reviewed a book before but I actually could not put this book down until I finished reading all of it. Collins,Clemens - this was an exciting read. Thank you. I am an avid reader and I am able to make an informed judgement as to what is good and what is alright. Really good book.
July 7, 2011
Dofferent from the other book. Not enough character development for me. I would like too know the crime seen team better. Too much explicit info about how the killers act. I dont know if I will try another of hise books.
July 18, 2014
Great who dun it
Great who dun it
loved the characters. the book made the peep in the background more human. the killers school a red me to death. I feel much safer now they are gone.
Great who dun it
loved the characters. the book made the peep in the background more human. the killers school a red me to death. I feel much safer now they are gone.
March 19, 2011
Excellent
November 6, 2011
I thought it was fun but kind of obvious.
December 24, 2011
immature writing style--soft-core slasher chick-lit porn--ugh
August 13, 2013
I liked it.
July 18, 2014
Fascinating Mystery
This book was very difficult to put down. I will definitely buy more books by Max Allan Collins & Matthew Clemens.
This book was very difficult to put down. I will definitely buy more books by Max Allan Collins & Matthew Clemens.
February 22, 2019
Solid series, bit not up to par with Collins' other series.
October 28, 2014
Page Turner
Good story, it really was a page turner. I didn't want to put it down. This really is a good read
Good story, it really was a page turner. I didn't want to put it down. This really is a good read
July 18, 2016
Ug.
A crime novel thriller about a reality tv show cast and crew solving a series of wacko serial killer crimes? If the summary doesn't turn you away the book will.
A crime novel thriller about a reality tv show cast and crew solving a series of wacko serial killer crimes? If the summary doesn't turn you away the book will.
March 4, 2015
Interesting.
March 13, 2018
After reading some of the negative comments, I decided I’d better make notes of the characters names, descriptions, titles...
Related is that I absolutely hate that a character is referred to sometimes by his first name then referred to by his second name. It’s one thing if a character refers to another character this way, but we don’t need the author to flip back-and-forth. Especially, in the first quarter of the book. This just makes it more confusing for the reader. It’s fine if you have an excellent memory. For those of us that are just average, it’s a real pain. because of this, it takes you about halfway through the book before you easily recognize each team member and their character..
I’m on page 248 and cannot believe that the LAPD and the entire crime scene team haven’t even considered that Billy Shears would be better named as Beverly Shears.
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Now that I’m finished with this book, it has turned out to be quite good. Yes. Billie is much better than Beverly.
Collins does go on to develop the plot and characters very well.
The only reason I’m going to rate this 4 rather than 5 stars, is thatI did not feel the empathy that one feels when you can really relate to the book. Nearly feeling as though you were one of the
Characters.
I especially love humor in a thriller or mystery book.
“Are you having a little fun with me, Lieutenant?”
Related is that I absolutely hate that a character is referred to sometimes by his first name then referred to by his second name. It’s one thing if a character refers to another character this way, but we don’t need the author to flip back-and-forth. Especially, in the first quarter of the book. This just makes it more confusing for the reader. It’s fine if you have an excellent memory. For those of us that are just average, it’s a real pain. because of this, it takes you about halfway through the book before you easily recognize each team member and their character..
I’m on page 248 and cannot believe that the LAPD and the entire crime scene team haven’t even considered that Billy Shears would be better named as Beverly Shears.
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Now that I’m finished with this book, it has turned out to be quite good. Yes. Billie is much better than Beverly.
Collins does go on to develop the plot and characters very well.
The only reason I’m going to rate this 4 rather than 5 stars, is thatI did not feel the empathy that one feels when you can really relate to the book. Nearly feeling as though you were one of the
Characters.
I especially love humor in a thriller or mystery book.
“Are you having a little fun with me, Lieutenant?”
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