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Awesome suspense/mystery plot and wonderful romance. I could really feel the desperation the heroine feels when she realizes that the serial killer is using her creations as a blueprint for his sadistic murders. Lots of great elements to this book . . . but, several not so great elements too. I really hate repetitious descriptions and the martyr and high on the scale angst. Throw in some "that just can't happen" plot points and it just wasn't up to what I expected.
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5 STARS
"First, she imagined it. Then a killer made it real.
Rowan Smith is living in a borrowed Malibu beach house while her bestselling novel is made into a Hollywood movie. A former FBI agent with a haunted past, Rowan thinks she has outrun her demons. But fiction and reality collide when a dismembered body is found in Colorado: the real-life victim had the same name, occupation, and looks as a character in Rowan's novel. By the time the FBI, the LAPD, and her own private bodyguard gather aroun ...more
"First, she imagined it. Then a killer made it real.
Rowan Smith is living in a borrowed Malibu beach house while her bestselling novel is made into a Hollywood movie. A former FBI agent with a haunted past, Rowan thinks she has outrun her demons. But fiction and reality collide when a dismembered body is found in Colorado: the real-life victim had the same name, occupation, and looks as a character in Rowan's novel. By the time the FBI, the LAPD, and her own private bodyguard gather aroun ...more
The Prey
4 Stars
A solid and entertaining thriller, however, the plot is extremely predictable and as such the story lacks originality.
Rowan is a prickly character. There are aspects of her personality that one cannot help admiring such as her mental strength and fortitude. Nevertheless, she has a tendency to break down emotionally, and while this makes it easier to sympathize with her, it also undermines her characterization as a strong willed and resilient heroine.
The romance is one of the hig ...more
4 Stars
A solid and entertaining thriller, however, the plot is extremely predictable and as such the story lacks originality.
Rowan is a prickly character. There are aspects of her personality that one cannot help admiring such as her mental strength and fortitude. Nevertheless, she has a tendency to break down emotionally, and while this makes it easier to sympathize with her, it also undermines her characterization as a strong willed and resilient heroine.
The romance is one of the hig ...more
This is the first book in The Predator trilogy.
First, she imagined it. Then a killer made it real.
Rowan Smith is an ex-FBI agent who had a traumatic past. When she was faced with a crime that hit very close to home a couple of years ago she quit her job and started writing crime novels.. Four published and the fifth coming out soon!
Then the murders begin!! The first one taken from her first novel.. exactly the same.. then from the second book.. and the next .. so she knows it no coincidence!!
Her ...more
First, she imagined it. Then a killer made it real.
Rowan Smith is an ex-FBI agent who had a traumatic past. When she was faced with a crime that hit very close to home a couple of years ago she quit her job and started writing crime novels.. Four published and the fifth coming out soon!
Then the murders begin!! The first one taken from her first novel.. exactly the same.. then from the second book.. and the next .. so she knows it no coincidence!!
Her ...more
Rowan Smith is a former FBI agent turned crime fiction writer who wakes one morning and finds out that there's a brutal killer using her books as a blueprint for murder. It's soon clear that shes the eventual target and John Flynn is brought in to help his brother Mike to provide bodyguard service.
This is a tense story I couldn't put down because everyone was at risk, Rowan was a big mystery herself and the killer was absolutely ruthless. Unraveling all of the secrets and subterfuge was as inte ...more
This is a tense story I couldn't put down because everyone was at risk, Rowan was a big mystery herself and the killer was absolutely ruthless. Unraveling all of the secrets and subterfuge was as inte ...more
This was a gripping read, and I'm on board to read the next book in this series.
Amazingly, I had discerned the identity of the murderer(s) early in the book; this almost never happens, but it was so clear to me this time!
I liked Michael, John and Rowan as the best characters in this story. The supporting characters
also were believable, mostly. ...more
Amazingly, I had discerned the identity of the murderer(s) early in the book; this almost never happens, but it was so clear to me this time!
I liked Michael, John and Rowan as the best characters in this story. The supporting characters
also were believable, mostly. ...more
I hate hate hate love triangles.... Involving two brother? What the heck is cute about that.
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