In Their Footsteps (Group Read - Jan/Feb 2012)

[Marla, Grandmother of 3]

From the vote it appears that our January Group Read will be In Their Footsteps

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Will have to see if I can find it - good thing I've got a a couple of months :-)

[Brenda]

How did you come up with In their footsteps, Marla?

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Brenda wrote: "How did you come up with In their footsteps, Marla?"

In Their Footsteps won our recent poll:
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/55...

I voted for it on the poll because it's one of the few I haven't read :-)

[Brenda]

Oh I didn't realize there was a poll, I just put my vote in the thread!!! Oops!!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Brenda wrote: "Oh I didn't realize there was a poll, I just put my vote in the thread!!! Oops!!"

so you nominated a title at least :-) which one did you nominate?

[Brenda]

The Surgeon:)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Brenda wrote: "The Surgeon:)"

Okay. I wasn't going to vote for that one :-) but I was debating between Footsteps and Vanish.

[Avid Series Reader]

If I had known there was a poll before it closed, of course I would have voted for Vanish - since I nominated it :-) It's the next book in the series after our current group read. I notice the reviews for In Their Footsteps are mixed...so I'll pass on that one, and hope I see a poll for March group read in time to vote.

[Brenda]

I'll pass on Footsteps too...

[Tracy]

Yeah! I have been waiting for a group read for this one. I haven't read it yet.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

My library had In Their Footsteps on audiobook and in print and it is shorter than the average Gerritsen book. I will be reading this soon, but right now I'm reading Body Double :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I have started reading this. It's a short one so shouldn't take too long :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Susan wrote: "If I had known there was a poll before it closed, of course I would have voted for Vanish - since I nominated it :-) It's the next book in the series after our current group read. I notice the rev..."

Susan, I have posted a comment in the Mini-Group Read Discussion Forum. Maybe we can set up Vanish as a mini-group read before March. Please click here if you're interested:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

"Yeah, I should just settle down on those ten acres in Connecticut. Declare myself Earl of Whatever and grow cucumbers."
-In Their Footsteps, Chapter One

I like the opening lines for Chapter Two:

(view spoiler)["The Eiffel Tower was melting. Jordan stood beside the buffet table and watched the water drip, drip from the ice sculpture into the silver platter of oysters below it. So much for Bastille Day, he thought wearily. Another night, another party. And this one's about run its course." (hide spoiler)]

Note: there is really no plot spoiler but it is a whole paragraph so I went ahead an marked it as such :-) The first sentence is "The Eiffel Tower was melting." I liked this because it grabbed my attention :-)

[Emily]

sorry, my library doesn't have it will have to pass on this one. :(

[Brenda]

I have just discovered In Their Footsteps in my own library, unread, so I will definitely join in now:)

[Marla, Grandmother of 3]

Brenda wrote: "I have just discovered In Their Footsteps in my own library, unread, so I will definitely join in now:)"

Glad you will be joining us.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Just finished the book yesterday. :-) Sorry, I could not wait until January.

[Brenda]

Well, that's no good...not setting a good example there DC!! That's the whole idea of a challenge;D

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Well, I didn't want to get behind like I did with Body Double :-)

[Brenda]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Well, I didn't want to get behind like I did with Body Double :-)"

Ha! Excuses, excuses!!!!! Now you'll have to re-read it in January! ;)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I'm afraid I won't be doing that :-) I've got my Dean Koontz books to read.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

But I will be reading Vanish in January :-)

[Brenda]

OK...you'll enjoy Vanish...it's really good:)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Oh I know :-) I've already read it twice. This will be my third time.
Some of us are reading it as a Mini-Group Read if anyone else wants to join us, please feel welcome. Here is the link to the Discussion Thread:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

[Brenda]

Have finished In Their Footsteps and really enjoyed it. My review is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Marla, Grandmother of 3]

I have also finished . I am working on the second book part of this book now.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Brenda wrote: "Have finished In Their Footsteps and really enjoyed it. My review is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

Glad you like the book so much. I didn't like it quite as much as you, I prefer her newer stand alones & Rizzoli & Isles series :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Marla wrote: "I have also finished . I am working on the second book part of this book now."

So you're reading Thief of Hearts also - haven't read that one - not in a big hurry to do so either.

When do we start nominating for the next group read title? :-)

[Brenda]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Have finished In Their Footsteps and really enjoyed it. My review is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

Glad you like the book so much. I didn't lik..."

Thanks Dustin, I haven't found one I don't like yet!

[Tracy]

Hey DC have you started Vanish yet? I ordered it from Amazon so I'm just waiting.

[Marla, Grandmother of 3]

I have finished

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Tracy wrote: "Hey DC have you started Vanish yet? I ordered it from Amazon so I'm just waiting."

Haven't started yet but will soon. Here is the link to the discussion thread for Vanish:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

[Curlyhair]

I've just started to read this - better late than never!!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Curlyhair wrote: "I've just started to read this - better late than never!!"

What did you think?

[Curlyhair]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Curlyhair wrote: "I've just started to read this - better late than never!!"

What did you think?"

I quite liked it actually. Yes it was a bit dated, but the story was good and had a fast pace.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Glad you enjoyed it. Of the Tess Gerritsen books I've read it is probably my least favorite - still I gave it four stars - I had to really stretch to give it four stars :-)