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Liked It “Very exciting thriller. Those who don't like graphic violence will not like this book. Fast paced and left opening in the end for a sequel.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“It's impossible not to become a fan of Jack Carpenter and his dog Buster. The story is a little soft in spots but overall this is an enjoyable read.”
crosseyedlemon wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Very exciting thriller. Those who don't like graphic violence will not like this book. Fast paced and left opening in the end for a sequel.”
Elizabeth E wrote this review Saturday, July 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Much Darker than his Valentine series. A great departure. Looking forward to the next one.”
Richard J wrote this review Sunday, June 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“From Publishers Weekly Swain, author of the gambling crime series starring Tony Valentine (Grift Sense, etc.), avoids many of the clichés of the antisocial ex-cop novel in this chilling stand-alone. A specialist in finding missing children, former cop Jack Carpenter was fired from the force for assaulting a prisoner. Broke after a civil lawsuit and estranged from his wife and daughter, he's living in a seedy beachside apartment north of Miami, Fla., with his dog. Then Simon Skell (aka the Midnight Rambler), whom Carpenter helped convict for murdering prostitutes, is released from prison on a technicality. Determined to prove Skell guilty, Carpenter is frozen out by the cop on the case, but help comes from an FBI agent whose daughter vanished years earlier. The tension rises as the investigation widens far beyond Skell. Well-defined characters and intricately woven subplots, one involving a nail-biting scene at Disney World, make this a page-turner.”
Annie P wrote this review Monday, February 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book sucks you in at the beginning and never lets go. Jack Carpenter is an ex-cop now working as a private investigator to find missing persons. Jack operates like Dirty Harry and treats the bad guys like the dirt they are. He has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to get them to talk, even if he has to shoot out their kneecaps. One thing that always bothered Jack was that he never got enough evidence on the victims of a serial killer (Skell) that was put away. It was only by chance that he was able to pin one of the victims murders on Skell.
Katamaster wrote this review Thursday, January 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
When the book begins there is new evidence that someone else may have killed the victim that Skell was convicted for. Jack is sure that Skell killed them all and must work hard to prove it before Skell is let out of prison.
Jacks unorthodox style and clever deductive work lead him to locate a whole network that seems to be operating with Skell and if they are not caught, a new wave of serial murder/disappearances will start up.
I could not put this book down and finished it in a couple of sittings! ”
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