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Liked It “Claire O'brien has a lot to deal with, she believes her father murdered her mother when she was 14 and she believes it is her fault, because she told her father her mother was at the house having an affair. She was raised by a cop friend of her fathers who he really didn't know all that well. ...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Did not finish. I find Brennan's leading ladies to be cold and unemotional, and I just can't connect with them. And while, in theory, I don't have a problem with seeing the bad guy's viewpoint, I didn't like the way it was done here. This was my second try with Brennan, and I won't bother with...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Did not finish. I find Brennan's leading ladies to be cold and unemotional, and I just can't connect with them. And while, in theory, I don't have a problem with seeing the bad guy's viewpoint, I didn't like the way it was done here. This was my second try with Brennan, and I won't bother with a third.”
miyurose wrote this review Wednesday, June 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Claire O'brien has a lot to deal with, she believes her father murdered her mother when she was 14 and she believes it is her fault, because she told her father her mother was at the house having an affair. She was raised by a cop friend of her fathers who he really didn't know all that well. She has hated her father since the day her mother died. Her father Tom kept telling everyone he was innocent. When a law student decides to seek the real truth about Claires parents and the murder, she brushes him off only to find out he was killed later searching for the truth. In the mix of things Claire has been being stalked by the murderer who thinks he is in love with her. What a tangled web of deciet, love and suspense. This is one I didn't figure out who the murderer was until the author told me and usually I can figure it out ahead of time. What a great read. It has intrigued me to purchase more of her books. Highly recommended.”
Monica S wrote this review Monday, November 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Claire O’Brien knows all about liars. Her father, Tom is still lying even after being convicted fifteen years ago of murdering her mom and her mom’s lover. Claire is now all grown up. Claire has only one regret and that is testifying against her father. Maybe that’s why Claire wants so bad to believe her father is innocent, especially when Claire learns her father has escaped prison but is Claire setting herself up for a big heartache putting faith in her father. FBI agent, Mitch Bianchi has been following the O’Brien case for a long time, so when he sees his chance to get close to Claire he seizes the opportunity.
Cheryl wrote this review Tuesday, November 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Unfortunately the more time Mitch spends with Claire, the harder it is for him to keep his secrets from her. All of Claire’s digging makes her the prime target for a serial psychopath that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Playing Dead is the third and final book in Allison Brennan’s Prison Break trilogy. I have enjoyed reading this trilogy, though I have to say not as much as Ms. Brennan’s No Evil series. This book started out good and ended on a high note. I was glad to see that Claire was no wall flower, just because she was surrounded by lots of male testosterone. The mystery that FBI agents bring to the table I think really makes them sexy as well as attractive. Mitch definitely had both qualities, which made him a great male lead character in this story. I have been hooked on Ms. Brennan’s book since I read her No Evil series and still remain a fan. I can’t wait for her next series.
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“Playing Dead is the final book in the Prison Break Trilogy but in my opinion it is a stand alone book. There are quite a few references to things that occurred in the previous books but not so much that I was lost since I hadn’t read the previous books.
24girl wrote this review Sunday, November 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Fifteen years ago, Claire O’Brien’s mother and her lover were brutally murdered. Claire’s father Tom, a police officer, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to death. During a recent earthquake Tom, along with other fugitives, escaped from San Quentin and now in addition to hunting down and turning in his fellow escapees Tom has to prove his innocence to the one person that matters…his daughter, Claire.
Claire never believed his claim of innocence and she did her best to shut him out of her life. She sees the world as right and wrong and doesn’t have any interest in listening to her father’s pleas until she learns that the one person who believed Tom was murdered as he got too close to the truth behind the murders.
FBI agent Mitch Bianchi also has a stake in finding out the truth. He’s befriended Claire under false pretenses and has fallen in love with her. As Claire starts investigating the crime, Mitch can’t share with her who he really is and all he can do is hope to keep her safe while finding out what really happened fifteen years ago.
This was a fast paced read with a lot of twists and turns. I loved the way the truth slowly weaves together all the side characters in the story. The killer’s identity was a complete surprise to me which rarely happens with most suspense books I read. I loved the writing style and I definitely want to go back and read books one and two. I highly recommend this to all romantic suspense lovers.”
“Incredible, unputdownable, unforgettable!
GinRobi wrote this review Tuesday, October 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Claire O’Brien is a successful fraud investigator, assuming that they are all guilty until proven otherwise. After her father went to prison, she wouldn’t, and hasn’t really, trusted anyone. As she goes out to investigate a suspicious fire, her father surprises her, begging for help. He doesn’t care if he ends up back in prison, he doesn’t care that in four weeks, he’ll walk that stretch of corridor knowing he wouldn’t be coming back. What he cares about is that he doesn’t go to his grave without Claire knowing the truth ~ that he never killed her mother or her lover. That he was framed.
But the begging fell on deaf ears. Until, that is, when Claire found a letter from her father in her home office. That letter let curiosity out of the bag, and Claire began her own investigation. The more questions she posed, the more questions than answers she got back, and the more runaround the received, the more she believed that her father really was innocent.
Meanwhile, Mitch (FBI agent - we’ve met him in the first two books in the trilogy) had befriended Claire, hoping to get close to her, truly believing that her father would eventually contact her. What he didn’t plan on was falling in love with her. Now the question is - will he be able to keep her alive and prove that her father really is innocent when a psychopath made it clear he wants Claire - dead?
Even though I enjoyed the first two novels in the series, this was the perfect ending to the trilogy. Gripping, chilling, suspenseful, you truly won’t be able to put the book down. You’ll pick it right back up.
You’re sucked into the story and follow along with Claire as she tries to piece together what had happened 15 years ago. What and why. You really feel what Claire and Mitch feel for each other, including their inner battles. Great action, tenseful scenes, an excellent mystery. Plenty of colourful characters, but not too many; just the right amount that you knew exactly who all the players were - except for one.
The more questions Claire poses, the more questions she comes up with that are left unanswered. And the more you twist and turn into the story, the more you think you believe who the psycho is that’s after Claire. And I was so sure of myself, so darn sure. And I was off, way off… And I adore it when an author does that to me. If an author leaves me completely clueless until you find out exactly who it is, or all clues point to someone else and you’re totally wrong in your assumption, to me… the best romantic suspense thrillers around.
Allison Brennan is definitely an author not to ignore! I can’t wait for her next trilogy!”
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