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Fingerprints #3
Dunkles Erbe
It was Anthony who helped me understand what I can do-who showed me that I wasn't crazy. I was only trying to thank him, to help him find what he's been searching for his entire life. But he thinks I've betrayed him. He doesn't understand that the answers I found aren't what either one of us expected-and the truth could hurt me as much as it hurts him.
219 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2001
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About the author
Melinda Metz
118 books629 followersMelinda Metz grew up in San Jose, California. People sometimes ask if she knows the way there. She kinda does, but she has an off-kilter sense of direction, so to be confident of arriving, it's better to consult some kind of navigational device.
Her mother tried to teach her to read in kindergarten, but Melinda had no interest. She also had no interest in learning to write her name. (FYI, when Melinda was in kindergarten it was all about finger-painting, play time, and naps.) Eventually, she mastered both and even majored in English at San Jose State University.
After college, Melinda moved to Manhattan to seek her fortune, which involved learning to identify fruits and vegetables while working at a grocery store,
making $2.73 working backstage for an off-off Broadway play (her part of the box-office profits), and editing books.
Melinda and the lovely and talented Laura J. Burns pretty much became unofficial writing partners when they were editors at the same company. They teamed up to brainstorm story ideas, and at some point their brains fused in some key places. Later they worked on the Roswell High book series, Laura developing and editing the series, Melinda writing.
That series led to Melinda and Laura, now an official writing team, writing two TV pilots, moving to L.A. to work on the Roswell TV show, and briefly living in Toronto while on the writing staff of 1-800-Missing. They both continue to write books, together and separately.
Laura and Melinda's new book, Sanctuary Bay, a YA thriller, is coming out in January 2016. It's set at an ultra-exclusive private school on an island. Once a student is accepted to the school, they must stay until graduation. No visits home, no contact with the outside world at all. Find out why in January!
The first four books in Melinda's new middle-grade mystery series,S.M.A.R.T.S., are out now. The books involve a group of kids in a makerspace club and they all have lots of science info. For all the cool geeks out there!
Melinda lives in Concord, NC with her dog, Scully (yes, she loves the woo-woo so much she named her dog after a kickass X-Files character). She has never regretted learning to read and write her name.
Her mother tried to teach her to read in kindergarten, but Melinda had no interest. She also had no interest in learning to write her name. (FYI, when Melinda was in kindergarten it was all about finger-painting, play time, and naps.) Eventually, she mastered both and even majored in English at San Jose State University.
After college, Melinda moved to Manhattan to seek her fortune, which involved learning to identify fruits and vegetables while working at a grocery store,
making $2.73 working backstage for an off-off Broadway play (her part of the box-office profits), and editing books.
Melinda and the lovely and talented Laura J. Burns pretty much became unofficial writing partners when they were editors at the same company. They teamed up to brainstorm story ideas, and at some point their brains fused in some key places. Later they worked on the Roswell High book series, Laura developing and editing the series, Melinda writing.
That series led to Melinda and Laura, now an official writing team, writing two TV pilots, moving to L.A. to work on the Roswell TV show, and briefly living in Toronto while on the writing staff of 1-800-Missing. They both continue to write books, together and separately.
Laura and Melinda's new book, Sanctuary Bay, a YA thriller, is coming out in January 2016. It's set at an ultra-exclusive private school on an island. Once a student is accepted to the school, they must stay until graduation. No visits home, no contact with the outside world at all. Find out why in January!
The first four books in Melinda's new middle-grade mystery series,S.M.A.R.T.S., are out now. The books involve a group of kids in a makerspace club and they all have lots of science info. For all the cool geeks out there!
Melinda lives in Concord, NC with her dog, Scully (yes, she loves the woo-woo so much she named her dog after a kickass X-Files character). She has never regretted learning to read and write her name.
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August 9, 2016
(Source: I own a copy of this book.)
Rae decides to try and find out more about Anthony’s father, and her own mother.
This was another okay YA mystery story, but I’m starting to get bored.
Rae once again did odd and dangerous stuff in this book with little thought for her own safety, and Anthony also made some seriously dubious choices and decisions. I thought that he actually had learned and was more sensible than he was in this book.
The storyline in this was pretty unbelievable in places. Can a sports coach seriously arrange a scholarship with a click of his fingers to get a dyslexic student who happens to be good at football into a posh school? Can a doctor divulge confidential information just because someone asks for it? Is visiting a prison to try and get inside information on a murderer ever a good idea? Is becoming a burglar ever a good idea? I mean what is going on? Where is the realism?
The ending to this was again a bit of a cliff-hanger, and I have to say that I’m getting a bit annoyed with some of the stupid decisions made in these books, as well as the unrealistic events.
Overall; okay story, but lacking realism,
6 out of 10.
Rae decides to try and find out more about Anthony’s father, and her own mother.
This was another okay YA mystery story, but I’m starting to get bored.
Rae once again did odd and dangerous stuff in this book with little thought for her own safety, and Anthony also made some seriously dubious choices and decisions. I thought that he actually had learned and was more sensible than he was in this book.
The storyline in this was pretty unbelievable in places. Can a sports coach seriously arrange a scholarship with a click of his fingers to get a dyslexic student who happens to be good at football into a posh school? Can a doctor divulge confidential information just because someone asks for it? Is visiting a prison to try and get inside information on a murderer ever a good idea? Is becoming a burglar ever a good idea? I mean what is going on? Where is the realism?
The ending to this was again a bit of a cliff-hanger, and I have to say that I’m getting a bit annoyed with some of the stupid decisions made in these books, as well as the unrealistic events.
Overall; okay story, but lacking realism,
6 out of 10.
August 3, 2016
Trust Me was an okay read, but it wasn't as good as the second installment, Haunted.
Unfortunately, Rae went back to being really stupid.
She done something that put her in danger, that was also done behind someones back.
She then put herself in even more danger, later on in the book.
I really liked how we got to see more about Rae's mum though. It really saved the book for me.
I'm hoping the next book picks up a little, and Rae wises up a bit!
Unfortunately, Rae went back to being really stupid.
She done something that put her in danger, that was also done behind someones back.
She then put herself in even more danger, later on in the book.
I really liked how we got to see more about Rae's mum though. It really saved the book for me.
I'm hoping the next book picks up a little, and Rae wises up a bit!
October 2, 2021
The third installment of the Fingerprint books. I felt like this book had some more action in it, but at the same time I feel like we didn’t learn very much on the overall mystery of who is after Rae.
We know there are two people after her and one may be linked to her through Rae’s mother.
While reading this series I kept getting a Pretty Little Liars vibe. I’m definitely too invested to leave the mystery now. I just hope we finally find some puzzle pieces instead of finding just more puzzles to solve.
We know there are two people after her and one may be linked to her through Rae’s mother.
While reading this series I kept getting a Pretty Little Liars vibe. I’m definitely too invested to leave the mystery now. I just hope we finally find some puzzle pieces instead of finding just more puzzles to solve.
December 25, 2021
So much went down! We finally got to know more about what went down with Rae's mom and Anthony's dad. Anthony and Rae were on the outs for a bit but they're closer than before thanks to all the shit they went through during the course of this book. I like how short but fast-paced the books are to keep you going. I'm in love with our girl Rae.
October 26, 2023
There are definitely a lot of improbable things in this series (not even talking about the fingerprints thing) but that’s part of the fun of early 2000s books right??? Who needs REALISM when you can instead have underaged girls touring scary all-male prisons and being locked away in solitary confinement cells without parental involvement!
March 23, 2025
3.5-4 stars. Not as good as the first two, but moved the plot along!
October 14, 2010
These books are starting to get better. There will be spoilers in this review, can't help it, so stop now or forever hold your peace, you've been warned.
I like Yana. I so hope she is not one of the wacko that's after Rae. Can't help but feel she is. Rae never touches anything of Yana's w/o her Mush on so we never hear any of Yana's thoughts. This isn't much to base a theory on, I know, but it makes me suspisious of her. Maybe this is what the author wants me to think. I hope so, cause like I said, I like Yana and I'd hate to see her be the bad guy.
Finally we are given a little more of the story about Rae's mom. Just enough to keep me curious and wanting more.
The robbery scene was stupid. It didn't need to be in the book. I found it ridiculous and, well, stupid. Really Rae, you've known this guy for hardly any time at all and you are gonna risk your life by going to a house he is burglarizing with other males you don't know? Really? Sure Anthony is a nice guy, but what about the other ones? They are robbing houses! Stupid.
Anthony is going to the Prep school. I see a love triangle coming! Marcus is a toad, but of course Rae is gonna go back and forth. That's the fun of the triangle.
Well, on to the next book. I want to know more about mom. Really could care less about who wants to kill Rae at this point. Maybe that will get more interesting too as the books progress, but as for now, when I read one of the 'evil thoughts' toward Rae, I just roll the eyes and trudge on looking for more about mom.
I like Yana. I so hope she is not one of the wacko that's after Rae. Can't help but feel she is. Rae never touches anything of Yana's w/o her Mush on so we never hear any of Yana's thoughts. This isn't much to base a theory on, I know, but it makes me suspisious of her. Maybe this is what the author wants me to think. I hope so, cause like I said, I like Yana and I'd hate to see her be the bad guy.
Finally we are given a little more of the story about Rae's mom. Just enough to keep me curious and wanting more.
The robbery scene was stupid. It didn't need to be in the book. I found it ridiculous and, well, stupid. Really Rae, you've known this guy for hardly any time at all and you are gonna risk your life by going to a house he is burglarizing with other males you don't know? Really? Sure Anthony is a nice guy, but what about the other ones? They are robbing houses! Stupid.
Anthony is going to the Prep school. I see a love triangle coming! Marcus is a toad, but of course Rae is gonna go back and forth. That's the fun of the triangle.
Well, on to the next book. I want to know more about mom. Really could care less about who wants to kill Rae at this point. Maybe that will get more interesting too as the books progress, but as for now, when I read one of the 'evil thoughts' toward Rae, I just roll the eyes and trudge on looking for more about mom.
April 19, 2017
Éste es el tercer libro de la saga, sigue siendo demasiado corto en comparación a otros que he leído; pero es entretenido y algunas escenas son muy cuquis♥, principalmente porque la relación entre Rae y Anthony comienza a desarrollarse y sus escenas son muy tiernas y no es insta-love. Como se preocupan mutuamente por el bienestar del otro, en serio es de las parejas que más me encantan en todo el mundo literario, como son tercos y no se dicen nada aunque sienten muchas cosas mutuamente.
La trama se centra en Rae tratando de ayudar a Anthony como favor por todo lo que él ha hecho por ella; y por eso trata de encontrar a su padre (ya que Anthony no lo ha visto desde niño). Todo ayudada a través de sus habilidades de leer pensamientos por medio de las huellas digitales; pero las cosas que encuentra Rae no son las que Anthony necesita escuchar.
La trama se centra en Rae tratando de ayudar a Anthony como favor por todo lo que él ha hecho por ella; y por eso trata de encontrar a su padre (ya que Anthony no lo ha visto desde niño). Todo ayudada a través de sus habilidades de leer pensamientos por medio de las huellas digitales; pero las cosas que encuentra Rae no son las que Anthony necesita escuchar.
March 27, 2011
This series just gets better and better! The momentum from book one through book three is phenomenal, just as one mystery is solved, another rears it ugly head. The writing is sublime and Melinda Metz knows just how to balance out the suspense with doses of everyday life.
This book focuses on Rae's search for Anthony's father which brings about shocking results for both Rae and Anthony. After learning that his father is in prison for a horrific crime, Anthony resigns himself to the same fate, giving up on all of the positive elements of life and plunging into reckless behavior. Rae is also on a mission to learn more about her mother and uncovers a number of clues which have her scrambling to pull together the loose ends. This installment is emotionally charged as Anthony feels betrayed by Rae who has taken on the mission of finding his father without his consent.
The "mystery stalker" has begun sending clues in the form of photos, ashes and one very creepy phone call but we don't seem any closer to learning who s/he is. Marcus, Rae's ex-boyfriend seems intent on winning her back and Anthony is still battling his growing feelings toward Rae. Basically, there's a ton of stuff happening in this book but it never feels weighed down or incomplete. This is by far one of the best series I've ever read. Moving on now to book four!
This book focuses on Rae's search for Anthony's father which brings about shocking results for both Rae and Anthony. After learning that his father is in prison for a horrific crime, Anthony resigns himself to the same fate, giving up on all of the positive elements of life and plunging into reckless behavior. Rae is also on a mission to learn more about her mother and uncovers a number of clues which have her scrambling to pull together the loose ends. This installment is emotionally charged as Anthony feels betrayed by Rae who has taken on the mission of finding his father without his consent.
The "mystery stalker" has begun sending clues in the form of photos, ashes and one very creepy phone call but we don't seem any closer to learning who s/he is. Marcus, Rae's ex-boyfriend seems intent on winning her back and Anthony is still battling his growing feelings toward Rae. Basically, there's a ton of stuff happening in this book but it never feels weighed down or incomplete. This is by far one of the best series I've ever read. Moving on now to book four!
January 16, 2011
Trust Me is the third book in the Fingerprints series and it reveals so much about the parents of both Rae and Anthony. Rae and Anthony are getting closer; so much so that both are always trying to find ways to help the other. This time, Anthony wants to repay Rae for getting him a try out on her school's football team as well as for assisting him with his reading problem. Rae wants to repay Anthony for protecting her and for helping her get over her phobia of swimming. This is when things go terribly wrong and they find that they must keep things secret from each other. They also have so many insecurities that they must overcome. In the end, the tragic knowledge they uncover forces them to realize that they have more in common than they have different. I am truly enjoying this series. However, my sole complaint at this point is that I cannot get books 4-7th with an e-reader. I am a reading teacher and I bought the first three books so that my students could read them. Just when the series is taking off, they will not be able to continue reading it. I'm going to write the author and the publisher to see what can be done.
July 6, 2009
I picked up this series secondhand and had a burst of reading through this series.
A great little paranormal mystery for YA's. Rae's ability to hear things through touch has screwed up her life making her an outcast in school. She finally agrees to attend a support group and things start to look up a little... and then someone tries to kill her.
Really glad I had the others in the series to read after this as this was a quick fix for me. Great suspense and action though and not too whiny a character.
A great little paranormal mystery for YA's. Rae's ability to hear things through touch has screwed up her life making her an outcast in school. She finally agrees to attend a support group and things start to look up a little... and then someone tries to kill her.
Really glad I had the others in the series to read after this as this was a quick fix for me. Great suspense and action though and not too whiny a character.
October 2, 2013
This series has been keeping me late night after night.
I seem to cant get enough of it.
In this book, we discover more about Rae's mom and the person who's been wanting to kill Rae.
Also, some minor misunderstanding between Rae and Anthony due to their insecurities and non communication of their inner thoughts.
The slow build up in their relationship and the suspenseful reveal of information after information is making this series one of my favorites.
I seem to cant get enough of it.
In this book, we discover more about Rae's mom and the person who's been wanting to kill Rae.
Also, some minor misunderstanding between Rae and Anthony due to their insecurities and non communication of their inner thoughts.
The slow build up in their relationship and the suspenseful reveal of information after information is making this series one of my favorites.
December 12, 2010
Characters are wearing even thinner, and the plot has become too transparent to hold my interest much longer. The writing is still catchy though, and this series is good step above a lot of the romance/mystery YA offerings out there (e.g. babysitter's club, nancy drew, etc. ). In my opinion, authors such as Diane Duane and Garth Nix are more worth the time and money.
February 18, 2016
Rae is the girl who can read fingerprints. Anthony, a friend, has dyslexia. He's great at football, but is afraid to change schools and switch to a new team since he'd have to do some academic tests, and he's sure he'd fail them.
Someone is messing with Rae's mind, though, and leaves a strange, violent photo in her locker. She's also worried she's becoming ill like her mother.
Someone is messing with Rae's mind, though, and leaves a strange, violent photo in her locker. She's also worried she's becoming ill like her mother.
January 2, 2020
I seriously love this series. Even rereading it for possibly the 4th or 5th time. It’s just so interesting and constantly throws new stuff at you keeping things interesting.
September 7, 2023
Love it. I have already read this one in the omicolume Echoes. This was the older version and it was awesome. i can't wait to read the next book in the series.
June 3, 2011
i really like this series funny and a enjoyable read
September 9, 2012
i really feel in love with these books
December 14, 2011
Bisher mein Lieblingsbuch der Reihe. Die Story um Raes und Anthonys Eltern war sehr spannend und das Ende macht Lust auf mehr.
August 27, 2013
Chapters 10 and 11 were my favourite from this book.
Also, the scene where Anthony started teaching Rae how to swim was very cute.
Also, the scene where Anthony started teaching Rae how to swim was very cute.
January 5, 2014
Great book..
April 23, 2015
Muy buena, ligerita y juvenil. Me tiene super atrapada, pero, yo quería que se besaran jaja.
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