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Harrison Investigation #10
L'île des disparues
Quand Chloé Marin, jeune et talentueuse psychologue, collabore à une enquête de police sur la mystérieuse disparition d’un jeune mannequin sur une petite île de Floride, elle ne s’attend pas à voir son propre passé ressurgir. Et surtout pas ces meurtres terribles qui l’ont brisée lorsqu’elle était adolescente, et qu’elle a essayé d’enfouir au plus profond de sa mémoire. Pourtant, à peine démarre-t-elle ses recherches qu’une série de crimes est commise, qui lui rappelle le drame dont elle a été témoin dix ans plus tôt.
Mais le plus perturbant, ce sont ces visions qui s’emparent de son esprit. Des visions incroyablement réalistes de la jeune femme disparue implorant son aide.
Dès lors, Chloé n’a plus le choix. Prête à tout pour faire la lumière sur cette affaire, elle s’associe à Luke Cane – un détective privé secret et mystérieux à qui elle a accordé sa confiance. Mais elle ne sait pas encore à quel point sa protection lui sera précieuse. Ni qu’elle est désormais la cible d’un tueur implacable. Un tueur qui n’est jamais loin …
Mais le plus perturbant, ce sont ces visions qui s’emparent de son esprit. Des visions incroyablement réalistes de la jeune femme disparue implorant son aide.
Dès lors, Chloé n’a plus le choix. Prête à tout pour faire la lumière sur cette affaire, elle s’associe à Luke Cane – un détective privé secret et mystérieux à qui elle a accordé sa confiance. Mais elle ne sait pas encore à quel point sa protection lui sera précieuse. Ni qu’elle est désormais la cible d’un tueur implacable. Un tueur qui n’est jamais loin …
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Heather Graham
583 books6,890 followersAlso published as Heather Graham Pozzessere and Shannon Drake.
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write, working on short horror stories and romances. After some trial and error, she sold her first book, WHEN NEXT WE LOVE, in 1982 and since then, she has written over one hundred novels and novellas including category, romantic suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult, and Christmas holiday fare. She wrote the launch books for the Dell's Ecstasy Supreme line, Silhouette's Shadows, and for Harlequin's mainstream fiction imprint, Mira Books.
Heather was a founding member of the Florida Romance Writers chapter of RWA and, since 1999, has hosted the Romantic Times Vampire Ball, with all revenues going directly to children's charity.
She is pleased to have been published in approximately twenty languages, and to have been honored with awards frorn Waldenbooks. B. Dalton, Georgia Romance Writers, Affaire de Coeur, Romantic Times, and more. She has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook, People, and USA Today and appeared on many newscasts including local television and Entertainment Tonight.
Heather loves travel and anything have to do with the water, and is a certitified scuba diver. Married since high school graduation and the mother of five, her greatest love in life remains her family, but she also believes her career has been an incredible gift, and she is grateful every day to be doing something that she loves so very much for a living.
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write, working on short horror stories and romances. After some trial and error, she sold her first book, WHEN NEXT WE LOVE, in 1982 and since then, she has written over one hundred novels and novellas including category, romantic suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult, and Christmas holiday fare. She wrote the launch books for the Dell's Ecstasy Supreme line, Silhouette's Shadows, and for Harlequin's mainstream fiction imprint, Mira Books.
Heather was a founding member of the Florida Romance Writers chapter of RWA and, since 1999, has hosted the Romantic Times Vampire Ball, with all revenues going directly to children's charity.
She is pleased to have been published in approximately twenty languages, and to have been honored with awards frorn Waldenbooks. B. Dalton, Georgia Romance Writers, Affaire de Coeur, Romantic Times, and more. She has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook, People, and USA Today and appeared on many newscasts including local television and Entertainment Tonight.
Heather loves travel and anything have to do with the water, and is a certitified scuba diver. Married since high school graduation and the mother of five, her greatest love in life remains her family, but she also believes her career has been an incredible gift, and she is grateful every day to be doing something that she loves so very much for a living.
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March 18, 2013
With a description like this book has, it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that I thought this book was a murder/scary/things that go bump in the night type of book. Imagine my surprise when I started reading The Killing Edge by Heather Graham and discovered that there is a whole subset of the romance genre known as “romantic suspense”. Huh. Who knew???
This book is filled with the author’s idea of violent crime and malevolent suspense, with a healthy dose of all those cliché’s that make a romance book…well…a romance book. You know exactly what I’m talking about; the prickly and cynical, but secretly tortured anti-hero/hero, rugged and virile, often with an absurd eye color described as “steely gray” and a manly name; in this story, Luke Cane. Add to the mix, the spunky, but beautiful heroine, who, although she professes to loathe said hero, finds herself inexplicably drawn to him, like a moth to the flame..
“Luke reached across the table and touched her arm. She started, looking at his hand. It was large, with long fingers; maybe he should have been a guitarist or a pianist. His nails were clipped short, and they were clean. His palm felt callused; she imagined that when he wasn’t investigating someone, he indulged in some kind of manual labor. Building things, maybe. They were very masculine hands. She gritted her teeth again, wondering why his touch could send rivulets of fire streaking through her when she was absolutely convinced that she didn’t like the man."
Gaaaccckkkk…….….
Where to begin? I know that people just love the whole romance genre. And I’m sure that nothing can make a romance novel better than a couple of scary bad guys and maybe a touch of gratuitous violence, but seriously? …..”rivulets of fire????!”
Gaaaacccckkkk…..
A bit of advice, if you put a paragraph like the aforementioned one anywhere in the story…it doesn’t matter how many dead bodies you sprinkle around, you’re still writing a romance novel.
And I HATE Romance novels……..
This book is filled with the author’s idea of violent crime and malevolent suspense, with a healthy dose of all those cliché’s that make a romance book…well…a romance book. You know exactly what I’m talking about; the prickly and cynical, but secretly tortured anti-hero/hero, rugged and virile, often with an absurd eye color described as “steely gray” and a manly name; in this story, Luke Cane. Add to the mix, the spunky, but beautiful heroine, who, although she professes to loathe said hero, finds herself inexplicably drawn to him, like a moth to the flame..
“Luke reached across the table and touched her arm. She started, looking at his hand. It was large, with long fingers; maybe he should have been a guitarist or a pianist. His nails were clipped short, and they were clean. His palm felt callused; she imagined that when he wasn’t investigating someone, he indulged in some kind of manual labor. Building things, maybe. They were very masculine hands. She gritted her teeth again, wondering why his touch could send rivulets of fire streaking through her when she was absolutely convinced that she didn’t like the man."
Gaaaccckkkk…….….
Where to begin? I know that people just love the whole romance genre. And I’m sure that nothing can make a romance novel better than a couple of scary bad guys and maybe a touch of gratuitous violence, but seriously? …..”rivulets of fire????!”
Gaaaacccckkkk…..
A bit of advice, if you put a paragraph like the aforementioned one anywhere in the story…it doesn’t matter how many dead bodies you sprinkle around, you’re still writing a romance novel.
And I HATE Romance novels……..
July 5, 2020
I wish I could rate the narrator separately because her performance was excellent. The male voices sounded as if an actual man was speaking without a feminine hint to them and the female voices were equally excellent.
In the story's defense it wasn't all bad. The opening scene with the teen massacre was excellent. The scenes from the killer's point of view were chilling and the scenes with the ghosts were normally really well written, though I didn't feel there were enough of those. When they showed up they were well done but in a way they almost seemed like an afterthought. Had this just been a ghostly murder mystery with mute men it would have been an excellent book. Unfortunately it was not that.
If you've read my comments you'll notice they haven't been kind. That said what I wrote was not nearly as expressive as the things I kept screaming at my Alexa. I started reading this book because I'm trying to go back to series on my read list and finish up the books I haven't read in those series. If I had just picked this up and hadn't read any other books in the series I would have DNFed this within a couple of chapters. This book kept me in an almost constant state of pissed off.
First there's the cookie cutter character descriptions with the beautiful blonde leading ladies and the six foot plus men with amazing abs. Okay I'm not going to say I don't find the latter highly attractive, but my husband pointed out to me it's just as overdone as the blondes. And he's right. What really annoyed me even worse than usual was the outright insults to brunettes and the way any not blonde character was meek and background fodder.
Next there's my biggest rant about the book being that Graham doesn't seem to believe there's a difference between women and children because all the women were treated like children by every man in their life. Even Chloe's employee was controlling and condescending toward her and she just seemed to think it was fine. In a real work situation her secretary would have been fired 10 times over because no woman in authority is going to let her underlings make decisions about her personal life for her. You don't get to positions of authority by behaving like you're okay with being treated like a child or a second class citizen. Her Uncle all but grounds her at points and for the record the character is 27. And it's not just one male character condescending to her but every single male character she encounters in the book. Granted at time she is a little juvenile herself but considering how all the men behave in the book it's not really a surprise. This may have been okay in the 1970s or 80s where sexual harrassment wasn't really considered bad, but by 2010 most women would not let this behavior fly. And for the record the brain and decision making abilities are not stored in the male penis. Being a female writer Graham should know better than this and I'm disgusted at how sexist this book is.
I know others wrote that they didn't know who done it but I sort of thought that the prologue made it almost obvious and I was not at all surprised when the identity of the killer was revealed. Honestly I was more surprised by how the characters seemed to instantly connect the two crimes before anything becomes apparent that they are connected. I know Graham wanted readers to look that way but she should have at least made the leap logical before everyone just started making assumptions, given some reason to think they were connected. As it's written the initial connection idea is so freaking random and illogical. Not to mention she's has characters who quote conversations they weren't a part of or told about as if they were sitting there in the scene they weren't a part of. For a book published with a major publisher the plot is highly disorganized.
Finally the romance, these characters didn't have chemistry. In the beginning the thoughts about attraction in ridiculous situations were so forced it was downright awkward. Their relationship dynamic is more parent child than equal partners which just comes across as icky to me. The first sex scene is especially cringeworthy awkward in how it comes about. The scenes themselves are more that old fashioned imagery version of a sex scene than any sort of real time play by play, which I didn't mind if they'd flowed better with the story. And I couldn't stand Luke. He was overbearing, controlling, and untrustworthy. Most of the time he was just an ass and his looks didn't make up for that foul personality.
Overall I really disliked this book and wouldn't recommend it.
In the story's defense it wasn't all bad. The opening scene with the teen massacre was excellent. The scenes from the killer's point of view were chilling and the scenes with the ghosts were normally really well written, though I didn't feel there were enough of those. When they showed up they were well done but in a way they almost seemed like an afterthought. Had this just been a ghostly murder mystery with mute men it would have been an excellent book. Unfortunately it was not that.
If you've read my comments you'll notice they haven't been kind. That said what I wrote was not nearly as expressive as the things I kept screaming at my Alexa. I started reading this book because I'm trying to go back to series on my read list and finish up the books I haven't read in those series. If I had just picked this up and hadn't read any other books in the series I would have DNFed this within a couple of chapters. This book kept me in an almost constant state of pissed off.
First there's the cookie cutter character descriptions with the beautiful blonde leading ladies and the six foot plus men with amazing abs. Okay I'm not going to say I don't find the latter highly attractive, but my husband pointed out to me it's just as overdone as the blondes. And he's right. What really annoyed me even worse than usual was the outright insults to brunettes and the way any not blonde character was meek and background fodder.
Next there's my biggest rant about the book being that Graham doesn't seem to believe there's a difference between women and children because all the women were treated like children by every man in their life. Even Chloe's employee was controlling and condescending toward her and she just seemed to think it was fine. In a real work situation her secretary would have been fired 10 times over because no woman in authority is going to let her underlings make decisions about her personal life for her. You don't get to positions of authority by behaving like you're okay with being treated like a child or a second class citizen. Her Uncle all but grounds her at points and for the record the character is 27. And it's not just one male character condescending to her but every single male character she encounters in the book. Granted at time she is a little juvenile herself but considering how all the men behave in the book it's not really a surprise. This may have been okay in the 1970s or 80s where sexual harrassment wasn't really considered bad, but by 2010 most women would not let this behavior fly. And for the record the brain and decision making abilities are not stored in the male penis. Being a female writer Graham should know better than this and I'm disgusted at how sexist this book is.
I know others wrote that they didn't know who done it but I sort of thought that the prologue made it almost obvious and I was not at all surprised when the identity of the killer was revealed. Honestly I was more surprised by how the characters seemed to instantly connect the two crimes before anything becomes apparent that they are connected. I know Graham wanted readers to look that way but she should have at least made the leap logical before everyone just started making assumptions, given some reason to think they were connected. As it's written the initial connection idea is so freaking random and illogical. Not to mention she's has characters who quote conversations they weren't a part of or told about as if they were sitting there in the scene they weren't a part of. For a book published with a major publisher the plot is highly disorganized.
Finally the romance, these characters didn't have chemistry. In the beginning the thoughts about attraction in ridiculous situations were so forced it was downright awkward. Their relationship dynamic is more parent child than equal partners which just comes across as icky to me. The first sex scene is especially cringeworthy awkward in how it comes about. The scenes themselves are more that old fashioned imagery version of a sex scene than any sort of real time play by play, which I didn't mind if they'd flowed better with the story. And I couldn't stand Luke. He was overbearing, controlling, and untrustworthy. Most of the time he was just an ass and his looks didn't make up for that foul personality.
Overall I really disliked this book and wouldn't recommend it.
May 9, 2010
I usually thoroughly enjoy Heather Grahams books but this one was a bit flat for me.
The positives:
The premise was excellent. I loved the slight taste of the paranormal threaded throughout the storyline. Unlike others I had a bit of an inkling as to who the baddie was - but it was still a good 'suspense.' I liked both Chloe and Luke. The sex scenes were steamy and frequent.
The negatives:
For me there was no sexual energy in the romance. Everything just meandered along, progressed as per usual, but there was no real tension between the two. There was no anticipation of the moment when the hero realises he's in love cos it just didn't happen. The whole point of these two were that they suffered trauma in their lives and couldn't deal with commitment and yet it all just happened with no real oomph to the story. As I said it lacked energy even tho the sex scenes were great.
The other small negatives were the lack of use of the trauma Chloe would have suffered walking back into a similar situation... and the fact that she went from thinking she was going crazy for seeing ghost to not only accepting it but defending it without any real drama. There was no connectivity here and I thought it was a waste of what could have been a great plot thread.
Still a good fast read, but not one of her best.
The positives:
The premise was excellent. I loved the slight taste of the paranormal threaded throughout the storyline. Unlike others I had a bit of an inkling as to who the baddie was - but it was still a good 'suspense.' I liked both Chloe and Luke. The sex scenes were steamy and frequent.
The negatives:
For me there was no sexual energy in the romance. Everything just meandered along, progressed as per usual, but there was no real tension between the two. There was no anticipation of the moment when the hero realises he's in love cos it just didn't happen. The whole point of these two were that they suffered trauma in their lives and couldn't deal with commitment and yet it all just happened with no real oomph to the story. As I said it lacked energy even tho the sex scenes were great.
The other small negatives were the lack of use of the trauma Chloe would have suffered walking back into a similar situation... and the fact that she went from thinking she was going crazy for seeing ghost to not only accepting it but defending it without any real drama. There was no connectivity here and I thought it was a waste of what could have been a great plot thread.
Still a good fast read, but not one of her best.
January 2, 2011
This book was between a 2.5 and 3 star for me. The suspense in this book was pretty good and the killer was a surprise. Heather Graham did a great job of hiding the identity of the real killer. She does a decent job with creating a good suspense story but her romance does lack a bit in these books.
The hero and heroine only knew each other for a few days before diving into bed, which isn't bad, it's worked in other books, but for these two it felt forced and totally unromantic. I didn't really believe them as a couple. Their whole relationship seemed a bit fake. It just didn't click with me. I've read other books where the H/h fall in love within a few days but they were much more believable than this story.
So, Graham gets a 3* for the suspense story and a 2.5* for the romance. I will continue to read her books because I like her suspense and occasionally the romance story that goes with it.
The hero and heroine only knew each other for a few days before diving into bed, which isn't bad, it's worked in other books, but for these two it felt forced and totally unromantic. I didn't really believe them as a couple. Their whole relationship seemed a bit fake. It just didn't click with me. I've read other books where the H/h fall in love within a few days but they were much more believable than this story.
So, Graham gets a 3* for the suspense story and a 2.5* for the romance. I will continue to read her books because I like her suspense and occasionally the romance story that goes with it.
September 17, 2020
He terminado el libro casi forzándome, porque me cuesta dejar un libro a medias. Es cierto que no sé porque me estaba costando tanto. No tiene nada especial para que me aburriera, no hay explicación.
Me esperaba más suspense y acción, eso sí.
Me esperaba más suspense y acción, eso sí.
September 28, 2010
great suspense.
December 3, 2024
Un inizio promettente che cattura immediatamente l'attenzione. Dalle prime righe si viene risucchiati nella mente e nei pensieri di un assassino e si assiste con lui a un massacro. Successivamente sono i pensieri della protagonista quelli che leggiamo e vediamo anche la sua evoluzione a dieci anni dopo i fatti narrati nelle prime pagine. Vediamo una donna forte, che ha assistito a qualcosa di orribile e nonostante i danni, è riuscita a superarlo e a diventare una donna di successo e completa. Ci sarà però una scomparsa e dei nuovi omicidi...
Non male perché il finale non è scontato, ma è come se predominasse troppo la parte romantica della storia sulla vena thriller. Leggerò altro dell'autrice.
Non male perché il finale non è scontato, ma è come se predominasse troppo la parte romantica della storia sulla vena thriller. Leggerò altro dell'autrice.
March 28, 2010
If you look at the my reviews and the books I am usually reading, it is pretty obvious that my favorite Genres are basically anything that is related to the paranormal and fantasy. I have been trying to branch out and checking out different genres recently, then I saw this Romantic Thriller and decided to give it a chance.
I don’t have much experience with reading thrillers, hence I don’t have much to compare this novel to, but I have to say that though i did enjoy reading The killing Edge, I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with it.
Right at the first page we get sucked into the mind of a killer and witness the beginning of a massacre. We then are taken to the POV of Chloe and her fight to run from the killers, stay alive and save her friends.
That was a very promising start and it did grab me. We then get to see Chloe 10 years after those killings and I have to say that I really enjoyed her as a character. A strong woman, who witness something horrible and despite being damaged, was able to work through it and become successful and well rounded.
A disappearance and new murders put Chloe and Luke together. Luke is an ex cop from England that has been living and working as a P.I. in the U.S. for almost a decade. I found him to be the perfect fit for Chloe, being that he also had a terrible experience in his past and is damaged from it as well. His way of dealing with it was different though, and that is where I believe he and Chloe bond, being different and similar all at the same time.
I enjoyed Heather Graham’s writing, i liked that she alternated between Chloe’s, Luke’s and the killer’s POVs and she was still able to keep the murderer’s identity a secret until the very end. I was completely surprised by it and that is quite an accomplishment nowadays, when i find myself guessing the perpetrator more times than not.
A couple things did bother me though, one of them was when the author over described a situation or a place, It got to a point where i found myself skimming forward. The other thing was the line she straddled on when it came to the sex scenes. Not smut and not Not-Smut, there were points when the scenes were almost crossing the line and then we got some others where she just scanned it, skipping it all.
I don’t mind the skipping, specially since the book is not erotica, but if there is going to be a couple more explicit scenes, it’s better to go, at least, almost all out, I felt like she held back and some of the imagery she used to describe feeling during those scenes were a bit overdone.
All in all, The killing Egde, was a fun read. It didn’t keep me at the edge of my seat at all times, but it had its moments. I loved the main couple and would like to have had more time with them at the end. The mystery was very well done and I loved being surprised by the end.
I don’t have much experience with reading thrillers, hence I don’t have much to compare this novel to, but I have to say that though i did enjoy reading The killing Edge, I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with it.
Right at the first page we get sucked into the mind of a killer and witness the beginning of a massacre. We then are taken to the POV of Chloe and her fight to run from the killers, stay alive and save her friends.
That was a very promising start and it did grab me. We then get to see Chloe 10 years after those killings and I have to say that I really enjoyed her as a character. A strong woman, who witness something horrible and despite being damaged, was able to work through it and become successful and well rounded.
A disappearance and new murders put Chloe and Luke together. Luke is an ex cop from England that has been living and working as a P.I. in the U.S. for almost a decade. I found him to be the perfect fit for Chloe, being that he also had a terrible experience in his past and is damaged from it as well. His way of dealing with it was different though, and that is where I believe he and Chloe bond, being different and similar all at the same time.
I enjoyed Heather Graham’s writing, i liked that she alternated between Chloe’s, Luke’s and the killer’s POVs and she was still able to keep the murderer’s identity a secret until the very end. I was completely surprised by it and that is quite an accomplishment nowadays, when i find myself guessing the perpetrator more times than not.
A couple things did bother me though, one of them was when the author over described a situation or a place, It got to a point where i found myself skimming forward. The other thing was the line she straddled on when it came to the sex scenes. Not smut and not Not-Smut, there were points when the scenes were almost crossing the line and then we got some others where she just scanned it, skipping it all.
I don’t mind the skipping, specially since the book is not erotica, but if there is going to be a couple more explicit scenes, it’s better to go, at least, almost all out, I felt like she held back and some of the imagery she used to describe feeling during those scenes were a bit overdone.
All in all, The killing Egde, was a fun read. It didn’t keep me at the edge of my seat at all times, but it had its moments. I loved the main couple and would like to have had more time with them at the end. The mystery was very well done and I loved being surprised by the end.
August 23, 2019
This is the 2nd book by Heather Graham that I've read so far. I'm still learning what to expect from her, but once again I found myself immersed in her story. I'm very fascinated by cults, especially killer cults, so when I read on the back the protagonist escaped death at the hands of a cult, I instantly grabbed the book.
Chloe Marin awoke from her room in a beach house to discover the start of a massacre. She manages to get her best friend Vicky, her cousin Brad, and their friend out of the house and able to get help. Ten years later, she's a police sketch artist and psychologist. She helps the police by going undercover as a model to investigate the disappearance of one of the models.
Meanwhile, Luke who had been through tragedy and horror of his own, is now a PI. The police chief of Miami has asked him to investigate the disappearance of the same girl. At first annoyed by her suspicious nature and her attitude, he grows to appreciate her, and maybe even more.
This book has romance, mystery, action, murder, and ghosts. What's not to love?
Chloe Marin awoke from her room in a beach house to discover the start of a massacre. She manages to get her best friend Vicky, her cousin Brad, and their friend out of the house and able to get help. Ten years later, she's a police sketch artist and psychologist. She helps the police by going undercover as a model to investigate the disappearance of one of the models.
Meanwhile, Luke who had been through tragedy and horror of his own, is now a PI. The police chief of Miami has asked him to investigate the disappearance of the same girl. At first annoyed by her suspicious nature and her attitude, he grows to appreciate her, and maybe even more.
This book has romance, mystery, action, murder, and ghosts. What's not to love?
May 5, 2023
10 Years ago Chloe Marin survived a horrifying massacre when most of her friends did not....Now 10 years later there is a killer on the loose again, or is that still?? Luke Cane is there trying to find a missing girl and to keep another girl from going missing and Chloe is in the middle of it again modeling with her friend Victoria and her friends Jared and Brad also survivors of that horrible time years ago. Chloe has the ability to see ghosts (which is where Harrison Investigations comes in at) and Luke is not a believer in the paranormal but he does believe in and want to protect Chloe at all costs. With an assist from Nikki and Brent Blackhawk on loan from Adam Harrison can they unravel the mystery from so long ago and stop more murders from happening and catch the person responsible for it all??? Read it to find out. Lol. I love this series and this book kept me guessing until nearly the end pages
April 13, 2010
I love this Author but this was not her best work. The main storyline was good and I liked the characters but it was the litte things that made it hard to read. There was a lot of jumping in what characters were thinking or doing that would cause me to go back several pages to see if I had missed something. I hadn't. Some of the main names were very similar and at the end the story is tied up in a nice cute bow too quickly. Just didn't feel it like I had the others.
November 1, 2017
I dearly love this book. It is so very good. I can see how the Author came up with the Title of this Book. Once you start reading this book you cannot hardly put it down. I give this book 5/5 Stars here on Goodreads.
I highly recommend this book to anybody that loves to read a Really Good Mystery. I got the book from my local Library.
This book kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time you are reading this.
Happy Reading
I highly recommend this book to anybody that loves to read a Really Good Mystery. I got the book from my local Library.
This book kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time you are reading this.
Happy Reading
August 31, 2020
This was a nail biter, and I had to see who the killer was so I stayed up late. I loved the characters, and the plot line was different, but very compelling. The murders were graphic, and the suspense was high. I loved it. The paranormal was done well, but not unbelievable. I was shocked at the psycho’s identity. The ending was perfect. I highly recommend this one. I gave it a well deserved 5 stars. There is some sexual scenes, but did not over whelm the story.
July 13, 2017
I'm so sad that this is the last of the Harrison Investigation series. I'm going to miss Adam and the crew. ....that a lie. I'll reread them next year or so because I'm trash for Heather Graham.
August 18, 2022
Chloe survived a murderer once 10 years ago, will she survive when the same murderer seems to pop up again. It was a slow read for me. I finally got a big chunk of time to finish. The last 1/3 redeemed it from a 2 star rating. Way too many characters and I just was not interested in the storyline at the first. Models, ewww. Then the sex thrown in I started skipping pages. I’m not a prude, but I hate pages wasted on descriptions that could be left to the imagination. I will give the author credit for a semi unusual plot. She has quite a following and I will try another book before I give up on her.
Glad this was a library book because I would not have been thrilled to have paid money for it. Just not a good fit for me.
Glad this was a library book because I would not have been thrilled to have paid money for it. Just not a good fit for me.
June 11, 2013
This book was terrible to begin with (I set it aside for months), and when I came back... well, it hadn't gotten much better. All the main characters are heirs/heiresses/recipients of large insurance settlements (but work and are quite humble despite it, of course), well-connected, etc. the main character knows mma (but never practices, and only uses it... once). her parents were apparently killed in a train explosion, fer chrissakes. TRAIN EXPLOSION.
I don't even have stats for that.
And at one point they dress up in impenetrable disguises (colored contacts, eyeliner, wigs, and dowdy dresses they just happened to have lying around), and literally no-one recognizes them, or the fact that they're in disguise.
And there's a puppy and a police dog (the puppy's dad), who kind of disappear.
and then, out of nowhere, the random series tie-in characters appear!
THE ENTIRE BOOK IS LIKE THIS.
but it moved quickly.
it was a bit like a poorly done I Know What You Did Last Summer / MTV movie: pretty people, interesting hooks, random sex in lieu of character development (wasn't even particularly well-done), but plot-holes that are just kind of... gaping.
I don't even have stats for that.
And at one point they dress up in impenetrable disguises (colored contacts, eyeliner, wigs, and dowdy dresses they just happened to have lying around), and literally no-one recognizes them, or the fact that they're in disguise.
And there's a puppy and a police dog (the puppy's dad), who kind of disappear.
and then, out of nowhere, the random series tie-in characters appear!
THE ENTIRE BOOK IS LIKE THIS.
but it moved quickly.
it was a bit like a poorly done I Know What You Did Last Summer / MTV movie: pretty people, interesting hooks, random sex in lieu of character development (wasn't even particularly well-done), but plot-holes that are just kind of... gaping.
November 26, 2018
Stars: 3 / 5
Recommendation: An intriguing paranormal plot heavily doused on history filled with murder, mystery, romance and ghosts.
The Killing Edge is the tenth and the last book in the Harrison Investigation Series by the paranormal author Heather Graham published in March of 2010. The plot is set in Miami and Key West areas in FL and is centered around Chloe Marin - a psychologist with specialization in art therapy and also as a consultant to the police - and Luke Cane - a British ex-cop turned Private Investigator.
Long before her Krewe of Hunters series (My review of the books I have read in that series so far are here (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...)), she had her Harrison Investigation Series headed by Adam Harrison. She credits him for starting the FBI special division called the Krewe of Hunters. While I was reading those books I was curious to read about Adam Harrison and books that came under his series. And so the book reviews continue in this series.
Ten years after the horrible killing spree that she and a few of her friends survive, Chloe Marin, is working as a psychologist, specializing in art therapy and also as a consultant to the police in helping them in cases. She also works as a calendar model for Bryon Agency on and off. Luke Cane was hired by the parents of one Colleen Rodriguez who disappeared while on a shoot for the agency in the Keys.
Chloe and Luke's path cross at the photo shoot of the agency and one thing they both clearly agreed upon was someone was targeting the girls at the agency. Despite fighting the instant attraction between them and the suspicions both have towards each other, they strive to get to the bottom of the truth. And putting them squarely in the path of the killer.
We get historical and geographical tour along with paranormal references of past in the plot but compared to other plots that Heather has written, it is far less. It focuses mainly on the killing spree that occurred 10 years ago and the killing spree occurring now. Although by the end of the book, we definitely will know some good hangout spots in the Keys.
Again we see Adam Harrison and two more of his agents - Brent and Nikki Blackhawk, whom we had first met in the third book in the series Ghost Walk (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...). Of course we had known Nikki as Nikki DuMonde in that plot, but now she is married to Brent and takes his name. A constant since past few books in this series.
I couldn’t guess the murderer until the end. A very good mingle of murder and mystery; past and present; fans and fanatics; and above all romance and love. Although I am surprised at the number of grammatical and sometimes character errors I see in the books as the series progresses. Clearly who ever edits for Heather Graham isn't doing a good job.
As she came closer to the end of the series, her repeat paraphrasing reduced a lot. And the conversations between the characters were more cohesive instead of sounding like teenagers.
Although this is the last book in the Harrison Investigation series, we still see Adam Harrison and is teams in the Krewe of Hunters that Heather started a year after this book. And I am sure that she has Adam and her investigators pop here and there in other series of hers too, although I haven't read all of her books; just a logical guess. She ended the series in a very high note, this book was indeed a chiller.
On a side note, this hard copy didn’t come with hard card inserts that gives reader an opportunity to either join a book club and win books, or buy a book and get a few free.
Another intriguing paranormal plot heavily doused on history filled with murder, mystery, romance and ghosts. A tale that captures one easily till the end.
Spoiler Alerts:
1. Sub-Plots:
a. Another one of Adam Harrison's team is introduced in conversations - John, in the first book Haunted (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...). Will he become a main character in a future book is something we have to wait and see.
b. In Haunted, Adam Harrison mentions that the case in London is complex and would be solved another time, hence he has come to Stoneyville to aid Darcy Tremayne. I wonder if Heather Graham would make this little tidbit into a plot for a future book in this series or the Krewe of Hunters series.
c. In The Vision (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...), Heather Graham has one of her characters, Jack, mention about a guy killing prostitutes around Eighth Street in Miami. I don’t remember any of Heather Graham's so far read plots that has this certain plot. Perhaps it is from one of the books I didn’t read or maybe it was just an off-hand instead mentioned for the sake of the plot.
d. In the Dead Room (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...), Brent Blackhawk is shown to be out in Los Angeles on a case. Adam Harrison is scheduled to head to London from Manhattan the following day for a case. I wonder if Heather's next plot would be in Los Angeles or London.
2. Grammatical / Historical / Location / Character Errors:
a. On Pg. 113, Line 20, it should be "…at the same time."
b. On Pg. 167, Line 14, it should be "….telling him that the guy…"
c. On Pg. 225, while explaining the placement of Luke, Chloe and Victoria on the steps of the mansion, Heather has Victoria sitting on the steps and Chloe holding her hand and sitting by her side. She had Luke hunkering down by Chloe. But then she says that Chloe and Luke exchange a look over Victoria's head. How can that be possible when Chloe is in between Luke and Victoria? Very confused there.
d. On Pg. 263, Line 6, it should be "….travels to make himself harder…"
Recommendation: An intriguing paranormal plot heavily doused on history filled with murder, mystery, romance and ghosts.
The Killing Edge is the tenth and the last book in the Harrison Investigation Series by the paranormal author Heather Graham published in March of 2010. The plot is set in Miami and Key West areas in FL and is centered around Chloe Marin - a psychologist with specialization in art therapy and also as a consultant to the police - and Luke Cane - a British ex-cop turned Private Investigator.
Long before her Krewe of Hunters series (My review of the books I have read in that series so far are here (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...)), she had her Harrison Investigation Series headed by Adam Harrison. She credits him for starting the FBI special division called the Krewe of Hunters. While I was reading those books I was curious to read about Adam Harrison and books that came under his series. And so the book reviews continue in this series.
Ten years after the horrible killing spree that she and a few of her friends survive, Chloe Marin, is working as a psychologist, specializing in art therapy and also as a consultant to the police in helping them in cases. She also works as a calendar model for Bryon Agency on and off. Luke Cane was hired by the parents of one Colleen Rodriguez who disappeared while on a shoot for the agency in the Keys.
Chloe and Luke's path cross at the photo shoot of the agency and one thing they both clearly agreed upon was someone was targeting the girls at the agency. Despite fighting the instant attraction between them and the suspicions both have towards each other, they strive to get to the bottom of the truth. And putting them squarely in the path of the killer.
We get historical and geographical tour along with paranormal references of past in the plot but compared to other plots that Heather has written, it is far less. It focuses mainly on the killing spree that occurred 10 years ago and the killing spree occurring now. Although by the end of the book, we definitely will know some good hangout spots in the Keys.
Again we see Adam Harrison and two more of his agents - Brent and Nikki Blackhawk, whom we had first met in the third book in the series Ghost Walk (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...). Of course we had known Nikki as Nikki DuMonde in that plot, but now she is married to Brent and takes his name. A constant since past few books in this series.
I couldn’t guess the murderer until the end. A very good mingle of murder and mystery; past and present; fans and fanatics; and above all romance and love. Although I am surprised at the number of grammatical and sometimes character errors I see in the books as the series progresses. Clearly who ever edits for Heather Graham isn't doing a good job.
As she came closer to the end of the series, her repeat paraphrasing reduced a lot. And the conversations between the characters were more cohesive instead of sounding like teenagers.
Although this is the last book in the Harrison Investigation series, we still see Adam Harrison and is teams in the Krewe of Hunters that Heather started a year after this book. And I am sure that she has Adam and her investigators pop here and there in other series of hers too, although I haven't read all of her books; just a logical guess. She ended the series in a very high note, this book was indeed a chiller.
On a side note, this hard copy didn’t come with hard card inserts that gives reader an opportunity to either join a book club and win books, or buy a book and get a few free.
Another intriguing paranormal plot heavily doused on history filled with murder, mystery, romance and ghosts. A tale that captures one easily till the end.
Spoiler Alerts:
1. Sub-Plots:
a. Another one of Adam Harrison's team is introduced in conversations - John, in the first book Haunted (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...). Will he become a main character in a future book is something we have to wait and see.
b. In Haunted, Adam Harrison mentions that the case in London is complex and would be solved another time, hence he has come to Stoneyville to aid Darcy Tremayne. I wonder if Heather Graham would make this little tidbit into a plot for a future book in this series or the Krewe of Hunters series.
c. In The Vision (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...), Heather Graham has one of her characters, Jack, mention about a guy killing prostitutes around Eighth Street in Miami. I don’t remember any of Heather Graham's so far read plots that has this certain plot. Perhaps it is from one of the books I didn’t read or maybe it was just an off-hand instead mentioned for the sake of the plot.
d. In the Dead Room (https://inspirethoughts.livejournal.c...), Brent Blackhawk is shown to be out in Los Angeles on a case. Adam Harrison is scheduled to head to London from Manhattan the following day for a case. I wonder if Heather's next plot would be in Los Angeles or London.
2. Grammatical / Historical / Location / Character Errors:
a. On Pg. 113, Line 20, it should be "…at the same time."
b. On Pg. 167, Line 14, it should be "….telling him that the guy…"
c. On Pg. 225, while explaining the placement of Luke, Chloe and Victoria on the steps of the mansion, Heather has Victoria sitting on the steps and Chloe holding her hand and sitting by her side. She had Luke hunkering down by Chloe. But then she says that Chloe and Luke exchange a look over Victoria's head. How can that be possible when Chloe is in between Luke and Victoria? Very confused there.
d. On Pg. 263, Line 6, it should be "….travels to make himself harder…"
April 9, 2010
This was a quick read. I love Heather Grahams books. I like the fact that she always has a touch of the paranormal in them. I love when Adam Harrison Investigations is featured, but I wish we had more of them.
The one thing that I didn't like was that I knew who the killer was half way through the book even though there were a ton of other suspects. I'm not sure how I figured it out because it wasn't real obvious, but I just knew.
The one thing that I didn't like was that I knew who the killer was half way through the book even though there were a ton of other suspects. I'm not sure how I figured it out because it wasn't real obvious, but I just knew.
December 7, 2014
This book was filled with names/characters that it lost my interest right away! I was in the 3rd chapter and chose to close the cover for good...WAY too confusing and hard to follow. There was about 25-30 characters within the first-two chapters.
It could be a good book, I just didn't give it a chance. Not the kind of book I like to read.
It could be a good book, I just didn't give it a chance. Not the kind of book I like to read.
July 16, 2024
While the blurb for the final installment in the Harrison Investigation series was one of the most intriguing, I do wish I had read the books in order as there were a few spoilers (one a reader of any books in this series would expect, and one I had hoped would happen from book one but now I *need* to know how, why). That’s not impacting my rating this as three stars though…
While the suspense surrounding our killer(s) wasn’t revealed until near the very end, the quick and tidy wrap up felt somehow rushed. There was a group of people, but then there were two despite equipment for everyone, then one again, but now it might be three different people we never suspected. He killed the model in question, but no, wait, he actually did it because I taught him! There’s such an emphasis on friendship, their trauma bond, and an emphasis on the kinds of people cults attract but we don’t really get to see any of what had our culprit attend the church in the first place. The church is a church, it is a cult but not really. There were just some inconsistencies and I wish the reasoning were more fleshed out, more original.
The setting for this story also wasn’t as enjoyable as the first book I read in the series. Perhaps because we are in an altogether different place with different things going on. Maybe it’s because I’m not a sunshine and beaches and 105+ degree kinda gal.
The characters were also more unbelievable. The romance doesn’t develop naturally and felt forced somehow. There’s no problem with two consenting adults falling into bed together after noticing an attraction based on annoyance and distrust after a rocky meeting. It seems there’s no such thing as a casual fling in Heather Graham’s world. Also, what’s up with fellow survivor friend, hapless lover Jared? His character was so minor yet so frustrating. He’s supposed to be sturdy and kind but the things he says betray those traits. You mean to tell me he’s supposed to be the best friend and be oblivious and then not have a thing to say about somebody trying to murder the girl he’s been in love with for over a decade? There’s no wondering, no outrage, no thought or feeling at all.
There are some solid wow factors in this story, and the overall plot is solid, but there are some glaring flaws that left me disappointed. Still, it’s a quick and easy read if that’s what you’re looking for.
While the suspense surrounding our killer(s) wasn’t revealed until near the very end, the quick and tidy wrap up felt somehow rushed. There was a group of people, but then there were two despite equipment for everyone, then one again, but now it might be three different people we never suspected. He killed the model in question, but no, wait, he actually did it because I taught him! There’s such an emphasis on friendship, their trauma bond, and an emphasis on the kinds of people cults attract but we don’t really get to see any of what had our culprit attend the church in the first place. The church is a church, it is a cult but not really. There were just some inconsistencies and I wish the reasoning were more fleshed out, more original.
The setting for this story also wasn’t as enjoyable as the first book I read in the series. Perhaps because we are in an altogether different place with different things going on. Maybe it’s because I’m not a sunshine and beaches and 105+ degree kinda gal.
The characters were also more unbelievable. The romance doesn’t develop naturally and felt forced somehow. There’s no problem with two consenting adults falling into bed together after noticing an attraction based on annoyance and distrust after a rocky meeting. It seems there’s no such thing as a casual fling in Heather Graham’s world. Also, what’s up with fellow survivor friend, hapless lover Jared? His character was so minor yet so frustrating. He’s supposed to be sturdy and kind but the things he says betray those traits. You mean to tell me he’s supposed to be the best friend and be oblivious and then not have a thing to say about somebody trying to murder the girl he’s been in love with for over a decade? There’s no wondering, no outrage, no thought or feeling at all.
There are some solid wow factors in this story, and the overall plot is solid, but there are some glaring flaws that left me disappointed. Still, it’s a quick and easy read if that’s what you’re looking for.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 29, 2024
Ten years ago, when they were teen-agers, Chloe, Victoria, Victoria's cousin Brad, and their friend Jared survived a massacre that took the lives of eight people and wounded six others. A man whom Chloe recognized as one of the killers was found dead, apparently of suicide, along with another man. The police believe that those two were the only perpetrators. However, a model from the agency where Victoria now works has disappeared mysteriously from a private island where they were doing a shoot. Chloe and Victoria are convinced that the model has met with foul play, so Chloe has infiltrated the agency to try to find out whether it was involved. The agency is going ahead with another shoot on the same island. A man claiming to be a swimsuit designer named Jack Smith has shown up at the agency, but he doesn't seem to be who he says he is. Is he involved in any way with the model's disappearance?
The first word of the prologue and the first word of the last chapter (which is essentially an epilogue) are the same: "silver". Three other colors are also mentioned in the prologue: gold (or ochre), black, and red (or crimson). These colors recur throughout the book. Silver: moonlight, the morning sky, and the apparitions that Chloe and others see. Gold: one of the victim's hair and sunlight. Black: the murderers' souls. Red or crimson: blood and a rose.
I didn't guess the identity of those involve in the killings, although they were among the possibilities that I considered. There were aspects of this book that didn't make sense to me. For instance, Chloe is given a Belgian shepherd puppy, supposedly for protection, although he is far too young to be an effective guard dog. Yet she leaves for the shoot on the private island a few days after getting him, and he isn't mentioned again. She doesn't seem to take him with her, but she doesn't make any provisions for his care, either. (She's living with her uncle, so I presume that the dog stayed with him.) Anton Chekhov is supposed to have said, "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there." I have no idea what the puppy was doing in this story.
The first word of the prologue and the first word of the last chapter (which is essentially an epilogue) are the same: "silver". Three other colors are also mentioned in the prologue: gold (or ochre), black, and red (or crimson). These colors recur throughout the book. Silver: moonlight, the morning sky, and the apparitions that Chloe and others see. Gold: one of the victim's hair and sunlight. Black: the murderers' souls. Red or crimson: blood and a rose.
I didn't guess the identity of those involve in the killings, although they were among the possibilities that I considered. There were aspects of this book that didn't make sense to me. For instance, Chloe is given a Belgian shepherd puppy, supposedly for protection, although he is far too young to be an effective guard dog. Yet she leaves for the shoot on the private island a few days after getting him, and he isn't mentioned again. She doesn't seem to take him with her, but she doesn't make any provisions for his care, either. (She's living with her uncle, so I presume that the dog stayed with him.) Anton Chekhov is supposed to have said, "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there." I have no idea what the puppy was doing in this story.
June 21, 2017
*2.5 Stars*
I round this up and give a positive rating on the basis that I did finish and was entertained at points. I love getting introduced to new authors in the mystery/suspense/thriller genres, but this one added a whole new element for me - "romantic thriller"? There are makings of a good story within this one, but there are so many forced, convoluted plot points that it reads a bit unbelievable for me in parts. Again, this is a new author for me, so I have no comparison to any other novels, but this one is a bit out there.
A high schooler survives a mass murder at a mansion party in Miami with a couple of close friends. It's obviously a traumatizing life event, and we're fast forwarded to a decade later where this lead character has a therapy career with a minor in swimsuit modeling. She still lives in Miami and is a consultant to both a modeling agency and detective work via her uncle, and remains close friends to shared survivors of the previous life event. She meets an undercover detective hired by the family of a missing girl associated with her modeling agency in Miami who is from England(?) and has had a traumatizing incident of his own to overcome (murdered wife who he has already avenged the death of). These two leads are young, though, and upon meeting, develop instant chemistry and are both described as being beautiful and perfect physically . . . Agh. Not a fan of the romantic side of things. The case has some interesting elements. It has ties to a religious cult, and the chase leads between ties to a church and cities, and of course, people close to the scene. There are some twists, surprises, and a bit of intrigue in the case. I just find the characters and romance a bit out there, and a lot of the scenery and surroundings don't connect with me at all. Luckily, it's a short read, and I was able to enjoy some parts. I might need some convincing to try out another Heather Graham novel, however.
I round this up and give a positive rating on the basis that I did finish and was entertained at points. I love getting introduced to new authors in the mystery/suspense/thriller genres, but this one added a whole new element for me - "romantic thriller"? There are makings of a good story within this one, but there are so many forced, convoluted plot points that it reads a bit unbelievable for me in parts. Again, this is a new author for me, so I have no comparison to any other novels, but this one is a bit out there.
A high schooler survives a mass murder at a mansion party in Miami with a couple of close friends. It's obviously a traumatizing life event, and we're fast forwarded to a decade later where this lead character has a therapy career with a minor in swimsuit modeling. She still lives in Miami and is a consultant to both a modeling agency and detective work via her uncle, and remains close friends to shared survivors of the previous life event. She meets an undercover detective hired by the family of a missing girl associated with her modeling agency in Miami who is from England(?) and has had a traumatizing incident of his own to overcome (murdered wife who he has already avenged the death of). These two leads are young, though, and upon meeting, develop instant chemistry and are both described as being beautiful and perfect physically . . . Agh. Not a fan of the romantic side of things. The case has some interesting elements. It has ties to a religious cult, and the chase leads between ties to a church and cities, and of course, people close to the scene. There are some twists, surprises, and a bit of intrigue in the case. I just find the characters and romance a bit out there, and a lot of the scenery and surroundings don't connect with me at all. Luckily, it's a short read, and I was able to enjoy some parts. I might need some convincing to try out another Heather Graham novel, however.
January 3, 2020
Some parts were ok but overall I thought there was too much going on, too many characters, and things got a little silly. I'm all for a strong heroine but this was one seemed too perfect. She's a psychologist, an artist, has exceptional mixed martial arts skills (no mention of her training), tries to solve crimes, and apparently also models because she's so stunning. She's also rich as are most of the other characters.
I thought the resolution of the big mystery was disappointing because it came out of nowhere. I also should have read the blurb more closely so that I could have expected the appearance of ghosts. Some things were left untidy. Chloe was given a puppy by Luke but then it's not mentioned at the end. Bye!
The romance wasn't all that convincing either. The story had potential but it was a bit messy (a bit like this review). Also, not sure if it was just my ebook version but the text could have used some formatting. For example: 'cir cum stances'.. 'bro ken hearted'..'pa per work' etc.
I thought the resolution of the big mystery was disappointing because it came out of nowhere. I also should have read the blurb more closely so that I could have expected the appearance of ghosts. Some things were left untidy. Chloe was given a puppy by Luke but then it's not mentioned at the end. Bye!
The romance wasn't all that convincing either. The story had potential but it was a bit messy (a bit like this review). Also, not sure if it was just my ebook version but the text could have used some formatting. For example: 'cir cum stances'.. 'bro ken hearted'..'pa per work' etc.
April 14, 2021
Aveva un titolo che mi incuriosiva, e il prologo mi aveva interessata abbastanza durante la lettura, peccato che il resto del testo non lo abbia fatto. Mi sono ritrovata a contare le pagine che mancavano per finirlo e inoltre ho scorso le ultime pagine prima del previsto per capire chi era l'assassino e questo dopo ben centocinquanta pagine in cui l'autrice non ha dato alcun elemento consistente né per invogliare il mio interesse né per risolvere il mistero. Una cosa che odio è proprio il non coinvolgere attivamente il lettore nella vicenda. Persino le relazioni tra i personaggi principali e secondari non sono riusciti a smuovermi dal distacco indifferente di uno spettatore lontano. E poi l'autrice ha messo una setta e fantasmi con tanto di sensitivi a seguito, che io ho trovato forzato e davvero troppo poco reale così come la maggior parte del libro.
In ogni caso per farla breve non è un libro che consiglierei, ti fa passare il tempo ma non ti coinvolge al massimo intrattiene quanto può farlo un episodio di un poliziesco di bassa qualità in tv.
In ogni caso per farla breve non è un libro che consiglierei, ti fa passare il tempo ma non ti coinvolge al massimo intrattiene quanto può farlo un episodio di un poliziesco di bassa qualità in tv.
September 28, 2021
The female lead was hypercompetent on paper (a psychologist, sketch artist, and master at self-defense) and yet somehow also treated as a child by every male character, the male lead was an asshole who acted like being a PI was justification for all sorts of crimes and asshole behavior. Chasing down someone innocent is a crime, false imprisonment is also a crime, doing these things "might-makes-right" style to various women is also an asshole move, immediately jumping to blackmailing a psychologist/sketch artist by threatening to blow her cover is possibly a crime, and definitely a massively asshole move, working for an abusively controlling father of an adult daughter is not a crime, but is definitely an asshole move. You'd think a man genuinely concerned for a woman's safety would be glad to know that woman had someone looking after her to the point she'd attack an assailant, but of course not, because he is Male Authority, how dare she doubt him. This book was written in 2010 but in terms of sexism it comes across like it was written in the 1920's.
February 20, 2018
Deadly, chilly, and intense...
Unlike similar novels from this author, The Killing Edge, just did not engage me as much as I had hoped. It was still interesting, edgy, and dark. Murder, bloodshed, and serial killer(s) still out hunting down their victims. I usually feel connected to the main characters but I did not feel connected to these characters. I understood them. I felt their pain and determination to solve the murders. Yet, I was not hooked. I was both intrigued and entertained though. Heather Graham still has the talent for writing novels that ring a chill down my spine. The intensity of the scenes happening in this novel was just as exciting. The plot felt slower to me. I felt like I was moving steady. I usually move quickly through the pages. Just was not happening this time around...overall, it was good. The Killing Edge is worth reading.
3.5-stars
I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.
Unlike similar novels from this author, The Killing Edge, just did not engage me as much as I had hoped. It was still interesting, edgy, and dark. Murder, bloodshed, and serial killer(s) still out hunting down their victims. I usually feel connected to the main characters but I did not feel connected to these characters. I understood them. I felt their pain and determination to solve the murders. Yet, I was not hooked. I was both intrigued and entertained though. Heather Graham still has the talent for writing novels that ring a chill down my spine. The intensity of the scenes happening in this novel was just as exciting. The plot felt slower to me. I felt like I was moving steady. I usually move quickly through the pages. Just was not happening this time around...overall, it was good. The Killing Edge is worth reading.
3.5-stars
I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.
June 12, 2017
Chloe Marin survived a killing spree of a group of her friends ten years before along with her three best friends, Victoria, Brad , and Jared. Now she is faced with the disappearance of a model who works for the same agency that she has worked for during her free time. Luke Cane, a private investigator, has been hired to find this young lady so he comes in undercover as a beachwear designer to be able to move around and do his job without much trouble. The real problem comes when more murders are discovered and there seems to be a link between the massacre ten years ago and what is happening now. Both Chloe and Luke must work close together on this case and find out they really need each other. This a suspense murder mystery that will surprise you.
August 27, 2019
This was another installment in Heather Graham's paranormal/romance/mysteries. They are quick to read because they are rather formulaic but generally a good ride nonetheless. One thing I enjoyed in this was that she wove in two of the later characters from the Krewe of Hunters series. In this novel, a beautiful young woman has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from a tiny Floridian island where she had been participating in a modeling agency's photo shoot. There is no trace of her so there is controversy over whether she has been killed or otherwise harmed or perhaps the whole thing is a publicity stunt designed to advance her modeling career.
July 19, 2025
This was a paranormal romantic suspense novel that I've had on my shelf for awhile. After escaping a massacre of many of her teenage friend, Chloe Marin began to see ghosts. Convinced she was losing her mind, she spent years in therapy and finally felt normal. Returning to the area to help investigate the disappearance of a model undercover for her uncle, she meets Luke Cane investigating the same disappearance and also undercover. When she sees the ghost of the missing girl, she knows that she is dead. Luke is convinced the girl's murder is related to the massacre years ago. As they join forces, the sparks begin to fly.
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