Final Sins

Abby Sinclair and Tess McCallum #5

by Michael Prescott

Abby Sinclair, a rogue security consultant, and her adversary, FBI agent Tess McCallum, discover the true meaning of evil when they both come into contact with artist Peter Faust, a murderer set free by reason of insanity who is being stalked by a killer who is even more twisted than him. Original.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Suspense, Crime

378 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

A pseudonym used by Douglas Borton, aka Brian Harper.

Douglas Borton grew up in New Jersey and attended Wesleyan University, then moved to Los Angeles and pursued a career as a screenwriter. After working with several independent producers, he eventually switched to writing novels, a much less stressful occupation. He has published 25 thrillers, starting with horror novels in the 1980s and continuing with suspense and crime novels in the '90s and beyond. His latest book is Bad to the Bone (2015), a sequel to Blood in the Water (2014). After twenty years in traditional publishing, he went the indie route in 2011 and has become one of America's bestselling ebook writers.

Reviews

[Arthur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Final Sins (McCallum & Sinclair book 3)

Abby and Tess take on true evil in the character Peter Faust. Faust, a psychopathic serial killer is being hunted by both the LAPD and the FBI, but can't connect the dots. Aided by a tip from a rouge FBI Agent, Abby is hired by Faust to get rid of a stalker (in reality, another rouge agent, old partner of the tipper) after his latest female friend and lover. What follows, you'll have to discover on your own to see how Abby and Tess resolve and eliminate Faust. Thanks for another great read.

[Candace · Rating 2 out of 5]

This the weakest book in this series. In book 4, Tess rediscovered her devout Catholic back ground. Fine. But in this book she’s pitted against an atheist serial killer, who spends pages ranting about how wonderful it is that the country’s going to hell in a hack, and equates that with the triumph of his immoral grandiose atheist worldview. Well, one need not be immoral, evil, amoral, or a serial killer in order to be an atheist. He lost me on this one.

[L Jerome Krovetz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb

Weird story but well told . characters are varied but believable. I have read two others in this series and enjoyed each.the

[FRANK HICKS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Reading

Enjoyed reading the series. Every book kept me reading until completed. I'm sure his others will also be great, looking forward to see what's next.

[Judy Kopittke · Rating 5 out of 5]

thriller

Very good read it was suspenseful, seat gripping and thrilling! Highly recommend. What more can you ask from a book?

[Kris (My Novelesque Life) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 STARS

"A decade ago, artist Peter Faust murdered a woman and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Today, unrepentant and living in L.A., he's become a cult celebrity among the radical fringe. When one of his fans appears to be stalking him, he hires rogue security consultant Abby Sinclair for protection. Unfortunately for Abby, her longtime adversary, FBI agent Tess McCallum, also gets drawn into the case. Both are about to discover the true meaning of evil." (From Amazon)

I did not know this was a series so have read two books out of order but I still enjoyed this suspense thriller. It is great seeing women in lead roles of good guy and baddie.

[Gemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in a day! I would describe this as en easy to read thriller - basically, the plot is not too complicated, it flows well, the characters are well described and there aren't too many of them either so it's not too confusing. One problem - it is difficult to put down!
The plot had lots of twists & turns, and I didn't necessarily guess the whole ending only part of it which was a nice surprise. I would read more by this author, and I would recommend this book.

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really would like to give this book 3 and a half stars. It really was better than mediocre, I just found myself skipping through details at time. Abby and Tess are wonderful together as they try to bring down once convicted and now cult hero, Peter Faust. Prescott did a great job of protraying Faust as a Hitler-like/evil incarnate type of character. Interesting subplots around all of the characters. I'm changing my rating to four stars. I did like this book.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abby Sinclair and Tess McCaulum are too much alike to be friends. They get the job done, reluctantly together. This book is refreshing and fun. I appreciate these ladies, their intelligence, and their intuitiveness. I recommend this book for a quick read. There's no mystery here as you know all along what's going on and what's going to happen next, but it's still fun.

[Carolyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Some one left some books in a common room at work, I picked it up hoping I could find a new author. That did not happen.
The author let on way to soon, that Hauser was dirty. Abby, and Tess hunting him in the end and killing Evil. Not impressed with the book at all.

[Lin · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I enjoy Prescott's books/plots/characters, I get frustrated with his poor use of language. Overabundance of passive voice, past progressive, and repetition of descriptors bog it down for me. This one was also a little too predictable for me.

[Heather Snowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

another in the Abby Sinclair series, not bad, but not my favorite either. The villian, as often is the case with Michel Prescott, is sadistic and drags out the torture and killing of his victims. Not something that I need so much detail on...

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Michael Prescott is an author I discovered in the last year or so and I am still reading through all his books. This was well written, good suspense, interesting and developed characters, etc. etc. etc. I truly enjoy this author.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a fast read. The characters were full of uniqueness and the story moved along well. I can't say I "liked" it. Maybe I wasn't thrilled reading about a proud, self absorbed, convicted murderer.

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Initially this book started off very slow for me, and I dind't get drawn into the story or the characters until halfway through, but I ended up likeing it in the end.

[Rachelle Piatek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another could. Not. Put. Down!

[Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mediocre fiction thriller. Nothing special but wasn't horrible either.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

great book...just love Abby and Tess/

[Stephanie Hill Alexander · Rating 3 out of 5]

abby and tess never disappoint, but they did surprise me with their role in this book. will be waiting for another book with these characters.

[Bobbi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average for a thriller, kept me reading though, so I guess it was good

[Dave Schey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Private investigator Abby Sinclair and FBI agent Tess McCallum team up in another fast-paced thriller.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most excellent!

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book and very fast paced. The plot was exciting and kept you guessing. I would highly recommend this as a suspenseful read.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

mystery / thriller

Kindle

Another fast-paced, believeable thriller from Michael Prescott. His charaters are likeable and unlikeable, therfore they are realalistic. I liked his 2 strong females.

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really Good. K.

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic story and great, albeit unexpected, ending. A must read!!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally, a Michael Prescott's book that I can say I really enjoyed! For once, I got to like the characters, they were better detailed than in the author's other books I've read. Good suspense.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent series, but got a little derivative. Glad he chose to end it on a high note rather than dragging it out any further. Might have been good to end it one novel sooner, but it worked.

[makida · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most awesome author ever.

Awesome as always!!!!!!!!! You can never go wrong with a Michael Prescott book! Keep up the GREAT WORK dude!!!!!!!! Excellent writing...

[TheGood ByeGirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant but I don't expect that ending!