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The Dark Tide
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480 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 18, 2008
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Andrew Gross
94 books1,779 followersHoward Andrew Gross was an American author of thriller novels, including four New York Times bestsellers. He is best known for his collaborations with suspense writer James Patterson. Gross's books feature close family bonds, relationships characterized by loss or betrayal, and a large degree of emotional resonance which generally leads to wider crimes and cover-ups. The books have all been published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins.
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April 10, 2009
Well, this was another one of those Reader's Choice books from the library. Normally, I'm not very interested in the "trashy thriller" genre. Overall, though, the book was okay. The plot was somewhat interesting (although rife with editing problems!), but the author seemed much more interested in the romance part of the story than in developing the story itself well.
And maybe it's just me, but I was extremely bugged by how every character repeatedly said the name of the person they were talking to. When I'm in a conversation with another person, I don't think I usually end every sentence with the other person's name.
Here's an example from the book:
"I've got to do it, Ty."
"No. You're not. That doesn't fly, Karen."
"That's the deal, Ty. I agreed."
"This is dangerous, Karen."
"You don't have to remind me what the stakes are, Ty. When I came to you, I trusted you."
"I think I've earned that trust, Karen."
"This my husband, Ty."
Arghhhh! Enough already! No one talks like that!
And I just couldn't envision the highly educated, almost aristocratic character of Karen belting out the F-word all the time. It was weird.
And maybe it's just me, but I was extremely bugged by how every character repeatedly said the name of the person they were talking to. When I'm in a conversation with another person, I don't think I usually end every sentence with the other person's name.
Here's an example from the book:
"I've got to do it, Ty."
"No. You're not. That doesn't fly, Karen."
"That's the deal, Ty. I agreed."
"This is dangerous, Karen."
"You don't have to remind me what the stakes are, Ty. When I came to you, I trusted you."
"I think I've earned that trust, Karen."
"This my husband, Ty."
Arghhhh! Enough already! No one talks like that!
And I just couldn't envision the highly educated, almost aristocratic character of Karen belting out the F-word all the time. It was weird.
November 29, 2019
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May 10, 2010
Let me preface with the fact that I downloaded this to my Kindle during a free promotion period so I can't really feel cheated out of my money. My time is another animal altogether.
The book starts off interestingly enough with a somewhat believable family, with a rich business man father, two kids and a homemaker wife whose life takes a turn for the worse after a "terrorist" attack on a subway. I personally thought the terrorist angle was a bit lame, but i guess it served the purpose and since the story is set in the New York area it was relevant to pop culture and recent history.
Normally I'm not a fan of the thriller/conspiracy genre, but the first half of the book had me reading along at a decent clip wanting to see how events unfolded. Without posting specific spoilers, the unfolding of this story in the latter half really ruined a decent start.
Karen, the main character (mother/widow) is written well enough, as is her cop friend/boyfriend Ty. The remainder of the characters are poorly developed and are sometimes completely unrelatable. Such as when Ty's daugher ages about 5 years when only 1 year passes in the story, and despite this rapid maturity, still cannot flip a pancake at age 13. About 60% of the way onto the book, Gross even abandons the characters of the children sending not only Karen's kids on a African Safari with grandparents, but even Ty's daughter is almost forgotten.
I finished reading this novel out of obligation to finish it, not out of enjoyment gained. I can honestly say that this book was worth the price that I paid for it.. free. Now how to get those wasted hours back.
The book starts off interestingly enough with a somewhat believable family, with a rich business man father, two kids and a homemaker wife whose life takes a turn for the worse after a "terrorist" attack on a subway. I personally thought the terrorist angle was a bit lame, but i guess it served the purpose and since the story is set in the New York area it was relevant to pop culture and recent history.
Normally I'm not a fan of the thriller/conspiracy genre, but the first half of the book had me reading along at a decent clip wanting to see how events unfolded. Without posting specific spoilers, the unfolding of this story in the latter half really ruined a decent start.
Karen, the main character (mother/widow) is written well enough, as is her cop friend/boyfriend Ty. The remainder of the characters are poorly developed and are sometimes completely unrelatable. Such as when Ty's daugher ages about 5 years when only 1 year passes in the story, and despite this rapid maturity, still cannot flip a pancake at age 13. About 60% of the way onto the book, Gross even abandons the characters of the children sending not only Karen's kids on a African Safari with grandparents, but even Ty's daughter is almost forgotten.
I finished reading this novel out of obligation to finish it, not out of enjoyment gained. I can honestly say that this book was worth the price that I paid for it.. free. Now how to get those wasted hours back.
January 3, 2015
This book appears to have been written by someone who:
a) has English as a second language;
b) has heard of both love and sex and has experienced neither;
c) has a fascination with blood and how is courses through veins in many and varied ways;
d) is writing for people with an IQ of around 50; and
e) is writing for people who have no critical faculties at all.
Favourite horror line: "A surge of validation ran through Hauck's veins."
If you like this, I really don't know what to say. The complete lack of critical facilities must make life difficult.
On the other hand, you'd probably like The DaVinci Code too. It's similarly atrocious.
a) has English as a second language;
b) has heard of both love and sex and has experienced neither;
c) has a fascination with blood and how is courses through veins in many and varied ways;
d) is writing for people with an IQ of around 50; and
e) is writing for people who have no critical faculties at all.
Favourite horror line: "A surge of validation ran through Hauck's veins."
If you like this, I really don't know what to say. The complete lack of critical facilities must make life difficult.
On the other hand, you'd probably like The DaVinci Code too. It's similarly atrocious.
January 5, 2012
The editing (and as a result the dialogue) in this novel is atrocious. There is simply no need to repeat characters names in every spoken line in a novel - most people who read books are not idiots.
"Really Kieran?"
"Yes reader, I'm afraid its true - this novel is badly let down by the poor dialogue"
"But Kieran I think, and Kieran don't hate me for saying this, but maybe you are being unfairly picky Kieran?"
"No reader - I am not. The festering dialogue weighs down a good story like a stone anchor, oh and Reader? I really am not exaggerating!"
You get the idea.
And it really is a shame, because the book is ever so slightly too long as well - predictable twists can be excused if you read up to them as quickly as you guess them, but when you see a twist coming 20 pages away you just know that someone needed to be a bit more brutal with the delete key.
Combined, the dialogue and length help to ruin what is an otherwise enjoyable adventure/thriller. The characters are interesting and likable, against all odds, and Hauck appears to be a solid foundation for a series (9 more books signed up!) - if only Gross gets a decent editor on board.
The romantic twist is believable, the locations are well described, the storyline is wide reaching without over stretching and as mentioned the characters are well rounded and emotive - its just that clunking script they're acting.
October 4, 2017
I'm giving this book a 3.5 but because I really enjoyed the main character - I added another 1/2 star. Lots and lots of different reviews for this book from 1-2 stars up to 4 - I have to say this was a very long story - and a very detailed explanation to the main character Ty Hauck - a good guy that seems to get himself in trouble and has to run and hide.
If you like police/detective type stories - you should like this one - I feel that it is a promise for a very good series and I really am looking forward to reading the next one.
If you like police/detective type stories - you should like this one - I feel that it is a promise for a very good series and I really am looking forward to reading the next one.
May 29, 2017
3.5 stars. Karen Friedman's husband Charles takes the car to the shop so he has to ride the train to work that morning to the hedge fund company in New York City that he owns and manages. An explosion occurs at Grand Central Station and Charles never makes it to work as hundreds are killed. Across town, Detective Ty Hauck investigates a hit and run of a young man and discovers Charles Friedman's name and phone number in his pocket. Neither Hauck or Karen see a connection to Charles.
About a year later, Karen is visited by two men who threaten her and say Charles made off with 250 million dollars that they want back. Karen contacts the man who mentored Charles and he says everything is ok with the firm's finances. Then Karen discovers some disturbing evidence which she takes to Hauck.
I like the books that Andrew Gross writes with James Patterson. I liked the first part of this book best. Gross tied everything together in the end but I bogged down a little bit before I got there.
About a year later, Karen is visited by two men who threaten her and say Charles made off with 250 million dollars that they want back. Karen contacts the man who mentored Charles and he says everything is ok with the firm's finances. Then Karen discovers some disturbing evidence which she takes to Hauck.
I like the books that Andrew Gross writes with James Patterson. I liked the first part of this book best. Gross tied everything together in the end but I bogged down a little bit before I got there.
October 26, 2018
Almost unbearably awful. Only finished because i had nothing else waiting to listen to at work. Written so poorly, repetitive, predictable. Don't know why it has such a high rating. "why, Charlie, why" Why, Saul, Why? Why Ty Why. This guy cannot write. Publisher should not have let this one out the door.
Husband dies in Grand Central bombing, but is he really dead? Karen Friedman and cop Ty Hauck investigate.
Husband dies in Grand Central bombing, but is he really dead? Karen Friedman and cop Ty Hauck investigate.
August 5, 2018
Kitabın arkasını okuyunca çok karışık bir konu gibi geliyor. Okumaya başlıyorsun ama olaylar ve kişiler bir türlü oturmuyor. Ama sonra hızlanıyor ve seni merak ettiriyor. Daha da hızlı okuyorsun. Tahmin ediyorsun. Tahmine çok açık bir kitap. Elbette tahmin edilebilecek ters köşeleri var. Ben de tahmin ettim çoğunu.
Teğmen Hauck ile Karen arasında ilişki olması çok klişe geldi. Bir kitapta da başrol detektif ile aşk yaşamayın arkadaş ya.
Genel olarak ortalama bir kitaptı.
Teğmen Hauck ile Karen arasında ilişki olması çok klişe geldi. Bir kitapta da başrol detektif ile aşk yaşamayın arkadaş ya.
Genel olarak ortalama bir kitaptı.
February 3, 2010
Ugh. Started out all right but went downhill--plot got harder to take; dialogue got hokey and stilted; exposition got downright painful.
June 4, 2016
Meh. A lot of build up for very little action. I'm giving it a 2.5 and I'm rounding up because it's the weekend.
June 10, 2022
3 sterren - Nederlandse hardcover
Charles en Karen Friedman zijn een gelukkig getrouwd stel met twee prachtige kinderen. Charles en Karen zijn na 18 jaar huwelijk nog steeds gek op elkaar en de kinderen voelen zich veilig en gekoesterd in een goed nest. Charles is zelfstandig ondernemer – hij heeft een eigen hedge fund – en Karen zorgt voor het huis en het gezin en doet vrijwilligerswerk.
Dan komt de dag waarop hun leven op dramatische wijze volledig op zijn kop komt te staan: de trein die Charles neemt naar zijn werk, wordt opgeblazen en honderden mensen vinden de dood of raken zwaar gewond. Ook Charles komt bij deze aanslag om het leven. Karen en de kinderen zijn verbijsterd en helemaal kapot van verdriet; de verwoesting was zo groot dat er zelfs geen lichaam is dat begraven kan worden. Alleen het handvat van zijn koffertje wordt teruggevonden.
Op diezelfde dag wordt de jonge AJ vermoord tijdens een hit en run-aanrijding. Er lijkt een connectie tussen beide zaken te bestaan, omdat AJ een papiertje met de naam van Charles Friedman in zijn hand had. De sporen lopen echter dood.
Maanden verstrijken en het leven neemt weer zijn normale loop voor Karen en haar kinderen. Totdat zij bezoek krijgt van 2 mannen die op zoek zijn naar honderden miljoenen dollars die haar man in zijn zaak heeft verloren….. en met ‘nee’ nemen ze geen genoegen.
Karen gaat snuffelen en stuit op vreemde zaken: een bankkluis waarin geld is gestort nadat de explosie waarbij Charles omkwam had plaatsgevonden, een vals paspoort, nog een moord. Waar was Charles mee bezig?
Dit boek is een typisch product van deze tijd waarin de nieuwe thrillers je bijna elke maand om de oren vliegen: de verhaallijnen zijn niet al te ingewikkeld, er is sprake van een vrouw in nood en een redder uit de nood, er zijn vaak kinderen bij betrokken en de scheidslijn tussen good guys en bad guys is helder.
Hier is niets mis mee; ik lees deze boeken graag ter verstrooiing maar er blijft naderhand weinig van hangen. Dit is zo een boek. Leuk voor aan het zwembad.
Charles en Karen Friedman zijn een gelukkig getrouwd stel met twee prachtige kinderen. Charles en Karen zijn na 18 jaar huwelijk nog steeds gek op elkaar en de kinderen voelen zich veilig en gekoesterd in een goed nest. Charles is zelfstandig ondernemer – hij heeft een eigen hedge fund – en Karen zorgt voor het huis en het gezin en doet vrijwilligerswerk.
Dan komt de dag waarop hun leven op dramatische wijze volledig op zijn kop komt te staan: de trein die Charles neemt naar zijn werk, wordt opgeblazen en honderden mensen vinden de dood of raken zwaar gewond. Ook Charles komt bij deze aanslag om het leven. Karen en de kinderen zijn verbijsterd en helemaal kapot van verdriet; de verwoesting was zo groot dat er zelfs geen lichaam is dat begraven kan worden. Alleen het handvat van zijn koffertje wordt teruggevonden.
Op diezelfde dag wordt de jonge AJ vermoord tijdens een hit en run-aanrijding. Er lijkt een connectie tussen beide zaken te bestaan, omdat AJ een papiertje met de naam van Charles Friedman in zijn hand had. De sporen lopen echter dood.
Maanden verstrijken en het leven neemt weer zijn normale loop voor Karen en haar kinderen. Totdat zij bezoek krijgt van 2 mannen die op zoek zijn naar honderden miljoenen dollars die haar man in zijn zaak heeft verloren….. en met ‘nee’ nemen ze geen genoegen.
Karen gaat snuffelen en stuit op vreemde zaken: een bankkluis waarin geld is gestort nadat de explosie waarbij Charles omkwam had plaatsgevonden, een vals paspoort, nog een moord. Waar was Charles mee bezig?
Dit boek is een typisch product van deze tijd waarin de nieuwe thrillers je bijna elke maand om de oren vliegen: de verhaallijnen zijn niet al te ingewikkeld, er is sprake van een vrouw in nood en een redder uit de nood, er zijn vaak kinderen bij betrokken en de scheidslijn tussen good guys en bad guys is helder.
Hier is niets mis mee; ik lees deze boeken graag ter verstrooiing maar er blijft naderhand weinig van hangen. Dit is zo een boek. Leuk voor aan het zwembad.
February 16, 2022
"İnsan alışıyordu. Hem de kendisine rağmen. Hayat devam ediyordu."
March 5, 2009
Fast-paced, deception, lies, conspiracies, plot-twists… excellent!
One morning, while at her yoga class, Karen Friedman, along with everyone there, learns of the bombing at Grand Central Station. At first, Karen feels horrible for the people involved in some way. Until that same horror starts to sink in - her husband had taken the train to work that morning after bringing the car in for servicing. Trying not to panic, she tries to reach him - but he’s gone. The first bomb was set off in the first two cars, and Charlie always sat in the first car. There’s nothing left of him to identify - only part of his briefcase was found.
A year later, with the kids away for the night, Karen is determined to watch the documentary on TV. Just when she watch anymore, reaching for the remote to turn it off, whose face does she see? But it can’t be … can it? Is Charlie really still alive?
Nearly a week goes by when Karen finally decides she needs to talk to someone about this. She won’t tell the kids - they were just as devastated as she was when Charlie was supposedly killed. Recording the documentary on a DVR, she takes it to detective Ty Hauck.
She had met Ty previously when he came to her home. On the day of the bombing, he had been at a case of hit and run, and Charlie’s name and number had been in the kid’s pocket. Ty’s about the only one she can trust.
And that’s when the fun begins. Ty takes a leave of absense, determined to find answers for Karen. Conspiracies, lies, deception, Karen can’t believe her husband of 18 years was even involved. But the biggest shocker is actually finding Charlie and hearing his confession. Only, it doesn’t stop there.
**Great book! Had a hard time putting it down.
Karen is a strong woman, in mind and body. Determined, she wants to hear the entire thing from Charlie’s mouth, face-to-face - she and their children deserve that much. Once she latches on, like a pitbull, doesn’t let go.
Ty has lived a hell in his past, one that he actually couldn’t get passed, until he met Karen. But with Karen in his life, he moves forward, looking to the future, feeling emotions deep down that he never thought he’d feel again. Just as determined as she is, he breaks laws he’d sworn to uphold to get to the bottom of the whole matter, and it nearly cost them their lives.
From bombs to hit-and-runs, to connections in between… From plot-twist to plot-twist, conspiracies, lies and deception, this one had it all. There was a little romance put in, but I felt it was more like an on the side type of deal. While I did feel something between Karen and Ty, it wasn’t as strong a spark as it could have been. I also felt that when the action starts, the dialogue suffered a little - well, enough that I can’t give this one a full five stars.
Regardless, great mystery, great plot, enough action to satisfy, and emotions roll throughout. Excellent read!
One morning, while at her yoga class, Karen Friedman, along with everyone there, learns of the bombing at Grand Central Station. At first, Karen feels horrible for the people involved in some way. Until that same horror starts to sink in - her husband had taken the train to work that morning after bringing the car in for servicing. Trying not to panic, she tries to reach him - but he’s gone. The first bomb was set off in the first two cars, and Charlie always sat in the first car. There’s nothing left of him to identify - only part of his briefcase was found.
A year later, with the kids away for the night, Karen is determined to watch the documentary on TV. Just when she watch anymore, reaching for the remote to turn it off, whose face does she see? But it can’t be … can it? Is Charlie really still alive?
Nearly a week goes by when Karen finally decides she needs to talk to someone about this. She won’t tell the kids - they were just as devastated as she was when Charlie was supposedly killed. Recording the documentary on a DVR, she takes it to detective Ty Hauck.
She had met Ty previously when he came to her home. On the day of the bombing, he had been at a case of hit and run, and Charlie’s name and number had been in the kid’s pocket. Ty’s about the only one she can trust.
And that’s when the fun begins. Ty takes a leave of absense, determined to find answers for Karen. Conspiracies, lies, deception, Karen can’t believe her husband of 18 years was even involved. But the biggest shocker is actually finding Charlie and hearing his confession. Only, it doesn’t stop there.
**Great book! Had a hard time putting it down.
Karen is a strong woman, in mind and body. Determined, she wants to hear the entire thing from Charlie’s mouth, face-to-face - she and their children deserve that much. Once she latches on, like a pitbull, doesn’t let go.
Ty has lived a hell in his past, one that he actually couldn’t get passed, until he met Karen. But with Karen in his life, he moves forward, looking to the future, feeling emotions deep down that he never thought he’d feel again. Just as determined as she is, he breaks laws he’d sworn to uphold to get to the bottom of the whole matter, and it nearly cost them their lives.
From bombs to hit-and-runs, to connections in between… From plot-twist to plot-twist, conspiracies, lies and deception, this one had it all. There was a little romance put in, but I felt it was more like an on the side type of deal. While I did feel something between Karen and Ty, it wasn’t as strong a spark as it could have been. I also felt that when the action starts, the dialogue suffered a little - well, enough that I can’t give this one a full five stars.
Regardless, great mystery, great plot, enough action to satisfy, and emotions roll throughout. Excellent read!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 25, 2015
The Dark Tide is the first in a series featuring detective Ty Hauck and the first that I've read; a third, Reckless, was published in 2010. Gross may be more familiar as James Patterson's co-author on several books as well, but he's a well-established author in his own right.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one, although there were a few spots that challenged my realm of credibility just a bit. The plot involves misuse of investment funds (think billions, not millions) that extends all the way from Connecticut to an island in the British Virgin Islands and back again. Most of the twists, trysts and murders are predictable (including the ending), but the plot moves along quickly and interestingly nonetheless. Hauck is a character I'll be happy to see in print again, so it's for sure I plan to take a peek at Reckless the first chance I get.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one, although there were a few spots that challenged my realm of credibility just a bit. The plot involves misuse of investment funds (think billions, not millions) that extends all the way from Connecticut to an island in the British Virgin Islands and back again. Most of the twists, trysts and murders are predictable (including the ending), but the plot moves along quickly and interestingly nonetheless. Hauck is a character I'll be happy to see in print again, so it's for sure I plan to take a peek at Reckless the first chance I get.
July 2, 2011
Perhaps the best term for Andrew Gross' entertaining novels might be the "Wall Street thriller". His books are solid action mysteries that center around white collar crime. Of course, being a crime novel it is very major white collar crime with more than a few murders involved. For a mainstream bestseller thriller, it is pretty good. Ty Hauck is an interesting homicide detective with his own baggage and an eye for the strong but vulnerable blonde. Romance ensues but it is the crime plot that prevails. A really good summer read but I doubt if I will remember much of it by Fall. I understand that the author is best known for his collaborations with James Patterson. He is much better than Patterson so let's hope he stays solo.
August 26, 2008
A real pageturner. Gross's knack is to keep the suspense going, you want to find out what happened. The characters are more than game pieces that the author moves around the novel to solve the novel. They seem flesh and blood. The plot is good, a man appears to be dead in a bombing at Grand Central Station. Another man is killed in a hit and run. A cop meets the wife of the bombing and starts to investigate the hit and run. Meanwhile other people are out there looking for the man as well.
Will he be found. Why is he on the run. Who is looking for him.
Its definitely a winner, but its not Robert Ludlum just yet
Will he be found. Why is he on the run. Who is looking for him.
Its definitely a winner, but its not Robert Ludlum just yet
April 20, 2010
Part mystery and part romance, Dark Tide would make a great soap opera or mini-series. A thirty-something mother of teenagers from Gold Coast CT, whose husband is a financial advisor with aspirations to become a high flier, becomes a widow when his train is exploded by terrorists. The ace detective, whose wife left him after their little daughter died in an accident that he might have prevented, has merely been going through the paces, his life empty and his guilt debilitating. When the wife, Karen, receives some vaguely discomfiting phone calls from strangers, she starts searching her husband's papers and discovers that he was not completely honest. When her daughter is threatening by a thug, Karen contacts the cop, Ty, and the situation heats up big time. Who can Karen trust? How can she keep her family safe? In this book, her kids are conveniently invited to accompany their grandparents on a lengthy African safari. Phew! But Karen is determined to get to the bottom of things, and boy, is that bottom ever deep. Dialogue like "Rot in hell, you bastard!" and a series of semi-steamy love scenes make this plot just perfect for a television adaptations. Good plane or beach read, just don't look for anything deeper.
January 2, 2012
This book had me at "go"!
A gripping story that begins with the explosion mentioned in the summary (I do NOT believe in Spoilers in my submissions) and proceeds to take tge reader on a fast and scary literary roller coaster!
Ty Hauck is the "main man" introduced in this first book of the Hauck series...gotta tell ya, he is one of my all time favorite "Heroes" (up there with the likes of Alex Cross, Harry Bosch, Stone Barrington, Shane Scully [RIP S.Cannell] for me).
Regardless, 'Dark Tide' is a tought-provoking page turner that is difficult to put down with some awesome surprises!
Thanks and happy reading, friends! 8-)
Lisa the NookWorm
@NurseLisainOhio/tweet me!
A gripping story that begins with the explosion mentioned in the summary (I do NOT believe in Spoilers in my submissions) and proceeds to take tge reader on a fast and scary literary roller coaster!
Ty Hauck is the "main man" introduced in this first book of the Hauck series...gotta tell ya, he is one of my all time favorite "Heroes" (up there with the likes of Alex Cross, Harry Bosch, Stone Barrington, Shane Scully [RIP S.Cannell] for me).
Regardless, 'Dark Tide' is a tought-provoking page turner that is difficult to put down with some awesome surprises!
Thanks and happy reading, friends! 8-)
Lisa the NookWorm
@NurseLisainOhio/tweet me!
April 20, 2024
Meh. A local tale, which adds a fun twist of familiarity.
July 8, 2014
This is my first time reading a book by this author and I wasn’t all that pleased.
*I’m kind of picky…so don’t mind me…but I don’t like the fact the author over detailed things *repetitively*.. example at the beginning..the author described the area the characters lived in twice within 2 mins of the book and used the exact same words to described the area. Also, the author described Karen’s brown eyes more than once within the first 5 mins..the second time her brown eyes were mentioned..it had NOTHING to do with what was going on…it’s like can we move on with the story now…
* This is my first book for this author so I’m not sure about his style of writing but I didn’t feel any genuine connection between the characters in this book…between Charlie and Karen, Karen and the kids etc…so I had such a hard time feeling anything for Karen when she realize Charlie may have died on that train...I felt like watching someone over acting on a tv show or movie.
* The beginning of this book is boring. The first 5 chapters or so is about finding out if Charles was “actually” on the train or not…nothing to really grab your attention from the start..not really a “page-turner” like others said…or to each its own I guess.
* By chapter 10 I had to give up…it was confusing and kind of repetitive
*I’m kind of picky…so don’t mind me…but I don’t like the fact the author over detailed things *repetitively*.. example at the beginning..the author described the area the characters lived in twice within 2 mins of the book and used the exact same words to described the area. Also, the author described Karen’s brown eyes more than once within the first 5 mins..the second time her brown eyes were mentioned..it had NOTHING to do with what was going on…it’s like can we move on with the story now…
* This is my first book for this author so I’m not sure about his style of writing but I didn’t feel any genuine connection between the characters in this book…between Charlie and Karen, Karen and the kids etc…so I had such a hard time feeling anything for Karen when she realize Charlie may have died on that train...I felt like watching someone over acting on a tv show or movie.
* The beginning of this book is boring. The first 5 chapters or so is about finding out if Charles was “actually” on the train or not…nothing to really grab your attention from the start..not really a “page-turner” like others said…or to each its own I guess.
* By chapter 10 I had to give up…it was confusing and kind of repetitive
March 15, 2016
Ok, first of all the plot. Very interesting, slightly unbelievable in parts, but a good read.
Now we move onto the characters....what the hell?! The main people in this book, Karen and Charles Friedman are the most annoying characters I have read in a while, especially Karen. She is a whiny annoying mess of a woman. I know your husband just died, but honestly, after just 3 months would you start having sexual feelings for the policeman who isn't even in charge of the case! As well as annoying she seems kinda slutty too. Hauck is a good character, but again, his brains are in his pants! What policeman in their right mind, goes off on a crazy unbelievable tangent, just supposedly to impress the woman, who has just lost her hubby not long ago.
I gave it 3 stars which is 3 stars for the plot and a resounding 0 stars for the characters. I hope the next Ty Hauck book (cos yes apparently there is another one), shows him in a better light than this.
Now we move onto the characters....what the hell?! The main people in this book, Karen and Charles Friedman are the most annoying characters I have read in a while, especially Karen. She is a whiny annoying mess of a woman. I know your husband just died, but honestly, after just 3 months would you start having sexual feelings for the policeman who isn't even in charge of the case! As well as annoying she seems kinda slutty too. Hauck is a good character, but again, his brains are in his pants! What policeman in their right mind, goes off on a crazy unbelievable tangent, just supposedly to impress the woman, who has just lost her hubby not long ago.
I gave it 3 stars which is 3 stars for the plot and a resounding 0 stars for the characters. I hope the next Ty Hauck book (cos yes apparently there is another one), shows him in a better light than this.
November 25, 2016
Andrew Gross used a "9/11 esq" situation to provide a means of escape for Charlie. Charlie has been living a lie, creating shell companies and illegally moving around money to create a wonderful lifestyle for his family. Unfortunately, forces are starting to close in as his empire collapses and he uses a terrorist bomb as a means of escaping the mess he has gotten himself into. His wife and children mourn, but one day his wife watches a clip of the bombing and recognizes Charlie's face as he flees the bomb site. Other suspicious events have happened to her and her children so she asks Lieutenant Hauck of the local police to help her find her missing (presumed dead) husband. The story line was good, but I found some of the writing distracting. Gross uses a lot of phrases which are incomplete sentences although he puts a period at the end. As a English major this was distracting for me, but probably wouldn't bother most readers.
December 29, 2017
Probably more like 3.5...
The comments about stale dialog (mostly repeating the other person's name a lot) do ring true occasionally, but honestly, it's only occasionally. Don't go by those.
It could have used some editing to tighten it up a bit, but overall it was a well-developed story with some heart-pounding suspense. Didn't quite buy into Ty's parting comment to the russian at the end, but other than that, it was a good story.
The comments about stale dialog (mostly repeating the other person's name a lot) do ring true occasionally, but honestly, it's only occasionally. Don't go by those.
It could have used some editing to tighten it up a bit, but overall it was a well-developed story with some heart-pounding suspense. Didn't quite buy into Ty's parting comment to the russian at the end, but other than that, it was a good story.
December 1, 2012
A very good book from Andrew Gross.
Perhaps better known for his work for James Patterson.
Deserves recognition for his work, solid start to this series.
Perhaps better known for his work for James Patterson.
Deserves recognition for his work, solid start to this series.
February 7, 2013
This story picks up once you get through the wife and kids and get to the heart of the matter. 8 of 10 stars.
December 13, 2017
First book I've read by this author. Complicated financial plot but interesting characters - I'll read another of his.
November 10, 2017
First in the Ty Hauck thriller series — this one’s financial — and revolving around a woman mourning her husband with a suspicious Ty investigating in Greenwich, Connecticut.
In 2009, The Dark Tide was nominated for the ITW Best Thriller of the Year.
My Take
Okay, I knew how it would end. It's a plot type that is so common, but for me, it’s always the journey. How the author takes us from the start to the conclusion and what the characters encounter along the way, as you never do know what a writer will do.
And Gross kept me busy. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough! People spoke to me [in the real world]. They had to poke or scream to get my attention. Buggers. Can’t they see I’m busy!?
Using that third-person multiple point-of-view, Gross gives us the scoop on what different characters are thinking or doing. Very useful with that unexpected approach to cop-think with how Ty decides to investigate the hit-and-run that may be tied up with a death caused through terrorism.
God knows, the clues keep popping up all over, and it’s still rather amazing that a couple of amateurs did as well as they did. ‘Cause I can’t give Ty a lot of props for his detecting sense in this. Sadly, there was a touch of the had-I-known, and I’m thinking it was a bit of foreshadowing that Karen‘s kids just happen to play lacrosse and field hockey? As for that rumbling Chekhov’s gun. Gross practically had to hit Karen over the head with it.
True to form, Gross had the usual run of characters in this from the “pure-as-driven-snow” to the cowardly selfish to the “billionaires ruining it for the millionaires” types. And it takes this comment from one of them that makes me wonder what kind of Kool-Aid these boyos are drinkin’?
The Story
Too bad Charlie hadn’t scheduled the car for another day. He wouldn’t have been on that train.
That same day, a suspicious hit-and-run accident leaves a young man dead in Karen's hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut, which brings Ty Hauck into the case when he finds a clue that connects the two seemingly unrelated events.
It’s the threats. Those come later. And later again. Threats that cast doubt on everything Karen has ever known. Threats that terrify her and cause her to question everything about her past.
The Characters
Karen is married to Charles Friedman, a hedge fund manager, and they have two kids: Samantha who will be attending Tufts and Alex who plays lacrosse. Tobey is their West Highland terrier; Sasha was run over last week. Rita is their housekeeper. Karen’s dad, Sid, owns a small chain of paint and remodeling stores in Atlanta. Margery is Charlie’s mom.
Lieutenant Ty “The Legend” Hauck, a running back hero in high school, had experienced the big city, working the Information Office when the Trade Towers were hit and is now head of Violent Crimes in Greenwich. The Merrily is his twenty-four-foot fishing skiff. Beth is his ex-wife who married again, Rick, a district manager in a mortgage firm. Jessica is Ty and Beth's daughter; Elyse is a friend of Beth's. Norah. Norah had been four years old.
The Greenwich PD
Debbie is the secretary for Violent Crimes. Detectives Freddy Muñoz (Will is his son) and Zaro, Officer Stasio, and Sergeant Dicenzio are part of the force. Steve Christofel handles bunko and fraud. Carl Fitzpatrick is chief of police.
The Norwalk PD
Detective Joe Horner is involved in the fancy car heists.
Another agency, in Stamford, is run…
…by Vito Collucci, a forensic accountant, who has worked with Ty in the past.
The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force is…
…part of the NYPD and oversees the city’s security. Lieutenant Joe Velko works on Watchdog, a state-of-the-art computer software program that monitors bits of data. His wife, Marilyn, had died on 9/11 leaving Joe with two daughters, Michelle and Bonnie.
Harbor Capitol is…
…the investment fund Charlie opened. Heather is his assistant, Sally runs the back office and is the bookkeeper, and Jonathan Lauer is the junior trader. Now he’s at Man Securities. Stevie is Lauer’s eight-year-old son; Lucy was his daughter and Kathy his wife. Gary Eddings, a bond trader at Merrill, is a friend of Lauer’s. Linda Edelstein arranged Harbor Capitol travel plans.
Saul Lennick was Charlie’s boss at Goldman Sachs and now acts as the trustee for Harbor; he’s practically a godfather to the Friedman kids. Mimi is his wife. They have a daughter in Boston with two children. Ida is Saul and Mimi’s housekeeper.
Pensacola, Florida
“Pappy” Raymond is a harbor pilot and the assistant harbormaster for the Pensacola Port Authority. Al is the ship’s mate. Pete (a harbor pilot like his dad) and Walker are Pappy’s other sons, AJ’s brothers. Ray Dubose and Mack Tyler are tug’s mates.
The Caribbean
Steve Hanson lives on his boat, the Emberglow . Neville is his Trinidadian captain with the Sea Angel . Ronald Torbor is an assistant manager at the First Caribbean Bank on Nevis; Edith is his wife. Their children include Alya, Peter, and Ezra who has Asperger’s. Paul Williams is Edith’s cousin. Mr. Carty is the senior bank manager. Mrs. Williams makes great roti. Michel Issa is in the diamond business in St. Maarten and known as a businessman who keeps his mouth shut. Marte is his wife. Juliette is their daughter with a baby, Danielle. Wilson is the cop who investigates the murder.
Dolphin Oil is based out of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Falcon Partners is one of those investment companies that hides ownerships.
Phil Dietz is a retired cop cold canvassing for security systems for Dark Star. Hodges is a track coach from Wilton. Lenz and Cates are part of the team. Paul Roos and Alan Gillespie are with Archer and Bey Associates in Johannesburg. Alan Weitzman is another alias. Gregory Khodoshevsky is a Russian billionaire. Pavel is his fourteen-year-old son; Michael is another son. Ludmila is his wife. The Black Bear is his schooner.
Johann Pieter Fichte is a German banker, a money trafficker, if you get right down to it. SunDog’s Web address is Oilman0716@hotmail.com
Hank Gordon is an old buddy and is the dock manager at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club. The Fairfield Diner is a cop hangout. Rollie. Mary hands out coffee at the game. Richard and Jacqueline are a French couple who live next door to Ty and do custom furniture restoration.
Dave Corso owns the custom auto shop who employed Abel “AJ” John Raymond. Jackie is the receptionist. Thomas Mardy, a supervisor at a credit-checking business, couldn’t possibly have used his credit card.
Paula and her husband, Rick, are good friends with Karen. Cheryl is Karen’s yoga instructor. Kyle Bregman had also been on the track team. Mal is their droning plumber. Kegg is a lawyer from Parker. Megan Walsh is with the JP Morgan Chase bank. Ian Coombs. Baltic Securities. Media Publishing distributes Mustang World .
The Cover and Title
The cover feels like it’s bleeding with that red bleeding vertically into white with a woman’s hand dangling on the back. A partial slipcover hides this with dark gray waves, a ragged white wave is at the top as The Dark Tide moves in, preparing to take them all down.
The author’s name is large in an embossed white outlined in red on the half-slip while the title is below it in the reverse, an embossed red outlined in white. Informational blurbs are in white and scattered about.
In 2009, The Dark Tide was nominated for the ITW Best Thriller of the Year.
My Take
Okay, I knew how it would end. It's a plot type that is so common, but for me, it’s always the journey. How the author takes us from the start to the conclusion and what the characters encounter along the way, as you never do know what a writer will do.
And Gross kept me busy. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough! People spoke to me [in the real world]. They had to poke or scream to get my attention. Buggers. Can’t they see I’m busy!?
Using that third-person multiple point-of-view, Gross gives us the scoop on what different characters are thinking or doing. Very useful with that unexpected approach to cop-think with how Ty decides to investigate the hit-and-run that may be tied up with a death caused through terrorism.
God knows, the clues keep popping up all over, and it’s still rather amazing that a couple of amateurs did as well as they did. ‘Cause I can’t give Ty a lot of props for his detecting sense in this. Sadly, there was a touch of the had-I-known, and I’m thinking it was a bit of foreshadowing that Karen‘s kids just happen to play lacrosse and field hockey? As for that rumbling Chekhov’s gun. Gross practically had to hit Karen over the head with it.
True to form, Gross had the usual run of characters in this from the “pure-as-driven-snow” to the cowardly selfish to the “billionaires ruining it for the millionaires” types. And it takes this comment from one of them that makes me wonder what kind of Kool-Aid these boyos are drinkin’?
”You don’t judge these kinds of funds. You run them. You manage the money.”Oh, yeah. That speech Karen gives at the end when it seems the bad guys are about to win was be-yoo-ti-full. And so very right. I just wish there had been so much more suffering for that jerk. One tip I took away from it, that has held true in past stories is to fight. Fight to the bitter end.
The Story
Too bad Charlie hadn’t scheduled the car for another day. He wouldn’t have been on that train.
That same day, a suspicious hit-and-run accident leaves a young man dead in Karen's hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut, which brings Ty Hauck into the case when he finds a clue that connects the two seemingly unrelated events.
It’s the threats. Those come later. And later again. Threats that cast doubt on everything Karen has ever known. Threats that terrify her and cause her to question everything about her past.
The Characters
Karen is married to Charles Friedman, a hedge fund manager, and they have two kids: Samantha who will be attending Tufts and Alex who plays lacrosse. Tobey is their West Highland terrier; Sasha was run over last week. Rita is their housekeeper. Karen’s dad, Sid, owns a small chain of paint and remodeling stores in Atlanta. Margery is Charlie’s mom.
Lieutenant Ty “The Legend” Hauck, a running back hero in high school, had experienced the big city, working the Information Office when the Trade Towers were hit and is now head of Violent Crimes in Greenwich. The Merrily is his twenty-four-foot fishing skiff. Beth is his ex-wife who married again, Rick, a district manager in a mortgage firm. Jessica is Ty and Beth's daughter; Elyse is a friend of Beth's. Norah. Norah had been four years old.
The Greenwich PD
Debbie is the secretary for Violent Crimes. Detectives Freddy Muñoz (Will is his son) and Zaro, Officer Stasio, and Sergeant Dicenzio are part of the force. Steve Christofel handles bunko and fraud. Carl Fitzpatrick is chief of police.
The Norwalk PD
Detective Joe Horner is involved in the fancy car heists.
Another agency, in Stamford, is run…
…by Vito Collucci, a forensic accountant, who has worked with Ty in the past.
The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force is…
…part of the NYPD and oversees the city’s security. Lieutenant Joe Velko works on Watchdog, a state-of-the-art computer software program that monitors bits of data. His wife, Marilyn, had died on 9/11 leaving Joe with two daughters, Michelle and Bonnie.
Harbor Capitol is…
…the investment fund Charlie opened. Heather is his assistant, Sally runs the back office and is the bookkeeper, and Jonathan Lauer is the junior trader. Now he’s at Man Securities. Stevie is Lauer’s eight-year-old son; Lucy was his daughter and Kathy his wife. Gary Eddings, a bond trader at Merrill, is a friend of Lauer’s. Linda Edelstein arranged Harbor Capitol travel plans.
Saul Lennick was Charlie’s boss at Goldman Sachs and now acts as the trustee for Harbor; he’s practically a godfather to the Friedman kids. Mimi is his wife. They have a daughter in Boston with two children. Ida is Saul and Mimi’s housekeeper.
Pensacola, Florida
“Pappy” Raymond is a harbor pilot and the assistant harbormaster for the Pensacola Port Authority. Al is the ship’s mate. Pete (a harbor pilot like his dad) and Walker are Pappy’s other sons, AJ’s brothers. Ray Dubose and Mack Tyler are tug’s mates.
The Caribbean
Steve Hanson lives on his boat, the Emberglow . Neville is his Trinidadian captain with the Sea Angel . Ronald Torbor is an assistant manager at the First Caribbean Bank on Nevis; Edith is his wife. Their children include Alya, Peter, and Ezra who has Asperger’s. Paul Williams is Edith’s cousin. Mr. Carty is the senior bank manager. Mrs. Williams makes great roti. Michel Issa is in the diamond business in St. Maarten and known as a businessman who keeps his mouth shut. Marte is his wife. Juliette is their daughter with a baby, Danielle. Wilson is the cop who investigates the murder.
Dolphin Oil is based out of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Falcon Partners is one of those investment companies that hides ownerships.
Phil Dietz is a retired cop cold canvassing for security systems for Dark Star. Hodges is a track coach from Wilton. Lenz and Cates are part of the team. Paul Roos and Alan Gillespie are with Archer and Bey Associates in Johannesburg. Alan Weitzman is another alias. Gregory Khodoshevsky is a Russian billionaire. Pavel is his fourteen-year-old son; Michael is another son. Ludmila is his wife. The Black Bear is his schooner.
Johann Pieter Fichte is a German banker, a money trafficker, if you get right down to it. SunDog’s Web address is Oilman0716@hotmail.com
Hank Gordon is an old buddy and is the dock manager at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club. The Fairfield Diner is a cop hangout. Rollie. Mary hands out coffee at the game. Richard and Jacqueline are a French couple who live next door to Ty and do custom furniture restoration.
Dave Corso owns the custom auto shop who employed Abel “AJ” John Raymond. Jackie is the receptionist. Thomas Mardy, a supervisor at a credit-checking business, couldn’t possibly have used his credit card.
Paula and her husband, Rick, are good friends with Karen. Cheryl is Karen’s yoga instructor. Kyle Bregman had also been on the track team. Mal is their droning plumber. Kegg is a lawyer from Parker. Megan Walsh is with the JP Morgan Chase bank. Ian Coombs. Baltic Securities. Media Publishing distributes Mustang World .
The Cover and Title
The cover feels like it’s bleeding with that red bleeding vertically into white with a woman’s hand dangling on the back. A partial slipcover hides this with dark gray waves, a ragged white wave is at the top as The Dark Tide moves in, preparing to take them all down.
The author’s name is large in an embossed white outlined in red on the half-slip while the title is below it in the reverse, an embossed red outlined in white. Informational blurbs are in white and scattered about.
July 17, 2017
The first "Ty Hauck" series book from author Andrew Gross, "The Dark Tide", is a meandering tale that for 420 pages (Paperback), leads the reader through a set of expected situations just like a formula on a blackboard. Having previously read a stand alone "thriller" from author Andrew Gross, ("Eyes Wide Open"), my expectations were somewhat muted from the outset. I gave, "Eyes", a somewhat generous three out of five stars, (2.75 more realistic). However I jumped into, "The Dark Tide", secretly hoping that since I already had the first four "Ty Hauck" books on my nightstand I needed to give them a shot. Having met author Andrew Gross this past March at the Tucson Festival Of Books, my impression was I gotta read this guy. Okay, "Dark Tide", is far better than "Eyes". Protagonist Ty Hauck was a hero to root for. The plot had plenty of action scenes and some solid romance. The plot did at times become too melodramatic, (silly), at times. The main characters were developed somewhat well. The bad guys however very weak at best. As chapter after chapter rolled by I knew exactly how this story was going to be laid out and rolled up. Seemed like math homework at times. Overall even though it took me four days to get through this one, at times it had some good passages. Some weak twists and turns did kind of keep the plot enjoyable at times. Even though protagonist Hauck was a Sheriff's deputy, reading the story I kept picturing James Garner as Jim Rockford in the Hauck role. (Loved those Rockford files !). I'm giving, "The Dark Tide", three stars out of a possible five stars. Okay, it deserves 3.33 stars realistically. Now I've got to read those next three Hauck books sitting on my nightstand. (Not right away though).
July 17, 2020
3.25 stars. The storyline is good, and most of the characters are good. What holds this novel back is the melodramatic first person narrative that is periodically injected into the story. It provides no benefit to the story or character development; rather, it reads as hokey, trying too hard to get across a point.
With a red pen and a good editor, this book could be tighter and more enjoyable to read. Still, I’ve read some of Gross’s later works and he does improve, so I’ll keep reading more books.
Audiobook review: Narrator Melissa Leo is a good narrator. She does the best with what she’s given.
With a red pen and a good editor, this book could be tighter and more enjoyable to read. Still, I’ve read some of Gross’s later works and he does improve, so I’ll keep reading more books.
Audiobook review: Narrator Melissa Leo is a good narrator. She does the best with what she’s given.
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