What offends me is the abysmally lazy writing. I have no qualms with the subject matter, violence and crime and everything else is fine by me. Like beyond being it's-so-bad-it's-funny and just straight into offensively terrible. I got the book from a coworker who claimed it was one of the best books he'd ever read, so I figured I would give it a shot. This book was my first experience with James Patterson, and is definitely also going to be my last.
However I will have to go with two stars because there are way too many good thrillers out there to waste your time on this one. I teetered between two stars and a generous three stars on this. But that came to a halt early only to return in a feel-good, and artificial ending. There was some promise of character development. I actually liked the sub-plot better where a vacationing Detective Bennett and his ten children are harassed by a local family. I must admit the beginning had me hooked but it eventually falls apart when we learn the identity of the killer way too early and it descends into a long chase. Patterson turns them out faster than the colonel fries chicken. I've been accused of both before but this formulaic over-the-top novel is a sad reflection of the state of the bestseller suspense genre. Gaping plot holes? The audience won't notice if you wow them with violence and totally unbelievable villains.Īm I being cynical? Am I being melodramatic? Probably. Why have just a terrorist or a serial killer when you can wrap up both in the same package? Throw in a little romance.no.make that two romances.that have no connection to the story and let's have a sub-plot that make you care for the hero but again has no connection to the rest of the movie. First, there is a super-sensationalist plot.
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This flashy but unsubstantial thriller has movie deal written all over it and has all the pitfalls that a slick blockbuster film would have. I have no idea whether the above statement is actually true but I would bet my Kindle on it.
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