Lacking in originality
Ok, so all of the information in this paragraph is within the first few paragraphs or the dust jacket so I don't consider them spoilers. This is the story of Rachael, who is on the run from unknown persons who are trying to kill her for unknown reasons. She is drugged, tied up, attached to a concrete block, and threw her in a lake. But because she is a heroine, of course she pulled a Houdini and escaped. She decides to hid until she can figures things out but before she makes it to her hiding place she sees a plane crash land. She runs over to help and finds an FBI agent (Jack Crowne) and another passenger. She helps them out and then to repay her for all her help, instead of letting her go when she wants they decide to keep her around.

I have to say that as much as I wanted to like this book, it was just ok. I am afraid that CC writing has gotten repetitive, as have her characters. To be honest, I am starting to find her style of writing very distracting and annoying - it is very stream of consciousness type writing and can be very distracting in this type of suspense story. Some facts get bogged down and others come too late. Also, as some of the other reviewers have pointed out, the editor for this book (and other recent books in this series) isn't very good. There are lots of continuity issues between the books. Also, the bad guys were obvious right from the start, something I found I didn't like. Also, the constant flaunting of any and all rules of police behavior really annoyed me - they questioned a person have he asked for a lawyer, they slapped a suspect, etc. Stuff like this annoys me - it would have gotten their case thrown out.

So now that I have made it sound like I hate the book, let me tell you why I didn't. I like the interactions between Savich and Sherlock. I also think that the author tells a good story, I just wish she would use a more concise and straightforward manner rather than the stream of consciousness stuff.

If you like the series, you should read this book. If you are interested in suspense, thrillers, etc - start with some of her earlier books because I like them better. Also, even though this is a series, you don't have to read the books in order. It may help a little bit, but is not necessary by any means. Some of her earlier books in the FBI series are The Cove, The Maze, and The Target. She also wrote Impulse, False Pretenses, and Beyond Eden which are more of a romantic suspense type book and not part of the FBI series. I like her writing style more in those books, although they are from the late 80s early 90s and still have a bit of the passive female, dominant male thing going on, but not as bad as it could be. Anyway, give Coulter a try, even if you check a book out from the library, but try one of her earlier FBI series or one of the other three I mentioned above.

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