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Title: Broken Wings by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ISBN: 0-671-00395-X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Douglas and Olshaker Have Done It Again
Comment: Broken Wings is absolutely intriguing, but what else would we expect from best-selling authors Douglas and Olshaker? These two authors have traditionally written amazing non-fiction books, but I absolutely could not wait, aftering hearing Douglas was coming out with a novel, to delve myself right into reading it! The main character in Broken Wings, Jake Donovan, fulfills Douglas's actual vision by starting up a flying squad that will be ready to fly to the scene of a crime, fully prepared to analyze and solve criminal cases. This novel gets a strong five stars and a pat on the back to Douglas and Olshaker, for another job well done.
Rating: 2
Summary: Predictable and Uninventive
Comment: In this highly touted collaboration between author Mark Olshaker and former FBI profiler John Douglas, the storyline seems secondary to the ruminations of a former career-focused criminologist. While the information that the authors impart in telling this story is somewhat engaging, the language used felt flat and unimaginative. Even the emotional makeup of the lead characters, Jake Donovan and his supporting crew, seemed as if they were filtered through the same electronic surveillance devices used by the Agency in gathering evidence. Had the story been told with more dynamic flair for the material, it would not have resembled a walk through a garden papered with cut-out impressions of real flowers. The ideas were intriguing, but not enough to carry the idea through to a satisfying end. It is as if this book exists primarily to cash in on the popularity of the science of profiling, as done so well in "The Silence of the Lambs".
Rating: 4
Summary: Whoops, I bought a novel!
Comment: I love true crime and of course, know John Douglas' name well. I ordered this, not realizing until I was running out the door with it in hand to read on the subway that it was a novel. I was a little disappointed, because I generally am more interested in true stories. I did read the whole book and I enjoyed it. I am guessing that there is probably a lot of John Douglas in the main character (Jake Donovan - same initials, even). The idea of the Flying Squad on which the book is based, is fascinating. And, of course, solving the mystery is half the fun. Well written, a good story, believable characters and even a few good chuckles.
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Title: Man Down : A Broken Wings Thriller by John E. Douglas ISBN: 0671023926 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Journey into Darkness by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ISBN: 0671003941 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Obsession: The Fbi's Legendary Profiler Probes the Psyches of Killers, Rapists and Stalkers and Their Victims and Tells How to Fight Back by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker, Mark Olshacker ISBN: 0671017047 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas, John "Douglas ISBN: 0671017063 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Anatomy of Motive : The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ISBN: 0671023934 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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