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Title: Catch Me by A. J. Holt ISBN: 0312971303 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: February, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.27
Rating: 5
Summary: Who Will Guard the Guards
Comment: A. J. Holt's first book, 'Watch Me,' was the incredibly chilling story of Jay Fletcher, an FBI agent who discovers a serial killer site on the internet. Driven by the horrors of her own past Jay is seduced into a hunting spree that rivaled those of the serial killers that became her victims. Jay stepped over the line, and was only barely able to make her way back into the light.
Her last sanctioned hunt was for Billy 'Bones' Bonisteel, whom she successfully brought to trial and to justice. Jay, also known as 'Ladykiller,' then disappeared into the FBI's witness protection program, hoping never to confront the dark side of her character again.
Unfortunately her idyllic retreat was not meant to last. Billy Bones makes his escape and demands that Jay be put on his trail. If not, he threatens to go on a full blown killing spree. Anxious to prevent publicity, the FBI permits Fletcher to take up the hunt. Billy leads her on a nerve-wracking chase from coast to coast ending up in a spectaular finale in the Pacific Northwest.
This is not your basic slash and burn serial killer story. For Billy Bones 'Catch Me' tells the story of his last, defiant struggle for freedom. Holt allows us to peer continually into Billy's mind, detailing his belief in chaos theory and his belief that he is Charles Manson's child. Billy has a certain Hannibal Lector like charm for us. Yet, in spite of all these insights and often ghastly details, Holt still masks the truth from us, leading to a surprise ending of great power.
For Jay Fletcher, 'Catch Me' is a coming of age novel. Jay makes a journey from her new life as a Mendocino glassblower back into the horror of the hunt. Confronting the her reality, she moves onward to self-discovery and acceptance of the creature she has become. This occurs in natural flow, almost without the reader's awareness. In her way she has become a model for the heroines of the 21st century.
Holt's ability to create characters that are enduring and real is remarkable. It is honestly hard to believe that this is only a second novel. 'Watch Me' was a tough act to follow, yet 'Catch Me' succeeds completely, on many levels. The book is relentlessly paced, and very hard to put down. If you have a fondness for the serial killer thriller, 'Catch Me' will occupy a special place in your library. One you will come back to many times.
Rating: 5
Summary: CHILLING!
Comment: Jay Fletcher had been an expert computer hacker and FBI agent until she had single-handedly tracked down five serial killers. She killed the first four. But on the fifth execution she almost killed the wrong man. That had been her wake up call! She finished tracking down the fifth, "Billy Bones", and helped put him away. Then she cut a deal. She turned in her badge, retired, and went into the Witness Protection. With her new identity, no one would know she had once been dubbed "Ladykiller".
Billy Bones was brilliant. He was as good with a computer as Jay. So when he escaped, it was easy for billy to locate Jay and begin sending her emails. He also emailed the U.S. Marshals. Jay was to play hound. Billy would play fox. If the U.S. Marshals did not put Jay on the case, then he would go on a killing spree, tell CNN and all to view ghastly pictures of his victims on the net and where, and then who knows what else? Therefore, Jay Fletcher and Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Dane hunted Billy as he killed, leaving clues with victim as to who would be next.
***** A chilling novel that I am still trying to shake of! Awesome!
Rating: 3
Summary: Enjoyable crime thriller
Comment: Jay Fletcher is an ex-FBI agent who specalises in hunting down serial killers and killing them. Because she is never tried for her murders, she is kicked out of the FBI and is put in a Witness Protection Program where she is happy living, until she gets an email from Billy Bones, a serial killer who she didn't quite catch the last time.
Billy Bones, convinced he is the son of Charles Mason, sends Jay on a wild-goose chase so she can track him down and have her day with him. Billy is an absolute psycho and his character is reminiscent of Dr Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, intelligent and very very scary.
The entire book is about Jay tracking down Billy with the obscure clues that he leaves for her. It is actually very cleverly written and it is a different spin on the usual 'whodunits' as the reader knows who done it, and actually gets of insight into the serial killer (not many authors do that).
This is a very easy book to read, but it is still an enjoyable thriller that will keep you interested right until the end. Ok, so its not as brilliant as Michael Connelly or Dennis Lehane, but it is still good.
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