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Title: Good Morning, Killer by April Smith, Christine Baranski ISBN: 0-7393-0389-9 Publisher: Random House Audio Pub. Date: 22 April, 2003 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (14 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: One interesting plot thread...
Comment: The story of the child abductor that Ana Grey, FBI agent is hunting with the assistance of the Santa Monica police department is riveting. Ana's relationship with one of the young victims adds dimension to Ana's character and engages the reader in the hunt and capture of the suspect.
The other characters in the story, however, are so thinly formed that they add no veracity to the rather incongruous turns in the story. One co-worker that had a friction filled relationship suddenly comes to Ana's aid, while another character moves from a bereaved widow to a crazy killer.
A truly unbelievable relationship is Ana's so-called obsession with Andrew Berringer of the Santa Monica PD. The reader is not given any opportunity to begin to understand Andrew or the relationship he has with Ana. It is difficult to believe that Ana risks her much loved career not once, not twice, but three times for someone that you can't really feel her connect with.
Overall, Good Morning Killer is a relatively quick read. The strength of the abduction plot is flawed by the sub-plot with Ana and Andrew. Although I enjoyed the book, I found I began skimming through the final portion.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: I unfortunately have to agree with some of the other negative reviews of Good Morning Killer. I read North of Montana when it came out and loved it, and in fact re-read it to refresh my memory before settling in with this book. What a disappointment! I found myself unable to even finish the book (I basically just skimmed the last few chapters to get the general idea) as it deteriorated into an unbelievable mess. Ana's relationship with Andrew was not developed enough for me to want the details of the inevitable train wreck. While I like April Smith's writing style, this book's storyline was unbelievable. Also, I found myself wondering if the book's events were somehow supposed to take place BEFORE North of Montana, since there was no mention whatsoever of the fling with Donnato and the fact that he was supposedly getting a divorce at the end of North of Montana. And what about Poppy, whom we left dying in North of Montana? After such great efforts from April Smith, including Be the One, this one was a huge disappointment.
Rating: 1
Summary: Jim in Atlanta
Comment: Shockingly bad. The main character was so screwed up I could not imagine her solving the crime. How are we supposed to believe in her competence when she so clumsily and incompetently tries to cover up her own "crime?" Her relationship with the detective was only sketched in, and we are supposed to accept their grand passion? Perhaps worst of all, I saw the "surprise" resolution of the book coming about halfway through. Horrible.
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Title: North of Montana by April Smith ISBN: 044922502X Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 29 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Be the One by April Smith ISBN: 074342431X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 26 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Cold Heart: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman ISBN: 0345452550 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Naked Prey by John Sandford ISBN: 0399150439 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 12 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Shutter Island: A Novel by Dennis Lehane ISBN: 0688163173 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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