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Title: The Breathtaker by Alice Blanchard, Peter Coyote ISBN: 1-58621-696-1 Publisher: Time Warner Audio Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $29.98 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (44 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: NY Times Book Review:
Comment: "Nothing about the delicately rendered psychological terrors of Alice Blanchard's debut novel, ''Darkness Peering,'' could have prepared us for the howling horrors of THE BREATHTAKER. Set in a region of rural Oklahoma known as Tornado Alley, this gale-force thriller charts the warped progress of a serial killer who strikes only during tornadoes and models his handiwork on their devastation. That should be enough of a charge for one book, but such is Blanchard's artistry that she whips up even more excitement by taking us joy riding with storm chasers who jump into their trucks and ride into the path of the big twisters. ''Heroin for the heartland'' is their catchphrase for storm chasing. As one enthusiast puts it, ''When you chased the wind, the ground fell away from under your feet and you were transported someplace else.''
Charlie Grover, the seasoned police chief of Promise, Okla., joins these daredevils when his 16-year-old daughter is kidnapped by the killer and driven into the eye of a majestic storm -- a plot development that satisfies genre conventions but seems superfluous in a story that gets more blood-pumping effects from its spectacular weather reporting. In truth, Blanchard writes so well that even her quiet descriptions of desolate towns and lonely people are good enough to rattle the rafters."
Rating: 5
Summary: What a great book!!!
Comment: I read this on a plane ride across country and couldn't put it down. It's a fast-paced page-turner with great scares, great characters and an outstanding premise that is very well-executed. The hero, sheriff Charlie Grover, is a deeply conflicted character trying to raise his daughter alone in the face of hunting a very smart and crafty serial killer who has managed to cover his tracks for years by making his kills look like the storms did it. Meanwhile, his daughter has fallen in love with a bad kid and gets into trouble because she thinks she knows much more than she actually does about the world - a very believable teenage character. The storm-chasing is well-researched, as is the forensics work. This author is keenly aware of keeping emotional conflict front and center at all times, which effectively adds to the tension being cranked up chapter by chapter from a taut and gripping plotline. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun and entertaining read that is also a quality piece of literature.
Rating: 5
Summary: A terrific thriller
Comment: This was a scary, fast, fun book. There were a lot of great storm scares and the killer was a freak of nature. :) It's beautifully-written with an interesting and original cast of characters. And the ending is action-packed.
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Title: Darkness Peering by Alice Blanchard ISBN: 0553581295 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Kills by Linda Fairstein ISBN: 0743223551 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The 37th Hour by JODI COMPTON ISBN: 0385337132 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Narrows: A Novel by Michael Connelly ISBN: 0316155306 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 03 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Conspiracy Club by JONATHAN KELLERMAN ISBN: 0345452577 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 25 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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