First Offense

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Summary: Don't bother with this one.
Review: After the first tape, I had to stop listening to this one. Characters are weak (no reality to them)and seemed just a vehicle for Ms. Roseberg to describe sex. She also seems to be trying to create super-characters that will go down in best seller history, but falls far short. Plot thickens with the ridiculous. Wasn't worth my time.

Rating:
Summary: A real disappointment
Review: First and last of Rosenberg's I've read. I was surprised by the clumsiness of the plotting and characterization. The supposedly professional heroine has little to recommend her. I got to laughing on each new occasion that she forgot some critical fact or forgot to do something important--not looking at subpoenas, stuffing envelopes into her purse and forgetting about them. Even the police do a lot of ambling around, taking their time to deal with important tasks. It's not much fun to read a book where you're a step ahead of the supposedly competent characters throughout.

Rating:
Summary: A real disappointment
Review: Having read some of Nancy Rosenberg Taylor's previous work, I found myself disappointed with this one! It was very slow, and it was only after reading the end to find out who the culprit was, that it managed to keep me engrossed a little longer!

Rating:
Summary: I read the end first!
Review: Having read some of Nancy Rosenberg Taylor's previous work, I found myself disappointed with this one! It was very slow, and it was only after reading the end to find out who the culprit was, that it managed to keep me engrossed a little longer!

Rating:
Summary: good book
Review: I liked this book. The characters were interesting, good plot, not a waste of time. I definitely recommend it!!!

Rating:
Summary: Fast, easy, enjoyable read
Review: I was surprised by the other reviews for this book. This was one of the first suspense novels I've read in a while that I had a tough time putting down. It's a very fast read, perfect for a couple of late night reading sessions or for a vacation to the beach. It's true that you can pretty much figure out "whodunnit" before the main characters do, and occasionally you'll shake your head and say, "No, you silly, don't do *that*." But hey, that doesn't necessarily take away from the experience (alright, it's a cheap thrill when you figure things out before the main character, but I'll take it). The author does, however, seem to have a thing for characters soiling themselves in one way or another when they get scared (do we really need that?). Overall, though, quite a good read.

Rating:
Summary: Fast, easy, enjoyable read
Review: I was surprised by the other reviews for this book. This was one of the first suspense novels I've read in a while that I had a tough time putting down. It's a very fast read, perfect for a couple of late night reading sessions or for a vacation to the beach. It's true that you can pretty much figure out "whodunnit" before the main characters do, and occasionally you'll shake your head and say, "No, you silly, don't do *that*." But hey, that doesn't necessarily take away from the experience (alright, it's a cheap thrill when you figure things out before the main character, but I'll take it). The author does, however, seem to have a thing for characters soiling themselves in one way or another when they get scared (do we really need that?). Overall, though, quite a good read.