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Summary: Ms. Johansen Just Keeps Getting Better!
Review: "Firestorm" is a supernatural mystery thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat as you read the day (or night) away. Arson Investigator Kerry Murphy barely escaped a fire that took her mother's life, so she takes her job very seriously. Brad Silver's brother was murdered, a burning car the weapon. He wants Kerry to help him unmask the killer, so he uses his mental gift of planting suggestions to get her to go along with his plans. Admittedly, at first I had a problem with Silver's psychic abilities, but that kind of stuff is normal in Iris Johansen's books, so I accepted it and moved on with this really electrifying and super story. Boy does Iris ever know how to get your heart pumping.
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Summary: What A Wallbanger!
Review: FloridaGirl has it right! Whiny, shallow, and terminally stupid heroine. I know any book premised on two psychics out there working together has a suspension-of-disbelief requirement, but after awhile the plotting got to be a bit much. George, the British-born (to parents in domestic service) ex-US Secret Service bodyguarding butler with CIA and FBI contacts everywhere; Carmela and Rosa, who with federal arm-twisting can be removed from a mother who won't protect them from abuse in the home and given to the heroine at the end of the book as sort of live-in domestic therapy; Trask, our evil-villain arsonist, who, while evading the forces of the US government could use his North-Korean-supplied US henchman to track down all sorts of information about our heroine's background and family, and who regrets that he won't have enough time available to explore the fact that he considers the heroine his soulmate before he has to kill her; and Silver (as in Hiyo?), who falls in love with the heroine for no earthly reason I could see, since she's an idiot and has been a complete b**ch to him, but because they're psychically linked, and he's really lonely, they have mind-blowing sex. Her father's rationale for the nature of his relationship with Kerry and his son Jason made absolutely no sense to me. And cliches? They're everywhere, so watch where you step. What a disappointment!
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Summary: Lot of Iris Johansen Books
Review: How many titles through the books? Dead Aim, The Search, The Ugly Duckling, Long after Midnight, Final Target, and No one to Trust. Mom got to read. Next time we check out Iris Johansen and Tami Hoag for the library books your got checkout from the library. Thank You
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Summary: Leave your skepticism at the door
Review: I had a little trouble with the premise of comas inducing psychic powers. However, the book was fast paced, had some surprises, and was overall entertaining. If you want a fact based story, you can read non-fiction or the newspaper. For exciting, action-adventure with a good romance. I read Iris Johansen. I have to admit saving the world every time seems a little redundent. But again, I read for fun. This book filled an afternoon very well. Maybe it follows a similar scenerio as other books by her, I was so glad to get away from the rugged, handsome assassins in the last three books. Not that I did'nt love the books, or the men. Where do I find one? But reading is fun, and it is an escape from other worries. So go for it. For myself, I enjoyed this book!
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Summary: A BIG disappointment!!!
Review: I've read several of Johansen's books and have considered her a pretty decent writer, enough so that I thought I was in for a treat when I saw this on the library shelf. I'll finish it just to see what happens but I'm totally disappointed. The story line is there but the characters are tired. She hasn't fleshed them out enough to be believeable. The dialogue is often stilted and unreal. I'm very glad I borrowed this from the library. It's not worth buying.
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Summary: LIKE CONSTANT BICKERING?
Review: If you enjoy reading dialog with an ongoing argument for over 300 pages, you'll like this book.
I am a big fan of Johansen, but I wanted to tell these characters to "go to their corners" every step of the way. Instead of their relationship adding to the dynamic of the story, it was such a distraction that I even gave up caring
what happened.
I won't stop reading her books, but this was a big disappointment.
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Summary: Good but annoying
Review: If you like books with a paranormal/suspense/mystery edge to it you would like this book.
This is the first book I've read by Johansen and I too picked it up because the paranormal component intrigued me.
There is an ongoing conflict between the main characters that I too found annoying...it goes on way too long...and drags the book down in my opinion.
Worth reading, interesting but be prepared to skip some pages unless you like reading arguments.
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Summary: Not a must-have in hardcover
Review: Johansen has never been stellar at developing plausible plots, but there is plausible, even in the realm of science fiction, and stoopid. This almost rates three "o"sSeriously, borrow it from your library. Or buy it used. Or wait until the paperback comes out and buy IT used.
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Summary: Reader in CD Version Bad
Review: Kate Burton reading of Firestorm, was without feeling and bland. Don't bother getting the Audio version, the book is so much better. Iris Johansen ought to use one of Janet Evanoviches readers, they are great.
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Summary: "Phenomally Exciting"
Review: Kerry Murphy is 6 years old. Her and her mother are staying in Boston. At the Brownstone that her mother & father own. Kerry's parents are in the middle of divorce. Her father & brother went to Canada. A fire brakes out and Kerry and her mother are trapped. Her mother is able to get Kerry out and tells her to go for help. Kerry sees a figure standing under under a street light. She runs to it "Please Mama said I had to-"He turned and she stared up into his shadowy face only dimly lit by the flickering flames. She screamed. "Shh, be quite. There's nothing you can do." He raised his hand and she saw something glittering,metalic in his hand. A gun? He brought it down on her head. The night exploded. Kerry spent 2 years in a coma. When she came out, her father thought something was wrong with her. He sent her to an institution. That is where she met Michael Travis. He told her what to do and say to get released. Kerry came out of the coma with a special talent. She could see things. Michael wanted to teach her how to use it and control it. But Kerry wanted no part of it.
Now that Kerry's an adult.She has learned to use it to her advantage as a fire arson investigator. She could go to a scene and see how the fire was started. She kept her visions a secret. She had a arson dog for cover.
Brad Silver is visiting his brother. A US Senator. He stands on the porch to watch as his brother & sister-n-law leave for a dinner.Their limo is engulfed in fire. Brad learns about Kerry through Michael Travis. Brad is following Kerry trying to figure the best time to approach her.
Kerry is taking "SAM" her dog to the hospital,to see the sick kids when she starts getting this feeling. While she's reading to the kids, she gets this vision. She goes to hide. She knows her friend(a fireman)is dead. Brad finds her,enters her mind and takes her away from the vision. He takes her to a lake. Brad is a controller. He enters peoples mind and can help them get through rough times. When Kerry comes to, she is not happy with Brad. She does not want him intruding in her mind. Brad explains that he needs her help to find the guy who killed his brother. She wants no part of it. Until the killer unleashes Firestorm on her brothers house.
Now shes ready. Trask is a sick person. He enjoys fires. He thinks of it as his child. He loves the smell of burning flesh. He takes Kerry & Brad on fiery road. But in the end will Firestorm get Kerry or will they get Firestorm & Trask.
If you are a fan of Iris Johansen.You won't be disappointed. Another great book.
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