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Summary: Sweet Kitty!
Review: Although I have never written a review before, I am an avid ready of Cornwell and other forensic mysteries.
I purchased this paperback while in Savannah, it was raining that week, but was finishing another novel before starting another.
I could simply kick myself! I believe reading the novel at night, I could have really embellished the walking during the day. I now long to drive another 6 hours back just to take a second historic vacation.
A must buy!
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Summary: EXCELLENT SUSPENSE NOVEL
Review: I have enjoyed Anne Frasier's suspense novels and this one was no different. I found the characters compelling, the plot was interesting. This book was GREAT in that you had two very interesting leads with very interesting backgrounds and baggage. I was especially intrigued by ex-FBI agent, David Gould. Talk about a wounded soul. He was the big draw for me and the main reason why I loved this book so much. Elise Sandburg was just as interesting. Plot was good, great atmosphere with the vodoo and the black magic and spells. Loved that. I couldn't put this book down and highly recommend this book to suspense fans. Other authors that I enjoy and recommend: Karin Slaughter, Steve Hamilton, Julia Spencer Fleming and Michael Connelly.
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Summary: Hexes and Hoo-Doo
Review: I like books set in New Orleans or close to it. This one was different. After being abandoned in a cemetery as a baby, our heroine is now a grown woman, a cop on the NOPD. When a series of murders starts her on a search for her roots, she finds herself caught up in the Voo-Doo underground of the city. Young prostitutes male and female are dying and coming back to life before they die again. This is upsetting the coroner and his assistants. The trail leads to an escort service headed by New Orlean's most famous voo-doo priestess. The deaths go back two years and don't seem connected at first. This really is a well written story, and while I personally don't believe in curses, there was alot of suspense and thrills.
All in all a very enjoyable read.
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Summary: Excellent Summer Read
Review: I read this book in one day. Something I haven't done in quite a while. The characters were compelling. The plot fascinating. The dialogue excellent. If only all thrillers were this thrilling. I like Anne Frasier's first two books but I loved this one. Her best so far.
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Summary: The most compelling book I've read all year
Review: Once I started reading PLAY DEAD, I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed HUSH and SLEEP TIGHT very much, but this is the best. Anne Frasier has a way of getting into the skin of her characters that makes every book unforgettable. Her characters are so unusual and so bent, yet by the end of the book they're part of you. I finished reading the book yesterday, but I've been thinking about it ever since.
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Summary: Great plot, beautiful job on setting
Review: Reading Anne Frasier's latest, Play Dead, is like taking a roller coaster ride and a carriage tour simultaneously. Unblinking, Frasier outlines the dark, mysterious side of Savannah with a bold Magic Marker and fills in the spaces with the city's innate beauty and light. The protagonists, Elise and David, may be worlds apart in personality and life experience, but they are more alike than they seem at first glance. Both are determined to solve the strange case of corpses that aren't, delving into the arcane world of root doctors and mysticism while dealing with their own inner demons.
Most authors use setting merely as a backdrop for their characters. In Play Dead, setting IS a character. Good job!
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Summary: compelling and memorable police procedural
Review: Savannah medical examiner John Casper is performing an autopsy when he suddenly realizes that the body is still alive, the man is still breathing albeit very slowly. When the man eventually dies, it is discovered that he had tetrodotoxin in his bloodstream, a poison that doesn't cross the blood brain barrier so victims are paralyzed and unable to speak, but totally aware of what is going on around them. Homicide detectives Elise Sandberg and David Gould head the investigation. As a baby Elise was abandoned on a grave; her father was thought to be a root doctor and a conjurer so she is aware that the public will believe they are dealing with dark magic because superstitions run soul deep in Savannah. David is running from his own demons but unlike Elise he doesn't believe in the supernatural. More victims are found as body moves out of the grave before dying. The perpetrator poisons David leaving him paralyzed and needing help, but only Elise might save him if she can put all the pieces of the puzzle together in time. Fans will find themselves reading about a different kind of Savannah one that is more like New Orleans with root doctors, conjurers and practitioners of the supernatural. The two protagonists get off to a rocky start but in time and with patience on Elise's part, they make a good team. PLAY DEAD is a compelling and memorable police procedural, made even better by the way the characters interact with one another. Anne Frasier will be appreciated by fans who like Kay Hooper, Iris Johansen and Lisa Gardner. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: compelling and memorable police procedural
Review: Savannah medical examiner John Casper is performing an autopsy when he suddenly realizes that the body is still alive, the man is still breathing albeit very slowly. When the man eventually dies, it is discovered that he had tetrodotoxin in his bloodstream, a poison that doesn't cross the blood brain barrier so victims are paralyzed and unable to speak, but totally aware of what is going on around them. Homicide detectives Elise Sandberg and David Gould head the investigation. As a baby Elise was abandoned on a grave; her father was thought to be a root doctor and a conjurer so she is aware that the public will believe they are dealing with dark magic because superstitions run soul deep in Savannah. David is running from his own demons but unlike Elise he doesn't believe in the supernatural. More victims are found as body moves out of the grave before dying. The perpetrator poisons David leaving him paralyzed and needing help, but only Elise might save him if she can put all the pieces of the puzzle together in time. Fans will find themselves reading about a different kind of Savannah one that is more like New Orleans with root doctors, conjurers and practitioners of the supernatural. The two protagonists get off to a rocky start but in time and with patience on Elise's part, they make a good team. PLAY DEAD is a compelling and memorable police procedural, made even better by the way the characters interact with one another. Anne Frasier will be appreciated by fans who like Kay Hooper, Iris Johansen and Lisa Gardner. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Hang on by Your Fingernails
Review: SUMMARY: Savannah police detective Elise Sandburg has enough to deal with: a house that's falling apart, a difficult teenage daughter, and an annoying yet mysterious new partner. Suddenly, young male prostitutes start turning up dead....or somewhat dead. The tradition of voodoo in the Deep South get a new slant as freshly buried serial victims claw their way out of their final resting places. To catch the killer, Elise will have to delve deep into a past she relinquished a lifetime ago.
WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT: Frasier has a gift for immediately involving you in a story. She writes top-notch suspense that is engrossing and addictive. Characterizations are complete; truly surprising plot twists abound. Frasier is a must-have addition to any mystery/suspense lover's personal library.
WHY YOU WON'T: If prostitution and/or voodoo turn you off, get over it and read this anyway.
BOTTOM LINE: Best of genre. Frasier just keeps getting better.
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Summary: "Play Dead" will give you chill bumps!
Review: The front of the book says Anne Frazier can "deliver thoroughly engrossing, completely riveting suspense!" That is every bit true for all of her books, and this one is right in line with the first two. The characters are intriquing, yet surreal, but also passionate, with all the human frailties. Once you start, you can't put it down because you are pushing all limits to determine "who dunnit". A great read.
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