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Summary: If you want a book you can't put down...
Review: ...this is a must-read. I dare you NOT to get involved with Georgia Skeehan, New York fire marshall, legacy firefighter, single mom. Within just a few pages, you care about her, and want to see what happens next. The characters, dialogue and big-city, departmental politics in Fourth Angel all ring true, sometimes chillingly so. A toast to author Suzanne Chazin, who clearly knows much about firefighting techniques, and still more about gripping writing. Please, a sequel soon? VERY soon? -- Salley Shannon
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Summary: A Blazing Debut
Review: A delight from beginning to end. Funny, scary, informative, thrilling. I can see a blockbuster movie being made of this novel, starring Julia Roberts as the gutsy and quick-thinking arson investigator. I'm simmering to read the sequel!
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Summary: A Great Read!
Review: A great read and superb writing!!! I loved the gutsy, tough, yet warm and caring character Georgia Skeehan. I'd like to see her in future stories. The book has a great plot that takes so many twists and turns you're never quite sure "who did it" or what's going to happen next. I couldn't put it down, and I didn't want it to end. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!
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Summary: Explosive Good Fun
Review: A gripping, fast paced story on par with any of today's best loved mystery writers. This exciting page turner is filled with fascinating insights into the intriguing and little understood brotherhood of firefighters and arson investigators. A cut above garden variety who-done-its? as the author successfully layers the story with complex character development and moral dilemmas. The heroine, Georgia Skeehan, must reconcile the reality of imperfect people striving to do their best in an often ambiguous world. All this amidst a story line chock full of twists and turns that leaves one guessing right through the final pages. Can't wait to see where Georgia takes us next....
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Summary: Slow to Start and Ends with a BANG!
Review: As a career and volunteer firefighter I thought I wouldn't like fiction, but this particular author changed my mind. She adds enough realism that her writings can be considered 'real to life'. If you like HAZMAT stuff, you'll like this book. If you like looking at the 'life' of the firefighter, particularly the woman firefighter, this book is for you. If you are a fire or arson investigator, this book reveals a real pattern of fire investigation. I agree that the second half of this book was difficult to put down - finished it in a long weekend.
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Summary: Slow to Start and Ends with a BANG!
Review: As a career and volunteer firefighter I thought I wouldn't like fiction, but this particular author changed my mind. She adds enough realism that her writings can be considered 'real to life'. If you like HAZMAT stuff, you'll like this book. If you like looking at the 'life' of the firefighter, particularly the woman firefighter, this book is for you. If you are a fire or arson investigator, this book reveals a real pattern of fire investigation. I agree that the second half of this book was difficult to put down - finished it in a long weekend.
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Summary: High Temperature Thriller
Review: Crime fiction follows certain formulas. The hero or heroine must suffer from some flaw which makes his or her ultimate triumph more human and less like the inevitable victory of "truth, justice and the American Way" to put it in superhero terms.Meet rookie Fire Marshall Georgia Skeehan of the FDNY. No ladies rooms in the firehouses; no respect from the brass either. Improbably the Department is triumphant over the NYPD to assume control of a serial arson case that resulted in dozens of lost lives. More improbably, Skeehan the rookie is assigned to lead the team. Skeehan doubts herself since she is so inexperienced and because she failed to rescue a buddy in a dangerous fire while a firefighter. Hence her tragic flaw is revealed, and once revealed will surely be used to torment her. Well Georgia does succeed (you knew that already) and earns the respect of her fire brothers. It is not clear if this earned respect translates into bathroom construction at firehouses. Suzanne Chazin is a talented writer. This protagonist has a lot of potential and a lot of original material to work from both in terms of the characteristics of fire but in the characters in the FDNY. Chazin has woven a complex story and a complex subject neatly and with considerable dexterity. If there are some obvious formulas being applied in this work, it will soon pass. Chazin knows her stuff, has a great imagination, and the determination to leave her own mark on this genre.
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Summary: Blazin' Hot Action From Page 1
Review: Fire blazes through a Manhattan office building, killing the 50 people inside. But it's no ordinary fire. The flames are caused by a high-temperature accelerant (HTA). The fire scorches everything in its path with over 3,000 degrees Fahreinheit worth of heat. Enter rookie fire marshal Georgia Skeehan. Heavy politics place her at the head of the investigation, facing the wrath of her senior investigators. Even her partner starts behaving erattically, raising suspicion among his co-workers. And the one person Georgia doesn't see coming steals her heart and betrays her trust. Through her investigation efforts, Georgia discovers a man calling himself "The Fourth Angel" is taking credit for the massive destruction. When he shifts his focus to Georgia, she finds herself playing a deadly game of whodunit. "The Fourth Angel" even details plans of his next deadly blaze. A blaze Georgia must decode and find the location of before 2,400 men, women and children fall prey to a fiery death. The Fourth Angel immediately heats things up from page 1. This book does contain a lot of characters, bascially to capture the essence of the FDNY and this complicated investigation. But The Fourth Angel has plenty of action and a solid, unpredictable ending.
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Summary: This red-hot debut blazes its way to the top.
Review: Georgia Skeehan, rookie fire marshal and former NYC firefighter, spearheads an investigation into a series of high-temperature accelerant (HTA) fires that have hit the Big Apple in the past few months. Despite the existence of letters from an ominous, scripture-quoting "fourth angel," as well as the many similarities between the recent fires, very few in the New York City Fire Department are interested in hearing Skeehan's theory that the fires may be related. Everywhere she digs, however, she finds something that arouses her suspicions and fills her with dread at the truth she might uncover. Georgia Skeehan is a very enjoyable character and will make an excellent protagonist for an ongoing series. She has the warmth and vulnerability to be a likeable heroine, yet also has the grit and tenacity needed not only to survive but to excel in the male-dominated fire department. Reminiscent of Patricia Cornwell's Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Skeehan is a thinking investigator who is nevertheless unafraid to get down and dirty in the heart of her pursuit. "The Fourth Angel" is a very promising debut and is highly recommended. Reviewed by Mystery Ink
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Summary: A phenomenal new heroine and a riveting story line
Review: Here's one I'm glad I didn't miss. It's got everything a good thriller should have: picturesque writing, sharp-edged dialogue, a riveting plot that kept me guessing, a gritty, accurate sense of place, and most of all, a character I truly cared about. A Manhattan loft burns to the ground in only 20 minutes, 50 people are dead, and Georgia Skeehan, an investigator with the New York City Fire Department, finds herself unwittingly thrust into the center of one of the biggest arson investigations in New York City history. She's an underdog in every sense of the word: a rookie, a woman in a macho job where men hold all the power, a single mother, and a former firefighter plagued by self-doubt. Danger lurks around every corner: Are the fires the work of a serial arsonist? And if so, why is her own department undermining her at every turn? Great forensic detail and intelligent twists make the story a page-turner, the supporting cast is rich, and Georgia makes such a dynamic and empathetic heroine, you want to savor every scene. I couldn't put this book down, and I didn't want to finish it. That says it all.
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