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Summary: Spellbinding Thriller
Review: Irene Cogan, psychiatrist and one of the country's leading authorities on dissociative identity disorder (multiple personalities), has been appointed, by the court, to examine a prisoner in the Monterey County jail. The suspect, who gives his name only as Max, was stopped for a simple traffic violation and found sitting next to a disemboweled strawberry blond woman, holding a bloody nine inch boning knife. His arrest sets law enforcement's wheels in motion as the FBI moves in on the case. For the last ten years, a dozen women from across the country have gone missing, last seen with an attractive young man. The only connection between all these missing victims is their strawberry blond hair. The FBI has dubbed this kidnapper, Casey and now, special agent Edgar Lee Pender thinks this guy may be the break they've been waiting for. But, before he can even reopen the case or interview the prisoner, the suspect breaks out of jail, kidnaps Irene Cogan and disappears, leaving a trail of carnage in his wake..... Jonathan Nasaw has written a well paced, compelling, intricately plotted novel that will put you on the edge of your seat and keep you there to the very last page. His writing is crisp, spare and suspenseful, with a wonderful ear for dialogue and his true to life, vivid scenes are graphic and riveting. This is definitely not a novel for the faint of heart. But the real strength of this novel is its characters. Once you get into their heads, you won't be able to put this book down. It is obvious that Mr Nasaw has done his homework on the FBI, psychiatry and dissociative identity disorder and his in-depth knowledge on these subjects add real credibility to the story. The Girls He Adored is a terrific thriller, destined for all the best sellers lists and a novel that shouldn't be missed.
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Summary: Fantastic psycho-sexual-serial thriller!!!
Review: It's 1:00 in the morning and I have to get up in four hours to go to work. I just could not put this book down and finally decided that I would have to finish it before I can fall asleep. This is the best story I've ever read integrating and deeply describing in layman terms the multiple personality...and making each alter a real person with strong personalities. Absolutely fascinating and compelling read. I highly recommend it for lovers of psychological thrillers.
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Summary: A Hard To Put Down Read!!
Review: Mr Nasaw has penned an incredibly chilling and at the same time compelling story about a multiple-personality serial killer that will keep you glued to the pages until the very scary end. Maxwell is a vicious serial killer that suffers from a multiple-personality disorder. The story opens with Dr. Irene Cogan interviewing him and immediately we meet two the various personalities that is housed in this troubled individiual. This is just the beginning of a rollercoster ride that will leave you struggling to decide who the actual victim really is. Max decides right away that he is not going to stay behind bars and when he finally makes good his escape he is going to take the very interesting Dr. Cogan with him. Soon she is going to become personally introduced to all of the personalities that make up "Max" and learn his deep dark secrets. Hopefully she will also be max's saving grace if not she can just be added to the other 'Girls He Adored'. This book offers a twist from the other psychological thrillers out there by introducing the idea of a serial killer that is actually a multiple-personality. Max is a very interesting character that you want to like but at the same time fear. Irene is a gusty smart woman and is a great foil to Max and then lets not forget FBI agent Pender who despite the odds never looses sight of what he is after. For edge of your seat reading that will have you checking doors and windows after you've finished the book Mr. Nasaw is the author for you.
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Summary: A Hard To Put Down Read!!
Review: Mr Nasaw has penned an incredibly chilling and at the same time compelling story about a multiple-personality serial killer that will keep you glued to the pages until the very scary end. Maxwell is a vicious serial killer that suffers from a multiple-personality disorder. The story opens with Dr. Irene Cogan interviewing him and immediately we meet two the various personalities that is housed in this troubled individiual. This is just the beginning of a rollercoster ride that will leave you struggling to decide who the actual victim really is. Max decides right away that he is not going to stay behind bars and when he finally makes good his escape he is going to take the very interesting Dr. Cogan with him. Soon she is going to become personally introduced to all of the personalities that make up "Max" and learn his deep dark secrets. Hopefully she will also be max's saving grace if not she can just be added to the other 'Girls He Adored'. This book offers a twist from the other psychological thrillers out there by introducing the idea of a serial killer that is actually a multiple-personality. Max is a very interesting character that you want to like but at the same time fear. Irene is a gusty smart woman and is a great foil to Max and then lets not forget FBI agent Pender who despite the odds never looses sight of what he is after. For edge of your seat reading that will have you checking doors and windows after you've finished the book Mr. Nasaw is the author for you.
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Summary: On the all-terrible team
Review: Please! Yeah, it sure is a credible and likable protagonist shrink who gets hot for a slimy little serial killer the first minute she starts to interview him. That's the kind of heroine I want to follow--you bet. Pure smut, and badly written. I picture Nasaw as the kind of guy you went to school with who wasn't much good at anything, ever, and who the girls generally thought of as a disgusting pervert and turned down every time he asked any of them for a date (which he probably did constantly). This book is just plain pathetic--5 or 6 different personalities in one killer--some supposedly lovable and some murderous--switching from one to the other every few seconds so we can get to know them, tons of psychological pretension and word-dropping --ridiculous!
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Summary: On the all-terrible team
Review: Please! Yeah, it sure is a credible and likable protagonist shrink who gets hot for a slimy little serial killer the first minute she starts to interview him. That's the kind of heroine I want to follow--you bet. Pure smut, and badly written. I picture Nasaw as the kind of guy you went to school with who wasn't much good at anything, ever, and who the girls generally thought of as a disgusting pervert and turned down every time he asked any of them for a date (which he probably did constantly). This book is just plain pathetic--5 or 6 different personalities in one killer--some supposedly lovable and some murderous--switching from one to the other every few seconds so we can get to know them, tons of psychological pretension and word-dropping --ridiculous!
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Summary: Make a movie
Review: Reading this book was like having a movie go on in my head. The characters are so real and the excitement just keeps you on the edge of your seat. Nasaw's ability to paint work pictures is incredible. I've already ordered two more books by him and I hope he keeps them coming.
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Summary: Make a movie
Review: Reading this book was like having a movie go on in my head. The characters are so real and the excitement just keeps you on the edge of your seat. Nasaw's ability to paint work pictures is incredible. I've already ordered two more books by him and I hope he keeps them coming.
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Summary: Very twisted book........
Review: Someone recommened this book to me and so I picked it up. I must say I really like this book from beginning till end. The Max characther is unlike any villian I have ever read about. It was very interesting to see a DID who could control his other alters to his advantage. The only thing I did not like about this book which stopped it from getting 5 stars is the ending. I thought it was rushed and not as dramatic as the rest of the book. Overall this book is a must read and can't wait for new books from Jonathan Nasaw.
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Summary: CASEY WOULD WALTZ WITH THE STRAWBERRY BLONDES
Review: THE GIRLS HE ADORED is not a pleasant read; it's very graphic and some of the murders are very painstakingly portrayed. However, it's still a pretty potent serial killer thriller. Nasaw gives us "Casey" a serial killer who has been murdering strawberry blondes for ten years, and is the prey of a rather ruffled FBI agent, E. L. Pender. Pender is a great character, flawed with his personal appearance, and his sometimes loose cannon tactics. But he is immensely likeable and his determination to prove that Casey is the serial killer he has hunted is admirable. As usual, the rest of the FBI agents are portrayed as bureaucratic buffoons; the local law enforcement is rather ineffective, but Pender's quest is intense and undaunting.
Irene Cogan, the lovely doctor, who is kidnapped by the malicious "Casey" has a lot of spit and vinegar, yet her inexplicable attraction to Casey tends to mitigate her psychological expertise.
And then, here's Casey..a vile, inhumane, sociopathic killer who has so many personalities it's hard to keep up with. And who is the dominant one? Is it the charming lothario Christopher; the abused child Lyssy, or perhaps the self-proclaimed "control unit," Max?
And what of the scarred Miss Miller---isn't she a rather vile character herself? The two characters are the best villains in recent serial killer fiction.
By the time the novel ends, there is some question as to who really is in charge of "Casey's" body....is Irene so "dumb" (I hate to use that word, but what else..?) that she really falls for Max's final charade?
I'll leave that up to the reader.
I haven't read "Fear Itself" yet, which continues Pender's pre-retirement career, but if it's as tasty as this one, it should be good.
RECOMMENDED.
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