Savage Art

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Summary: A real "Page-Turner"!
Review: A "must read"! Savage Art grabs the reader from the first page. The intricate plot, wonderful character development & creative writing style all weave together to create a suspenseful novel that you will not forget. The unforgettable characters stay with you long after you have finished reading the last page. This talented author certainly knows how to catch the reader's attention and never lets you go. I can't wait for her next novel!

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Summary: What a Thriller!!
Review: As a mother of a three month old baby, I barely expected to have time to read my parenting magazines and baby books, much less a suspense novel. But once I started Danielle Girard's Savage Art, I couldn't put it down. I read during the baby's feedings and naptimes, and at any other time I could manage a free hand to hold the book. It captivated me from the very beginning and kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end.

This is a definite must read and I can hardly wait until the next one hits the stands!!

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Summary: Bravo!
Review: Everything was there. The characters were complex & charismatic, the plot was thoroughly developed AND incites a page-turning whirlwind. Crikey, it kept me glued for 2 days straight.

Read it. Get gripped.

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Summary: Interesting......
Review: I loved this book, it was really interesting. The various characters were interesting to read about. I guess anyone who enjoys a great book should read this.

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Summary: great new suspense writer!
Review: I was looking forward to reading this after seeing all the other great reviews on it and wasn't at all disapointed! The storyline moves very quickly and the killer is extremely deceptive (which makes for many close calls for our heroine)! It wasn't particularly terrifying but was very exciting. One I would recommend you read.

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Summary: Excellent Thriller
Review: SAVAGE ART is a clever tale of an ex-FBI profiler, Casey McKinley, who is drawn back into the hunt when the crafty serial killer that scarred her for life resurfaces, this time with children as his target. Danielle Girard does an excellent job of building the story and the characters. This villain made the hair stand up on my neck and had me looking over my shoulder. SAVAGE ART is fast-paced, as the race is on to stop the murders. I missed my bus stop reading this book and give it a high recommendation for those that enjoy intense thrillers. I can't wait for more from Girard.

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Summary: A great first effort
Review: Savage Art is a great first effort by a writer who will go on my list of authors to watch. Although the book's premise is complicated and the characters likewise, the book is a very fast read and almost impossible to put down. As a physically disabled person, I could relate to the heroine's internal conflicts about the injuries sustained at the hand of a serial killer. My guess is that the emotions she displayed as a FBI agent were realistic as well.

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Summary: so-so first effort
Review: There are dozens of serial killer novels out there, and this one is no better or worse than most of them. Once again, the killer has the escape skills of Houdini combined with the disguise skills of Lon Chaney. The psychology is especially weak, as we never really get into the head of the psychopath, leaving him a shadowy figure at best. Some of the situations seem a little too contrived to be totally believable, the FBI profiler's bitterness seems to overwhelm the rest of her personality, and the ending seems especially forced so as to result in the classic (now cliched) mano a mano showdown.

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Summary: so-so first effort
Review: There are dozens of serial killer novels out there, and this one is no better or worse than most of them. Once again, the killer has the escape skills of Houdini combined with the disguise skills of Lon Chaney. The psychology is especially weak, as we never really get into the head of the psychopath, leaving him a shadowy figure at best. Some of the situations seem a little too contrived to be totally believable, the FBI profiler's bitterness seems to overwhelm the rest of her personality, and the ending seems especially forced so as to result in the classic (now cliched) mano a mano showdown.

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Summary: A good book.
Review: This is a solid page-turner. Definitely an "A" as a debut novel for Danielle Girard. I highly recommend this book.