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Summary: strong romantic suspense
Review: In Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee "gifted" Genny Madoc "sees" the ritual murder of a teen through the eyes of the killer. She informs her cousin, county Sheriff Jacob Butler who knows to trust in her visions. He finds the corpse of Susie Richards based on her input.On his own time, FBI Agent Dallas Sloan has been hunting the killer of his niece for about a year. He believes a serial killer murdered four women and drank their blood, before a final homicide in which the culprit cut out the heart and probably ate it. He thinks this killer has followed this pattern four times in different locale and once he learns about the death in the Smoky Mountains, he believes round five has begun. Dallas arrives in an unofficial capacity and finds himself half in love with the bewitching Genny though he scoffs at her powers. As three more die, he and Jason conclude that the killer wants Genny next. Both men willingly risk their lives to keep her safe. Though some of the antics of Genny's wannabe lovers seem unreasonable and the man that her best friend loves seems inane, readers will appreciate this strong romantic suspense. The lead couple is a delight as she knows and he doubts, but both need each other. The serial killer is an intriguing character who seems so shadowy and frightening while the police procedural is top rate. Readers will be pleased with this taut tale and look forward to the two upcoming novels starring the heroine's best friend and the sheriff respectively. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: This book has it all
Review: The Fifth Victim is one of the best books that I have read all year. Genny Madoc has had visions all her life. The ones she has been having lately are getting for violent by the day. When a gruesome murder brings FBI agent Dallas Sloan to the scene, Genny knows that her world is going to change. As Genny and Dallas relationship grows so does the violence in Cherokee Pointe. This book is a must read, its fast paced and the chemistry just sizzles. The suspense will keep you guessing till the end. Looking forward to the next books in this exciting series.
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Summary: This book has it all
Review: The Fifth Victim is one of the best books that I have read all year. Genny Madoc has had visions all her life. The ones she has been having lately are getting for violent by the day. When a gruesome murder brings FBI agent Dallas Sloan to the scene, Genny knows that her world is going to change. As Genny and Dallas relationship grows so does the violence in Cherokee Pointe. This book is a must read, its fast paced and the chemistry just sizzles. The suspense will keep you guessing till the end. Looking forward to the next books in this exciting series.
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Summary: A book that will hold you spellbound....
Review: There is a killer on the loose in Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. He goes from place to place sacraficing his victims in groups of five. The fifth victim always has a sixth sense, from empathy to telepathy. This time he has found the perfect fifth victim, one that will give him the ultimate power. Genny Madoc has inherited 'The Sight' from her grandmother. When the first murder occurs, she sees it in her dreams and is horrified by what she has seen. When Dallas Sloan comes to Cherokee Pointe, she knows that he is the one that her heart and soul has been looking for. The only problem is that Dallas is not a believer in the unexplained and he has come to Cherokee Pointe to catch the killer that sacraficed his niece. Dallas Sloan has never met anyone like Genny Madoc. From the first moment he lays eyes on her, he is enchanted. He is wary however, for Genny seems to expect more than he can give. He has never been a believer in what Genny claims she can see, but as time goes on, he finds himself believing in her, for there is no way that she can see what she sees without having 'The Sight'. When they uncover the similarities between all the fifth victim's, he is terrified that she will be taken from him. Genny and Dallas, along with secondary characters that you will fall in love with, with hold you spellbound in the book that has the right amount of romance and suspense combined. You won't be dissapointed in this book! Happy reading!!
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Summary: WOW-Fast paced sexy and scary!
Review: This book had me hooked at page 1. This is a fast paced,exciting,romantic,steamy and scary as hell romance! This is my first Beverly Barton book and will not be the last! This is a MUST READ book!Get this one!
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Summary: Not spellbound
Review: This story probably had all the ingredients to be a suspense, but missed it's mark. Give me Pat Cornwell and Kay Scarpetta any day. It never ceases to amaze me even when they are positive the murderer is out to get a certain person that the murderer manages to waltz right in and kidnap her. Besides the trusting deputy guarding the door where were all Genny's other watchful friends? But then where would the climactic ending be? Not interested in following any more of these characters in the sequel, thank you
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Summary: Fifth Victim is fifth-rate
Review: Whatever interesting elements there may have been in this novel are buried in a blizzard of corny cliches and soap-opera stereotypes. The actions of a psychopath abducting women, ripping them open, and drinking their blood take a back seat to a townful of physically perfect specimens pursuing their romantic interests to the exclusion of all else-- an FBI agent and a woman with three (!!) businesses, in particular, are two characters who don't seem burdened much at all with the responsibilities of their jobs--; in fact, all the characters are psychologically shallow, and this hideous crime spree really seems to make little impact at all in the daily lives of the townspeople. Not only that, but the lack of details relating to basic police investigation hides the fact that any reasonable attempt at solving the crimes would easily find the killer. I know this is a novel of *romantic* suspense, but the killer only makes a cameo appearance every few chapters or so, and we get little sense of the horror of his crimes or the trauma suffered by his victims beyond some brief descriptions of his shocking acts which are totally out of sync with the rest of the story. To make such gruesome acts a mere backdrop to the minor personal problems of others is psychologically dishonest at best and reprehensible at worst. PS: Apparently the victim in the Prologue has no sternum or ribcage.
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Summary: Fifth Victim is fifth-rate
Review: Whatever interesting elements there may have been in this novel are buried in a blizzard of corny cliches and soap-opera stereotypes. The actions of a psychopath abducting women, ripping them open, and drinking their blood take a back seat to a townful of physically perfect specimens pursuing their romantic interests to the exclusion of all else-- an FBI agent and a woman with three (!!) businesses, in particular, are two characters who don't seem burdened much at all with the responsibilities of their jobs--; in fact, all the characters are psychologically shallow, and this hideous crime spree really seems to make little impact at all in the daily lives of the townspeople. Not only that, but the lack of details relating to basic police investigation hides the fact that any reasonable attempt at solving the crimes would easily find the killer. I know this is a novel of *romantic* suspense, but the killer only makes a cameo appearance every few chapters or so, and we get little sense of the horror of his crimes or the trauma suffered by his victims beyond some brief descriptions of his shocking acts which are totally out of sync with the rest of the story. To make such gruesome acts a mere backdrop to the minor personal problems of others is psychologically dishonest at best and reprehensible at worst. PS: Apparently the victim in the Prologue has no sternum or ribcage.
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