I was a bit disappointed in this Katherine Dance story. It seemed as though the author put himself on remote control and wrote a standard suspense story without trying to be interesting. The big "twist" wasn't big at all - it was kind of deflating. A big "EH!" from a long-time Jeffrey Deaver fan.
I really couldn't get into this book and couldn't relate to the characters. Perhaps because this is my first encounter with Jeffrey Deaver and perhaps I missed something? I just didn't think it was an exciting thriller.
When I first started this book I thought Deaver had missed the mark because it started out a bit slow..Boy was I wrong..the plot twists & turns & you never figure it out until the endI loved it
Julie G. (renegadespiritcat) reviewed Solitude Creek (Kathryn Dance, Bk 4) on + 198 more book reviews
Great hold your attention, crime thriller / and who done it. Lovely read for a relaxing afternoon or weekend.
Seems I'm been waiting for this one forever. I've followed this particular series of Deaver's for several years. And while I have extremely enjoyed the series, this one seems to be a little short of the snap, crackle, pop that the previous books had.
There are multiple plots that begin solitarily and then intertwine until the end. One man is barricading exits from events where there are many people attending and scaring them with smoke to see them literally crush each other to death trying to get out. There doesn't seem to be any connection between the venues, or the victims.
Kathryn makes a mistake and lets a hit man for a particular nasty drug dealer go free. She loses her gun and is relegated to desk work, more or less. But that doesn't seem to stop her from continuing to investigate.
There are a number of hate crimes being committed. Jewish people, black people are having their homes and businesses spray painted with racial epithets that are quite disturbing.
A lot of the book is of her personal life, which has been up
and down since Book One. Her daughter might be getting bullied at school. Her son has stopped hanging with what was his best friend and is now part of a group of newer friends he's made. Kathryn's husband was killed a few years earlier and is now back in the dating game .... she's very careful to make sure the kids are accepting of this. However, Kathryn's new boyfriend is not the man she really loves.
All plots and subplots are tied up neatly. Kathryn's personal life is sorted out. There's just not a whole lot of tension that usually accompanies Deaver's books. That being said, it was still a good read ... just not a great one.
There are multiple plots that begin solitarily and then intertwine until the end. One man is barricading exits from events where there are many people attending and scaring them with smoke to see them literally crush each other to death trying to get out. There doesn't seem to be any connection between the venues, or the victims.
Kathryn makes a mistake and lets a hit man for a particular nasty drug dealer go free. She loses her gun and is relegated to desk work, more or less. But that doesn't seem to stop her from continuing to investigate.
There are a number of hate crimes being committed. Jewish people, black people are having their homes and businesses spray painted with racial epithets that are quite disturbing.
A lot of the book is of her personal life, which has been up
and down since Book One. Her daughter might be getting bullied at school. Her son has stopped hanging with what was his best friend and is now part of a group of newer friends he's made. Kathryn's husband was killed a few years earlier and is now back in the dating game .... she's very careful to make sure the kids are accepting of this. However, Kathryn's new boyfriend is not the man she really loves.
All plots and subplots are tied up neatly. Kathryn's personal life is sorted out. There's just not a whole lot of tension that usually accompanies Deaver's books. That being said, it was still a good read ... just not a great one.
I started not liking this book at all. I know the reason too, Kathryn got in trouble and it made me angry!!! How is that for following a series too closely. I put that aside and kept reading. There was so much going on it was crazy. Great mystery, great character development and I cannot wait for the next one, the ending is spoilers suffice it to say the next book better be getting written right now!!
