Search - Kill the Messenger

This is one of Hoag's best novels to date! It's a spine-tingling, action-packed mystery with characters you cannot help but fall in love with starting with Jace, the bike messenger on his last delivery of the day. He's a great guy who just wants to provide a good home for his 10-year-old brother while hiding from the watchful eyes of society and the people who would take his little brother away.

But the real hero of this story is Kev Parker, an unconventional police detective, who becomes intrigued by and later protective of young Jace and his sibling, while trying to solve a dark mystery and a series of crimes surrounding the elusive bike messenger. Jace is the main target and the bad guys will do anything to get to him, including brutally murdering everyone he knows and cares about.

There is a reason critics call Tami Hoag the "Queen of Suspense," and once you read this book, you will understand why. As are all of her books, this one will make you laugh out loud, while simultaneously mesmerizing you with breath-sucking suspense. This was the first one of Hoag's books my husband read and he is now also a big fan of hers. Enjoy!

I listened to this on CD. Held my attention COMPLETELY through eleven CD's! The protagonist is not particularly likeable, but the suspense will set your teeth on edge! Ms. Hoag is one hell of a storyteller!

I actually did not enjoy this book at all. I found most of it tedious, and the characters unlikable, perhaps because the author tried to make them SO sympathetic. I normally really enjoy Tami Hoag and would highly recommend any of her other books -- except this one.

I listened to this book on CD in the car. Found myself driving extra miles so I could hear what happened next! Excellent!

I like Tami Hoag for her surprising twists, and some sheer terror. In this book she involves messengers in Los Angeles who sometimes have to fight for their lives in the downtown traffic and elsewhere.

Bike messenger Jace Damon is on his last delivery of a long day-a package from one of L.A.'s sleaziest defense attorneys, Lenny Lowell. But when Jace tries to make the drop, he is chased, shot at, and barely escapes with the package-and his life. Meanwhile, Lowell has been murdered and Jace finds himself suspect number one.
In a city fueled by money, celebrity, and sensationalism, the slaying of a bottom feeder like Lowell won't make headlines. So when LAPD's elite show up, homicide detective Kev Parker wants to know why. Parker begins a search for answers that will lead him to a killer-or to the end of his career. Because if there's one lesson Parker has learned over the years, its that in a town built on fame and fantasy, delivering the truth can be murder.

twists and turns all the way to the end

Tami Hoag did it to me again - she wrote a book I had to finish in one session. From the back of the book comes the plot: "Bike messenger Jace Damon is on his last delivery of a long day - a package from one of LA's sleaziest defense attorneys, Lenny Lowell. But when Jace tries to make the drop, he is chased, shot at and barely escapes with the package - and his life. Meanwhile Lowell has been murdered and Jace finds himself suspect number one. In a city fueled by money, celebrity and sensationalism, the slaying of a bottom-feeder like Lowell won't make headlines. So when LAPD's elite show up, homicide detective Kev Parker wants to know why. Parker begins a search for answers that will lead him to a killer - or to the end of his career. Becuse if there's one lesson Parker has learned over the years, it's that in a town built on fame and fantasy, delivering the truth can be murder."

Another great book from Tami Hoag. This one has a real twist in the end.

Great book!! I liked this best of all hers that I have read.

A bike messenger picks up a package from a sleazy attorney, the attorney is murdered a short time later and whoever wants the package is willing to Kill the Messenger!

Good read. Surprise ending.

NY Times Bestseller

great Hoag mystery...never guessed till the very end

Tammi Hoag writes great thriller mysteries. A bike messenger is summons to make a delivery in a from a sleasy attorney and winds up being accused of his murder.

NY Times Bestseller

Great book