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Book Description:
New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag returns with a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene you’ll never forget and follows two relentless detectives on a manhunt that ends in a chilling confrontation with the essence of human evil.Members who requested this book also requested:
PRIOR BAD ACTS
It was a crime so brutal, it changed the lives of even the most hardened homicide cops. The Haas family murders left a scar on the community nothing can erase, but everyone agrees that convicting the killer, Karl Dahl, is a start. Only Judge Carey Moore seems to be standing in the way. Her ruling that Dahl’s prior criminal record is inadmissible raises a public outcry–and puts the judge in grave danger.
When an unknown assailant attacks Judge Moore in a parking garage, two of Minneapolis’s top cops are called upon to solve the crime and keep the judge from further harm. Detective Sam Kovac is as hard-boiled as they come, and his wisecracking partner, Nikki Liska, isn’t far behind. Neither one wants to be on this case, but when Karl Dahl escapes from custody, everything changes, and a seemingly straightforward case cartwheels out of control.
The stakes go even higher when the judge is kidnapped–snatched out of her own bed even as the police sit outside, watching her house. Now Kovac and Liska must navigate through a maze of suspects that includes the stepson of a murder victim, a husband with a secret life, and a rogue cop looking for revenge where the justice system failed.
With no time to spare, the detectives are pulled down a strange dark trail of smoke and mirrors, where no one is who they seem and everyone is guilty of Prior Bad Acts.
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another good one from Tami Hoag! Although I thought I had parts of it figured out early it was a page turner I couldn't put down!
Maureen H. from WEST ORANGE, NJ wrote on 4/29/2007...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is top notch. I could not figure out who did it until the last few pages. A quick read, but a little deeper than most mystery books.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Awesome book! Fast moving with lots of twists and turns!
Karen S. from SACRAMENTO, CA wrote on 5/12/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great book. Moved right along...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really like this author. She has a style that keeps the stories going. More than one character at a time. They seem to come alive.
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A good book, good characters. I wouldn't say a great book, since midway through you end up with a pretty good idea of what's happening. Still, Hoag did a good job of keeping my interest.
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of Tami Hoag's better books. Fast read. Mystery/Thriller.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
1st one of her books I ever read. I really enjoyed it. I did not figure it out at all. Lots of twists and turns
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This particular novel was not one of Tami's best. For me, the killer was obvious and the tension of a good "whodunnit" was lost. However, it was good to see Sam and Nikki in action again.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Awesome read!!!!!!!
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Gaylene G. (Tami Hoag is, without a doubt, one of the best mystery writers out there, and this book is one of her best!
Opal H. from KISSIMMEE, FL wrote on 5/7/2008...A tangled web of deceit and double-dealing makes for a fascinating look into the wealthy world of horses juxtaposed with the realistic introspection of one very troubled ex-cop. A definite winner. - Review by Booklist
Darver G. from PRIMOS SECANE, PA wrote on 4/7/2008...Hoag never dissapoints, another great beach read!
Another good Hoag police thriller. This has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end.
Maryanne M. from WAPPINGERS FL, NY wrote on 4/29/2007...It was a crime so brutal, it changed the lives of even the most hardened coops. Great mystery, scary thriller.
Natalie H. from ASHBURNHAM, MA wrote on 4/27/2007...It was a crime so brutal, it changed the lives of even the most hardened cops.
Tonya G. from NAPA, CA wrote on 4/27/2007...It was a crime so brutal, it changed the lives of even the most hardened homicide cops. The Haas family murders left a scar on the community nothing can erase, but everyone agrees that convicting the killer, Karl Dahl, is a start. Only Judge Carey Moore seems to be standing in the way. Her ruling that Dahl’s prior criminal record is inadmissible raises a public outcry–and puts the judge in grave danger.
When an unknown assailant attacks Judge Moore in a parking garage, two of Minneapolis’s top cops are called upon to solve the crime and keep the judge from further harm. Detective Sam Kovac is as hard-boiled as they come, and his wisecracking partner, Nikki Liska, isn’t far behind. Neither one wants to be on this case, but when Karl Dahl escapes from custody, everything changes, and a seemingly straightforward case cartwheels out of control.
The stakes go even higher when the judge is kidnapped–snatched out of her own bed even as the police sit outside, watching her house. Now Kovac and Liska must navigate through a maze of suspects that includes the stepson of a murder victim, a husband with a secret life, and a rogue cop looking for revenge where the justice system failed.
With no time to spare, the detectives are pulled down a strange dark trail of smoke and mirrors, where no one is who they seem and everyone is guilty of Prior Bad Acts.
Tahni P. from TYRONE, GA wrote on 4/24/2007...really great read