Book Reviews of Shiver (New Orleans, Bk 4)

My first Lisa jackson book and I would definitely read more. Fast and easy read but a plot line that was not ordinary, which I appreciated. Lots of romance, which I don't usually enjoy, but this was central to the story.

Shiver literally had me shivering! Lisa Jackson continues to keep me coming back for more.

This book was great! Abby Chastain feels she is following in her mother's footsteps, only that's not a good thing. Her mother was put in an asylum at a young age, the same age that Abby is now. Recently divorced, Abby's ex husband, a radio dj, blasts her on the airwaves and now he's dead. Now, all signs point to Abby. Only Det. Montoya believes that Abby is a target and not the killer. When murders start happening in pairs, all evidence leads Abby to the very asylum that held her mother. This is a fantastic story, it held my attention, and I can't wait to read another Montoya novel!

I have read many books by Lisa Jackson and I think she is amazing. Every book I read by her I finish within a couple of days. Makes you never want to put it down! Can't wait till the next one!

I loved this book! I couldn't put it down.

Love all her books - this was no exception!

I couldnt put it down!!! GREAT BOOK

Great book - a real page turner. This is the first Lisa Jackson book that I have read. Looks like I have been missing a good author.

Excellent book as usual. She's a great writer.

A true Lisa Jackson fan will not be able to put this one down.

Kept me reading

I really like Lisa Jackson, this was no exception!! A real page turner! Can't wait to read the sequel to this one!

GREAT book; scary! I'm looking forward to her next book now.

page turner

Truly enjoyed!!! Real page turner.

very involved with alot ofcharacters.Alot of mystery&suspence

A real page turner. I am definitely now a fan of Lisa Jackson.

Page-turner, very suspenseful.

great read

A serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs - no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. It's a very sick game, and it's only just begun!

Serial killer, murder mystery. I thought this book was pretty scary! A good read.

Quite the suspense novel--difficult to put down.

Lots of chills & thrills!

Another great hard-to-put-down thriller from Lisa Jackson. I totally enjoyed it.

Great Book !!!!

Another excellent thriller by Lisa Jackson.

Absolutely fantastic! White-knuckle page turner. Each page more suspenseful than the last

Great book!!

Really good book. I could not put it down!

It was good and had a surprise ending.

Good good mystery, and scary, which I like. Loved the characters.

enjoyed this book

Pretty good book if you like a lot of romance splashed in with an excellent mystery!

I love Lisa Jackson's books and this one did not disappoint.

A Page Turner. Compelling story that kept me reading into the night. Couldn't put this one down. A who done it!

Not a page turner, but an interesting read and a nice love angle to boot.

Another winner by Lisa Jackson. I've read several of her books and have yet to be disappointed. Definitely good reading!!

This has to be my favorite of all the Jackson books!

From the cover: A serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs--no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. It's a very sick game, and it's only just begun.

Abby Chastain left New Orleans long ago and for good reason. Now she's back where she feels watched, as if the devil himself is scraping a fingernail along her spine. It doesn't help that Detective Reuben Montoya is convinced she's somehow the key to unlocking these horrible crimes--a mystery that has something to do with Our Lady of Virtues Mental Hospital, a decaying old asylum where unspeakable crimes were once committed, and a human predator may still wait.

As more bodies are found in gruesome, staged scenarios, Montoya and Abby are in a desperate race to stop a killer whose terrifying crimes are bringing them ever nearer to a shocking revelation. For the past is never completely gone. Its sins must be avenged. And a twisted psychopath is getting close enough to make them...SHIVER

I have not read this book, but here is the synopsis on the back cover.

The Crimes are Unthinkable - A serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. THe victims are killed in pairs - no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. It's a very sick game, and it's only just begun.

The Fear Is Real - Abby Chastain left New Orleans long ago and for good reason. Now she's back where she feels watched, as if the devil himself is scraping a fingernail along her spine. It doesn't help that Detective Reuben Montoya is convinced she's somehow the key to unlocking these horribl crimes - a mystery that has something to do with Our Lady of Virtues Mental Hospital, a decaying old asylum where unspeakable crimes were once committed, and a human predator may still wait.

The Truth is Deadly - As more bodies are found in gruesome, staged scenarios, Montoya and Abby are in a desperate race to stop a killer whose terrifying crimes are bringing them ever nearer to a shocking revelation. For the past is never completely gone. Its sins must be avenged. And a twisted psychopath is getting close enough to make them....SHIVER

A good mystery that ends in romance but not a romance book.

A good continuation using Montoya's character. It kept me guessing to the end.

A serial killer killing victims in pairs-Ms. Jackson is always a treat to read,but this very well may be her best yet!

Entertaining mystery read

Lisa Jackson did it again.....could not put this one down...kept me on the edge of my seat....great read!!!!

From Publishers Weekly
Set in pre-Katrina New Orleans, the new romantic thriller by bestseller Jackson, her first to be published in hardcover, fits all the usual pieces into all the usual holes. A psycho sexual serial killer stalks victims connected to an insane asylum, shut down 20 years earlier but still standing in all its creepy abandonment. Abby Chastain, a portrait photographer on the rebound from a bad divorce, is trying to wean herself off men. Det. Reuben Montoya, the virile, not-by-the-book cop (last seen in 2002's Cold Blooded), is assigned to track down the serial killer. Along the way, Montoya develops—against his better judgment—a soft spot for the libido-tingling Chastain, now in peril because her mother was either murdered or committed suicide at the old asylum just before it closed. Fans of the prolific Jackson (Fatal Burn) should be pleased, but those unfamiliar with the conventions of romance fiction should be prepared for characters who "growl" rather than simply "say" and descriptions of physical beauty along the lines of a "body that wouldn't quit." Author tour. (Apr.)
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great read

A serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs--no connection, no apparent motives, no real clues. It's a very sick game, and it's only just begun. Abby Chastain left New Orleans long ago and for good reason. Now she's back where she feels watched, as if the devil himself is scraping a figernail along her spine. It doesn't help that Detective Reuben Montoya is convinced she's somehow the key to unlocking these horrible crimes--a mystery that has something to do with Our Lady of Virtues Mental Hospital, a decaying old asylum where unspeakable crimes were once committed, and a human predator may still wait.

Lisa Jackson, one of my favorite authors, delivers another spine-chilling tale set in New Orleans. A serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs - no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. It is a very sick game and it has only just begun. Abby Chastain and Detecdtive Reuben Montoya are in a desperate race to stop a killer and Abby may be the catalyst.

I enjoyed this book and am anxious for the next one to answer so questions left hanging.

I enjoyed this book.

A serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs - no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. It's a very sick game, and it's only just begun.....

This is one of the best books by Lisa! I finished it in about 6 hours of continuous reading, I just could not put it down!

Very suspenseful but not gorey - a definite psychological thriller. Though this book was almost 500 pages, I breezed through it, unable to put it down. It was very good and I can't wait to read the sequel, Absolute Fear, due out in spring of 2007.

This was a great book but,not one of her best. Brings back characters from previous novels. This is a prequel to a book that will be released in April and it leaves you wanting to know what happens next. I enjoyed the book, but had no trouble putting it down when I had to.

This is a good read and will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The crimes are unthinkable, the fear is real and the truth is deadly. Dect. Montoya and Betz are at it again. New Orleans is turned upside down looking for a killer who seems to be avenging a 20 year old accident. Was the death of Faith Chastain all it seemed to be? Excellent story.

Excellent! I can't wait for the sequel to be released!

The crimes are unthinkable....A serial killer has turned New Orleans into his personal playground. The victims are killed inpairs- no connection, no pparent motive, no apparent clues. Its a very sick game, and its only just begun.

First time I've read this author and enjoyed it!

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