Hotwire had a great deal of potential. It just seemed that too many scenarios were not developed to their full potential. The teens were cardboard cutouts. I didn't feel anything for the ones that died. One teen should have gotten her comeuppants but we never see that happen. She is an evil bitch...
My perspective on this novel is probably skewed by reading it after the rich mysteries by Stieg Larsson. Kava's book pales by comparison.Character development seemed jagged to me, with some characters occasionally inserted for no obvious reason. For example, why did the psychiatrist even need to ...
I finished 5 chapters. Then I said profane things for a while because I am disappointed that yet another book with good reviews, turned out to be such a cop out. Where do I even begin? Oh yes, the beginning. There we are, getting introduced to a man who raped and killed a little boy and is about ...
Best read in this series to date. The fifth Maggie O'Dell from author Alex Kava in, "A Necessary Evil", was nice rebound from previous two books that were mediocre. This book reads much faster, and it's plot is built far better than what author Alex Kava had previously done with series. Finally s...
There are a few reasons why scientist Sabrina Galloway is has chosen to work for EcoEnergy in Tallahassee, Florida, instead of pursuing more lucrative adventures. First of all, EcoEnergy has been lauded for its efforts at developing alternative fuels. They have taken a waste product (chicken guts...
4 STARS"In the tomblike silence of an abandoned rock quarry, someone is trying to hide their dirty little secret. A secret that reveals the depths of human depravity. A secret that is about to be discovered. When FBI Special Agent Maggie O'Dell receives a call from Sheriff Henry Watermeier of New...
"When a Massachusetts standoff results in the deaths of five out of six young cult members holed up in a backwoods cabin, things are bad enough. But when a U.S. senators daughter is found murdered in Washington, D.C."and her death seems to be related to the cult and its charismatic leader, Rev. J...
Newburgh Heights, Virginia Maggie O’Dell grabbed the ringing cell phone off her nightstand. Eyes too bleary to see the caller ID. Instinct from too many late-night calls made her simply answer. “This is O’Dell.” “I woke you.” ...
Scott knew it was a fact that no one liked to talk about except at conferences after a few drinks. It’d never happened to Scott, but he’d heard stories of others who had experienced what they called “spontaneous movement.” A leg or a foot twitched. He couldn’t remember exactly what caused it. Som...
He looked like he might be fifteen. Jason had seen plenty of his type in the military. What they lacked in stature they tried to make up for with their mouths. Big talkers. Bullshit talkers. He told them his name was Falco, as he grabbed a chair from the corner and asked, “You mind if I join you ...
She should be grateful that CariAnne wanted to hold her hand. Truth was, when Julia finally gave in to dating women, she thought that at least she wouldn’t have to deal with children. Too often the men she had dated wanted her to be instant stepmom to their weekend kids. Julia knew long ago that ...
She hoped it meant that his appetite had returned and he was feeling better.By the time they arrived at the farm, Sheriff Uniss and his men had set up a perimeter with security posts at three places where they believed the property might be vulnerable to intruders. And by intruders they knew he m...
By now food was the last thing on her mind. She picked at the eggs, ate half the wheat toast, took two sips of orange juice and left the rest. There was a weight on her chest making it uncomfortable to breathe, like something heavy was sitting on top of her, pressing hard against her rib cage. Ev...
Maggie couldn’t help but notice that the short ride from the airport yielded a breathtakingly beautiful sunset, the sky clear now except for the pink-purple streaks. The only evidence of a recent storm was the glittering snow that blanketed everything in sight. That and the cold, a bitter cold th...
Maggie looked battered, her skin washed out, her eyes a bit glassy. He could tell Racine noticed, too. Maggie claimed she had “grabbed some breakfast with Platt.” He was the one who had dropped her back at the crime scene, but Tully could hardly believe that either. How could Benjamin Platt, army...
As though blaming them for lack of relief, he pulled the glasses off, tossing them onto one of the many piles on his desk. The glasses used to be for reading only. Now he found himself wearing them more often.Ever since he’d hit forty three years ago, his body parts seemed to be failing him, one ...
For the first time in weeks she dreamed instead of tossing and turning. She was lying on a beach in a luxuriously comfortable lounger. The sun felt warm and soothing. Within her reach on the side table were iced beverages with tiny umbrellas and slices of fruit on the rims...
The principal players are Jared Barnett, just released by his shady attorney’s machinations from a life sentence for murder; his docile sister, Melanie Starks; and her 17-year-old son, Charlie, to whom Jared is a father figure. Just as their lives seem to be approaching normalcy, Jared scopes out...