Double Take: FBI Thriller
by Catherine Coulter
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Author: Catherine CoulterEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-12
ISBN: 0399154248
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Putnam's Sons
Book Reviews of Double Take: FBI Thriller
Book Review: Formulaic-And Mediocre Formula at That
Summary: 2 Stars
This is the first book I've had from this author. It is basically a police thriller with little connection to police reality. FBI agents don't run all over the country with no coordination or supervision. The characters were stereotypical and excessively wordy. This would have been called a "woman's book" a couple of generations ago, but that isn't PC now. Far too much time is wasted with the characters muddling in their emotions. It's a shame the author didn't spend the effort instead on creating a cogent plot and a knowledge of police procedure.
I've been a mystery reader since the 60's and I'd call this 'mystery lite'. For those who prefer touchy-feely mysteries without a lot of realism, this would probably make a great read. For others, look elsewhere.
Summary of Double Take: FBI Thriller
It's been more than six months since her husband's brutal death, and Julia Ransom is just beginning to breathe again. She loved her husband, renowned psychic August Ransom, but the media frenzy that followed his murder sapped what little strength she had left. Now, after dinner with friends, strolling along San Francisco's Pier 39, she realizes that she's happy. Standing at the railing, she savors the sounds around her-tourists, seals on a barge-and for a moment enjoys the sheer normalcy of it all. And then it comes to an end.Out of nowhere she's approached by a respectable-looking man who distracts her with conversation before violently attacking her and throwing her the railing. If it hadn't been for Special Agent Cheney Stone, out to stretch his legs between courses at a local restaurant, Julia would have vanished into the bay's murky depths. Not only does he save her from a watery grave, but he senses a connection between her assault and her husband's death, and sets out to serve as her protector while reopening August Ransom's murder investigation.
Meanwhile, in Maestro, Virginia, Sheriff Dixon Noble-last seen in Point Blank-still mourns his wife, Christie, who vanished hree years earlier. His life, too, is just getting back to normal when he learns of a San Francisco woman named Charlotte Pallack, whose shocking resemblance to Christie sends Dix across the country. Though he knows in his heart that she can't possibly be his wife, Dix is compelled to see her with his own eyes. Once in San Francisco, Dix and Cheney's paths inevitably cross. With the help of agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock, whose San Francisco connections prove essential in unlocking the mystery behind Charlotte Pallack's identity as well as the forces behind Julia Ransom's attempted murder, Sheriff Noble and Agent Stone push deep into a complex world of psychics and poseurs. As the stakes and the body count rise, Savich, Sherlock, Dix, and Cheney fight for answers-and their lives.
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