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| Original Title: | Pursuit |
| ISBN: | 1588361454 (ISBN13: 9781588361455) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Thomas Perry
ebook | Pages: 0 pages Rating: 3.97 | 1428 Users | 95 Reviews
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| Title | : | Pursuit |
| Author | : | Thomas Perry |
| Book Format | : | ebook |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 0 pages |
| Published | : | December 18th 2001 by Random House (first published December 2001) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Crime. Suspense |
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Thirteen bodies are discovered inside a small Louisville restaurant just after closing time. The ferocity and apparent randomness of the crime prompt the police to call in criminology professor DanielMillikan-they want a profile of the murderer. Millikan determines that the crime was committed not by a psychopath but by a professional killer of consummate skill and total lack of feeling: "I think that the onewho did it is one of the special cases. He's somebody we can't afford to have walking down a street where our families walk." When Millikan learns that the investigation has come to a completestandstill, he commits himself to an unorthodox decision. The only hope of stopping this killer and ending the bloodshed is to employ Roy Prescott, an expert in the narrow specialty of hunting down murderers throughmethods the police can't-and wouldn't-use.And so begins a stunning novel by Thomas Perry, "one of the most thoroughly satisfying writers around" (Lawrence Block), a death match fought from one end of the country to the other by two enemies who both understand that only one of them will be alive at the end. "From the Hardcover edition."
Rating Regarding Books Pursuit
Ratings: 3.97 From 1428 Users | 95 ReviewsColumn Regarding Books Pursuit
Everyone has their own flavors for novels, so I understand why some rate this novel with one star. But in fairness, when I look over the bookshelves of the reviewer, invariably they haven't read much of the genre they are reviewing. I don't see any Parker, Connelly, Sanford, Lee, or Baldacci. Just to name a few. In short, they aren't qualified to rate a novel with one star unless they can back it up with a list of novels at least slightly superior.It drives me ape-shit bonkers to see reviewsOveral: I found this book to read like a roller coaster. There were some excellent high points. But, the low points dragged on and on and on. At the highs, the author had you captivated about the plot; the characters. But, then he'd take off into endless chapters and chapters of background information. It did nothing to enhance the plot and/or characters. All it did for me was slow down the storyline and force me to put the book down because I was losing interest.
While I like Thomas Perry, this is one of his weaker efforts - at least from my female point of view. Like the title suggests, the hero pursues the hitman, completely unhinging the previously perfect killer. That in itself was unbelievable, as was the fact that they end of across the river from eachother for months. The book is about 100 pages too long, with insignifcant scenes and an almost never ending pursuit. If you want macho, this if for you. If not, pass.
A very fast-paced, thrilling novel packed with a lot of character & action, despite not having a whole lot of pages, per se. Would make a great airplane or beach read, as well. Looking forward to reading more by Perry.
As the blurb says, this is a real page turner. Called Pursuit because a private detective is pursuing a serial killer and his strategy is to get the killer to seek him out, so the serial killer is also pursing the detective. Very interesting layout of the killer's psychology. It's characters are all men except for a couple of women whose roles, of course, are patsy, manipulator, and love interest. Happily the bit that this author devotes to the love interest is very short, a relief because male
This is a page-turning thriller, especially if you love reading about a battle of strategies and wits of the 'good' guy versus the 'bad' guy...especially when both of them are street-smart and cunning.Our bad guy here is Varney, and he's a doozy. He's completely without emotion; he talks often about mimicking other people's expressions to blend in. He also considers himself a killer at the top of his game - he can plot and carry out any murder, or series of murders, without leaving evidence,
Everyone has their own flavors for novels, so I understand why some rate this novel with one star. But in fairness, when I look over the bookshelves of the reviewer, invariably they haven't read much of the genre they are reviewing. I don't see any Parker, Connelly, Sanford, Lee, or Baldacci. Just to name a few. In short, they aren't qualified to rate a novel with one star unless they can back it up with a list of novels at least slightly superior.It drives me ape-shit bonkers to see reviews
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