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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780425207208
ISBN number: 042520720X
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: December 06, 2005
Publishing house: Berkley
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Assistant D.A. Kate Megason is about to prosecute the case of her career when someone starts sending her terrifying messages. Someone who obviously knows her deep, dark secret. Now, she needs the help of Frank Matrone--an investigator with his own shadowy past--or else Kate may have no chance of surviving a killer's brutal wrath.
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This was my very first time reading a Linda Castillo book and I was not disappointed. It was a great read.
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I love Linda Castillo's books and while this one started slow, it definitely picked up steam and took me well beyond where most of the genre goes - Castillo does unbearable violence extremely well - she brings the readers right where they want to be - in the midst of high tension. My only regret is that the very first part of the book was a bit tedious - the usual high powered woman who's really soft as butter beneath. I found the hero much more in character. Overall, a great book and it could join my small keeper pile along with Tami Hoag and Linda Howard.
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ADA Kate Megason survived a brutal rape at 17; her sister Kirsten was not so lucky, and has lingered in a vegetative state since that fateful night. Kate has dedicated herself to ensuring that violent criminals are put away. She is handpicked by the DA for an open and shut capital case in which two convenience store workers are senselessly gunned down (one raped as she lay dying), which miraculously was caught on tape.
Kate is assigned burnt out investigator Frank Matrone, a former police detective and military reservist who was critically injured in a terrorist bombing that claimed his lover. He is now a functioning addict - addicted to prescription pain killers and alcohol - something that doesn't bode well with an anal and organized gal like Kate.
While Frank questions the why of the case - it appears that there is more to it than meets the eye. Meanwhile, someone who knows about Kate's past is taunting her with sadistic calls and notes reminding her of the worst night of her life. She has hired a PI to track down the possible culprits, hoping for justice Texas-style. When attempts are made on her life, Frank is called in to watch her, and soon he finds his way into her bed, which completely freaks him out.
The mystery is a little predictable. As soon as the heavies are introduced, their guilt is obvious. But rather than concentrating on the mystery, author Castillo has chose to focus on the dramatic transformation of two injured souls who soon will find that they are each other's salvation as he deals with his grief over the loss of his lover, and she over the violence that stole her sister's innocence and future. In this respect, the story excels.
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ADA Kate Megason is a tough as nails and works hard at putting the bad guys in jail. She is handed a career making case when out of no where her past comes back to haunt her. Eleven years earlier Kate and her twin sister Kirsten were attacked and left for dead. There parents work to keep the attack secret even going so far as to change their names and relocating. Someone knows her secret and they are tormenting her but soon crank calls turn into something more. On top of that she has just been partnered with a loose cannon investigator who has a few demons of his own. Will they be able to work together or will the sparks that fly between them start something they won't know how to deal with?
Frank Matrone was injured while overseas. He barely managed to survive and he has the scars and pain to prove it. He has been assigned to work along side ADA Kate Megason. This could be a bad thing since she has little tolerance weakness and he has a boatload of issues that make him weak. But when he realizes the case Kate is working is more then it seems, and when trouble starts dogging Kate's feet, he can no longer pretend he is unmoved by the sassy and strong Kate. Will she be willing to trust him to tell the truth or will someone finish what was started eleven years earlier?
This was an exceptional read...until the end. Several things were introduced at the beginning and carried forth through the story without any conclusion. This was very disappointing as it was a very strong part of the story and since there was no resolution, this left the read unfinished. Still Ms. Castillo managed to create a very strong set of characters and a very engaging storyline. If only she followed through on all that she introduced.
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I love Linda Castillo books, so I purchased this one recently. This is one of her best, don't miss this one.
Kate Megason is an ADA with a secret in her past. She has devoted herself entirely to her work since she was 17. College, Law school, and finally work in the District Attorney's Office. She has closed off all her emotions and persued her goals both in her work and out of it. Now she has been handed a case that will make her career if she can pull it off. Just as soon as the case starts, she begins to receive notes and threats concerning the secret in her past. How does it connect to the case she is trying? Or is it just the fact she is finally closing in on the attackers from 11 years ago?
Frank Matrone is a former detective with the PD. He was sent to Iraq and wounded in a car bombing. He has lost some of the use of his leg, he has nerve damage in his body, and someone he cared for died in his arms. If that isn't enough he is now addicted to prescription pain relievers. He and Kate immediately strike sparks of enmity. But all sparks can cause fire and these lead our two wounded heros not only to each other but to healing.
Both feel alone and hurt, each is fighting a battle with themselves as well as others. The tension is good, the plot is very good, and we get the enjoyment of watching the whole situtation explode and come to resolution. I loved it.
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