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chazbot72's review
4.0
Pretty good, fast-paced start to a series. I like Alex, and I liked getting to know her as she was trying to get to know herself again and remember who she is. Looking forward to the next book.
Based on a statement from the author, that I read on Amazon, I am looking forward to seeing how he weaves this series together with two of his other series.
Based on a statement from the author, that I read on Amazon, I am looking forward to seeing how he weaves this series together with two of his other series.
heather_g's review
fast-paced
2.5
Meh. Didn’t care for the main character at all, lots of confusing/irritating/not quite believable parts and actions. Not really a book for me.
ladystephm's review against another edition
4.0
Alex wakes up in the hospital to find that she doesn't remember the 3 men in her life surrounding her in her room. Alex has a sneaking suspicion that her accident was all but an accident and tries to retrieve her memory by reworking her last 2 active cases with her former partner.
As gaps in her memory slowly return, Alex not only learns about the progress she was making on her cases, but more about herself.
A chilling start to new series by Mefford, this book features a strong heroine with a sharp mind and tongue.
As gaps in her memory slowly return, Alex not only learns about the progress she was making on her cases, but more about herself.
A chilling start to new series by Mefford, this book features a strong heroine with a sharp mind and tongue.
cnorbury's review against another edition
2.0
I was torn by this book. Some good things were the crisp, believable dialogue; the combination of FBI agents Alex and Nick as partners playing off each other; and the premise that Alex deals with her amnesia both at work and with her family. The pace was generally good and the style was consistent.
Unfortunately, other issues weren't so good. My biggest question was why the FBI was the lead investigative agency on two local murders? Homicides are normally handled by local police--especially in a metro area like Boston. I went back and searched for an explanation as to why the FBI took these murder cases but couldn't find one (I may have missed it of course).
My second issue was difficulty believing someone with amnesia who just came out of a coma would be allowed to go back to work immediately in such a stressful job.
Late in the book, a chapter was tossed in that was cryptic and had nothing to do with the plot or other characters (that I could tell). I later inferred that the scene was foreshadowing a character in a subsequent book. I don't know who edited this book, but to me, that is a complete no-no, and that chapter should not have been retained. If you want to foreshadow a character, do it in a prologue of the book in which that character appears, not in another book.
I had minor issues with the chauvinist Randy who sexually harassed Alex on several occasions. Her reasoning to more or less let it slide didn't mesh with her personality. I expected she would have AT LEAST hauled his ass up to Human Resources immediately after he uttered his first inappropriate word to her.
The ending felt incomplete and rushed because the motive for the killings was so vague: the killer was somewhere on the Autism spectrum (Asperger's was suggested) and had serious issues with men who cheated on their wives. But why THOSE men and that method of killing (drowning, duct tape, concrete blocks, wedding rings)?
Like the minority of reviewers, I'm puzzled by all the rave reviews this book received. The author has writing and story skills, but they aren't up there with the best thriller writers I've read.
Unfortunately, other issues weren't so good. My biggest question was why the FBI was the lead investigative agency on two local murders? Homicides are normally handled by local police--especially in a metro area like Boston. I went back and searched for an explanation as to why the FBI took these murder cases but couldn't find one (I may have missed it of course).
My second issue was difficulty believing someone with amnesia who just came out of a coma would be allowed to go back to work immediately in such a stressful job.
Late in the book, a chapter was tossed in that was cryptic and had nothing to do with the plot or other characters (that I could tell). I later inferred that the scene was foreshadowing a character in a subsequent book. I don't know who edited this book, but to me, that is a complete no-no, and that chapter should not have been retained. If you want to foreshadow a character, do it in a prologue of the book in which that character appears, not in another book.
I had minor issues with the chauvinist Randy who sexually harassed Alex on several occasions. Her reasoning to more or less let it slide didn't mesh with her personality. I expected she would have AT LEAST hauled his ass up to Human Resources immediately after he uttered his first inappropriate word to her.
The ending felt incomplete and rushed because the motive for the killings was so vague: the killer was somewhere on the Autism spectrum (Asperger's was suggested) and had serious issues with men who cheated on their wives. But why THOSE men and that method of killing (drowning, duct tape, concrete blocks, wedding rings)?
Like the minority of reviewers, I'm puzzled by all the rave reviews this book received. The author has writing and story skills, but they aren't up there with the best thriller writers I've read.
sarahrobins11's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t really like it. Didn’t find it exciting. Alex Troutt is an interesting character, FBI with memory loss but found it all a bit dull and the story was all over the place .
connie575's review against another edition
3.0
This story was alright. It did not jump out as some extra special detective story, however.
It was a short quick read that held my interest
It was a short quick read that held my interest
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