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jonetta's review
4.0
Madeline (Maddie) Callahan is a forensic photographer with the Delphi Center who also freelances as a wedding photographer. Following one of her shoots in a park for one of her clients, Maddie is violently assaulted in a nearby parking garage. When the FBI becomes involved, she realizes that this must be more than a routine mugging. Special Agent Brian Beckman makes it his mission to be on point for the case and Maddie, even though she resists his help and ultimately his personal attention.
I really liked this story, primarily because of Maddie and Brian. She’s got a very tragic story that influenced her to pursue a very tough career that she became excellent at and is considered an expert among her peers. I loved learning about what exactly a forensic photographer does and the details were highly interesting and educational. I also never considered the level of danger first responders are exposed to when they show up at a crime scene. Again, the tracer aspects are what drew me to this series and this story delivered. Also, Brian’s tenacity in pursuing Maddie was an intriguing element, including the age differential (he’s younger).
The bad guys in this one were vicious, ratcheting up the suspense level to serious heights. The case was a real poser and I had a tough time putting this one down. It’s one of my favorites so far.
I really liked this story, primarily because of Maddie and Brian. She’s got a very tragic story that influenced her to pursue a very tough career that she became excellent at and is considered an expert among her peers. I loved learning about what exactly a forensic photographer does and the details were highly interesting and educational. I also never considered the level of danger first responders are exposed to when they show up at a crime scene. Again, the tracer aspects are what drew me to this series and this story delivered. Also, Brian’s tenacity in pursuing Maddie was an intriguing element, including the age differential (he’s younger).
The bad guys in this one were vicious, ratcheting up the suspense level to serious heights. The case was a real poser and I had a tough time putting this one down. It’s one of my favorites so far.
bananatricky's review
4.0
So I'm totally reading the Tracers series out of order!
Maddie is a photographer, taking engagement photos in the park she is mugged on her way home, but it seems the muggers only wanted her camera. Maddie is also a CSI photographer working for the Delphi Institute. I love the way that the stories are loosely connected by the Delphi BTW.
Maddie is interviewed by two FBI agents and it turns out she may have photographed a young woman in protective custody being kidnapped.
The story was fast moving and the plot was pretty believable. My only gripe is that the female leads appear to be quite similar (or maybe its the men who are similar?). Anyway, in the three books I've read the men seem far more committed than the women who each have "issues" and try to push the men away. Maybe it's only three out of eight (or whatever) and I'm just unlucky in reading all three one after the other.
Also Brian (the FBI guy) is a bit hypocritical telling Maddie off for working 24/7 when he is doing EXACTLY the same.
But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
Maddie is a photographer, taking engagement photos in the park she is mugged on her way home, but it seems the muggers only wanted her camera. Maddie is also a CSI photographer working for the Delphi Institute. I love the way that the stories are loosely connected by the Delphi BTW.
Maddie is interviewed by two FBI agents and it turns out she may have photographed a young woman in protective custody being kidnapped.
The story was fast moving and the plot was pretty believable. My only gripe is that the female leads appear to be quite similar (or maybe its the men who are similar?). Anyway, in the three books I've read the men seem far more committed than the women who each have "issues" and try to push the men away. Maybe it's only three out of eight (or whatever) and I'm just unlucky in reading all three one after the other.
Also Brian (the FBI guy) is a bit hypocritical telling Maddie off for working 24/7 when he is doing EXACTLY the same.
But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
labraden's review
4.0
Maddie Callahan is a forensic photographer working at the Delphi Center. The biggest reason she does this kind of work is due to the loss of her daughter in a traffic accident several years before. Brian Beckman is a young, hotshot FBI agent investigating the kidnapping of a potential witness in a case he and his partner are building against a local Russian doctor who is selling prescription drugs on the black market. They cross paths when Maddie is attacked after taking engagement pictures for her side business. She may have photographed the kidnapping in progress. Even though her camera is stolen, she is still in danger because of what she might remember about what she photographed.
One of the elements that makes this story more than just an average romantic suspense is the fact that Maddie has not come to terms with the death of her daughter. This adds depth and emotion to everything that she does in the story. In addition, there is a major twist at the end of the book that makes this story even better. Another good entry in the Tracers Series.
One of the elements that makes this story more than just an average romantic suspense is the fact that Maddie has not come to terms with the death of her daughter. This adds depth and emotion to everything that she does in the story. In addition, there is a major twist at the end of the book that makes this story even better. Another good entry in the Tracers Series.
mustlovemustypages's review against another edition
4.0
Alrighty... So overall I liked this book about the same as the previous Tracers novel I read, Deep Dark (if not a little more). However, the reasons why I liked the two were pretty different.
First, while I liked the main characters in Deep Dark, Maddie and Brian in Exposed were (to me at least) much more enjoyable to read about. Maddie was a lot more mature than Laney, both in age and in her actions, and Brian was less controlling than Reed (aspects of the characters in Deep Dark that really irritated me).
Second, I liked the added perspective of one of the victims. It gave a nice contrast to the other chapters and were short enough that I wasn't trying to skip over them to get back to Maddie and/or Brian, but had enough plot to really keep the story moving and actually *added* something to the book, rather than being a detriment which additional viewpoints sometimes does.
What wasn't as strong in this book were the secondary characters. I seriously just finished this book and couldn't tell you one of their names. Actually, I take that back - Sam. Sam was pretty great, although not really fleshed out. On the other hand, Deep Dark was practically bursting with awesome secondary characters (almost to an extreme level). (Side note: I was a little upset that in Deep Dark we didn't find out more about Scream, and in this book, Exposed, there wasn't more about Rae and Scott... hopefully their stories will be explored more later).
I'm really glad I found this Tracers series because they are the perfect length for suspense book, and there's rarely a dull moment. Plus, everything from the dialogue to the details of the characters' professions seems realistic (at least more realistic than other books I've read in this genre, and that has to count for something).
There were a few niggly things that bothered me while reading that I can't seem to recall now because they weren't that big of a deal.
First, while I liked the main characters in Deep Dark, Maddie and Brian in Exposed were (to me at least) much more enjoyable to read about. Maddie was a lot more mature than Laney, both in age and in her actions, and Brian was less controlling than Reed (aspects of the characters in Deep Dark that really irritated me).
Second, I liked the added perspective of one of the victims. It gave a nice contrast to the other chapters and were short enough that I wasn't trying to skip over them to get back to Maddie and/or Brian, but had enough plot to really keep the story moving and actually *added* something to the book, rather than being a detriment which additional viewpoints sometimes does.
What wasn't as strong in this book were the secondary characters. I seriously just finished this book and couldn't tell you one of their names. Actually, I take that back - Sam. Sam was pretty great, although not really fleshed out. On the other hand, Deep Dark was practically bursting with awesome secondary characters (almost to an extreme level). (Side note: I was a little upset that in Deep Dark we didn't find out more about Scream, and in this book, Exposed, there wasn't more about Rae and Scott... hopefully their stories will be explored more later).
I'm really glad I found this Tracers series because they are the perfect length for suspense book, and there's rarely a dull moment. Plus, everything from the dialogue to the details of the characters' professions seems realistic (at least more realistic than other books I've read in this genre, and that has to count for something).
There were a few niggly things that bothered me while reading that I can't seem to recall now because they weren't that big of a deal.
pgchuis's review against another edition
4.0
Maddie, a crime scene photographer for the Delphi Centre, who still manages to find time to moonlight as a wedding photographer, is attacked after Serbian baddies fear she may have caught a compromising shot of them in the background of an engagement photo.
She is a slightly unusual heroine for this series, seeming older and having a tragic backstory. Brian, the FBI agent on the tail of the Serbians, is more straightforward. As ever no one sleeps more than two hours a night, scientists explain things to one another for the benefit of the reader andI am beginning to wonder just how many corrupt law officers the state of Texas can be harbouring!
She is a slightly unusual heroine for this series, seeming older and having a tragic backstory. Brian, the FBI agent on the tail of the Serbians, is more straightforward. As ever no one sleeps more than two hours a night, scientists explain things to one another for the benefit of the reader and
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