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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780786889280
ISBN number: 0786889284
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 656
Printing Date: August 03, 1998
Publishing house: Hyperion
Release Date: July 10, 1998
Sale Popularity Level: 367830
Studio: Hyperion
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Seattle police sergeant Lou Boldt is stunned when the local fire investigator presents him with frightening evidence in a series of fires that have occurred in the Seattle area. These white-hot fires burn so cleanly that even the ash disintegrates--leaving not a trace of its victims or any evidence of criminal activity. Only when Boldt is taunted by someone sending him pieces of melted purple plastic--houses from a Monopoly board--does he realize that an arsonist is involving him in a deadly game. HBO has optioned.
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Ridley Pearson manages to make high-tech crime-fighting more human and fascinating than anyone else in the field--witness such bestsellers as Chain of Evidence. Once again, Sgt. Lou Boldt, inspired and seemingly tireless forensic investigator for the Seattle police, zigs from the lab to the field--this time to find out why single mothers are being burned to death by flash fires fueled by an unknown, amazingly volatile fuel. The chief villain might remind you of recent headlines, but Pearson's research and writing skills create fiction more interesting than fact.
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The Bookcassette Adapter gives you balance control on your headphones and is so easy to use: Plug it into the stereo jack of your personal tapeplayer and then plug your headphones into the other side. The Bookcassette Adapter Works ONLY on Stereo Tapeplayers.
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As I said, it would be cheaper to buy it on the Internet, especially on eBay, instead of directly from the company (Brilliance Corporation) at 1-800-697-6797
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I like Pearson. He is better at character development than Michael Connelly. But with this particular novel, there is too much time spent in character development. And there are several characters, old and new. As a result, the book is big and fat, and the story moves slowly.
It is not until towards the end that Pearson writes that it seemed like the subsequent 24 hours flew by. That was a signal to the reader that we were finally going to get some action. And still it dragged. You might want to pass on this one.
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First and foremost, "Beyond Recognition" was a good detective/thriller story. Pearson created likeable characters that (almost always) ring true. The crimes are tough to solve and real-life issues creep into the scene to make solving it even more complicated. This was a real page-turner.
However, some issues bothered me:
#1 - Lou Boldt (the hero) muses about the time he solved the mystery of the scuba diver who was found dead in the middle of a forest. Unfortunately, Pearson resurrects the long-discredited urban legend about the fire-fighting helicopter that sucks up a scuba diver while getting water to drop on a fire. Enough of that one, please!
#2 - The arsonist uses a "rare" Werner fiberglass ladder that is sold through an exclusive distributor. I own a Werner fiberglass ladder that I bought at Lowe's - hardly exclusive or rare. It would have been better to invent a manufacturer rather than fly in the face of real-world facts.
#3 - one of the suspects is listed as a 26-year-old who has spent 11 years with the Air Force as an active duty member or as a civilian contractor. That would mean that he joined the Air Force at age 15!
I give this one a grade of B+ - grade lowered thanks to sloppy editing and needless prolonging of the life of an urban legend.
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I rate this crime book an A-. The story was interesting as well as the investigation techiques presented. I didn't bond with the lead investigators. I did feel sympathy for some of the characters. Three women are killed in arson fires that burn so hot that very little is left. Meanwhile, there is a boy who lives with an abusive stepfather. The boy has a relationship with a kind pyschic .The boy's story and the fires come together. For its lenght, this book is a quick read. This novel however, could have been edited more.This was my very first Ridley Pearson novel and I would read him again.
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Fires of extreme ferocity are literally vaporizing women in Seattle. This is no ordinary arson - it burns so hot that there is almost no evidence to examine and the means of setting the fires cannot be determined. Lou Boldt, Seattle Homocide, and Daphne Matthews, forensic psychologist, are at their best. Very intriguing mystery that will keep you reading carefully until the end.
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