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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780821776872
ISBN number: 0821776878
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Page Count: 432
Printing Date: July 01, 2005
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The woman has been waiting impatiently on her satin sheets. Her lover knows exactly how to satisfy her. But this time, he has something else planned...something that will really take her breath away...In the courtroom, defense lawyer Quinn Cortez has a reputation as a ruthless predator who always gets what he wants. In the bedroom, it's no different. Quinn is an accomplished seducer with a long list of conquests. But now, someone has brutally slaughtered one of them, and Quinn has no memory of the night he was found in her home...Annabelle Vanderley wants justice for her murdered cousin, and if Quinn Cortez swears he can find the true killer, she's willing to give him the benefit of a doubt. But then another body is discovered...and another...each victim an ex-lover of Quinn's. Now, consumed by dread, Annabelle wonders just how close she may be to a twisted psychopath for whom her pain would be the ultimate pleasure...
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*** Back cover synopsis ***
WHEN A KILLER DOESN'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT...
The woman waits impatiently on her satin sheets. Her lover knows exactly how to satisfy her. But this time, he has something else planned...something that will really take her breath away...
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO ELIMINATE HIS VICTIMS...
In the courtroom, defense lawyer Quinn Cortez has a reputation as a ruthless predator who always gets what he wants. In the bedroom, it's no different. Quinn is an accomplished seducer with a long list of conquests. But now, someone has brutally slaughtered one of them, and Quinn has no memory of the night he was found in her home...
SOFTLY...
Annabelle Vanderley wants justice for her murdered cousin, and if Quinn Cortez swears he can find the true killer, she's willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. But then another body is discovered...and another...each victim an ex-lover of Quinn's. Now, consumed by dread, Annabelle wonders just how close she may be to a twisted psychopath for whom pain would be the ultimate pleasure...
*** Review (without spoilers ^_^) ***
The story starts off with the death of one of Quinn Cortez's lover and eventually, more of his past lovers turned up dead. Automatically, Quinn becomes the prim suspect, since he always seems to be within a mere mile from the setting when these murders took place. Worst of all, he doesn't seem to have an adequate alibi each time these murders were committed.
Annabelle Vanderley is the cousin one of Quinn's dead lover and despite him being a high profile suspect on the detectives' list, she believes he wasn't the murderer and falls for him. The story goes on as we see the two main characters get together and eventually revealing the true mystery behind the deaths of those women.
*** Personal opinion ***
I have to say this was a disappointment compared to what I read on the back-cover. I had read better is all I can say, despite the fact that the main character bears one of my favorite names, Quinn, and he has the reputation of a womanizer. I used to give in more liking to these facts but in this novel, the mystery wasn't as intense as I've expected and there was definitely no hint of chemistry for Quinn and Annabelle. There was absolutely no portrayal of Quinn's charm. Even the immediate attraction the two had was ridiculous to me under the considered circumstances. What irked me most was Annabelle's attraction towards Quinn - a total stranger, nonetheless, a murder suspect of her own cousin and the investigator Chad. He was just way out of his line of work. Probably the lack of realistic facts going on in this book was something that added to the disappointment.
However, I would give credit to the other low-profile characters in this book. I actually enjoyed reading more about them other than the mains.
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I preferred The Dying Game and The Murder Game (which are actually books 3 & 4). This one was still very enjoyable and I liked being introduced to some of the secondary characters that I read about in The Dying Game and The Murder Game.
As for the relationship between Quinn and Annabelle, I definitely did not "fall in love" with them like I did with the main romantic characters in the other two books.
The suspense/mystery was good. However, I guessed who the killer was pretty early on (even though I did not have much proof or a reason why - just a hunch). When you find out how and why in the end, it's shocking and wraps things up nicely.
I also enjoy the fact that Barton gives the readers Epilogues in the end of each book. I like seeing into the future a bit.
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WHEN A KILLER DOESN'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT...
The woman has been waiting impatiently on her satin sheets. Her lover knows exactly how to satisfy her. But this time, he has something else planned...something that will really take her breath away...
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO ELIMINATE HIS VICTIMS...
In the courtroom, defense lawyer Quinn Cortez has a reputation as a ruthless predator who always gets what he wants. In the bedroom, it's no different. Quinn is an accomplished seducer with a long list of conquests. But now, someone has brutally slaughtered one of them, and Quinn has no memory of the night he was found in her home...
SOFTLY...
Annabelle Vanderley wants justice for her murdered cousin, and if Quinn Cortez swears he can find the true killer, she's willing to give him the benefit of a doubt. But then another body is discovered...and another...each victim an ex-lover of Quinn's. Now, consumed by dread, Annabelle wonders just how close she may be to a twisted psychopath for whom her pain would be the ultimate pleasure...
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When Annabelle Vanderlay arrives in Memphis to claim the body of her slain cousin, the last thing she expects is to find herself attracted to the man who discovered her body, who also happens to be a suspect in her death.
Quinn Cortez is a confident, sexy, self-made success. He is a shark of an attorney, with the same reputation in the bedroom. But someone is killing his lovers. As the investigation unfolds, four additional murders have the same calling card - smothered and the index finger severed, and all but one is tied to Quinn. It has all the markings of a serial killer - could Quinn be living a double life? After all, he seems to suffer from blackouts at the same time as the killings.
Both Annabelle and Quinn retain the services of a top notch private investigator to insure that the killer of Lulu Vanderlay is caught. Though in her heart she knows that Quinn is innocent, she can't help but wonder... Also in competition for her affections is one of the investigators, Chad George. Outwardly, he is the perfect man, but as Annabelle gets to know Chad and Quinn, she gets to know who is truly the more honorable man.
I did not get the sense that the two had much chemistry; prior to Lulu's funeral, she barely gave him the time of day (she seemed more interested in Chad), then suddenly she is totally hung up on him and they can't leave the hotel room? So much was made of him being a womanizer, but when he made a list of lovers over the last two years, it was single digits... I expected a lot more from a womanizing himbo.
While there is a great deal of suspense, it really does not take a brain surgeon to see the direction the story will take when all is revealed, nor the identity of the killer. And that creepy cousin just gives you the willies. I found that I like the secondary characters better - Jim and Griffin - and I am happy to hear that they will have a story of their own coming to a bookstore soon.
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Cast of characters: Quinn Cortez, self-made zillionaire lawyer and quite the womanizer. Annabelle Vanderley, smart, born to wealth and privilege, and keeps the Vanderley family business running smoothly. Lulu Vanderley, gorgeous cousin of Annabelle who lived hard, played hard, ended up dead. Wythe Vanderley, Lulu's creepy, lazy stepbrother. Kendall Wells, attorney; Jim Norton, police lieutenant; Chad George, slimy, pompous police sergeant; Griffin Powell, investigator extraordinaire.
It's early spring in Memphis. Lulu invited Quinn to her home to celebrate winning his latest big case. He arrives and finds her dead. He, of course, becomes the prime suspect, even though her date book lists other names many times. He hires his long time friend, Kendall Wells to defend him; a few days later she's dead. Annabelle comes to Memphis to make funeral arrangements and find out who killed her cousin. Annabelle meets Quinn; did he kill Lulu? Can she trust him? They both hire Griffin to investigate the case. It's soon discovered that other former lovers of Quinn's have been killed in the same manner as Lulu and Kendall. Is a serial killer on the loose? Is Quinn being set up? Why? Will Lulu's secret be revealed? Will Annabelle be Quinn's subsequent love interest? Whodunit?????
There are just enough surprises in this story to keep your interest and really keep you guessing whodunit.
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