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pokochasz ją Zarejestruj się w LibraryThing żeby zobaczyć czy polubisz tą książkę. The followup to Heartsick, Gretchen Lowell and Archie Sheridan continue their dysfunctional dysfunctional (yes I meant to type that twice) relationship. Gretchen is being held in the state pen in Salem while Archie continues as a detective on the Portland Police Force. There appears to be a change in their relationship, but appearances can be deceiving. As Archie and Henry are confronted with new bodies in Forest Park, a scandal is unfolding involving a sitting senator and his alleged statutory rape of his babysitter, (sound familiar Oregonians). Gretchen manages to escape and engulfs Archie in her web. In an unusual twist for today’s mysterys the two cases never come together. Chelsea Cain has come up with a highly unusual killer and a great cast of characters. No one is totally evil or heroic, every one is flawed but real. I am looking forward to more fiction from Chelsea, especially with this cast of characters.  chainreader | Dec 2, 2009 |  It's clear that the effort to turn this into a long-haul series doesn't suit this particular story one bit. This sequel squanders a lot of the promise of the first novel by treating the story as an afterthought to the soap-operatic entanglements of its characters. (  )1  theanalogdivide | Dec 1, 2009 | It's clear that the effort to turn this into a long-haul series doesn't suit this particular story one bit. This sequel squanders a lot of the promise of the first novel by treating the story as an afterthought to the soap-operatic entanglements of its characters. ( ) theanalogdivide | Dec 1, 2009 | It's clear that the effort to turn this into a long-haul series doesn't suit this particular story one bit. This sequel squanders a lot of the promise of the first novel by treating the story as an afterthought to the soap-operatic entanglements of its characters. ( ) theanalogdivide | Dec 1, 2009 | When I finished reading HEARTSICK, the first novel of this series, I touted it as the best thriller ever. I still stand by that sentiment. And even though SWEETHEART doesn't quite live up to the greatness of that first book, it's still a really good read. All of the characters from the first book are back, and they find themselves in circumstances that are, in a lot of ways, similar to those in the first book. Archie is still obsessed with Gretchen. Gretchen is still obsessed with killing -- and with Archie. Archie's family, friends, and co-workers are trying to help him end his addiction to both painkillers and Gretchen, but it doesn't seem to be working. He's living with his ex-wife and children, and he loves them and wants to keep them safe, and yet he still wants -- no, needs -- to be with Gretchen in some way. The plot is added to (and sometimes complicated by) the story that Susan Ward began working on in HEARTSICK -- that of the affair between the beloved Senator and the underage babysitter. This story becomes intertwined with the present when Susan's friend/mentor is killed, and the case falls into Archie's lap. SWEETHEART is a fairly quick read, and I stayed up late to finish it. I really did like it, even though I wasn't as impressed with it as I was HEARTSICK. There's no doubt that Archie and Gretchen will be back. I'm anxious to see more of them, and to find out who will be the death of who. (  ) GeniusJen | Oct 14, 2009 |  brak recenzji | dodaj recenzję
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With Heartsick, Chelsea Cain took the crime world by storm, introducing two of the most compelling characters in decades: serial killer Gretchen Lowell and her obsessed pursuer Portland Detective Archie Sheridan. The book spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and garnered rave reviews around the world. But the riveting story of Archie and Gretchen was left unfinished, and now Chelsea Cain picks up the tale again.
When the body of a young woman is discovered in Portland’s Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the last time they found a body there, more than a decade ago: it turned out to be the Beauty Killer’s first victim, and Archie’s first case. This body can't be one of Gretchen's—she’s in prison—but after help from reporter Susan Ward uncovers the dead woman's identity, it turns into another big case. Trouble is, Archie can't focus on the new investigation because the Beauty Killer case has exploded: Gretchen Lowell has escaped from prison.
Archie hadn't seen her in two months; he'd moved back in with his family and sworn off visiting her. Though it should feel like progress, he actually feels worse. The news of her escape spreads like wildfire, but secretly, he's relieved. He knows he's the only one who can catch her, and in fact, he has a plan to get out from under her thumb once and for all.
Chelsea Cain has topped her own bestselling debut thriller with this unputdownable, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat read.
(pobrane z Amazon Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:58:35 -0400)
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