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Title: Orchid Blues (Holly Barker Novels (Audio)) by Stuart Woods, Jan Maxwell ISBN: 0-399-14820-5 Publisher: Putnam Berkley Audio Pub. Date: 25 October, 2001 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.89 (37 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: ANOTHER RAPID FIRE PLOT CRAFTED BY STUART WOODS
Comment: The second adventure of Police Chief Holly Barker and her erstwhile companion, Daisy, an unbelievable Doberman, is thoroughly entertaining.
Holly isn't thinking work but wedding as she's about to tie the knot with her boyfriend, Jackson Oxenhandler. The path to the altar turns rocky when a crime occurs - a bank robbery in Orchid Beach, Florida, and a vicious one at that as the thieves take everything with them except for a dead body.
Her investigation takes Holly and her father, Ham, a retired Army sergeant to a rather strange town, Lake Winachobee. Despite its name not much is placid in this little burg as it turns out to be a hotbed of white supremacists who are planning the assassination of an important leader.
Stuart Woods has once again proffered a rapid fire plot and a stunning conclusion.
Rating: 2
Summary: A Plot to Nowhere....
Comment: Orchid Beach Police Chief, Holly Barker, is working on a bank robbery and murder that's hit close to home, and turned very personal. The well planned crime was almost perfectly executed, and the thieves didn't leave a shred of evidence behind, except for the body of an innocent bystander. Now they're four million dollars richer, and Holly is on a mission to find the culprits and bring them to justice. As she begins investigating what appears to be an inside job, she discovers evidence that points to an unknown little town inhabited by a mysterious and closed-mouth group of gun lovers. With the help of an old FBI friend, and her father, retired Army chief master sergeant, Ham, the three decide to infiltrate this clan, and find out what's really going on..... Stuart Woods' latest is a silly and mindless read that goes nowhere. The writing is uninspired, the dialogue, inane, and the story line thin, and neither suspenseful nor very compelling. This book needs to be tightened up and given some direction. His characters are lifeless and one dimensional, and need to be fleshed out. At times, it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys, and even harder to care. Mr Woods' all time favorite character, Stone Barrington, makes a cameo appearance, but it's never clear why he's there, and he adds nothing to the plot. Add to that a predictable ending, with a lot of loose ends left hanging, and you have the makings of a mediocre novel, at best. There are a lot of great thrillers out there, unfortunately Orchid Blues isn't one of them.
Rating: 5
Summary: Enjoyable Read
Comment: "Orchid Blues" is not a heavy, deep, dark mystery. Now that that's out of the way, the book is a good read. If you've read "Orchid Beach" you are already familiar with the characters and the writing. The hook is Holly's fiancé being killed in cold blood at the beginning of the story. The real star in this story is Ham. He is able to infiltrate the group of underground militia that murdered Holly's fiancé. Yes there are several lucky breaks, but you know what this is a work of FICTION.
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Title: Orchid Beach (Holly Barker Novels (Paperback)) by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061013412 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Blood Orchid by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0451208811 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Short Forever by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0451208080 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: New York Dead by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061090808 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Worst Fears Realized by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061013420 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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