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Title: Finder by Greg Rucka ISBN: 0-553-57429-9 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.91 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "Finder" delivers action with intelligence and heart
Comment: "Finder" is the follow-up to Greg Rucka's highly praised debut "Keeper." Rucka's hard boiled hero is Atticus Kodiak, ex-military bodyguard and detective who now has his own freelance personal security service. The end of the last book left Kodiak physically and emotionally battered, and this book opens with him working below his potential as a bouncer at a club catering to the New York S&M scene. He is pulled out of his slump when he encounters the daughter of a colonel for whom he had provided security while at the Pentagon, Erica Wyatt. After this chance encounter, he is thrust into the role of her protector. Once he is forced into this role, his personal life, past and present, violently collides with his duty to protect his client and his need to find the truth behind the lies that everyone is telling. Rucka shows again that he has mastered two very important skills in the page-turning genre: he writes interesting, well-drawn, and complex characters, and he knows how to write a chapter, that when it ends, compels you to read the next one. Once "Finder" gets going, just as with "Keeper," you won't want to get off until you get through the entire wild ride. I dropped everything to mentally sprint through the last 60 pages alongside the hero. I highly recommend this book and its predecessor, and I truly look forward to the next one
Rating: 4
Summary: Overall, I look favorably on this novel.
Comment: While I feel that his action pacing needs some work,the very human dimension to Kodiak's character is refreshing. The story was not written as a handbook for VIP protection and this shows, however, as a story with a security specialist as the protagonist it works well. Mr. Rucka's writing style took some time to get used to but I found myself caring about Atticus Kodiak. The stress on quasi "realistic" action is okay but some cinematic stuff would be entertaining as well.This is especially so in a novel that does take dramatic license with the close protection field. Mr. Rucka has definitely created a cast of characters that I want to read about again as it is their personal journey that is the true heart of the stories.
Rating: 2
Summary: Builds you up to a big fizzle
Comment: The book itself is alright, if you dont mind the author's bland, verbose, and tedious writing. But be prepared for a big letdown because the ending of the book is one of the worst I've ever read. I wish someone had warned me, so I'm warning others. I like the characters, but the book doesnt flow fast at all and it really fizzles in the end with no climax, and it was a big dissappointment.
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Title: Shooting at Midnight by Greg Rucka ISBN: 0553578278 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 05 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Critical Space by Greg Rucka ISBN: 0553581791 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Fistful of Rain by Greg Rucka ISBN: 055380135X Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Whiteout by Greg Rucka, Steve Lieber, Jamie S. Rich ISBN: 0966712714 Publisher: Oni Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Killing Floor by Lee Child ISBN: 0515123447 Publisher: Jove Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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