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Title: The Fifth Victim by Beverly Barton ISBN: 0-8217-7215-5 Publisher: Zebra Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.09 (11 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Relies too much on the paranormal
Comment: If you like the paranormal, and I don't, then you might enjoy this story. FBI agent Dallas Stone arrives in Cherokee Pointe to investigate the gruesome sacrificial murder of a young woman. This murder has similarities to the unsolved serial murder of his niece two years ago. Genny Madoc lives a simple life in Cherokee Pointe but her psychic abilities allow her to 'see' the murder and draw her into this investigation. Dallas and Genny are strongly attracted to eachother as they search for a killer before he gets his fifth victim.
Although pleasantly presented this police procedural relies too heavily on the paranormal findings in decifering the case and finding the murderer.
Rating: 4
Summary: Chilling tale of suspense
Comment: Deep in the mountains of Cherokee Point, Tennessee, Susie Richards has been murdered, a chilling human sacrifice. Local psychic Genny Madoc has witnessed the murder through the eyes of the killer. Sheriff Jacob Butler, Genny's cousin, has learned to trust in her visions, and finds the victim in the Cedar Tree Forest, where Genny said she would be. FBI agent Dallas Sloan has been seeking the murderer of his niece, and believes these murders to be that of a serial killer. A pattern in these killings develops, as the criminal murders four women, and when he moves on to the fifth victim, removes her heart and eats it. Then the killer moves on to a new locale, and the pattern starts all over again. When Dallas learns of the sacrificial murder in Cherokee Point, he believes another round has begun.
Dallas heads to Tennessee, and arrives in a blinding snowstorm, going off the road, and forced to find shelter from the storm. He does, at Genny Madoc's house. She learns that Dallas has been in touch with Jacob regarding the murder, and offers to let him stay until the storm lets up. As Genny and Dallas get to know one another, a strong bond develops between them, although Dallas finds Genny's visions a bit hard to accept. As three more murders occur, he realizes she's right on target every time, and starts to accept her abilities. While Dallas and Jacob work together to find a common link to the murders, they come to believe that Genny has been targeted to be the fifth victim. Together they work to keep her safe, but even that proves to be not enough. Will the race against time save Genny?
The small town of Cherokee Point has many secrets amongst the interesting characters that call this place home. Will one of them prove to be the killer? Genny and Dallas are a wonderful couple, she 'knowing' Dallas is the man of her future, although it takes him awhile to pick up on this. But, when he does there's no stopping him. Fans of Beverly Barton will enjoy this intense suspense, the first in a trilogy that promises more thrills and chills to come!
Rating: 5
Summary: Made a believer out of me.
Comment: I am a male who enjoys a good mystery. I had never read a book by Beverly Barton, not because she is a woman (I love J.A. Jance and other female authors), but because her books were listed as "romance." "The Fifth Victim" was a great read. As a result, I ordered "Grace Under Fire" but put off reading it because the description emphasised romance.
I just finished "Grace Under Fire" and am ordering some more Barton books. Great reads!!!
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Title: What She Doesn't Know (Zebra Romantic Suspense) by Beverly Barton ISBN: 0821772147 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Last to Die by Beverly Barton ISBN: 0821772163 Publisher: Zebra Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Grace Under Fire by Beverly Barton ISBN: 0373218303 Publisher: Silhouette Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Every Move She Makes by Beverly Barton ISBN: 0821768387 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: After Dark by Beverly Barton ISBN: 0821776665 Publisher: Zebra Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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