Abandon (Mira Romantic Suspense) [Kindle Edition]

Carla Neggers (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Bestseller Neggers fails to deliver the goods in her latest romantic suspense, producing a story seriously lacking in either chills or sparks. When rookie Dep. U.S. Marshal Mackenzie Stewart is caught off guard by an attacker with a penchant for knives, she's afraid that the real target is her lifelong friend, federal judge Bernadette Peacham. The effort to protect Bernadette and hunt down the violent man with the pale eyes teams Mackenzie with an old flame, FBI Agent Andrew Rook, who dumped her after a three-week affair. Neggers doesn't get to the crux of the story until about midway through, and the pale eyes attacker fails to make a lasting impression. The result is a long slog that leads nowhere in particular, and once Neggers gets to the cliffhanger, there's nothing much to hang on to: the mystery is solved too easily and too soon, and the affair between Mac and Rook feels forced. With this lackluster title, Neggers's fans may feel that they're the ones who have been abandoned. (June)
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"Bestseller Neggers keeps the reader guessing 'whodunit' to the end of her intriguing novel of romantic suspense." -- Publishers Weekly on The Widow

"No one does romantic suspense better!" -- Janet Evanovich

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 344 KB
• Publisher: Mira (June 1, 2007)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000RH0CL8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,016 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Carla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 60 novels, including SAINT'S GATE, the first in her new Sharpe & Donovan series, and SECRETS OF THE LOST SUMMER. Her work has been translated into two dozen languages. Carla is a founding member of the New England Chapter of Romance Writers of America and has served as president of Novelists, Inc. and vice president of International Thriller Writers.

Born and raised in western Massachusetts, Carla started writing at age eleven, when she'd climb a tree with pad and pen and perch on her favorite branch to spin stores. When she isn't writing, she enjoys kayaking, hiking, cross-country skiing and traveling. Carla and her husband, Joe Jewell, live on a hilltop in Vermont, not far from picturesque Quechee Gorge.

For more information and to contact Carla, visit her Web site: www.CarlaNeggers.com. You can also find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/carlaneggers or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/carlaneggers.

Photo credit: Julie Ireland

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun and fast paced read, May 22, 2007

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Ned Wynne - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abandon (Mira Romantic Suspense) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a hoot and moves at a brisk pace engaging the reader with good characters and an intriguing story. I felt compelled to finish it because I really wanted to find out how it ends. The settings are great and the characters believable and real. I'm always glad to find a new release by Carla Neggers and this one doesn't disappoint.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A lukewarm suspense mysteery at best, August 8, 2009

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Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Abandon (Mira Romantic Suspense) (Mass Market Paperback)

I can only say that this one from Neggers is okay, and that strictly for the author's fans. Jesse, the villain of the piece, spices things up a little, but McKenzie and Andrew simply lack any charm or charisma. These two pretty much waltz through the book although McKenzie does get tossed around a little. Strictly for those obsessed with the genre, but nothing special for most readers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars exciting police procedural romantic suspense, June 10, 2007

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Abandon (Mira Romantic Suspense) (Mass Market Paperback)

The knife slasher surprised rookie Deputy U.S. Marshal Mackenzie Stewart when he lunged at her. She is fortunate to have survived. However, she believes the intended target is her close friend, federal Judge Bernadette Peacham. She vows to keep Bernadette safe while catching the escaped "pale-eyes" killer.

Mackenzie is assigned to work with FBI Agent Andrew Rook, the last person she wants to be teamed up with. They had a hot three week fling until Rook checkmated her by abruptly dumping her. Still this is no time to stand on ceremony as Mackenzie knows the first object is keeping Bernadette safe though she berates herself for still wanting the rat who abandoned ship just when it looked like they might have something passionately perfect.

This exciting police procedural romantic suspense takes about a little more than a third of the novel before the story line accelerates into the cat and mouse war between the two Feds and Pale-Eyes, but once it does, readers will not ABANDON the tale until the book is finished. Mac is a terrific protagonist while Rook has some commitment issues, but is there once his beloved is under attack. She has doubts that he will remain there as he lacks staying power. Though starting slowly and not the author's best work, fans will still enjoy Carla Neggers' fine thriller.

Harriet Klausner