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Dead Tide

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I agree with all the reviews with one BIG exception. (If you haven't read "Burnout" a far superior book to this one, don't read any further.

I was soooo furious when I came to page 12, and read that Lacie gave Jack
the choice of either being with her , or giving up his job, that it was hard for
me to continue reading. Fine for him to give her the gift of life for herself
and her daughter but not to anyone else because of her fears. As a couple
they had it all. I would much rather read books about Jack Stein. I read
"Burnout" in two days riveted, "Dead Tide" took me six, Please Ms Kadow,
bring back JACK, with or without Lacie.

In this book, a mad killer is obsessed with news anchorwoman, Lacie Wagner. He uses one of the natural elements to torture his victims and invites Lacie to join him in th element. Of course the killer finally meets his end in the ironic way of being dispatched by the element he chooses to use as his insturment of torture. Lacie can't handle the situation alone, so she enlists the aid of a rogue government man of action who is a pain to his organization, but they keep him around because he is the best at his job. Together, they unravel the truth about a top secret government organization. The rogue government guy is wounded by a gunshot from the evil genius and is pretty much useless in the final battle. Despite his unlimited financial resources, the evil maniac is undone. Oh, did I mention he is also a master of disguise? So what is the point of all this? The point is, reading 'DEAD TIDE' is almost like reading 'BURNOUT' again. The two books are so much alike it was sad. I felt totally ripped off after having read this book and it is safe to say that this is my last Jeannine Kadow book. If you haven't read 'BURNOUT', this would be an okay read at best. It is readable, but really you have to totally suspend belief in reality to accept this plot as even remotely possible. Also I think the fact that one of the good guys just flat out commits murder in the end and everyone is okay with that really seemed out of character.

If you haven't read the preceding novel with Lacie
this book will probably be a good read.
BUT..........

don't read any further if you haven't read Burnout:::::::




Leaving Jack out of the book and for reasons which do not match up with the intense relationship that was established in Burnout, threw me right out of the story. Very, very jarring plot line. Colored Lacie in a not so nice light.
I couldn't enjoy the rest of the book. I forced myself to read it.

DEAD TIDE is the first Jeannine Kadow I've read, and I'm full of admiration for it. The writing is clear and well-paced; the characters are drawn with enough depth to make them believable; and just about all of them - ranging in age from their twenties to their sixties - are attractive and sexually active. This is a real masterpiece of the mystery/adventure genre: dark, but with a lot of human warmth at the center of it.

The book is extremely well-researched, full of information about fish and birds and oceans, and featuring some of the most detailed accounts I've ever read (outside the med school library) of autopsies on murder victims.

People say of this kind of book that you can't put it down - as if that were the highest compliment. But I'm a busy person and I had to put it down several times: I read it in four sittings over the course of six days. What strikes me as most remarkable about it is that it was no problem to pick it up and continue reading it: the characters are interesting enough to make me wonder what was going to happen next; and as the plot thickened, I really needed to know how it would turn out. The last scenes in particular are exciting page-turners.

This book is a very classy form of entertainment for all but the very young and very old.

I picked up this book on a lark, and I was very impressed by the quality of the writing. This book is a sequel to an earlier book called Burnout which I have not read, but it stands very well on its own.

This book isn't for everyone. Kadow is not a lean writer -- she spends a LOT of time on description. I also found much of the dialogue rather stilted. Still, the quality of the prose is so good that I was willing to put up with these small flaws.

The only question is when Kadow is going to write another book. This book, her most recent, came out nearly four years ago. So when's the next book Jeannine? Kadow keeps a remarkably low profile, but a writer of her talent should be better known than she is.

This is a wonderful read! The storyline moves adroitly; the protagnists are well-developed characters and each achieve that "yeah, I wanna know this person" level. The "bad guy" is truly unique and unflinchingly evil. I wanted to read this book in one sitting, but also wanted it never to end... I've added Kadow to my Favorite Authors list, which, by my standards, holds only the best of the best (writing).

If you plan to start 'Dead Tide' leave yourself plenty of time! You won't want to put it down. And leave the lights on! It can get pretty creepy. That said, I really enjoyed this second book by Jeannine Kadow featuring Lacie Wagner. Wagner, a TV journalist recovering from a recent brush with death, begins what appears to be a fortuitous investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a young woman whose body washed up on the shore near her home on Nantucket island. Her intense investigation soon leads her to the determination that she is somehow the target of this psychotic killer.

Lacie enlists the aid of a renegade investigator,Nick St. James, to protect her and find the man she believes is responsible for the savage murder. In a plot full of superbly detailed investigation and unexpected twists Kadow leads us on a relentless and desperate search for an evil killer. She does it so well that it is impossible to put this book down until the end and then you will regret that it is done.

If you haven't read Jeannine Kadow's work you are missing out! Her book Burnout was the first I read I couldn't put it down! Blue Justice was original and thought provoking! Dead Tide was heart pounding just as if I was there! The emotion, scenary, and detailed descriptions is beyond comparison with other authors! Kadows unpredictable thrillers are hard to put down! Just as I finished the last page I was no sooner on my computer emailing my friends telling them how great it was! Dead Tide is a must read! I cannot wait for the next book!

At ten years of age, in a car fire deliberately set, Lacie Wagner burned her hands so badly that they were scarred and misshapen. Twenty-three years later, the man who set the car fire returned to Lacie's life, killing her daughter's father, kidnapping her daughter for six weeks, and almost killing her. Now, nine months later, Lacie is almost healed and ready to report to work as a TV anchor and reporter on Washington DC.

Relaxing in her Nantucket home, Lacie gathers the strength to reenter the real world. While jogging along the beach, she comes across the dead body of a young woman. Tests prove the woman was murdered and while investigating the victim's life, Lacie discovers that the deceased was part of an unauthorized black ops group. This group is linked to Lacie's next door neighbor and lover Justin Vale, a man who has a special agenda planned for Lacie.

Jeannie Kadow has written an exciting thriller showcasing a complex and driven protagonist who refuses to let her deformity handicap her in anyway. DEAD TIDE is a serial killer thriller that stars a villain that is even more depraved than Hannibal Lechter. Ms. Kadow is on the level of a Patricia Cornwell and a Nancy Taylor Rosenberg in turning up the suspense in a believable manner.

Harriet Klausner