Eleventh Hour (FBI Series) [Mass Market Paperback]

Catherine Coulter (Author)

Book Description

Series: FBI Series | Publication Date: September 28, 2004

In a cat-and-mouse chase that runs from the streets of San Francisco to the television studios of Los Angeles, FBI agents Savich and Sherlock are in a race against time to find the madman responsible for a slew of murders.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The midnight murder of a priest in his confessional and real-time serial killings based on TV scripts are the basis for this latest installment in Coulter's bestselling FBI series (Hemlock Bay, etc.). Dillon and Sherlock Savich, Coulter's husband-and-wife investigative team, take a backseat this time around, making way for D.C. Special Agent Dane Carver. When Carver learns his twin brother, Father Michael Carver, has been murdered in his San Francisco church, Savich sends him out to work the case with the SFPD, who suspect this is one in a spate of recent serial killings. A potential witness, homeless woman Nick Jones, tries to run, and Carver takes her into protective custody in his hotel room. Jones, who is actually a college professor fleeing from her possibly murderous fiance, an Illinois state senator, has no choice but to join forces with Carver. It is she who sees an FBI drama on TV and connects the plot with the recent serial murders. Investigation of the TV studio execs and the show's crew and cast introduces a flock of distinctive Coulter characters who spice up the plot and speed the read. Meanwhile, Carver and Jones fall in love and find themselves in danger as they help Dillon and Sherlock delve into Nick's past. The heavy doses of romance and dearth of procedural detail mean this novel isn't the thing for hardcore FBI thriller devotees, but the complex plotting and likable characters make it a great beach book for Coulter fans, who will welcome Dane and Nick as new protagonists.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Coulter brings back FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savitch for a real test: the priest whose murder they are investigating is a colleague's twin brother, and the clues lead them to a new hit TV series about murder.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Jove (September 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515135739
• ISBN-13: 978-0515135732
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Catherine Coulter is the author of the New York Times-bestselling FBI thrillers The Cove, The Maze, The Target, The Edge, Riptide, Hemlock Bay, Eleventh House, Blindside, Blowout, Point Blank, Double Take and TailSpin. She lives in northern California.

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two for the Price of One, August 28, 2002

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Tucker Andersen (Wall Street) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eleventh Hour (Hardcover)

This is a fast moving, well plotted story with two two interrelated mysteries to solve.Father Michael Carver is murdered in his confessional in S.F. and the only witness is Nick Jones, a homeless woman on the run and with a desire to keep her past a secret. Father Michael's twin brother Dane,an FBI agent, of course devasted by the news of his brother's death,immediately rushes to SF from DC and unofficially joins the murder investigation being conducted by the local police.Dillon and Sherlock Savich, Dane's FBI compatriots, soon become involved when evidence of a serial killer develops.(While this is the first book by Coulter that I have read, it is clear that these are characters who have previously appeared in her series of FBI mysteries and readers of those books may be glad to become reacquainted with them.)

This is not an FBI procedural, but rather an action story (potential TV movie) with multiple plot twists and a plethora of suspects.The ingenious device of the murders mimicing a recent TV series adds further complications to the police investigation, as does the unknown relationship of the current events to Nick's past. And, as could be guessed, romance also manages to blossom as Dane and Nick become attracted to each other as they try to stay alive and solve the mysteries they both confront.

I was one for two, as I was kept guessing until the conclusion as to Father Michael's killer but did unravel the clues regarding Nick's real opponent.This had the advantage of being a fast read but still having a complicated plot and good character development. I definitely plan to read another one of the series both for enjoyment and in order see whether the author is simply a formulaic writer or sufficiently varies her stories to keep my interest.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing..., August 18, 2002

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Tee (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eleventh Hour (Hardcover)

I've been a fan of C. Coulter since I read "The Cove", but her last two books including this one have been so disappointing. It's almost like she's changed her writing style. I say, 'if it aint broke don't fix it'. This book was so inconsistent, moving quickly one moment, then slowing to a crawl the next.
There is no romance really to speak of, just a slight attraction with an abrupt sex scene thrown in, that seemed forced & gratuitous.
If you haven't read her earlier books, skip this one, and get "The Cove" & "The Maze".

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous beginning, September 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Eleventh Hour (FBI Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

Midnight in a Catholic church, a woman is sitting in the shadows of the large sanctuary when she sees a dark-haired man enter to confess his sins to the waiting priest. After a muffled exchange with the kindly father, the "confessor" pulls a gun and kills the priest. The woman slumps deeper into the shadows so she's not detected by the killer. Wow! The priest even has an identical twin brother in law enforcement who helps find the perpetrator. I couldn't wait for the next chapter, and the next. Then the story drizzled down to trite, silly, and shallow. Too bad, it had so much promise.