Fan Mail [Mass Market Paperback]

P.D. Martin (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"gripping and realistic thriller" --Good Reading (Australia)

"Martin ratchets up the fear and the tension expertly." --Courier Mail --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 475 pages
• Publisher: Mira; Original edition (July 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778326136
• ISBN-13: 978-0778326137
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #767,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

PD Martin - Phillipa Deanne Martin - lives in Melbourne, Australia and developed a passion for crime fiction and story telling at an early age. This interest was reinforced with formal education through a Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences (with majors in psychology and criminology) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Writing (creative writing).

She is the author of five novels featuring Australian FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. The first in the Sophie Anderson series, Body Count, was inspired by a nightmare that haunted Phillipa for years. The other books in the series are The Murderers' Club, Fan Mail, The Killing Hands and Kiss of Death. Her books have been published in Australia, the US, the UK, Germany, France, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Argentina. She has also released an ebook novella, Coming Home, which is available as a kindle download for $2.99.

Prior to becoming a full-time author, Phillipa worked as a professional writer for nearly ten years, writing award-winning copy for brochures, newsletters, websites, training CD-ROMs, flyers, ads, media releases and magazines.

For more information visit www.pdmartin.com.au.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining, September 22, 2009

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Tina "Tina" (Montreal, Quebec) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fan Mail (Mass Market Paperback)

I had never read anything by author PD Martin but the first thing that immediately attracted me to this novel is the humour. I love that the author decided to give the main character Sophie a bit of a sense of humour - which although not overtly demonstrated is still there in the description and dialogues.

Sophie is moving on, but not before she gets to meet Loretta who is a novelist looking for some "hands on" experiences of the FBI and their Behavioral Analysis Unit or as they say in the TV show Criminal Minds BAU (must easier to say and write).

However, shortly afer Sophie and Loretta's tour, Sophie learns that Loretta was brutally murdered and that she received a very odd piece of fan mail prior to her death - as a matter of fact this letter is appearing next to each murdered author as the work of a serial killer focusing on authors.

Sophie must invetigate and in the middle of the investigation, she will end up discovering some scary information that will put her smack in the middle of the serial killer's path.

Although i can't say that this book reaches the peaks of "whodunnit", it nonetheless managed to keep me absolutely glued to the book until I found out who the killer was and WHY they did it.

The pacing was very good and the writing was a lot of fun to read. Although the author does give us some background on the FBI BAU unit, its kept too a minimum as is much of the "procedural" information which I am grateful for.

This book was alot of fun to read and I found myself a little annoyed that it ended.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars super police procedural, July 2, 2009

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fan Mail (Mass Market Paperback)

Her last act at Quantico before reassigning to the West Coast, Australian expatriate FBI profiler Sophie Anderson escorts renowned crime writer Loretta Black and her assistant on a tour of the Behavioral Analysis Unit. Soon afterward, Sophie starts her new field assignment in L.A. She also finds out that someone sexually mutilated and murdered Loretta in her Beverly Hills home; eerily similar to a victim in one the author's novels.

Beverly Hills homicide detective Dave Sorrell leads the inquiry. However, soon afterward more authors are brutally murdered. The evidence includes a frightening fan mail to the novelists just before they are killed. Sophie assists David on the investigation, as she searches for clues trying to "profile" the novels while also horrifically yet heroically uses her premonition skill to mentally see future murders, but unaware a cold case of hers is the missing link.

This super police procedural is loaded with plausible twists that will keep the audience guessing who the killer is throughout although serial killer themes have flooded the market including Sophie (see THE MURDERER'S CLUB and BODY COUNT). Sophie is terrific as she investigates with David. Though similar in tone to her previous killer caseload, fans will enjoy P.D. Martin's exhilarating efforts of the Aussie profiler trying to prevent the next writer's death.

Harriet Klausner

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, October 27, 2009

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Jo Stack "jossifene" (Wooster, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fan Mail (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was great.. I could not put it down. Would recommend this author to anyone and everyone..