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First Degree Burn

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Lance captures the drama and the history of NY and the heros of the city as true to life as I have ever read. The book is one of the hardest books to put down. His writing and storytelling of arson is first rate. I strongly recommend this book and the read you will experience with it. I hope it is someday turned into a movie!

"I was in L.A. last week and tried to post this review,but it never showed up. I am a native of Oklahoma and a Navyveteran. I now live in Newport, R.I. where I run a bed & breakfast inn and charter boat service. I don't have time to read many novels, but I recently found FIRST DEGREE BURN, which one of the guests had left. I have to say that it was a total page turner. One of the best novels I've read in years. I looked at your reviews and noted that most of the people have given it five stars, except for the last two. Oscar Davis and Mark Pierce. Are these guys for real? FIRST DEGREE BURN is outstanding. I learned so much from it about fire investigation and WPA art. The characters are great. I went to the author's website...and noticed that the book had received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly. What do they know that Davis and Pierce don't? All I can say is that I am a real person and I loved this book. I can't wait for the next Eddie Burke mystery. Feel free to contact me at tyler@edgenet.net"

Harlan Tyler Newport, R.I.

Loved that Eddie Burke Jr! I couldn't put the book down, and found myself at the last page 36 hours later. The story is intelligent with a huge amount of integrity. I found the characters to be fresh and crisp. Writer Peter Lance carefully leads you down each path with Eddie Burke, sometimes with such colorful detail that you can actually feel the heat of the fire. My only disappointment is that there isn't a sequel yet. Come on Mr Lance, what the heck are you waiting for? This book is a GREAT ride!

First Degree Burn is a riveting page turner. Lance is thorough in his historical and factual references about New York City, the WPA and fire investigation. As an ex-New Yorker and fellow journalist, Lance is right on the button. The Eddie Burke character is captivating and believeable. Lance is an excellent writer and story-teller. I strongly recommend this novel and look forward to reading the next Eddie Burke thriller...a movie would be sensational!

I heard about First Degree Burn, from a friend who's a fire fighter in Quincy Mass. He read the book last year when it first came out. I've been working as a volunteer fire fighter in a small town outside of Boston for six years. When I picked up First Degree Burn on a Friday night, I kept reading until I was done. It was the best book on fire investigation I've ever read. I recommended it highly.

As a 20 year veteran of a bomb and arson squad in a major midwestern city, I was skeptical when some of the guys in the unit recommended this book. But after reading it (and it took me less than three hours in between shifts) I can honestly say that this is the best book on fire investigation I've ever read. I recommend it highly.

This book is a cracking read. The storyline pulses with energy and the unusual characters are big and bold...very memorable. The writer has captured the potential rawness of New York (this isn't the New York you get from the tourist board). You can feel a journalist's hand in the vivid detail and atmosphere...but it's a real storyteller that wrote this book. A definite terrific read for the beach this summer!!

First Degree Burn is a great thriller that offers a good mystery combined with a string of characters that are believable and real. I am not a critic, nor am I a firefigher, so I have not reviewed this through the eyes of "an expert". However, as one that does not get through a novel very easily, I found myself flying through FDB wanting to see what would happen next and how things would "turn-out". This book was intriguing enough to keep this skeptic not only interested, but rivoted to the pages. I found myself feeling for the character and seeing the world through his eyes, trying to predict what would happen next. I finished this book in only a few nights reading. That was over a year ago. I'm embarking on a second pass through FDB in hopes of preparing for the follow-up installment; doing so despite knowing "the finale". This too is a rarity for me, which speaks volumes to this book (and its Author). I'm chomping at the bit wait! ing for the next undertaking in the Eddie Burke series.

And as one of those "I'll wait for the movie types" I'd gladly shell out the $10 to see this book on the screen. If the movie is as exciting and interesting as the book it would be highly entertaining and money well spent! I look forward to the next installment in the series and recommend this book to anyone who is looking for excitement, intrigue, realism and entertainment. Peter Lance may not be thought of in the same breath as James Patterson, we all know his Alex Cross series, but I'd rank him right up there as one of the handful of writers I'd look forward to reading! Kudos Peter!

As an active duty fire fighter I've read a number of authors in the mystery field. I heard about FIRST DEGREE BURN through an ad last year in Firehouse magazine. A number of ff's have raved about it on various fire and ems websites. So I found a copy and checked it out. The research is absolutely bulletproof. So's the plot. And the dialogue, while a bit raw, is totally realistic. I figured the author, Lance had to be on the job, but I checked his sitexc and found out that he's an ex lawyer and ABC news reporter who once did an investigation on arson. Anyway, this book moves like a Seagrave pumper screaming through town. It's a total page turner. Don't be put off by some of the trash reviews it got here at Amazon. Whoever these guys are they don't know sh__ about firefighting. This is a great book. I hear it's almost out of print. If you find it, buy it. FIRST DEGREE BURN is a winner.

First Degree Burn,by Peter Lance is a book filled with mystery until the very end. Peter uses the classic style of development with progression of the story. It was well written and easy to follow. With each chapter I had gotten engrossed with the book until I finished. Peter did a fine job with the who done it type novel. You can read the first chapter free at First Degree Burn.com