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Five in a Row (MIRA) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jan Coffey (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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MIRA July 1, 2005
After five deadly accidents in a row, computer expert Emily Doyle recognizes the technology being used to control the vehicles. She and police investigator Ben Colter soon find themselves on the hunt for a stalker who hides behind a computer screen. Original.

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"A swift, absorbing tale!" -- Publishers Weekly on Triple Threat

"Coffey skillfully combines chilling realism with genuine humor and a terrific romance." -- Romantic Times on Fourth Victim

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Mira (July 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0778321924
  • ISBN-13: 978-0778321927
  • Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jan Coffey
(a.k.a. Nikoo & Jim McGoldrick)
Nikoo and Jim McGoldrick are storytellers with a checkered past.
From the submarine shipyards of Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut, and the clubs of Rodeo Drive, to the forges of Pennsylvania and the electronics manufacturers of Massachusetts, these two have spent their lives gathering material for their novels. Nikoo, a manufacturing engineer, and Jim, who has a Ph.D. in sixteenth-century British literature, wrote their first full-length novel in 1994. Since then, Jim and Nikoo have written twenty-seven novels and a work of nonfiction, and they are presently focusing their imaginations on producing romantic suspense thrillers with a decidedly technological slant.
The "Jan Coffey" pseudonym, one of several they have used, is actually a play on their own names: Jan is an acronym for "Jim and Nikoo," and Coffey is Nikoo's maiden name.
These prolific and popular authors have been the recipients of numerous awards for their work. They now reside in Watertown, Connecticut.

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5.0 out of 5 stars powerful scary investigative thriller, July 15, 2005
This review is from: Five in a Row (MIRA) (Mass Market Paperback)
The first incident occurs in Albany, New York followed by Providence, San Diego and Miami. In each case the driver insisted the car drove it self. Insurance companies and car manufacturers are concerned though no one has linked the four incidents. Following the fifth event when a school principal's vehicle reportedly did the same thing, the consortium hires Colter Associates to investigate. Ben Colter heads to the new site in Wickfield, Connecticut while the other two associates split the remaining four locations.

In Wickfield, Ben meets computer guru Emily Doyle who he recently offered a job to, but she declined since she is a single parent raising a ninth grader by herself. They are immediately attracted to one another. However, unbeknownst to either, Lyden Gray, a participant in Emily's on-line chat, thinks she is a goddess who he must protect from evil-doers like principals who take up her time as he can hack into any computer program even those in a car.

With wireless cell phones used to set off explosions, the technology seems frighteningly plausible. Thus readers obtain a powerful scary investigative thriller that grips the reader from the moment we comprehend what Lyden achieved from a remote distance with the principal's car. Colter and Emily are intelligent likable protagonists, but the obsessed Lyden steals the show with his dangerous skills that makes one wonder about the safety of a car with all the computer gizmos inside.

Harriet Klausner
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Too many words used to tell this story, July 19, 2005
This review is from: Five in a Row (MIRA) (Mass Market Paperback)
Intriguing plot and personable (if not truly memorable)characters BUT, I found myself racing through so many unneeded words--maybe the publisher asked for a book of so and so many words or pages? I also found the outcome for the 'bad guy' to be totally unbelievable given the final body count and his stated intent. Not a bad beach or pool book by any means, but this husband and wife writing team can and have done so much better with other offerings in the past.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Five in a Row, September 5, 2005
This review is from: Five in a Row (MIRA) (Mass Market Paperback)
Emily Doyle, a single mother and computer teacher, has acquired a dangerous secret admirer who has the ability to take control of any car remotely and turn it into a weapon to kill the person inside. At first, the rash of deaths seems random, but Ben Colter, chief investigator, realizes Emily is the key. Together, they race time to find out who the madman is, before his "love" flips over to hatred.

*** This is perhaps Ms. Coffey's most suspensefully frightening novel to date. Tightly coherent action that seems all too real will hold your attention from the first page to the end. ***

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore, Freelance Reviewer.
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New York, Lyden Gray, Ben Colter, Emily Doyle, Jeremy Simpson, Colter Associates, Adam Stern, Detective Simpson, Special Agent, Grand Cayman, Robert Chen, Golden Gate Bridge, Homeland Security, Lime Rock, San Diego, San Francisco, Scott Peterson, Gina Ellis, Hudson Hills Software, Jay Sparks, John Colter, New Haven, Aston Martin, Debbie Vasquez, Ahmad Hamidi
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