Full Disclosure [Paperback]

Dee Henderson (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 2, 2012

Dee Henderson Is Back!

Ann Silver is a cop's cop. As the Midwest Homicide Investigator, she is called in to help local law enforcement on the worst of cases, looking for answers to murder. Hers is one of the region's most trusted investigative positions.

Paul Falcon is the FBI's top murder cop in the Midwest. If the victim carried a federal badge or had a security clearance, odds are good Paul and his team see the case file or work the murder.

Their lives intersect when Ann arrives to pass a case off her desk and onto his. A car wreck and a suspicious death offer a lead on a hired shooter he is tracking. Paul isn't expecting to meet someone, the kind that goes on the personal side of the ledger, but Ann Silver has his attention.

The better he gets to know her, the more Paul realizes her job barely scratches the surface of who she is. She knows spies and soldiers and U.S. Marshals, and has written books about them. She is friends with the former Vice President. People with good reason to be cautious about who they let into their lives deeply trust her. Paul wonders just what secrets Ann is keeping, until she shows him the John Doe Killer case file, and he starts to realize just who this lady he is falling in love with really is...

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

PAUL FALCON AND ANN SILVER: A LOVE STORY


Ann Silver is a cop's cop. As the Midwest Homicide Investigator, she is called in to help local law enforcement on the worst of cases, looking for answers to murder. Hers is one of the region's most trusted investigative positions.


Paul Falcon is the FBI's top murder cop in the Midwest. If the victim carried a federal badge or had a security clearance, odds are good Paul and his team see the case file or work the murder.


Their lives intersect when Ann arrives to pass a case off her desk and onto his. A car wreck and a suspicious death offer a lead on a hired shooter he is tracking. Paul isn't expecting to meet someone, the kind that goes on the personal side of the ledger, but Ann Silver has his attention.


The better he gets to know her, the more Paul realizes her job barely scratches the surface of who she is. She knows spies and soldiers and U.S. Marshals, and has written books about them. She is friends with the former vice president. People with good reason to be cautious about who they let into their lives deeply trust her. Paul wonders just what secrets Ann is keeping, until she shows him the John Doe Killer case file, and he starts to realize just who this lady he is falling in love with really is....

"This book has everything a fan could want, and will easily garner new fans. Just when you think that the last twist has been thrown, another one arrives. An intricately plotted mystery, exciting action, superb characterization and a faith-filled romance--what an amazing story to savor!"--RT Book Reviews

"Weave[s] a fascinating mystery into a romance... [the] ending [is] as twisty and satisfying as spiral macaroni." --Publishers Weekly

"The characters are strong and the romance is intriguing...[Henderson fans] will clamor for this title."--Library Journal

"This spellbinding story is full of surprises...Be prepared to fall in love with Dee Henderson's writing all over again."--CBA Retailers and Resources

"This is an intriguing story about two detectives dealing with love and trust, as well as murder cases, that will give mystery fans a healthy dose of both romance and suspense." Parkersburg News and Sentinel

About the Author

Dee Henderson is the bestselling, award-winning author of 15 previous novels, including the acclaimed O'MALLEY series and UNCOMMON HEROES series. She is a lifelong resident of Illinois. Learn more at www.deehenderson.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; 1 edition (October 2, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764210890
• ISBN-13: 978-0764210891
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 17 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (363 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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60 of 64 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed October 8, 2012

By i blog 4 books

Format:Paperback

I absolutely devoured the O'Malley and the Uncommon Heroes series when I read them several years ago. I couldn't read them fast enough, and Dee Henderson couldn't write them fast enough to suit me. [Grin!] After a six-year hiatus, I think it's safe to say that Henderson's Full Disclosure was one of the most talked about and highly anticipated books of the year. It was for me at least!

Unfortunately, I didn't feel like Full Disclosure lived up to the hype surrounding it's release. I never relish giving a less-than-positive review, but I don't think you can fully comprehend how much it pains me to write this kind of "negative" review for a book by a favorite author (or how much I wanted to absolutely love this book!).

For a book that was marketed as romantic suspense, I found it to be neither very romantic nor very suspenseful. The first half of the book moved along very slowly, and I had to force myself to continue reading. About halfway through the pace really picked up, and I (finally) became intrigued by the mystery for the last quarter of the book. Much of the book was moved along by lengthy sections of dialogue where the conversations were more speeches than actual back and forth between characters.

I liked the idea of focusing on characters who were a little older than the norm (40ish) and particularly a woman who was content in her singleness. Unfortunately, it was hard for me to connect with Ann. She was just too ... perfect. Her flaws were even couched in positive terms, and I found it highly annoying. In the later portion of the book, some of her struggles and fears came to light, but it was almost too late for me at that point. (Also, I'm not sure that Ann was really content in her singleness as much as she was terrified of marriage and the sacrifices required.)

The relationship between Ann and Paul was odd as well. Paul originally focused his attention on Ann by talking to all of her friends about her. I wanted to shake him and say, "If you want to get to know her, talk to her!" And when they finally got around to talking about their relationship, some of the conversations felt more like labor negotiations than personal, "how do we make this work" conversations. I know everything is not always romance and candy and flowers (I'm married after all!), but their relationship was just so stilted.

I think I could have moved past many of these "complaints"--especially as the pace and mystery picked up. The one thing I really couldn't get past, though, was the fact that Ann wrote all of Dee's books. It really threw me for a loop, and I had a hard time distinguishing fact from fiction. So, Ann is Dee? Or Dee is Ann? Or Ann has some of Dee's characteristics? But Ann (as Dee?) wrote all of Dee's books? It was confusing and strange, and every time it was mentioned it pulled me completely out of the story. I would try to wrap my mind around it and then move past it, and then it was mentioned again and my head started spinning again. Perhaps readers who have not read any of Dee's previous books won't find this so strange, but I just couldn't get past it.

I'm glad I stuck with it and finished the book, as the last half was the best part. However, I was still disappointed by the book as a whole. I'm hopeful that Henderson will be able to recapture that quality for excellent storytelling that she has demonstrated in the past and continue to wow readers for years to come.

I received a free copy of this book from Bethany House and CFBA in exchange for my fair and honest review.

54 of 67 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Majorly Disappointed.... October 4, 2012

By A.D. Lew

Format:Paperback

As a *huge* fan of Dee Henderson, this is not at all the review I anticipated writing when I sat down to read "Full Disclosure". Her books are the ones front and center on my bookshelf, that I read over and over and over. I guess I just wanted to clarify, before my review, that I am a huge fan, and I hate writing reviews like this.

Many others have rehashed the plot, so I'll spare you another run-through.

One good thing I can say about the novel was the whole serial killer investigation--that is the *only* thing that made me finish the book...and it took me over 3 days, when I sped through an O'Malley book a day when I was reading them. But anyways, I thought the investigation was interesting and definitely well-played.

Now to our hero, Paul Falcon (from whose point-of-view most of the book takes place)...I liked him in "FBI mode". When he was talking about cases, I followed him word-for-word, and was totally interested in what he was talking about.

On the other hand, anytime he was talking about *anything else*, I couldn't stand him. Even in his pursuit of Ann, everything was matter-of-fact, methodical and absolutely void of emotion or feeling. Each decision was as if he was buying a house... not pursuing a woman he was attracted to. He spoke to Ann (who he was supposed to be "romancing") the same way he spoke to his boss, or Ann's elderly neighbor. I also really hated how he came right out, out of the blue, and asked Dave (*possible spoiler alert*) if Ann had ever slept with someone...as if it was ANY of his business at that point, or as if that was a deal-breaker.

And Ann Silver.... I can honestly say I pretty much hated everything about her. Not once did I think, "Okay, she's growing on me." I thought she was cold, heartless, and not worth Paul paying special attention to (if you could call what he did "special attention"). I don't understand at all how she is "everyone's best friend"...and the thing that killed me the most was that my beloved O'Malley books & the other military books were attributed to her. I couldn't get over the fact that such great fiction was supposedly written by someone like that.

I hated the romance--if you can even call it that. Each step was methodical, drug out, and so emotion/passion-free that it was painful. What happened to the charming heros of Dee Henderson's other novels? Each one had great qualities, something totally lacking in Paul Falcon.

And I get that Ann was wounded....but so was Lisa in her book, and she wasn't portrayed like Ann. I hated Ann's "requirements" on the chance if she and Paul ever got married... I thought she was selfish and cold.

So, overall, not a book I would recommend. That being said, I will definitely read anything else Dee Henderson publishes because her other novels still place her as my favorite author...I just won't have high expectations.

Oh, and another thing that bugged me was I never felt like there was a clear description of what characters LOOKED like... so it was really hard for me to picture them while I was reading.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars So Disappointed In My Favorite Author! October 11, 2012

By Toni McDonald

Format:Paperback

I want to start this review by saying I am the biggest fan of Dee Henderson's books! I've read and loved them all and will talk about/reccommend them to anyone who will listen. This is certianly not the review I thought I'd be writing when I bought the book! The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one is beacuse I am such a big fan.

In past books, Dee had the ability to suck the reader in within the first chapter and not let go until the end. In Full Disclosure, I found myself at chapter 20 and felt like I had been asleep the whole time. It was so dull! The main characters weren't believeable or likeable! The first 18 or so chapters Paul spends going around to all Ann's friends asking questions about her. It's weird to me how they could have that many friends in common but have never met or at least heard of each other. And I also didnt like how he approached that whole thing. I felt like if he liked her, questions to one or two of her friends was ok but it seemed so unnessary to spend that much time and that many chapters giving us useless information when he should have just....oh I don't know....had an actual conversation with her!!

The going back and forth between his cases and her cases was confusing. Paul was definitley the most likeable of the two if you overlooked the odd way he approached starting up their "relationship". Ann came off as someone who needed therapy before becoming involved with anyone and the restrictions she placed on their marriage were just ridiculous! I had a hard time buying that someone so emotionally damaged could be well enough to have that large a circle of friends and hold such a prominent position.

I hated the element of Ann being the author of Dee's previous books! Including my beloved O'Malley series! It felt like a shamless grab for publicity for those books which are amazing all on their own! I found myself being more interested in their appearences in the book than the actual plot line! It was almost like a weird autobiography of sorts. The whole thing was just a big disappointment to me after waiting so long for something new from my favorite author. It was almost as if it was written by a totally different person! Even the climax, when the killer is caught, left me feeling so let down. My advice is don't waste your time or money on Full Disclosure and stick with The O'Malley and Uncommon Heros books. I will continue to be a fan but I won't rush out and buy her next one so quickly without reading some reviews.