Hostage [Paperback]

R. D. Zimmerman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Delacorte (1997)
• ASIN: B000GLKH8S
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, Compelling Mystery!, January 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hostage (Todd Mills Mysteries) (Hardcover)

This is a great novel. The action was fast-paced and the story was compelling. This was not a cut-and-dry who-done-it because Zimmerman crafted this story in a morally ambiguous area. AIDS is such a polarizing force in our society, yet Zimmerman finds the gray area and expolits it. More so than solving the crime, I found myself asking "Are these people right?"... That, I believe, is the true testament to Zimmerman's craftsmanship. A must read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a good beach mystery, August 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hostage (Todd Mills Mysteries) (Hardcover)

After reading Closet and Tribe I was excited to see a new book by Mr. Zimmerman featuring gay newscaster Todd Mills. Although, this mystery follows the earlier high standards of the earlier works it is much darker. My disappointment could have been due to the fact that I purchased this as one of my "read at the beach" books and it was more emotionally based than I expected. Even though I was disappointed I would still recommend it to friends.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good novel on a hard topic, May 25, 2001

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"govt_atty" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hostage (Paperback)

Although this is not Zimmerman's first novel in the Todd Mills series, it was the first one of his I read. And I think it was a good choice for my first one.

Todd Mills is a gay TV reporter who is still adjusting to being out. He's currently seeing a studly cop named Steve, and life seems to be going well for the both of them. Then during an interview between Todd and a congressman who loves to rant and rave his anti-gay agenca, everything changes. A small group of young people with AIDS became tired of his yelling, and kidnapped the congressman during the interview. Todd's now on the case. But that's not all - something's wrong with Steve, and he later disappears as well.

Zimmerman makes an interesting tale through his vivid descriptions of the conflict between groups when the anti-gay banner is waved, the impact of AIDS on relationships with family and friends, and the continued questions facing the recently outed.