Police officer Toby Parkman pursues a psychopathic rapist who is stalking the women of a small college town, while the vicious attacks move ever closer to his own neighborhood and family. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.
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From Publishers Weekly
A California college town is treatened by a serial rapist in Washburn's debut thriller.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Likable and honorable, police officer Toby Parkman narrates this story about his time on a task force dedicated to capturing a notorious and much-feared rapist. An apparent master of concealment and escape, the rapist stalks the intended victims in their own homes for days before raping and beating them. The tension increases for Parkman, his family, and his closest friends as the weeks become months and the rapist moves closer to their homes. The depiction of the tedium and frustration of actual police duty (false leads and long hours on stakeout, punctuated only by moments of hope or real achievement) is interspersed with vignettes that underscore the horror of the rapist's actions and the urgency of the police work. This slice-of-life first novel by a police reservist rings true, up to the anticlimactic ending, which after the lengthy investigation leaves the reader feeling slightly let down but reluctant to leave.
V. Louise Saylor, Eastern Washington Univ. Lib., Cheney
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
V. Louise Saylor, Eastern Washington Univ. Lib., Cheney
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Read This Alone,
By Susan Dehncke (Jackson, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: INTENT TO HARM (Hardcover)
I am an assistant prosecutor who does not scare easily. This book is so wonderfully spooky that I couldn't read it at home alone. I ended up reading it in the office and still ended up with shivers. I highly recomend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A nearly perfect and riveting police procedural.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Intent to Harm: Intent to Harm (Paperback)
Stan Washburn's masterfully written first novel is a riveting procedural that pits cop Toby Parkman against an elusive serial rapist. Captures a feeling of night and darkness that should unsettle some readers.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Starts off good,
By A Customer
This review is from: Intent to Harm: Intent to Harm (Paperback)
This book started off really well, nice and spooky, I certainly didn't want to read this at night with any curtains open! However, towards the end, after the criminal was named the book sort of tapered off. The scene where they try to catch him in the act was fantastic, but after that it was all finished off too 'flaky' and without tying up all the loose ends. I don't know, maybe it was because I ended up skimming the last bits, but I was waiting for some sort of explanation or the interview scene or something. Enjoyed the bulk of it though.
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