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Immaculate Deception

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Another great book by this author. If this is your first but them all because you will really be pleased. They are just what I am looking for. Interesting and inventive stories and really grab your attention and move at a great pace. I really believed the hatred and pain the lead character was carrying around with him as he went on the hunt. The action was well written, not immature like so many of this type of book give you. You are really cheering this guy on.

This novel has the disjointed feel of a badly abridged audiobook. I gave it two stars because the mystery part of it is intriguing. I have a HUGE amount of tolerance for mediocre writing, but this is so painful that even I can't believe I keep opening it up. If this weren't on my Sony reader, I'd probably "accidentally" leave it in a public bathroom somewhere, since I have a mental block against throwing away books - I think I've thrown away one novel in my entire life. I found it extremely difficult to suspend my disbelief, let alone have much sympathy or empathy for any of the characters.

I've been reading this book for several weeks - I can only get through a few digital pages at a time. The story line is interesting (I think I know who did it and I want to find out if I'm right), but the characters are exactly what I would expect a middle-aged male author with shallow stereotypes in mind and with no imagination to create, and the dialogue is jumpy and trite, the logic fragile, the emotions contrived, and the characters are predictable and inspire many "oh please" moments. Ironically, I hear someone say "they'll stick like that" every time I roll my eyes. And go ahead, get me started on his portrayal of a woman who desperately wants a child: it's thin, stiff, and totally unbelievable. The word "flighty" comes to mind, less for the Fiona character, more for Adler's sterotypical portrayal of her as a childless woman trying to make it in a man's world. Snort.

The mysteries of Fiona FitzGerald have always approached provocative and daring topics-relations between races, political intrigues and sabotage, S&M. Now in this Fiona tale, she tackles the infamous pro-life battle. As always, very well written and is read in a fast frenzy of page turning.