Like a Knife [Kindle Edition]

Annie Solomon (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A bad boy with a shady past and a Goody Two-Shoes with an equally sad history come together to bring down a nasty villain in Solomon's debut romantic suspense novel. Handyman Nick Raine, an orphan who was adopted by an illegal arms dealer, lives with the painful knowledge that he could have saved a boy's life during a deal gone wrong. The past catches up with Nick when his former father figure summons him to find a boy of mysterious parentage. Nick balks at returning to the life he renounced and the man he loathes, but when Rachel Goodman, a friend and previous employer, shows up beaten at his doorstep, he realizes he has no choice. An abundance of explosions and shootings keep the suspense alive, but Nick and Rachel never fully transcend the pat, familiar roles assigned to them. Readers looking for a few thrills wrapped up with an explosive conclusion will be pleased, but those seeking more substance and character development should look elsewhere.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"...a chilling story...Solomon knows how to keep the reader glued to the page..." -- Rendezvous, March 2003

"Dark, riveting, and emotionally dense, this is one powerful read..." -- Romantic Times, March 2003

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 451 KB
• Print Length: 387 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0446612308
• Publisher: Forever (December 14, 2008)
• Sold by: Hachette Book Group
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001MT5NPU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,060 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great debut, April 11, 2003

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This review is from: Like a Knife (Mass Market Paperback)

Two scarred, needy people unite in this book to save a child. Rachel Goodman lost her mother to violence and saw her father disappear into a Safer America program at a young age. This shaped her life, committing her to helping other children whose lives are touched by violence. Ironically, she is drawn to a man whose life was devoted to causing that violence for a time. Nick Raine was adopted by a crimelord and grew up in his service. Tragic events led him to leave that life, but now, because of Rachel, he is drawn back into it.

Nick's foster father, Rennie Spier, wants him to find the child his now deceased wife hid from him. When Nick refuses, Spier has Rachel beaten, and worse will happen if Nick does not cooperate. A nightmarish race to find the child and keep him safe from opposing forces brings Nick and Rachel closer together, but just as they find love, death may tear them apart.

***** This exciting novel heralds a promising debut. Characters you really care about and a touching romance hold your interest along with fast paced action and self sacrificing committments.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK, April 4, 2003

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Pauline Howell (Greensburg, Pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Like a Knife (Mass Market Paperback)

I normally do not write reviews, but this book is worth commenting on. AWESOME Romantic Suspense.
I really look forward to Ms. Solomon next book

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced action, March 6, 2006

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Like a Knife (Mass Market Paperback)

When Rachel Goodman was a child, she watched someone murder her mother. Now grown, she uses her teaching degree and troubled past to help children who have been affected by violence. She also befriends the lonely school custodian, Nick.

Nick was adopted by a crime lord when he was abandoned on the streets at a young age. He naturally progressed into a life of crime emulating his "father" Rennie. A former gun runner, Nick has vowed never to return to the life but is drawn back in when his former lover turns up dead and Rennie asks Nick to find the son she kept hidden from him. He makes Nick an offer he can't refuse by involving Rachel.

Once Rennie locates Isaac, it is pretty obvious that Rennie is not the kid's father, and together, Nick and Rachel race the clock to try to get Isaac back from a madman - Nick fears that Isaac will be brought into the same violent world he found himself in. His growing love for Rachel gives him a new lease on life.

Filled with plenty of action, this quick paced thriller is sure to keep you glued until the last page.