Prior Bad Acts [Paperback]

Tami Hoag (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: BANTAM BOOKS (1988)
• ASIN: B000SFVV2I
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books published in more than thirty languages worldwide, including her latest thrillers--Deeper Than The Dead, and Secrets To The Grave. Set in the late '80's, this series explores crime fighting in the early days of modern forensic science and criminal profiling. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times Bestseller list with Night Sins, and each of her books since has best a bestseller. She leads a double life in Palm Beach County, Florida where she is also known as a top competitive equestrian in the Olympic discipline of dressage.

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! This one kept me up all night!, September 18, 2006

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Cheryl Tardif "bestselling suspense author" (Edmonton, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prior Bad Acts (Hardcover)

I've been a Tami Hoag fan for years and she has never let me down when I want an enjoyable, fast-paced thrilling read. In Prior Bad Acts she gives you enough twists and turns you'll feel you're on a roller coaster without brakes!

I love Tami's humor and realistic dialogue, and her character development is 4-dimensional. I was `in love' with these characters in Ashes to Ashes, and then Dust to Dust, and am ecstatic that they're back. Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska are awesome protagonists with sizzling chemistry. Hoag has a winning team!

Prior Bad Acts is one of my favorites and if you're new to Tami's novels, I highly recommend you pick up a copy, curl up in a chair with the doors locked and settle in for a suspenseful ride. She really knows how to tell a good story! Kudos, Tami!

~ Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Author of Divine Intervention

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bang-up job by best-selling author Tami Hoag! I started reading, July 5, 2006

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Joymarie "Lover of the Written Word" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Prior Bad Acts (Hardcover)

this book yesterday at 7am and finished it at 3am today. Of course, I had a few other things to do but every free second I was back at the book.

Each and every character was a separate entity and Tami made sure you know each one inside out by the time she reached the conclusion.

The intricacies of the plot are braided together ...then slowly and masterfully unwound; making each turn of the page an adventure into the unknown. Sub-plots were made almost as interesting as the main plot which starts on page 1 with the ghastly torture and murder of a mother and two children.From that point on I advise the reader to hang on tight.

There were so many things I enjoyed! The interplay of characters...Sam was my favorite...the comraderie and repartee of the police and detectives; the raw emotions of grief, terror...love, hate and boundless fear. Put all that together with Tami Hoag; a genius of a story teller and you have one fantastic read.

Tense, terse and terrific! Enjoy!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down, April 17, 2006

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A. Christie "bibliofiend508" (Plano, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prior Bad Acts (Hardcover)

Detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska from DUST TO DUST are back for an encore peformance. This time their investigation involves one of Minneapolis's most grisly crimes, the murder a mother and her two foster children. Judge Carey Moore's decision to disallow suspect's Karl Dahl's prior criminal record has upset many in the community. Judge Moore is mugged in the parking garage and later threatened. To make matters worse Karl Dahl escaped from prison. Now Kovac and Liska must find Dahl , protect Judge Moore and apprehend a rogue cop while continuing their on-going investigation of the Haas case.

Hoag delivers a standard crime thriller, but with engaging characters and a well-paced plot. A couple of warnings-leave enough time to read it and the violence is rather graphic. Weak stomachs beware.