The Rookie Club [Mass Market Paperback]

Danielle Girard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 6, 2006

A seasoned inspector in the Sex Crimes department, Jamie Vail is on a terrifying case: female officers brutalized by a stranger who leaves no clues to his identity and whose sick game is turning into a deadly vendetta. As she hunts a killer, who could be one of their own, Jamie's time is running out-because she's the killer's ultimate prize.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Danielle Girard knows how to rivet your attention. (New York Times bestselling author Michael Prescott) Guaranteed to...make you sleep with the lights on! (New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Signet (June 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451218744
• ISBN-13: 978-0451218742
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,522,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ten years ago, Danielle decided she wanted to try to write a book. She set out to write something sweet, maybe even romantic, but on page 5, someone got shot and it's been that way ever since.

The Barry-award winning author lives with her husband, who is careful never to lurk in dark corners, and her two children. They split their time between San Francisco and the northern Rockies.

Her next book, THE ROOKIE CLUB, will be released in June 2006.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fine police procedural thriller, June 7, 2006

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rookie Club (Mass Market Paperback)

It was fifteen years ago when first year female police officers formed THE ROOKIE CLUB, a support group that the woman needed because they received no respect or aid from the male hierarchy that is the power in the San Francisco police department. In the present, one of the original rookies Jamie Vail has dropped out of going to the meetings because she caught her husband in bed with fellow club member Natasha Devlin.

Jamie is now an inspector in the sex crimes division and she is working a case in which someone is targeting member of the Rookie Club, violently raping them. Although Jamie knows who the rapist is, she has no evidence to arrest him and he is too careful to give the police any leads. When Natasha is murdered, Jamie wants nothing to do with the case but her rapist hints that he saw the killing. Jamie finds she is working both cases in order to ferret out the rapist who will give her the killer not realizing she is putting her life in danger from a killer who won't let anyone take him down.

THE ROOKIE CLUB is a police procedural thriller that shows how far women have come in the police department and how far for they have to go. Jamie's life is in turmoil as her ex-husband is arrested in Cassandra's death, a homeless boy sees a police officer knife Jamie's dog and she is playing "mommy" to an alcoholic who struggles to stay sober. She is an admirable role model and the story line is very exciting because nobody will guess the identity of the killer. Danielle Girard is a brilliant crime writer whose works are on a par with Kay Hooper, Lisa Gardner and J.D.Robb.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait to read more from this author, September 16, 2006

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BQueen - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rookie Club (Mass Market Paperback)

The Rookie Club was first brought to my attention by the author's myspace page. I initially thought it sounded too much like James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series and didn't think about reading it. After seeing the book everywhere I turned I thought I was probably being unfair and picked it up. I'm so glad I did. This book stands very firmly on its own two feet. I loved all the characters and can't wait to read more about them. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes police procedurals or just a good book with good writing and a great story.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched, well written, compelling mystery thriller, July 30, 2006

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Kevin Farnham (CT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rookie Club (Mass Market Paperback)

The first thing I noticed when I browsed through the pages of "The Rookie Club" was the crisp, taut writing style. Nothing seemed out of place. I could just start reading on any page, and quickly I was drawn into the action and the events being described. When you turn to page one and start reading, the drama builds very quickly. You jump right into the story and you don't want to stop.

Danielle Girard's descriptions of scenes and what her characters are thinking and feeling are incredibly vivid and realistic. You feel the victim's tension and fear as a criminal approaches. You suffer her horror as the crime takes place. You experience the desperation and frustration of the investigating team as they grasp at slender threads of evidence and possibilities that don't yet make a clear picture. Yet they know someone horrible is still out there, someone whose criminal activity is clearly not complete, someone indeed who seems to be closing in.

Danielle Girard puts an enormous amount of energy into her work. While writing "The Rookie Club" she researched everything from DNA to resource sciences and geographical detail to the real work of coroners and the typical daily life of a sex crimes inspector. The result is a book that reads like a depiction of real events that happened to real people. And that makes what you're reading all the more compelling, and frightening.