Sacrifice [Paperback]

Clyde Phillips (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: William Morrow (2003)
• ASIN: B000OF1LBI
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars exciting police procedural, June 19, 2003

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacrifice (Hardcover)

Just after San Francisco's most respected and best-loved citizen, philanthropist Philip Iverson announced the pledge to the children's hospital, someone murders him in the parking garage of the Golden Gate Grand Hotel. The city is in shock with this high visibility homicide. The pressure is on the police for a swift arrest.

Homicide Lieutenant Jane Candiotti and her new husband and "old" partner Kenny Marks lead the investigation, the first since they married and she was promoted to being his boss by the SFPD. That same evening, a second murder occurs that fails to get more than a slight yawn from the media and even less from the politicians and the police leadership. The victim is just a homeless person. However, soon new murders occur tied to the bum's homicide by the letter S written in blood at the scene. With Iverson's wife leading the howls for justice and the media and politicos joining in the screaming, Jane has her hands full struggling to solve the Iverson case as well as the five murders especially when a link between he investigations is found that makes her a target.

This is an exciting police procedural that is typical of the sub-genre, but grips the audience because author Clyde Phillips provides a strong cast working an intriguing investigation. Jane is a delight as the culprit, the media, the brass, Iverson's widow, and members of her team, especially one outraged subordinate and even to a degree Kenny, work against her. Police procedural fans will applaud this solid work.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbound!!!, June 27, 2003

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Scott B Marder (Syracuse, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sacrifice (Hardcover)

This book is an incredible follow-up in the ever-compelling tale of the bay area's own Jane Candiotti!! Our favorite sleuth IS BACK and can't seem to pull herself away from the mystery and mayhem that surrounds San Francisco. Clyde Phillips does it again with this compelling page-turner where we find Jane embroiled deeper in murder and intrigue as well as her own personal battles. A MUST READ!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Clyde Phillips, July 18, 2003

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Sharon Galligar Chance (Wichita Falls, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sacrifice (Hardcover)

What could a wealthy philanthropist and a skid row bum possibly have in common? Nothing at all other than the fact that they were both killed within minutes of each other in the same area of San Francisco and it looks like the same person is responsible for both of their deaths.

In Clyde Phillip's latest police thriller, "Sacrifice," he treats his readers to another heart-stopping adventure that will keep you planted to your seat until the very last page.

Philip Iverson, San Francisco's favorite son, had just donated millions to his favorite cause and had quite a bit of cash and expensive jewelry on him when he was gunned down in a hotel parking garage. Yet he had not been robbed. Could it be that Iverson might not be the good guy that everyone thought he was, and what was in his past that could provoke someone to kill him?

Willie Temple was a down and out drifter who showed up at big events to panhandle from the rich. He was stabbed to death on a Pier not far from where Iverson was murdered. But symbols and clues left at Temple's death spoke of a different scenario than that of Iverson's. What had Willie Temple seen that he shouldn't have?

Lieutenant Jane Candiotti, head of the SFPD Homicide division and her team, which includes her new husband Inspector Kenny Marks and an enthusiastic but bumbling new detective Linda French, is called in to investigate the crimes.

When other victims start piling up with eerily similar evidence, the mystery deepens. One mystifying clue keeps popping up over and over - the mark of an "S" drawn in the victims' blood appears at each murder. The police fear that there is a serial killer on the loose. It falls upon Jane and her team to pull together the pieces of the puzzle to uncover the plots behind the murders before someone else winds up sacrificed.

Clyde Phillips is a master of storytelling. His years of experience as a television producer and writer serve him well in his role as a novelist. His dialogue is snappy and fast and his stories move with grace and speed. "Sacrifice" is the third in Phillips' "Jane Candiotti" novels (the first two are "Fall From Grace" and "Blindsided"), and they are all equally well-written, high-voltage tales that will leave you breathless and wanting more.

Watch for more of Clyde Phillips' fast-paced, amazing writing skills as he takes the reins of head writer for the highly successful crime NBC crime series "Boomtown" this fall.
As I have said before, "Clyde, write faster!" I can't wait for the next installment of the Jane Candiotti series.

Sharon Galligar Chance
TIMES RECORD NEWS - Wichita Falls, Texas