Until Judgment Day [Mass Market Paperback]

Christine McGuire (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Kathryn Mackay is on the hunt for a serial killer who targets Catholic priests in this thoroughly modern thriller by New York Times bestselling author and veteran prosecutor Christine McGuire.

Kathryn Mackay has had her share of triumphs and tragedies throughout her career in the California District Attorney's office. In and out of the courtroom, she's seen the best of times -- such as her marriage to Santa Rita County Sheriff Dave Granz -- and the worst of crimes, including the ones she's currently investigating: the serial murders of three local priests during the Christmas holiday season. Now it's up to Kathryn to stop the killer before he makes his final judgment....But with the specter of sexual abuse and money laundering hanging high above the Church's spire, few individuals are willing to offer their confessions. So it's up to Kathryn and Dave to break the silence and learn some impossible truths -- including a devastating one of their own.

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Publishers Weekly McGuire, an experienced criminal prosecutor, provides fascinating forensic details. -- Review

About the Author

Christine McGuire is a veteran prosecutor of murder cases in a California District Attorney's office. She has taught at the academy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Quantico, Virginia. Her first book, Perfect Victim, a nonfiction account of a sexual enslavement case, was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Her acclaimed Kathryn Mackay series includes Until Proven Guilty, Until Justice Is Done, Until Death Do Us Part, Until the Bough Breaks, Until We Meet Again, Until the Day They Die, and Until the Final Verdict, all published by Pocket Books.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 359 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; 1st edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743422309
• ISBN-13: 978-0743422307
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ineffective and Capricious, January 17, 2004

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Hippolytos (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Until Judgment Day (Mass Market Paperback)

SUMMARY: District Attorney Kathryn Mackay and her husband David, the local sherriff, are on the trail of a serial killer stalking the local diocese's priests. Each time the murderer strikes, the M.O. changes, and there is no definitive link between the victims, leaving investigators to wonder if these heinous murders are the work of a group or a single person, and desperate to discover the assignation of victimology, in order to ward off the next murder.

WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT: Good characterization, fast pace, and crisp dialogue move this story along nicely.

WHY YOU WON'T: The personal issues between the married protagonists overwhelm the main focus of the work, which is the serial murders. The topic of sexual abuse in the Catholic church, while trendy, is poorly captured and pejorative in this novel, which may leave you feeling cold.

SUMMARY: I enjoyed the writer's style, and would consider reading another novel in this series, but would hope the plot is better laid out and more integrated, and definitely less predictable.

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Until Judgment Day (Mass Market Paperback)

I was very disappointed in this installment of the series which, to me, was predictable from the first chapter.

Dave and Kathryn's personal issues began overshadowing the priest killings less than halfway into the book, which just led up to what was the inevitable ending. Since I've enjoyed this series so much since the beginning, I was disappointed to find that there was no twist or turn and that this is the direction the author chose to go.

Add in all the graphic lust and sex, and it wasn't at all what one usually expects from this series.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars These books are great, but..., October 27, 2004

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M. Giuffre "Avid Reader" (Naperville, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Until Judgment Day (Mass Market Paperback)

I have enjoyed this author from the very first book. The characters are well written and engaging and the stories draw you right in. However, after reading the last two in the series, I can't help but wonder if the author dislikes the main character. I am not sure whether I will read the next book or not.