Want to Play? [Paperback]

P J Tracy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 6, 2004

In this electrifying debut, the slaying of an old couple in small town America looks like one-off act of brutal retribution. But at the same time, in Minneapolis, teams of detectives scramble to stop a sickeningly inventive serial killer striking again in a city paralysed by fear. When the two separate investigations converge on an isolated catholic boarding school, decades old secrets begin to fall away. It seems an old killer has resurfaced. Yet still the killer's real identity remains dangerously out of reach ...

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

P.J. Tracy is a Hollywood scriptwriter. Want to Play? is her first thriller.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books (May 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141011327
• ISBN-13: 978-0141011325
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #634,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

P.J. Tracy is the pseudonym of the mother-daughter writing team of Patricia Lambrecht and Traci Lambrecht. They each live in rural Minnesota, just outside of Minneapolis.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

202 of 202 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE! This is the UK edition of MONKEEWRENCH!!, February 10, 2006

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P. Robbins (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Want to Play? (Paperback)

If you haven't read Monkeewrench, buy it and enjoy - it's well written and a good mystery. However if you're just looking for another P.J. Tracy mystery and think you've found one, this is a retitled edition of the already released US novel. Don't fall into the same trap I did!

110 of 112 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GB name for 'Monkeewrench', May 30, 2005

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Alexander Gitlits (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Want to Play? (Hardcover)

Just in case, this is NOT an original novel by P.J.Tracy, but the GB name for 'Monkeewrench'. Just so you know, and don't buy it by mistake!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A crime, thriller and mystery all packed in one., June 30, 2006

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Ellis (Redditch) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Want to Play? (Paperback)

This book is filled with twists and turns and has a superb main theme. From start to finish, this book holds your interest. The plot is interesting, fast paced and full of suspense; an overall fantastic read! The book is a murder mystery with innocent victims; they are killed in precisely the same way as an online game. The characters in the book are realistic and easy to relate to. Every page is filled with both horror and humour. This novel had me gripped the entire way through and I never lost interest. This is the first crime novel that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The only downside to the book was that the killer was a disappointment as I guessed who it was early on. Overall this is a must read; I recommend it!