Murder Game (GhostWalkers, Book 7) (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: elite tracker, murder game, pet master, Don Meadows, Special Forces, Tansy Meadows (more...)

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Product Description

The new GhostWalker novel from the #1 New York Times

bestselling author As bodies pile up, a violent new cross-country game is blamed on the GhostWalkers. To clear their name, they infiltrate the dangerous sport. And to survive it, they must ignore the rules.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Jove; Ghost Walker Novel. edition (December 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515145807
• ISBN-13: 978-0515145809
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,572 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 7 in The GhostWalkers Series.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sex, Sex, and MORE Sex..., January 1, 2009

By	Southern Belle (MS) - See all my reviews

First of all, I LOVE the Ghostwalker series - and have loved Kaden in all the other books. This book was no exception. However, I have to ask - did Dr. Whitney give Kaden an extra dose of a "super charged sex hormone attractant"? Christine's books have great romance/love making scenes, however this book was way over the top. As another reader mentioned, I found myself fast-forwarding through the sex scenes to get back to the story. (I can't believe I'd EVER say that.) The plot was great: murder, mystery, suspense, action packed...a very good addition to the Ghostwalker series.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars At Last, Kadan Comes Along;), April 16, 2009

By	KiaJG "KiaJG" (Carrollton, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This is the seventh installment in Christine Feehan's GhostWalker series. GhostWalkers are psychically and genetically enhanced Special Forces soldiers who didn't quite understand what they were getting into when they signed on to this "Black Ops" project. Their missions are on a need to know only basis and not the type of missions from which you would expect a soldier to return but these soldiers are in fact the perfect super warriors.

As expected when dealing with such a valuable commodity as a super soldier, powerful individuals who do not have the greater good in mind would do anything to obtain these men and/or the science behind them.

In case you were wondering, yes, these are paranormal romance novels. Each novel is a particular GhostWalker's love story. This is Kadan Montague's love story. Okay men, don't leave just yet. There is plenty of action, machismo, and some of the steamiest love scenes Christine has published to date in this book. Oops, I may have lost the guys with the last part; or maybe not.

I have been anticipating Kadan's story almost from the beginning of this series. He has been an enigma lurking in the background of almost every GhostWalker novel preceding this one and it does not disappoint. This is a man who is considered "one scary individual" by his own teammates. He is a cold blooded killing machine.

Kadan is sent on a mission with which even his fellow GhostWalkers cannot assist because they are all considered suspects in a series of murders. It is up to Kadan to clear them all. He quickly realizes he cannot go it alone so he seeks out a very special woman to help him.

Tansy Meadows has an almost supernatural ability to track serial killers but at a very high personal cost to her health and even her sanity. She tries to avoid human contact whenever possible, which explains her chosen profession of wildlife photography. It allows her a great deal of time away from everyone and everything. Isolation has become a basic requirement for her life to have any possibility of continuing. Now Kadan needs her help. How can she possibly go with him? It might literally kill her in more ways than she initially understands.

I am a reader of all of Christine's novels and from the very first installment of this series, the GhostWalkers became a favorite. Men who are capable of meeting the requirements to become members of the Special Forces are men who are already in a class of their own. I consider them a cut above us average humans and incredibly HOT! Now enhance their psychic and physical abilities and you have MAJOR HOTNESS!

The GhostWalkers premise creates plenty of opportunities for espionage, intrigue, mystery, and adventure. I think that is what has allowed each novel to be so fresh and each story to be strong enough to stand alone. It has been a series that has yet to run out of steam, and Kadan's story is actually one of the more exciting and complex of the series so far.

For those who have never read a GhostWalker novel and are wondering if he or she MUST begin at the beginning. It is not necessary. I would encourage you to read the first book, "Shadow Game", if you can to get a good feel for the beginning, but even that is not necessary. It is, however, definitely more pleasurable. Just read, and enjoy. Snatch up each installment as you can and all the pieces will eventually fall into place.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Half and Half, January 19, 2009

By	Krista (Texas) - See all my reviews

I had a really hard time getting through this book. Usually I will sit down and read a book cover to cover with as few small breaks as possible but this book took several days for me to finish. The long breaks in between were almost mandatory, it was like my brain could only take so much angst and emo before finally screaming help at which time I would hurl the book across the room to pick up later.

But even with all that I enjoyed it while I read it. I know it doesn't make any sense. But I guess to sum all that up in small doses I really liked the book but if I had made myself read it cover to cover I might have gone insane.

My problems were the extremes: Kadan with no emotion, Tansy with way too much emotion. Now Kadan I could live with, he was a little Gamma but more because he couldn't feel emotions, not because he was a jerk. Tansy, on the other hand, I had MAJOR issues with. People in the book kept telling me how strong she is but I just didn't see it AT ALL. And the TSTL (too stupid to live) moment when she sliced her leg open... well I wanted to personally knock her upside the head.

She's on the edge of sanity and yet she thinks NOW would be good time to start a seriously intense relationship with a guy she's known five seconds? That was just too unbelievable for me. I really felt both characters would have benefited from some one-on-one time with a psychiatrist.

The sub-plot was really good and very engaging, and I think that's what pulled me back to the book even though I disliked Tansy.

I'm still not sure if I liked or hated this book so I'm going down the middle with my rating. It's worth the read if you have read the previous GhostWalkers books but on its own I think I would have said "Thanks but no thanks." and moved on to something else.