Out Of Sight (Tango Key Mysteries) (Paperback)

by T.J. MacGregor (Author)
Key Phrases: shrouding process, shrouding area, visible clothes, Jim Townsend, Tesla Project, Doctor Townsend (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Ambitious scientist George Nash and Luis Manteles, an Ecuadoran shaman, have finally created the technology to make humans and objects invisible, but their project gets out of hand when an experiment with Tyler and Logan Griffin, their first ever human test subjects, goes awry. Three years later, Logan, who escaped shortly after becoming invisible, sneaks into Nash's Florida compound to free her husband, whom Nash has confined in a glass house. With the help of her visible roommate, Logan shuts down the computer system-at the same time that the Townsends, a family of three, wander into the test site. Consequently, the Townsends, along with a super intelligent Labrador retriever, turn invisible. Now targets of an effort by the National Security Bureau (NSB) to capture them, family and dog are forced on the run. After a plethora of close calls, a killing and a miraculous healing, all characters converge in a heady conclusion that hinges on Nash. Will he end the project or hand the Griffins, the Townsends and his life's work over to the NSB? MacGregor's (The Other Extreme) pseudoscientific explanations of Nash's "shrouding" technology are beyond belief, but her characters are drawn convincingly. Despite the familiarity of the story line, readers will easily get caught up in the suspense of the chase.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Ambitious scientist George Nash and Luis Manteles, an Ecuadoran shaman, have finally created the technology to make humans and objects invisible, but their project gets out of hand when an experiment with Tyler and Logan Griffin, their first ever human test subjects, goes awry. Three years later, Logan, who escaped shortly after becoming invisible, sneaks into Nash s Florida compound to free her husband, whom Nash has confined in a glass house. With the help of her visible roommate, Logan shuts down the computer system at the same time that the Townsends, a family of three, wander into the test site. Consequently, the Townsends, along with a super intelligent Labrador retriever, turn invisible. Now targets of an effort by the National Security Bureau (NSB) to capture them, family and dog are forced on the run. After numerous close calls, a killing and a miraculous healing, all characters converge in a heady conclusion that hinges on Nash. Will he end the project or hand the Griffins, the Townsends and his life s work over to the NSB? --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786013230
• ISBN-13: 978-0786013234
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #657,737 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, October 24, 2002

By	Tyler Lane (Norman, OK Home of the SOONERS!) - See all my reviews

This book was an excellent adventurous read. Not since John Grisham's "The Firm" have I been unable to put down a book. I just had to find out what happened next. Keep up the good work! I plan on reading more works by the author.

I highly recommend!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Captivating, October 29, 2002

By	Connie Young (Wichita,KS USA) - See all my reviews

Out of sight can be summed up in sever single words such as Suspensful,Intriguing,Mystical,Humorus,Provoking and even Romantic. I couldn't put the book down. It was the first book I have read by T.J. MacGregor but it won't be the last. Never a dull moment. Never once did I have to force myself to turn the next page in hopes that the story would pick up. I read it in 2 days and I work full time and I am a full time single mom.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars pathologically boring!!, June 24, 2005

By	Mpf Verhoeven (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is well written. But that's the only positive thing I can say about it. Of course, back flap texts are often too optimistic, but in this case, where the reader is promised much suspense, it is downright misleading. Basically, this book is about sickness; throughout the book the author goes on and on about the bad leg of one of the characters, the effects on health of invisibilty, medicines, hospitals, doctors, prescriptions, vitamin cocktails, etc., etc. Apparently, the author is obsessed by health and sickness, and treats the unexpecting reader to an quite hysterical overdose of it.

Apart from this, the book is extremely conventional, with a very weak plot. I have finished it, but it took an great effort!

Conclusion: not recommended at all!!!

Marc Verhoeven,
Tokyo