Point Blank (FBI Thriller (G.P. Putnam's Sons)) [BARGAIN PRICE] (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "RUTH WARNECKI PAUSED to consult her map, even though she'd read it so many times it was worn and stained from use, with a smear..." (more)
Key Phrases: cave chamber, Moses Grace, Erin Bushnell, Winkel's Cave (more...)

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From Publishers Weekly

Coulter's new thriller romance (Blowout, etc.) opens with Ruth Warnecki lost in a cave in rural Virginia while fellow (married) FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock are hot on the tail of a psychotic dirty old man (Moses Grace) and his flirtatious teenage partner (Claudia), who've kidnapped a smalltime comedian. Coulter fans know if they suspend belief—really suspend belief—she'll deliver page-turners filled with good guys battling bad guys as well as enjoying domestic tranquility. After Ruth makes it out of the cave, she's cared for by Dixon Noble, the local sheriff and ex-New Yorker with two kids and a missing wife; then Ruth and the gang return to the cave to discover the body of a murdered music student. Lacey and Dillon consult MAX the miracle computer about Moses while Dix introduces Ruth to his domineering father-in-law, Chappy, and musician Gordon, Chappy's geriatric lech of a brother. Coulter alternates between the search for the student's killer and the hunt for Moses, cases tied together only by the FBI agents solving them and the theme of criminally insane grumpy old men. Coulter continues to prove more convincing describing virtue than vice, which means that sympathetic characters and happy endings take precedence over serious detective work. (On sale Aug. 23)
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Coutler deftly orchestrates her fast-paced, intricate story threads and the disparate cases challenging her agents with a concertmaster's touch. -- BookPage --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• ISBN-10: 0399153225
• ASIN: B000F5ZH8A
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #579,197 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 10 in The FBI Thriller Series.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This "Maze" is not worth wandering through, June 18, 2006

By	Bookworm (St. George Utah) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Point Blank (FBI Thriller (G.P. Putnam's Sons)) (Hardcover)

Having read all of the Savitch and Sherlock series I was truly looking forward to this book. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the revenge and murder plotline as well as the poorly drawn characters. If you are a first time reader of Cathering Coulter, I would advise you to read the early Savitch/Sherlock books such as "The Maze", "The Edge" and "The Target". They are exciting, well plotted stories that are well worth the time you will invest reading them.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Improbable fantasy, June 11, 2006

By	Beverley Strong (Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Point Blank (FBI Thriller (G.P. Putnam's Sons)) (Hardcover)

Perhaps this story will make more sense to readers who know the characters but, coming in cold with no foreknowledge, it is almost incomprehensible. An FBI agent, Ruth Warnecki, is hunting for hidden treasure, a cache of stolen Confederate goldbars, supposedly hidden in a cave. She had found a map detailing the exact location, in a book she bought from a secondhand bookshop and, alone, without telling anyone of her plans, set about exploring the deep cave...I thought that FBI agents were supposed to be smart! Overcome by a mysterious gas (which never is explained), she passes out but somehow finds herself out of the cave and in the backyard of the local Sheriff who takes her in and protects her from two baddies who come looking for her with murder in mind. Two more murders occur in this small town and the plot becomes more and more improbable with a cast which includes a coughing, cackling, nasty old man and his Lolita like, 15 year old, murderous companion. I could not in all conscience recommend this book to anyone.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Let Down, October 24, 2005

By	John J. Higgins "Mister Jon" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Point Blank (FBI Thriller (G.P. Putnam's Sons)) (Hardcover)

Point Blank had me all the way through; then let me down at the end. I don't like investing time reading 425 pages of mystery only to have one of the main threads (who killed Christie, Dillon's wife) left unanswered. I admit the author held my interest and entertained me right up there with James Patterson and John Kellerman, but Point Blank's ending...it was like Ms. Coulter suddenly remembered she had something more important to do and she deserted me! Not only was a main thread left open, all threads were wrapped up poorly. Is a sequel planned here?