Deadly Pursuit Kindle Edition

First review for Amazon. I have read all of Michael Prescott's books & this one is as good as all his others. If you want to read a story that grabs you from Chapter 1 to the very end this is the book for you. All Michael's books are the same. So buy them all & then start reading them. All the stories are very quick & catching, they suck you in in the 1st couple of pages & keep you there till the very end. I can not recommend them enough.
Enjoy the quality writing & great stories. Thanks.

Jack Dance is the cleverest, nastiest, and most accomplished sociopath ever to grace the pages of a thriller. With no conscience and a devil-may-care attitude, this smiling, tune-humming, horribly handsome serial killer will make you shudder. His cavalier attitude when engaged in murder, his complete and utter lack of humanity, and the pairing of these attributes with the most cunning criminal mind of the century will linger in your mind long after you've finished the book.

Jack had a bad experience when he was eleven. It had something to do with a blue-eyed blond named Meredith. And after stewing in hot rage for many years, he finally takes action. Her murder--his first--whets his appetite for what is to becomes a ritualistic re-killing of Meredith, over and over again.

Aside from being a superb writer--I say this with complete honesty and zero exaggeration--Mr. Prescott is a talented plot twister who maintains tension and never, ever lets it slacken. Once you've read (or listened) to his books such at Stealing Faces, Blind Pursuit, or Mortal Pursuit, you'll learn that you'd best store up some extra adrenaline for the guaranteed ride to come. Deadly Pursuit is relentless in its suspense, and your favorite protagonist will be sure to partake of many successions of satisfying chase scenes with the villain. I've said this before, and I'll say it again: when it comes to writing thrillers, Mr. Prescott leads the pack.

Steve and Kirstie Gardner head for a vacation on Pelican Key, the place of Steve's childhood summer vacations, where he and his pal Jack Dance explored and clambered over the ruins of the old lime plantation. Now the house has been restored, and it beckons to Stephen with an inexplicable urgency. He needs to be there. He craves the connection to his youth. And he worries that maybe--just maybe--secrets from his past might follow.

The problem arises when Jack Dance happens to seek refuge on the same island when the feds begin to link him to the murders of the now infamous "Mister Twister." When Jack bumps into Kirstie on the beach, his thirst for blood surges, because as luck would have it, she looks a lot like Meredith.

I won't spoil the plot by telling you more. Just rest assured that the ride is torturous and deliciously scary.

This book is much more than a thriller--it's also a story that transports you from your armchair to a tropical island. I love novels with a sumptuous "sense of place." Deadly Pursuit propels the reader smack dab in the sultry humidity of the Florida Keys. I've never been there, but felt thoroughly connected thanks to Mr. Prescott's descriptions of the lush flowers, trees, wildlife and ecosystem. I am certain he must have frequented the location in person, so beautifully drawn were the scenes.

I happened to experience this book in audio book format. The narrator, Christopher Burns, has an uncanny knack for voices, especially for the carefree, jaunty inner voice of a serial killer. It "creeped me out" as my kids would say, to listen to this sociopath in such an intimate fashion. Well done, Mr. Prescott and Mr. Burns!

Highly recommended for adults by Aaron Paul Lazar, lazarbooks.com

DEADLY PURSUIT is a deadly disaster. I have read most of the other Michael Prescott novels and found most of them well done and entertaining. Had this been my first read of his novels I would never have bought another one. The plot is absolutely ridiculous and beyond belief. I am not a dog lover but I know no dog owner holding a gun would allow someone to slash his dog's neck. Other bizarre plot twists are almost as stupid. I ended up skimming the novel just to get to the end and finish the dreadful thing.

To borrow a line from a song, 'how long has this been going on'.
Is she a psycho or a victim? What caused her to commit a crime all those years ago? Is she innocent or is she guilty?
These questions, and more, lead us through this well written piece of suspense.
I don't want to go into too much detail here, as I don't want to give anything away. Part of the enjoyment of this book is making the discoveries along the way. Not only of the pursued, but also the pursuer.
My final question....who is to be trusted and believed?
Juli Erickson

In Deadly Pursuit the Author, Michael Prescot, begins by creating a comfortable story with characters that are well formed though initially seem unconnected. The plot quickly intertwines these characters and builds on intensifying emotions and circumstances, bringing together an adequate and interesting twist of human nature and instinctual responses as the story unfolds. As much as I find myself hoping the characters will make different choices, I'm impressed with Prescot's ability to remain true to the characters he has created and how he therefore stays on track with their reactions and their ultimate conclusion. I recommend this book for those who enjoy an intense and unrelenting pursuit of both evil and justice.

I've read a number of his books and he never fails to put together an excellent story line. Each so different but all so powerful!

I am a big Michael Prescott fan. I have read all of his works. This one is very good but misses my 5 star rating only because the location of the action and the depth of the characters are more confined than usual. Not as much dialogue as I like and a little to much scene description. Nonetheless, it is still a good read.

This is the tenth book by Michael Prescott I've read. I thought that I would do Michael writing under a pen name
at the beginning of his career a favor and buy his book.

Well, was I in for a surprise: Deadly Pursuit is a great book. If you like a nail biting, sit on the edge of your seat,
suspense thriller then you found it. I couldn't put this book down. It is very nicely done and it has Michael Prescott
stamped all over it. I loved it and recommend it to you my fellow readers.

If you are just finding Michael then you are in for a treat. Enjoy the ride!

Boston Bob