The story line is two-fold, and at first glance extremely interesting. We find married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock involved in a case of kidnapping and murder, the victim being a stand-up comic at a club Savich is involved with. The two kidnappers, an old man and his equally young side-kick, seem to be engaged in a personal vendetta against Dillon Savich, and have targeted Lacey Sherlock as one of their next victims.

Meanwhile, Special Agent Ruth Warnecki is treasure-hunting in a cave in Virginia , and stumbles upon something that frightens her enough that she ends up left for dead in the woods, with no memory of who she is or what she was doing. She's found by Dix, the local Sheriff, and although physically in good condition, she seems to have temporary amnesia.

POINT BLANK is definitely a quick read, and the story lines are interesting. But there were too many things that irritated me to let me enjoy the book the way I wanted to. For one, Ruth's amnesia--she went from not knowing who she was, what she did for a living, or what she was doing in Virginia to seeing Savich and Sherlock and "miraculously" having everything come back to her in about two minutes. Second, I have to agree with the reviewer who said the dialogue in the book was "stiff." There were instances during my reading that I knew I should be laughing or at least chuckling, but it didn't happen. The way the sentences were worded, and the dry words used in everyone's conversations, left me with the feeling that something essential was missing from the story.

Overall, POINT BLANK isn't the best Savich and Sherlock story, but it won't stop me from reading Ms. Coulter's next release. As long as you know in advance that you're not getting ready to read Ms. Coulter's best work, you'll be fine. ( )

The case was creepy; but I loved FBI agent Ruth. I hope she and Dick get married. Dick was so great with his boys. The discovery of the gold was strange and I would have loved to hear that Ruth was compensated some. I am thrilled the old man and girl are dead. ( )

Finding buried treasure sounded like a fun vacation for Special Agent Ruth Warnecki, but after finding the tunnel, she ran into some problems and then lost her memory for a bit. Luckily the local Sheriff, Dixon Noble, took his dog for a walk and found her in the snow. Savich and Sherlock were quickly deciding that they wish they had gone on vacation too. A new bad guy was in the area and he targeted Dillon Savich and anyone he knew. They needed to find the connection to him, while Ruth and Dix tryed to connect theirs to the local music school. The close calls where following Savich, Sherlock, Warnecki and Noble as they tried to sort out both of these investigations.

Another good set of mysteries to solve for Savich and Sherlock. I am not sure how I feel about their 'fight'. This time around, Savich was not his normal self, the confidence and strength seemed to be lacking and he let Sherlock and Ruth down (in my opinion). His normal grace and style was shaken. The part of Sheriff Dix Noble was really good, but there was something missing there also, he had too many doubts about himself. ( )

Revenge and murder become entwined in one of the FBI agents Savich and Sherlock's most baffling cases.

The explosive action kicks off as FBI agent Ruth Warnecki hunts for Confederate gold in a West Virginia cave. She never expects to encounter the grisly murder that catapults her into a horrific plague of death, all centered on the prestigious Stanislaus School of Music.

I liked. Takes place in Western VA and DC Area. Involves hidden gold for the Civil War in a cave. This was a fast read. I could not put it down.