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Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly
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Chasing the Dime (original 2002; edition 2003)

by Michael Connelly

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:The phone messages waiting for Henry Pierce clearly aren't for him: "Where is Lilly? This is her number. It's on the site." Pierce has just moved into a new apartment, and he's been "chasing the dime"â??doing all it takes so his company comes out first with a scientific breakthrough worth millions. But he can't get the messages for Lilly out of his head. As Pierce tries to help a woman he has never met, he steps into a world of escorts, websites, sex, and secret passions. A world where his success and expertise mean nothing...and where he becomes the chief suspect in a murder case, trapped in the fight of his life.… (more)
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Authors:Michael Connelly
Info:Vision (2003), Mass Market Paperback, 448 pages
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Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly (2002)

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Very good mystery about a scientist who tries to find out why he gets calls on his new phone intended for a prostitute. Leads to murder and industrial espionage.
  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
Chasing the Dime is a very disturbing story and very difficult to read. The main character is not likeable because he is just stupid in things that he does. The coincidences are Shakespearean and annoying. The story does not get good until the last few chapters but in order to understand what has happened one has had to wade through all of the book. Molecular biology is very interesting and scary. But in order to really understand my previous comment, one has to know what chasing the dime is and how Science Fiction is becoming a reality. Four stars were awarded to this book. ( )
  lbswiener | Aug 7, 2023 |
One of his worst ever. Boring. ( )
  stickersthatmatter | May 29, 2023 |
I thought this was going to be medical drama ike a Chrichton novel, but soon it turned into an edge-of-your seat page turner. Now one of my favorite Connelly books. ( )
  therestlessmouse | May 26, 2023 |
I listened to this as an audiobook which said that the text was abridged for the audio. It did have an abrupt ending and was a rather convoluted story.
More so than in the other Connelly books, the action and tension were almost constant once started. ( )
  drmom62 | Apr 21, 2023 |
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It doesn't have the urgency of his best work, but it also avoids his tendency to work in one plot twist too many until the plausibility of his story falls to bits... Still, "Chasing the Dime" is well-plotted and it holds your interest, and it's easy to picture the book's high-tech shenanigans translating well to the screen.
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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:The phone messages waiting for Henry Pierce clearly aren't for him: "Where is Lilly? This is her number. It's on the site." Pierce has just moved into a new apartment, and he's been "chasing the dime"â??doing all it takes so his company comes out first with a scientific breakthrough worth millions. But he can't get the messages for Lilly out of his head. As Pierce tries to help a woman he has never met, he steps into a world of escorts, websites, sex, and secret passions. A world where his success and expertise mean nothing...and where he becomes the chief suspect in a murder case, trapped in the fight of his life.

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