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Chosen To Die by Lisa Jackson
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Chosen To Die (edition 2009)

by Lisa Jackson

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"Detective Regan Pescoli has worked the 'Star Crossed Killer' case for months, never imagining she'd be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of--and avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage and cunning. Regan Pescoli is unlike any woman Nate Santana has met before. But now she's missing, and Nate knows something is dangerously wrong. The only person who can help him find her is Detective Selena Alvarez, Regan's partner. As Nate and Selena dig deeper into the Star-Crossed Killer case and the body count rises, the truth about Regan's disappearance becomes chillingly clear. In the desolate Montana woods, evil is lurking. And with time running out, the only way to save Regan will be to get inside a killer's twisted mind and unravel a shocking message that is being revealed, one body at a time..."--p. [4] of cover.… (more)
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Title:Chosen To Die
Authors:Lisa Jackson
Info:Zebra (2009), Edition: 1 Original, Mass Market Paperback, 484 pages
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This book continues with the story of the Star-Crossed Killer and Detective Regan Pescoli's abduction by the killer.

We get more of what it's like inside the lair where the killer keeps his victims after their car accidents. Regan has a suspicion she knows the killer even though he's disguised every time he comes into her room but she just can't place him.

I thought this book was well-written but kind of felt that the ending was a bit rushed. Enjoying the series so far. ( )
  Cathie_Dyer | Feb 29, 2024 |
Picks up where the previous book left off, this time with one of the detectives as a captive of the killer. Bratty kids still bratty, though they pledge to "do better".
Worth reading if you've read Book 1 to learn how it all comes out. ( )
  Gifford_MacShane | Apr 23, 2023 |
I just love reading Lisa Jackson. Her books keep me on the edge of my chair reading till I can't read anymore and then reading some more! ( )
  Nora57 | Jul 29, 2022 |
Please note, this contains spoilers for book #1 in the series, so don't read further if you haven't read the book.

Book gods: "Ha! She thinks that she has a new series that she is going to fall in love with, we just lured her in to mess with her head."

Blue:"Yeah! I liked the last book, so hopefully this one improves upon what I liked so much."

Book gods: "Snicker. Wait watch her face."

Blue: 'wrinkles nose.' "Wait a minute, this is wrong, that's not what happened at the end of the last book? How is X still alive? They were dead. Let me go back to the first book and re-read again."

Book gods: "Oh she expected continuity between books #1 and #2? Evil laughter.

Blue: "What the heck? How did no one catch that?? Okay well back to reading.

Blue: "Why in the world is a serial killer so stupid to kidnap a cop? I mean what the hell?

Blue: "Wait a second, so now we have some random guy that in the last book no one knew about was sleeping with Regan that now everyone knows about him?"

Blue: "Regan's kids are awful."

Blue: "And why are they showing her son to be some oversexed idiot who is making really long soliloquies about wanting to spank his stepmother. Ugh."

Blue: "Her kids are still awful."

Blue: "They are giving Selena nothing to do in this book, and Regan's love interest being former military ops is eye roll inducing. Dude is doing nothing but going around and saying stupid shit about how he's going to find her."

Blue: "This dude is worthless as hell. At least it made me think of Daniel Day Lewis though. That's a good thing. I wonder if I can download Last of The Mohicans and watch it?"

Blue: Watches The Last of the Mohicans and daydreams about Daniel Day Lewis and his hotness. MMMMMMMMM

Book Gods: Watches along with Blue. MMMMMMMMM

Blue: "Oh for God's sake? So we have a random subplot about some patient who is tied to some secondary character who is gross. What the hell is this book? And why is the serial killer involved with this?"

Blue: "This is so demeaning about Regan being naked and fighting this guy. Her kids still are fucking terrible."

Blue: "I don't care. I don't care. I don't care.

Blue: "How has no one slapped these kids? And why would someone in the sheriff's department be messing with her son like this when his mom is missing and presumed dead? This town makes Sunnydale look sane.

Blue: "The link between how people figured out who the killer is was one of the dumbest things I have read in recent memory."

Blue: "I love how Regan has figured out who the serial killer is and pretty much saved herself with no help from her expert tracker lover. Whatever dude.

Blue: "Wow. This entire book was terrible."

Book Gods: High five one another and reads Atlas Shrugged again.

In summary, this book was awful from beginning to end.

The continuity between books #1 and #2 was thrown out the window entirely.

We once again focus on partners Regan Pescoli and Selena Alvarez but we also get perspectives included again from the serial killer's point of view, Regan's son, Regan's daughter, Regan's lover Nate, and also a plethora of secondary characters, one who claims to be psychic. There was no development at all with any of these characters, and it seems that Regan's kids are still going for the we are asshole awards when the book ends so there's that.

We have a secondary plot thrown in there that includes the serial killer, someone from his past, and a recent death. I am sure that is going to be resolved in book #3, but since I would rather read one of the Prey books again than book #3 I guess I will have to go on without knowing how that storyline wraps up.

The writing in this one was not great, the flow was terrible from the constant jumping around, and though Ms. Jackson used Montana as the setting just as well as she did int he last book, the ending was pretty awful. ( )
  ObsidianBlue | Jul 1, 2020 |
This second installment in Lisa Jackson’s series featuring Detectives Regan Pescoli and Serena Alvarez picks up where ‘Left To Die’ finished, with Regan captured and held by the ‘Star-Crossed’ serial killer. A gripping thriller with many interesting and complex characters it had me picking up my book at every opportunity. I’m looking forward to tracking down more titles in this series. ( )
  jhullie | Mar 20, 2018 |
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"Detective Regan Pescoli has worked the 'Star Crossed Killer' case for months, never imagining she'd be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of--and avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage and cunning. Regan Pescoli is unlike any woman Nate Santana has met before. But now she's missing, and Nate knows something is dangerously wrong. The only person who can help him find her is Detective Selena Alvarez, Regan's partner. As Nate and Selena dig deeper into the Star-Crossed Killer case and the body count rises, the truth about Regan's disappearance becomes chillingly clear. In the desolate Montana woods, evil is lurking. And with time running out, the only way to save Regan will be to get inside a killer's twisted mind and unravel a shocking message that is being revealed, one body at a time..."--p. [4] of cover.

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Detective Regan Pescoli has worked the "Star Crossed Killer" case for months, never imagining she'd be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of--and avoiding the same fate will take every drop of her courage and cunning.

Regan Pescoli is unlike any woman Nate Santana has met before. But now she's missing, and Nate knows something is dangerously wrong. The only person who can help him find her is Detective Selena Alvarez, Regan's partner. As Nate and Selena dig deeper into the Star-Crossed Killer case and the body count rises, the truth about Regan's disappearance becomes chillingly clear.

In the desolate Montana woods, evil is lurking. And with time running out, the only way to save Regan will be to get inside a killer's twisted mind and unravel a shocking message that is being revealed, one body at a time...
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