Beyond Recognition

by Ridley Pearson

Lou Boldt (4)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Seattle police sergeant Lou Boldt is stunned when the local fire investigator presents him with frightening evidence in a series of fires that have occurred in the Seattle area. These white-hot fires burn so cleanly that even the ash disintegrates—leaving not a trace of its victims or any evidence of criminal activity. Only when Boldt is taunted by someone sending him pieces of melted green plastic—houses from a Monopoly board—does he realize that show more an arsonist is involving him in a deadly game. show less

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This is the newest of the Lou Bolt (Seattle police mysteries) series and is excellent except it leaves the reader hanging with a series plot element totally dependant on the next on the series. I don't mind a series that builds but I do mind waiting a year or a year and a half to 'finish' a story line. (reviewed in 1996)
Nobody unravels a mystery like Pearson. That and developing characters I care about...even the bad ones. Another chapter in the Lou Boldt series where the homicide detective has to figure out a string of lethal arsons. A great substantial read.
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4.0 von 5 Sternen Jagd auf einen psychopathischen Brandstifter, 15. September 2001
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Rezension bezieht sich auf: Bis zur Unkenntlichkeit (Taschenbuch)
In Ridley Pearson's "Bis zur Unkenntlichkeit" (Blanvalet/Goldmann 35221 - "Beyond Recognition", 1997) versetzt ein psychopathischer Brandstifter Seattle in Angst und Schrecken, da die Feuer, die er legt, sehr rasch und sehr heiß brennen, sodaß von den in Brand gesetzten Gebäuden kaum etwas übrig bleibt - auch nicht von den in den Gebäuden befindlichen Personen und auch nicht von eventuellen Spuren. Detective Lou Boldt ermittelt lange Zeit - da keine verfolgbaren Spuren und die Brände offenbar willkürlich gelegt sind -erfolglos. Selbst als Boldt's eigenes Haus beinahe in show more Flammen aufzugehen droht, kann der Täter ein weiteres Mal unerkannt entkommen. Doch dann sieht ein Dreizehnjähriger den Täter und soll zum - unfreiwilligen - Zeugen werden: Der Thriller beginnt. Er endet erst als der Täter gefaßt wird. Insgesamt ein spannender Kriminalroman, der jedoch noch gewonnnen hätte, wenn er etwas weniger als 511 Seiten hätte. show less

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Ridley Pearson manages to make high-tech crime-fighting more human and fascinating than anyone else in the field--witness such bestsellers as Chain of Evidence. Once again, Sgt. Lou Boldt, inspired and seemingly tireless forensic investigator for the Seattle police, zigs from the lab to the field--this time to find out why single mothers are being burned to death by flash fires fueled by an show more unknown, amazingly volatile fuel. The chief villain might remind you of recent headlines, but Pearson's research and writing skills create fiction more interesting than fact. show less
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Ridley Pearson was born in Glen Cove, New York on March 13, 1953. He was educated at Kansas University and Brown University. In the early 1970s, he was a musician and songwriter for a rock band, eventually writing more than 300 songs and the score for an award-winning documentary. Having honed his craft writing scripts for television shows such as show more Columbo and Quincy, he turned to writing and published his first novel, Never Look Back, in 1985. His novels include The Angel Maker, No Witnesses, and Beyond Recognition. He has also published many children's books including The Kingdom Keepers series and a series of prequels to Peter Pan written with Dave Barry. His book Peter and the Starcatchers, written with Dave Barry, was adapted into a Broadway play that won 5 Tony Awards. He received the Raymond Chandler Fulbright Fellowship at Oxford University in 1990 and the Missouri Writer Hall of Fame Quill Award Winner in 2013. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original publication date
1997
People/Characters
Lou Boldt; Daphne Matthews
Important places
Seattle, Washington, USA
First words
The fire began at sunset.

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3566 .E234 .B49Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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