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Loading... Strip Search: A Novel of Suspense (Susan Pulaski) (edition 2008)by William Bernhardt (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Darker and creepier than the first book. Vocabulary not nearly as good. ( ) weird people — good mystery — Bloody — Number Man Welcome to the world of Susan Pulaski, an unconventional and unusually subversive Las Vegas police behaviorist who’s already been canned once and has never been needed more. In the Sin City, someone is ritually murdering handpicked victims, each with dirty secrets in their past. The killer’s gimmick: Not only does he leave behind parts of the victims’ bodies, he also writes obscure mathematical formulas–in their blood. Pulaski doesn’t have a clue what the codes mean. But she knows someone who will. This is a fast-paced read that I can best describe as an intellectual thriller. The plot revolves around intricate math, philosophy, and religion. For me, the math really overpowers the story. This aspect is quite detailed, and at times feels as if we've shifted into textbook reading. The characters feel secondary to the plot. They aren't especially well developed or believable. Susan has a background in psychology, yet is unable to grasp the most obvious cues in her personal and professional life. Granger, Susan's nemesis, is a a one-dimensional stereotype. The 'bad guys' are a muddled mess. I think, in the end, the author was going for sympathetic appeal, though it just didn't work for me. The only character I connected with and enjoyed was Darcy. A major incident between Susan and her supposed best friend is just absurd. I don't want to give spoilers, and it's hard to clarify this without doing so. But this incident is a major turning point for Susan, and the fact that neither Susan nor her best friend foresaw the outcome, particularly given their levels of intelligence and experience, simply lacks credulity. The writing itself flows well, and did keep me reading to find out what happened. But, in hindsight, I wouldn't choose it to read and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else. no reviews | add a review
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HTML:She likes the sudden seconds of sheer terror. The neon dreams fit perfectly with the dreams that wake her up at night: about the man she loved and lost, about the constant temptations in her life, and about the odds that inevitably sheâ??ll be in the right place at the right time to look naked, human madness in the eye. Welcome to the world of Susan Pulaski, an unconventional and unusually subversive Las Vegas police behaviorist whoâ??s already been canned once and has never been needed more. In the Sin City, someone is ritually murdering handpicked victims, each with dirty secrets in their past. The killerâ??s gimmick: Not only does he leave behind parts of the victimsâ?? bodies, he also writes obscure mathematical formulasâ??in their blood. Pulaski doesnâ??t have a clue what the codes mean. But she knows someone who will. Darcy Oâ??Bannon is a twenty-six-year-old whose autistic savant skills are perfect for unraveling such mysteries as how many rivets are in the Eiffel Tower and how many Elvis impersonators there will be in the year 2020. As it turns out, innocent Darcy can also think along the arcane lines of Vegasâ??s most savage serial killer, peering into a numerological mystery that stretches back hundreds of years. With her own life one spark away from going off the rails, her department turned against her, and the lives of those she cares most about in jeopardy, Pulaski hunts for dangerous prey in the shadow of the Stripâ??with herself as the perfect bait. And the closer she gets, the more terrifying and intriguing the case becomes, for the person sheâ??s tracking possesses truly ingenious powersâ??and a heart full of hate. The incomparable William Bernhardt brings to life Americaâ??s most fascinating city and the people who police it, while he invites the reader to join one womanâ??s fight to stay sane, stay alive, and keep a killer from No library descriptions found. |
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