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TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
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Author: Catherine Coulter
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TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12) Description
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399155031
ISBN: 0399155031
Label: Putnam Adult
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-06-24
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Studio: Putnam Adult
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399155031
ISBN: 0399155031
Label: Putnam Adult
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-06-24
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Studio: Putnam Adult
Editorial Review of TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
From the #1 bestselling author, a stunning new novel of secrets, mayhem, and murder.
FBI Special Agent Jackson Crowne is flying his Cessna over the Appalachians, with a very important passenger: renowned psychiatrist Dr. Timothy MacLean; their destination is Washington, D.C. Upon their arrival, the FBI will protect the doctor—and ascertain just who wants him dead.
But they don’t make it.
In San Francisco, married FBI Special Agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock take an early morning phone call from their supervisor, Jimmy Maitland. Maitland received a Mayday from Jackson in the mountains near Parlow, Kentucky, and sends Savich and Sherlock to see what’s happened.
Agent Crowne is able to bring his plane down in a narrow valley and haul the unconscious Dr. MacLean from the burning wreckage before it explodes. Their crash is witnessed by Rachael Abbott, a young woman on the run after the mysterious death of her father. When Savich and Sherlock arrive on the scene, they find Jackson and Rachael in the Parlow clinic and Dr. MacLean comatose in the local hospital, prognosis unknown. What they do know frightens them: Dr. MacLean was recently diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia, and in the months prior to the crash his behavior had become erratic and alarmingly uninhibited, his ability to maintain doctor-patient confidentiality badly compromised. With a patient list made up of Washington movers and shakers, MacLean’s role as a keeper of secrets is jeopardized as well. Is there someone out there so desperate that they’d kill the doctor for what he knows? It is up to Jackson, Savich, and Sherlock to find out—no matter the cost.
FBI Special Agent Jackson Crowne is flying his Cessna over the Appalachians, with a very important passenger: renowned psychiatrist Dr. Timothy MacLean; their destination is Washington, D.C. Upon their arrival, the FBI will protect the doctor—and ascertain just who wants him dead.
But they don’t make it.
In San Francisco, married FBI Special Agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock take an early morning phone call from their supervisor, Jimmy Maitland. Maitland received a Mayday from Jackson in the mountains near Parlow, Kentucky, and sends Savich and Sherlock to see what’s happened.
Agent Crowne is able to bring his plane down in a narrow valley and haul the unconscious Dr. MacLean from the burning wreckage before it explodes. Their crash is witnessed by Rachael Abbott, a young woman on the run after the mysterious death of her father. When Savich and Sherlock arrive on the scene, they find Jackson and Rachael in the Parlow clinic and Dr. MacLean comatose in the local hospital, prognosis unknown. What they do know frightens them: Dr. MacLean was recently diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia, and in the months prior to the crash his behavior had become erratic and alarmingly uninhibited, his ability to maintain doctor-patient confidentiality badly compromised. With a patient list made up of Washington movers and shakers, MacLean’s role as a keeper of secrets is jeopardized as well. Is there someone out there so desperate that they’d kill the doctor for what he knows? It is up to Jackson, Savich, and Sherlock to find out—no matter the cost.
Customer Reviews of TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Tailspin
Review: The worst book I've read in a long time. A totally implausible story written in a soap-opera fashion with unrealistic characters. It would appear this book was written and published hastily in order to capitalize on past successes. She and her publisher should be ashamed of themselves.TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: If it were half as long it might have been twice as good
Review: I am a long time Catherine Coulter fan although I've found her books of late to be disappointing. Perhaps it's time for her to move to stand alone's as her primary characters have become tired. The dialog is very like, book to book, though not as continually cutsey as some in the recent past, "hey and but hey" over and over for instance. This story was, overall, boring and predictable, way too long, too many characters, and while I don't expect characters in a novel to necessarily be life like, it is basically a romance after all, those in this plot weren't even slightly interesting. It seems as if she's just riding on the coattails of her long years of success and her editors as well. This plot had potential, but quickly bogged down. Along the way she took a couple of swipes at NPR which I find kind of strange because I listen to it a great deal and have always found them to bend over backward to be even handed, in direct opposition to most radio stations, or perhaps she's simply pushing her own political agenda.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Tail Spin
Review: Catherine Coulter is all ways a winner. I love her FBI thrillers. She has me hooked and I can't wait for the next one.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: So bad...
Review: This book was so bad that I had to get out of bed after I finished reading it to write this review.
The first two-thirds of the book was so slow and boring I almost put it down. Wish I had.
Then, for a moment of time, it was okay. I almost cared about the characters and the outcome.
Shortly thereafter, I wanted to ask the author if she considered working at Burger King because being an author certainly does not seem to be her area of expertise.
The plot went from dull to outlandish. The facts were distorted. (A Cessna, with a bomb on board would not simply crash land. It would be blown to smithereens and would not be survivable.)
To be honest and fair, this is the first book I've read by this author. And the last.
I purchased the book because I am a pilot, and the name/photo caught my attention. (So much for great marketing!) The write-up was intriguing. The fact that it was a best-seller, sold me.
But I've learned my lesson, for sure. Sometimes best-sellers are simply very well marketed.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: another smash hit
Review: Catherine Coulter's FBI series never disappoints me. Once again she has hit the heart of her writing talents with suspense, twists and a touch of romance. What I really like most is that she focuses on her characters and develops them well, so that when you are finished reading this book you are left with wanting more about them and eagerly waiting her next book. Savich and Sherlock are a dynamic pair and ones that you are always rooting for to crack the case. When reading Tailspin I couldn't put it down plus it grabbed me on the very first page. Keep writing this series Catherine and I am anxiously awaiting your next one.
Review Summary: Tailspin
Review: The worst book I've read in a long time. A totally implausible story written in a soap-opera fashion with unrealistic characters. It would appear this book was written and published hastily in order to capitalize on past successes. She and her publisher should be ashamed of themselves.TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: If it were half as long it might have been twice as good
Review: I am a long time Catherine Coulter fan although I've found her books of late to be disappointing. Perhaps it's time for her to move to stand alone's as her primary characters have become tired. The dialog is very like, book to book, though not as continually cutsey as some in the recent past, "hey and but hey" over and over for instance. This story was, overall, boring and predictable, way too long, too many characters, and while I don't expect characters in a novel to necessarily be life like, it is basically a romance after all, those in this plot weren't even slightly interesting. It seems as if she's just riding on the coattails of her long years of success and her editors as well. This plot had potential, but quickly bogged down. Along the way she took a couple of swipes at NPR which I find kind of strange because I listen to it a great deal and have always found them to bend over backward to be even handed, in direct opposition to most radio stations, or perhaps she's simply pushing her own political agenda.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Tail Spin
Review: Catherine Coulter is all ways a winner. I love her FBI thrillers. She has me hooked and I can't wait for the next one.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: So bad...
Review: This book was so bad that I had to get out of bed after I finished reading it to write this review.
The first two-thirds of the book was so slow and boring I almost put it down. Wish I had.
Then, for a moment of time, it was okay. I almost cared about the characters and the outcome.
Shortly thereafter, I wanted to ask the author if she considered working at Burger King because being an author certainly does not seem to be her area of expertise.
The plot went from dull to outlandish. The facts were distorted. (A Cessna, with a bomb on board would not simply crash land. It would be blown to smithereens and would not be survivable.)
To be honest and fair, this is the first book I've read by this author. And the last.
I purchased the book because I am a pilot, and the name/photo caught my attention. (So much for great marketing!) The write-up was intriguing. The fact that it was a best-seller, sold me.
But I've learned my lesson, for sure. Sometimes best-sellers are simply very well marketed.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: another smash hit
Review: Catherine Coulter's FBI series never disappoints me. Once again she has hit the heart of her writing talents with suspense, twists and a touch of romance. What I really like most is that she focuses on her characters and develops them well, so that when you are finished reading this book you are left with wanting more about them and eagerly waiting her next book. Savich and Sherlock are a dynamic pair and ones that you are always rooting for to crack the case. When reading Tailspin I couldn't put it down plus it grabbed me on the very first page. Keep writing this series Catherine and I am anxiously awaiting your next one.