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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780743526357 Edition: Unabridged Format: Audiobook, Unabridged ISBN: 074352635X Label: Simon & Schuster Audio Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio Number Of Items: 10 Publication Date: October 01, 2002 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Studio: Simon & Schuster Audio Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: When Dr. Rennie Newton's jury duty on a case involving a contract killer ends in an acquittal for Ricky Lozada, her carefully composed and very private life begins to unravel. First, someone breaks into her house to leave her an anonymous dozen red roses. Then her colleague and one-time rival for the chief of surgery job is murdered in the parking lot of her hospital, which makes her a prime suspect, especially when the police learn that she's killed a man once before. None of that stops Detective Wick Threadgill from falling in love with her; unlike his partner, he's sure that Lozada, not Rennie, is behind Howell's murder. And it soon becomes clear that the killer is so obsessed with Rennie that he'll do anything to have her--including killing again. Brown, master of the romantic mystery, goes into darker territory here, but she handles it with her usual deftness and turns in a well-paced if not particularly heart-stopping thriller with the requisite happy ending for Rennie and Wick. --Jane Adams Product Description: When Dr. Rennie Newton is summoned to jury duty, she brings to the courtroom the same level of competence that she displays in the operating room. Her commitment to precision compels her to deliver a not guilty verdict in the murder case against notorious contract killer Ricky Lozada. It will be the most regrettable decision in her life...because Rennie's trial with Lozada doesn't end with his acquittal. Her carefully structured life begins to crumble when a rival colleague is brutally slain. Lozada's menacing shadow looms over the murder, but it's Rennie the investigators focus on as a prime suspect. The privacy she has cultivated and protected at all costs is violated by the police as well as Lozada. And when he begins an earnest courtship, it becomes terrifyingly clear that he is obsessed with having her. Wick Threadgill is a detective on indefinite leave from the Fort Worth PD, who has his own, personal agenda for the contract killer. Temperamental, bitter, and driven by loyalty and love, Wick is determined to destroy Lozada. In order to defeat Lozada -- and save their lives -- Rennie and Wick form an uneasy alliance. Mistrustful of each other, they know only one thing with absolute certainty, when this killer strikes, they won't see it coming. The Crush will take you on a tortuous path through a twisted sociopath's eerie obsession, a haunted man fragile hopes for redemption, and a woman's heart as she struggles to face the greatest fear -- to open herself to love. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Most implausible but quite entertainingStory credibility 0 stars (out of 5) Story plausibility 0 stars Humorous situations 3 stars Kept me entertained 4 stars A cop killer on the loose who does anything he wants and the police can never nail him. A former whorish teenage who is now the mother of virtue. An ex-cop who obsesses with her even after learning her extremely lurid past. A long and silly story that with some intelligent editing could have been terrific and much more credible. I don't ... Read More Rating: - A good readMy favorite was 24 hours. But this was alright it kept my attention and was able to enjoy the story line. Some parts are you see what is coming, but was able to enjoy the ending. Rating:  - Dumb and dumberContract killer Ricky Lozada, who'd been on trial for murder, develops a fixation on Rennie Newton, the medical doctor who served as jury forewoman and got him off. He starts stalking her. Enter Wick Threadgill, the troubled, brooding, mentally unstable police officer (are there any other kind?), who hopes to protect her -- and score with her, and not necessarily in that order. The relationship between the cracked-up cop and the troubled trauma surgeon, never too realistic to start off with, just ... Read More Rating:  - The CrushWhen a colleague is killed, Dr. Rennie Newton is shocked to find out it was a deliberate precision killing. Gossip starts to fly when it is disclosed that she and the deceased doctor were in line for the same job and fought often. Rennie's situation gets a lot worse when she finds out the man suspected of the recent death is none other than Ricky Lozada. She recently served on the jury at his trial. Wick Threadgill is on leave from the Fort Worth police force. He has been accused of ... Read More Rating:  - Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and StickYou with the Bill) [Abridged] [AudiobMore whining from the Liberal Chattering Class. I get it! Bush bad! Capitalism bad! Channey, EVIL! For a few chapters I had to fast forward thru to avoid throwing this heavy on accusation, light on analytic thought, CD in the trash. A perfect fit for those that think that there is always a wealthy person somewhere in the country planning to steal from the poor, honest, workingman. Great read for Trotskyites, Limousine Liberals, the Black Helicopter crowd, and most of today's Democrat ... Read More |
