A riveting thriller by the author of "The Intruder.""Everything you want in a thriller--smart dialogue, a plot that draws you in and speeds you through the pages, and suspense that is as relentless as a stalker."--Linda Fairstein ("The Bone Vault").
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Lynn Schulman brings her husband and children back to the peaceful New York suburb she escaped after high school to get away from the post 9/11 dangers of city life. But when the headless body of her oldest friend turns up in the river and the cop who investigates turns out to be an old boyfriend still seething at her betrayal of their adolescent romance, her safe haven turns out to be as sinister and threatening as the mean streets she left behind. Mike Fallon hasn't forgotten her--as his own life spirals down into personal failure and professional ruin, he focuses his attention on recapturing the girl who got away and the dreams that went with her. Blauner is a skillful writer who manages with a few quick brushstrokes to capture both the placidly calm exterior of a small suburban town and the dark secrets that seethe beneath it. Good plotting, nicely drawn characters, and a deft hand with the narrative drive this solid thriller to the last page.--Jane Adams
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IT WAS EARLY on one of those powder-blue late-September mornings when middle-aged commuters stand on platforms, watching airplanes pass before the sun and hoping the apex of some great arc in their lives hasn't already been reached. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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I've never heard the name Peter Blauner before and I found this book by accident in a bargain bookstore.
How can I say, I partially think this book is a kind of Beverly Hills 90210, just a little bit more complicated and a few years older with different problems. Some things are not quite logical, though. Like being in a small town but the two main characters haven't seen each other for more than 20 years. Or even that Lynn never had a chance to see the new house of Sandi which is to my understanding just around the corner.
This book starts pretty slow introducing the characters including their past. It gets a couple of nice twists along the way. I am somehow a bit disappointed toward the end, somehow it gets a little too predictable. Once you're getting there, it has this typical bad guy - good guy thing, friendship lasts forever kind of thing.
Another thing that bothers me is the permanent mention of various brands (Cars, watch, PDA, etc.). It might be intentionally by the writer, but I personally failed to see any importance doing that.
All things considered, I give this book 3 stars.
How can I say, I partially think this book is a kind of Beverly Hills 90210, just a little bit more complicated and a few years older with different problems. Some things are not quite logical, though. Like being in a small town but the two main characters haven't seen each other for more than 20 years. Or even that Lynn never had a chance to see the new house of Sandi which is to my understanding just around the corner.
This book starts pretty slow introducing the characters including their past. It gets a couple of nice twists along the way. I am somehow a bit disappointed toward the end, somehow it gets a little too predictable. Once you're getting there, it has this typical bad guy - good guy thing, friendship lasts forever kind of thing.
Another thing that bothers me is the permanent mention of various brands (Cars, watch, PDA, etc.). It might be intentionally by the writer, but I personally failed to see any importance doing that.
All things considered, I give this book 3 stars.
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Characters who Really Live and Breathe
9. September 2004
Von Kevin Killian
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By far Peter Brauner's best, the book compares favorably to something like Updike's RABBIT REDUX.
On every page I had to pause to remind myself that I don't actually live in Riverside, the New York suburb where the action is largely set, but far away in California. That's how convincingly he draws you into the story.
Most writers have no idea how to integrate the working lives of their characters into the give and take of a thriller. Here I was totally taken in by Barry Schulman's working world in the high concept life of a biotech company, by Lynn's photography and the way a reader could actually visualize many of her best pictures, by Mike's life as a small town detective with a big city style crime to solve.
There was a lot of class stuff too, which again most American novelists can't handle. And most of all, the suspense which got to be so overpowering I didn't want to do anything but finish the book. The 9/11 material was handled with distinction; I liked Barry falling all over the commuter who, because he wasn't seen on the train for some time, was believed to have perished at the World Trade Center.
On every page I had to pause to remind myself that I don't actually live in Riverside, the New York suburb where the action is largely set, but far away in California. That's how convincingly he draws you into the story.
Most writers have no idea how to integrate the working lives of their characters into the give and take of a thriller. Here I was totally taken in by Barry Schulman's working world in the high concept life of a biotech company, by Lynn's photography and the way a reader could actually visualize many of her best pictures, by Mike's life as a small town detective with a big city style crime to solve.
There was a lot of class stuff too, which again most American novelists can't handle. And most of all, the suspense which got to be so overpowering I didn't want to do anything but finish the book. The 9/11 material was handled with distinction; I liked Barry falling all over the commuter who, because he wasn't seen on the train for some time, was believed to have perished at the World Trade Center.
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A Great Summer Read
26. Mai 2003
Von Gerald L. Shargel
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Peter Blauner's fifth novel salvaged an otherwise miserable and rainy Memorial Day weekend on Eastern Long Island. Put on some sweats, throw a few logs on the fire and begin turning the pages of an enormously readable murder mystery--probably one of the best I've read in years. Set in a bucolic Westchester bedroom community in the wake of 9/11 (a skillfully employed subtext), murder interrupts and ultimately destroys the lives of several well developed characters. With Blauner's brilliant dialogue and crystal clear images, you can almost feel the characters' pain. If the sun ever does come out, it will be a great beach read.
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The Uncomfortable Truth
28. Februar 2004
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With Slow Motion Riot, Blauner reinvented the urban crime novel back when the so-called New Realists were still trying to cop a puff on Elmore Leonard's cigarettes. With his newest book, he stretches into new territory and takes on suburban life in the new century with the same unsparing eye. Unlike some other readers, I felt the 9/11 references were skillfully done and heartfelt, without stooping to sentimentality. And the writing is carefully wrought and richly textured from line to line. Readers looking for phony tough guy heroes and breathless escapism should look elsewhere. This is a fine American crime writer telling uncomfortable truths.
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