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Although branded a "romantic suspense" novelist, Jackson keeps the sex to a minimum—for the better—in his latest. Featuring two secondary characters from 2005's Deep Freeze (Travis Settler and his teenage daughter, Dani), the detailed plot revolves around Shannon Flannery, a woman with four overprotective older brothers and a troubled past that includes being falsely accused of murdering her husband and giving up her only child, Dani, for adoption. When Dani is kidnapped from her hometown of Falls Creek, Ore., Travis sets out to find Shannon in Santa Lucia, Calif., thinking she may know the girl's whereabouts. The two eventually realize that Dani's disappearance, as well as several unsolved local murders and a series of arsons, are inextricably linked to Shannon's family history—including dark secrets her brothers have harbored for years. Naturally, in the midst of all the danger, Travis and Shannon fall in love; though Jackson indulges in only one major obligatory sex scene, she injects nearly every other scene with plenty of dread and drama, keeping seasoned suspense lovers reading. A tight, twisty plot catapulting toward a fiery conclusion will please fans and should earn Jackson new ones. (Mar.)
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"Graphic, terrifying suspense and gripping emotion are what makes all of Lisa Jackson's thrillers so unforgettable. The Morning After just adds to her growing inventory of page-turners."
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3.5 out of 5 stars (30 customer reviews)
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Hideously bad writing, Mar 25 2006
By Mick Jones - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fatal Burn (Mass Market Paperback)
Examples:* A pillow "crashes" against a wall.
* A woman is taking a bath "wearing nothing but a necklace".
* One person pours Champagne and 5 paragraphs later later the other opens the Champagne!
* A murder is being discussed. There is talk of blood.
"Whose?" asks a character. "Blanche Johnson's." is the answer. Ten paragraphs later the first character asks if the blood is Dani's. The detective says: "We don't know. We won't know for awhile yet." (Not necessarily exact quotations.)
Did this book get proofread? Was there an editor?
The author beats us over the head with descriptions of "the pervert does this" and "the pervert did that". DON'T FREAKING TELL US THE BAD GUY IS A PERVERT: JUST DESCRIBE HIS ACTIONS! We'll get it.
For the life of me I have no idea how this wound up on a best-selling list. I bought it primarily because it was 500 pages long. I had never heard of the author before and decided to give it a shot. Bad mistake. I cannot recall ever being this angry at the shoddy writing of a novel before.
Editors take note: DO YOUR JOB! Writers take note: Have some more respect for your audience.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not enough character in the Characters, Mar 30 2006
By MomOf4Boys "Avid Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fatal Burn (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this book in two days, not because I was loving the book, but with objectve being to finish it. There were characters introduced into the book that weren't even need, point in case,the elusive Santana.Edit out about 200 pages and you may very well have a good book. The character development was poor and information, pertinent to the story or not, often came from left field.
This was my first book from Lisa Jackson and definitely my last.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
interesting, Mar 27 2006
By rgolden "rgolden" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fatal Burn (Mass Market Paperback)
This is my first Lisa Jackson book. I read this book in two days. It was entertaining. It kept me interested wanting to find out "who done it". Some things were confusing to me, and I found myself saying HU? alot. I cant mention them or it would ruin the ending.. I think the charector development could have been richer. I didnt feel emotionally conected to the main charectors. The teenager, Dani, I did feel a connection to. I thought her scenes were realistic and the inner dialog was good, I was rooting for her and cheering her on. I gave it three stars because I have read way worse. The twists and the intrigue was good, not great but good, as I said it left me with some unresolved questions. I am going to try another book by this same author that had a better rating. The potential is there for something great.
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