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Praise for Lisa Jackson: -- . '[ALMOST DEAD contains an] excellent subplot revelation that few readers will see coming' -- Sydney Morning Herald 'As a beach read, this is a cracker. Read it at night and it certainly will keep you up. For after the prologue, Jackson slips into her real agenda, and out of your comfort zone.' -- Courier Mail, Brisbane on DEEP FREEZE 'Spine-tingling ... turbo-charged.' -- Publisher's Weekly on ABSOLUTE FEAR 'Suspenseful ... shocking ... will leave readers on the edges of their seats.' -- Booklist on ABSOLUTE FEAR
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The scent is unmistakable – gardenias, sweet and delicate, the same perfume that his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, always wore. Opening his eyes in the hospital room where he’s recovering from an accident, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz sees her standing in the doorway. Then Jennifer blows him a kiss and disappears. But it couldn’t have been Jennifer. She died twelve years ago... Once out of the hospital, Bentz begins to see Jennifer everywhere. Could she still be alive? But it was Bentz who identified Jennifer’s body after her horrible car wreck, and there had been no question in his mind that it was her crumpled form behind the wheel, her clothes, her wedding ring. He’s never doubted it – until now. He can’t tell his new wife, Olivia, about the sightings or his secret fear that he’s losing his mind. But Olivia is also hiding a secret... When a copy of Jennifer’s death certificate arrives in the mail, emblazoned with a red question mark, Bentz follows the postmark trail to Los Angeles, returning to the painful memories he’s tried so hard to forget, and straight into a killer’s web. Someone’s been waiting patiently, silently. Someone who knows exactly what happened that night twelve years ago and has been anticipating Bentz’s every move. Soon it will be Bentz’s turn to suffer for his sins. But he won’t be the only one made to pay the ultimate price. For a diabolical killer has now made Olivia the prime target...
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My First Lisa Jackson, May 17 2009
By J. Baker "kairilily" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Malice (Hardcover)
New Orleans detective Rick Bentz is seeing his ex-wife, Jennifer, everywhere. The problem is that Jennifer died in LA twelve years earlier. Bentz knows it's not his imagination, but how could Jennifer be alive? He's the one that identified her body. After receiving an envelope with recently dated photos of Jennifer or someone that's a dead ringer for her, taken in LA looking alive and well, Bentz is off to LA to find out who is messing with him and why.Malice is the sixth book in Lisa Jackson's New Orleans series. I'm usually a stickler for reading a series in order, but I won a copy of the book and had a time limit to read it and answer some questions. Even though I had not read any of the first five books, I didn't feel like I was missing anything. There was just enough back story for each character for me to feel like I knew them, but not so much that it interfered with the flow of the story. The characters were very well developed. The story was fantastic, fast paced, and filled with suspense. I thought I knew who the culprit was, but I ended up surprised. I always love it when I'm surprised by a suspense/thriller novel because so many of them follow the same pattern and you end up feeling like you've read it a hundred times before. I didn't feel that way with Malice. I've already picked up the first book in the series and hope to get started on it soon.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
What happened to the Rick we knew?, April 15 2009
By padolph - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Malice (Hardcover)
Bentz has been my favorite character in the past. This man is not the Bentz that Lisa Jackson previously created. After a great book where Rick and Olivia meet and fall in love, they are now suddenly on the verge of loosing their marriage to his obsession with his ex-wife. Not just about if she's alive or not, but all the sexual memories he has of her. He flies off to investigate "Jennifer" when he has nothing to work with. His co-workers do all the real work.Also, it's clear who the bad guys are half way through the book. Jackson lost her touch with this one!
Even if you decide this book is worth the read, be prepared for the endless run of useless words that are meant to fill the book. If I had to read anymore detailed descriptions of drivers going through traffic... It really was difficult to care by the end of the book.
The end itself never did wrap up all the weirdness that Bentz went through in his emotional separation from Olivia. All in all, it was not worth the money I spent on the book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed, Jun 10 2009
By Eager Reader "seriousmysteryfan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Malice (Hardcover)
This was not my first Lisa Jackson book, an author I've enjoyed in the past. However, it was my first Rick Benz book. I thought the entire book was just tiresome! If Ms Jackson had done a "word search" or more accurately a "phrase" search, I think she would have realized that she overworked "what am I doing here?", "why am I doing this" a few dozen too many times. And how many times did Rick ask himself, "Did I imagine this?" There was little to explain why Olivia would have tolerated his (in my opinion) insulting behavior toward her by basically leaving her to go chase his ex. Obviously all of his sexual thoughts were centered on Jennifer, not his wife. I also wondered why nearly every person that knew Rick, other than his colleague in the NOPD, and Jonas Hayes, didn't really seem to care for him. And It wasn't long before I really didn't care about him either... Or the book. I found myself hoping that Olivia would escape and dump Benz.
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