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Storm [Mass Market Paperback]

Boris Starling (Author)
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Release Date: Nov 7 2000
In his New York Times bestseller Messiah, Boris Starling explored the fury brewing in the mind of a serial killer....

"Messiah sustains a sense of fear and uneasiness."-Publishers Weekly

"Messiah is fast-paced and gritty...one of the best books on murder you'll read."-Esquire (UK)

"Messiah is as terrifying as it is credible...an accomplished debut that grips from the first page and doesn't let go."-Val McDermid, Gold Dagger-winning author, Tangled Web

"Messiah is heartstopping...the urge to devour this book at a single sitting is almost irresistible."-Martin Edwards, author of The Harry Devlin Mysteries

"Messiah has one of the most frightening fictional serial killers ever created."-Writers Write

"Messiah opens with a bang and just keeps on going to the thrilling conclusion...stunning."-Book Rocket

In Storm he unleashes it...

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Delving deeper into the mind of a serial killer than he did in his first novel, Messiah, Starling takes readers to the brink of madness with a character who is unrelentingly violent (he tortures his victims prior to killing them by forcing rats to gnaw through their stomachs) yet literate (his victims are chosen based on characters from Aeschylus's complex Greek myth, the Oresteia). The book's unlikely beginnings stem from a suspicious passenger-ferry sinking off the coast of Scotland. Among the survivors is Kate Beauchamp, a chief detective on Scotland's Grampian police force and a member of the Aberdeen Amateur Acting Company, with whom she's traveling. Upon returning to work, Kate is immediately confronted with the grisly murder and dismemberment of pretty Petra Gallacher. Two days later, elderly busybody Elizabeth Hart dies a similar death, and Kate vows to stop at nothing until the dangerous killerDnicknamed Blackadder, after the snake he leaves on each of his victim's bodiesDis apprehended. Starling expertly renders a strong heroine who uncovers no fewer than a half-dozen suspects who were either travelers on the doomed ferry or are somehow connected with its investigation, and he skillfully builds the suspense as he joins various plot lines to the main story and slowly reveals the killer's identity. (Nov. 7)
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Praise for Messiah: 'Fast-paced, gritty! deserves nothing but praise' Esquire 'Grips from the first page and doesn't let go. It's a grimly, frighteningly good read' Val McDermid --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars slow but the action gets on Jan 16 2004
By Anastasia
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book was great to read. I will admit it was slow at first but then it took off with a bang. It twists and turns and you never know who the killer is until Boris tells you. The twists are done by a true master.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it in North Carolina! July 9 2003
By A Customer
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Boris Starling, why had I not heard of you? Buying Storm along with other books this past weekend, simply by reading the back jackets, I had no idea of the talent of this writer. I read this book in 2 days but tried to stay up all night to finish it. I won't bother you with the story line since others who reviewed it have given that, just to tell you that he has a wonderful voice and Storm is a welcome addition to this genre. Although I guessed the identity of the killer early on, it was fun to read along checking to see if I had guessed correctly! Red Medcalfe is a fascinating character and I can't wait to read Messiah to learn more about him. And I enjoyed Mr. Starling's metaphors, although we say the expressions a little differently here in the States! Keep writing! I'm going out now to see if I can find Messiah!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Passes the second-novel test with enviable ease... Mar 23 2003
By RachelWalker
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is another excellent thriller from Boris Starling, who has really proved himself to be a guy invested with huge amounts of talent. It opens with the discovery of a bomb on a ferry travelling from Norway to England, and then the sinking of that ferry. Over 300 people die in the tragedy. On board was DI Kate Beauchamp (who y ou may remember from his last book, Messiah). Fortunately, she is one of those that escapes. Back on land, and relatively unharmed, she throws herself into work, taking on the toughest case she can conceive of...

A young woman has been found dead. She has been mutilated, tortured, her feet have been removed. And, lying on her body, a poisonous snake... This, to her relatively trained eye, looks like the definite beginnings (if not even continuings) of a serial killer. Then, shortly after, another body is found, and the urgency increases further. Add to that further complications, such as Kate's estranged father Frank, who she has not spoken to since he left her as a child, who is in Glasgow to conduct an inquiry into the ferry disaster, and you have one thrilling thriller.

Storm is not quite as good as Messiah, but only because it doesn't contain such wonderful depth and detail that his first book did. Storm is more streamlines, more geared toward the direct movement of the central plot, which is fine, because that makes for an exciting, really quick read. The plot itself is probably equally as good as that of Messiah. But, if it had that wonderful detail, then it might have made the whole book another one to leap and shout about.

Starling's prose has a great forward thrust that carries you through the book. And its a book that has many twists and turns through, and a heap of great characters. It's particularly interesting to see Frank, Kate's estranged father, and to read about their troubled relationship.

I'd reccomend this serial killer thriller to any fan of tthe genre, anywhere in the world, but with a little warning agaisnt expecting it to be *quite* as good as "Messiah*.

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4.0 out of 5 stars OK BUT NOT AS STRONG
STORM TRAPS ITS READERS IN THE REALM OF KATE(REDS SIDEKICK FROM MESSIAH) THERE ARE MANY TWISTS AND TURNS AND NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS. Read more
Published on July 12 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Storm was not as good as Starling's first book Messiah but i enjoyed it very very much!! It had a big surprise and I loved the detail that he went into explaining the things that... Read more
Published on Feb 12 2002 by Fatima Laham
3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely no comparison to Messiah
A faulted hero always seems more human and believable, such as Red Metcalfe in "Messiah". Kate Beauchamp in "Storm", however, is untolerably winny and tedius. Read more
Published on Dec 22 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars A Sudden Horror
When Kate Beauchamp, Detective Chief Inspector of the Aberdeen Police awakens in a sinking ferry boat she faces a night of horror that claims hundreds of lives. Read more
Published on Oct 16 2001 by Marc Ruby™
5.0 out of 5 stars Twisted story of torture and mutilation.
This was an amazing murder mystery(best I've read),I figured it out a little earlier than I wish I would of, but it was great all the way up to and after I figured it out. Read more
Published on Oct 10 2001 by Shaun Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars LOST IN THE STORM
"Storm" is a rather disappointing follow-up to the excellent "Messiah." Starling brings back his heroine, Kate Beauchamp, and also a brief portion with the... Read more
Published on July 29 2001 by Michael Butts
2.0 out of 5 stars So close but yet so far
What is with authors these days. No one seems to be able to write an ending. Boris Starling maintains a high level of suspense for the better part of 400 pages in his mystery -... Read more
Published on July 26 2001 by "jfarro"
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Sequel
This is not as good as Messiah, but is excellent in its own right. I have only two complaints: one, Starling practically gives you a list of suspects, making it obvious it is one... Read more
Published on Jun 11 2001 by "mizzan"
4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Messiah but still worth reading
Storm failed to live up to Boris Starling's previous bestseller. It is, however, still a reasonable read. Read more
Published on May 24 2001 by F. G. Hamer
4.0 out of 5 stars Edmund Emil Kemper in the Storm from Boris Starling
Well, I must say Mr Starling has done his homework about research in serialkillers. No doubt a necessity if you are writing books about them. Read more
Published on April 25 2001 by Peter H. Kistemaker
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