- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Little Brown, USA (Feb 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0316771643
- ISBN-13: 978-0316771641
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,957,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Though laden with gimmicks (murders that take place on St. Valentine's Day; a killer who slays by means of the ancient elements of fire, earth, wind and water), Savage's second thriller is a pleasurably crafty yarn, albeit not quite the puzzle box that his debut, Precipice, was. Bestselling mystery author Jillian Talbot is on top of the world: she has money, fame, a terrific lover, a baby on the way and a great best friend. Then she starts getting mysterious-and soon nasty-messages from an unknown "Valentine." Eventually, Jillian learns that she's being stalked by ex-college classmate Victor Dimorta, whose expulsion from Hartley College, prompted by a cruel Valentine's Day prank, sent him back to his abusive parents, whom he then killed. Now Victor is on parole from a mental hospital. After listening devices are found in Jillian's apartment, and after she finds out that the three women who pulled the prank-Victor mistakenly considers her a fourth-have each died or disappeared on the three preceding Valentine Days, she flees to a writers' retreat far out on Long Island. The subsequent bloody climax is a bit unlikely, but Savage tells his story smoothly-and the trail of red herrings he scatters as he does so is truly awesome. (Feb.) ~ FYI: When not writing, Savage works at Manhattan's Murder Ink, the world's oldest mystery book store.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
From the author of the "very suspenseful" Precipice (LJ 11/15/93): the story of a best-selling novelist who has it all, including the attentions of a stalker who calls himself Valentine.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Tom Savage--Valentine: A Novel,
By The Tweeder "tweeder16" (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Valentine (Paperback)
"Valentine" is a suprisingly stylish, well-written thriller that far surpasses any of Savage's other work. While "Precipice" and "Scavenger" were good novels of supense and terror, this 1997 masterpiece is one of the most enjoyable, riveting of its kind made in the late 1990s.Jillian Talbot is a mystery novelist who has finally cashed in on her hard work and has become a true success. She has an excellent boyfriend and best friend and she feels as if life could get no better. When she returns home from work one night, she discovers a Valentine's Day card in her home, only to realize that it is an eerie threat towards her survival. As the threats become more venomous, sincere, and close to home, Jillian must run not only from a killer, but the soul of a man she crushed with a college prank. Savage's antagonist, Victor Dimorta, is a first-rate evil killer, using his excessive charm and wit to bed women who are close to Jillian, only to kill them using the earth's essential elements (such as fire, wind, and water). As Dimorta gets closer and closer to Jillian, the novel unravels at a thunderous, hair-raising pace that magic-carpets to a wonderfully demonic finish. Beautifully sculptured story with just enough humor and wit, but overall a hauntingly exceptional read that will go down as a truly under-rated work of suspense.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Thriller from start to finish,
By Bill Kubert (Clifton, New Jersey.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Valentine Movie Tie In (Paperback)
Valentine is a great and creepy thriller that really grabs you hard and never lets go. A taunt and suspenseful joy ride that not only delivers in spades but will live you breathless after its over. Tom Savage weaves a tale of vengeance; deceit and horror that will not only floor you but also keep you awake at night for sometime to come. If you were not affected at all by this book after you read it, then you don't have a pulse.One of the best thrillers I have read in a long time.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not nearly as good as I expected it to be,
By babygurl "book maven" (Nunya) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Valentine Movie Tie In (Paperback)
I was disappointed in this book. It got such great reviews from critics and readers alike that I thought for sure I had stumbled on a winner. To bad for me that the book was slow and that the ending just reeked. I also never felt as if the main character were in any real danger from Valentine.
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