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Undercurrents
  

Undercurrents (Hardcover)

by Ridley Pearson (Author) "AS HE STEPPED off the jetway, Lou Boldt spotted the child held in the woman's arms, a keen sense of expectation in the young blue..." (more)
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A ghoulish series of murders of young women in the Seattle area has the city jittery with fear and the Seattle Homicide bureau exhaustively hunting down every wisp of a clue. Police Sergeant Lou Boldt, who heads up the investigation, has a special stake in finding the psychopathic murderer, dubbed the "Cross Killer" by the press. Boldt was involved in arresting a suspect in the case who was later gunned down in the courtroom, although now he appears to have been innocent of the crimes. The guilt from that death, the unraveling of his marriage and a new and disturbing twist to the escalating series of murders have Boldt totally obsessed., The new twist comes after a 10th body is found appearing to be the handiwork of the Cross Killer. To Boldt's fine-tuned eye, however, this latest murder may actually be the work of a copycat killeran imitation so good, in fact, that Boldt has the unnerving suspicion that this murderer may very well be somebody within the police department. The narrative unfolds in a series of deftly rendered cinematic scenes leading to a hair-raising denouement. Pierson (The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall) has the ability to create a credible protaganist and involve the reader in his dilemma by virtue of a neatly constructed plot. He has, in addition, an authentic feeling for police investigation and forensic medicine, and a remarkable insight and understanding of the motivations of the criminal mind. 50,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo; film rights to Martin Bergman Productions.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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This chillingly authentic hunt for a savage mass murderer by an obsessed cop induces nerve-tingling terror in readers while generating ongoing profits for booksellers! "A real winner!"--Tony Hillerman. Ties in to the March hardcover release of Pearson's Probable Cause. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Serial Author Tackles Seattle!, Feb 21 2003
By Elizabeth Reynolds (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
Only Ridley does Seattle really well. Lou Boldt is in charge of a task force that's going nowhere--a serial killer is on the loose in the Green Lake area, (his marriage is a mess (he talked his wife into an abortion & now she's cheating on him) Someone is leaking info to the press, Lou's best witness a pubescent 13 year old boy) is in jeopardy because of the leaks, and something smells--not all the crime scenes line up, or do they? Lou adds a new detective to the fifth--makes her earn it but he knows how to pick em. You want to learn more about the pacific northwest? Read Ridley Pearso. Want a Gripping mystery? Read Ridley Pearson. Want agood eascape from reality? Read ridley Pearson.
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5.0 out of 5 stars SUSPENSE, Jul 12 2001
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The books by Mr. Pearson start with something that keeps you turning.....you can't read fast enough for what is coming next.....but.....you have to put down the book at times.....just to savor what you have read and to catch your breath....We have read all his books to date and must say the same for ALL.
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5.0 out of 5 stars TO ME--A GREAT BOOK!!!!!!, Jul 7 2001
By Mac Blair "Mac Blair" (Huntingdon, TN USA) - See all my reviews
I know we all see different things in each book. To me, this was one of the best I have read. It grabed my attention from the first page and never let go. Pearson used outstanding police work in his book. It will let you feel like you are there. You can see in you mind what is happening, the fear, the anger, the thoughts that go through peoples minds. One killer??? Two killers???? How many??? How many will be killed???? Will he or they be caught before they can kill again???? A great book, in my humble openion. ...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Predictable and plodding
Did something I never do and tossed this after the first 150 pages. The writing is torturously bad, the dialogue is painful, and the characters are cardboard.
Published on Nov 13 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for its time
I think if I would have read this book when it was released (1988), I would have been utterly floored. Lou Boldt is awesome, the murderer cunning, the murders disturbing. Read more
Published on Oct 10 2000 by Donk

2.0 out of 5 stars Dumped it 1/4 of the way through
I am sorry to those who love this book, but I would have to agree with the last review written. I got to page 110 and couldn't go any further. Read more
Published on Sep 21 2000 by Simonetta

2.0 out of 5 stars I must have missed the "gripping" parts
This book started out very slow. Not until page 100 or so when some bodies pop up and some investigating goes on did it become interesting. Read more
Published on Sep 15 2000 by W. West

5.0 out of 5 stars A 5 Star Winner!
Pearson, through a driven homicide officer takes the reader on a chase for a serial killer, or is it a copy cat? Read more
Published on Jun 11 2000 by Harold

5.0 out of 5 stars Ridley Pearson is fabulous!
I have read several of Ridley Pearson's novels and every single one of them has been intense and well written. I'm always glued to the pages of his books. Read more
Published on May 9 2000 by J. Greller

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Rainy Weekend Book
A good book to curl up with on a rainy day. Fast paced, intriguing. A good balance of the intensity of a gruesome crime spree, and insights into the frailties of the main... Read more
Published on April 23 2000 by Lisa A. Mccourt

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay but Great
This book was pretty boring and I had to make myself read it until I reached somewhere around page 200 and the book started speeding up. Read more
Published on Dec 30 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A true page turner
From the second I read the first word I could not put the book down. This book's plot is well planned and written. Read more
Published on Oct 27 1999 by antoinette

5.0 out of 5 stars One word, "Awesome" !!
Never have I read a book so intense and so addictive! I lost almost half a nights sleep trying to find out what happens next.When I finished reading it, I so wanted more. Read more
Published on Oct 23 1999

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