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Burnout A Novel (Hardcover)

by Jeannine Kadow (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Rising young television anchorwoman Lacie Wagner has been plagued by nightmares since the car accident that killed her father and burned and crippled her hands when she was 10. Now it appears that the menacing figure who whispers threats in her dreams may be not only a real person but a sadistic killer who is stalking her and her family. Kadow's second novel (after Blue Justice) begins with the mysterious burnout of a warplane in Alaska and quickly moves to the disappearance of a teenage girl in New York. Lacie's affluent and work-obsessed life turns tragic as she steps into a web woven by a madman who somehow knows every detail of her life and her past. The police seem unable to help, so Lacie opts to go after her mysterious shadower, relying on her own instincts, against her better judgment and in spite of her terrible fear of fire, to get to the bottom of the mystery. Assisting her is Jack Stein, an unconventional and attractive FBI agent. Excepting her protagonist, Kadow's characters seem to exist primarily to move the plot along (for example, Lacie's Uncle Max, who just happens to be a Delta Force commando). The depictions of the stalker's methods (he uses fire as both a threat and a tool) are compelling, if grisly. The story is dramatic, and although too many coincidences help Lacie and Jack unravel a decades-old mystery, readers will be drawn in by some ingenious twists. Ultimately, however, this is a standard vengeance thriller, and one with a very unfortunate tendency toward graphic torture scenes, including some that involve children. BOMC selection.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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BURNOUT is the story of Lacie Wagner, a hard-hitting Washington D.C. TV news reporter scarred from a fiery childhood accident that destroyed her hands and took her father's life. Since then, she has been haunted by horrific dreams filled with a stranger's face and whispering voice promising Lacie death by fire, the very thing she fears most.

By day, she is able to escape the torment of her dreams by losing herself in work, until her world is suddenly shattered: Her daughter disappears without a trace and Lacie discovers that her nightmare man is terribly real; an unknown enemy closing in, unleashing a firestorm of terror, using flame as a weapon to stalk and terrorize Lacie, to destroy everyone and everything in her life.

Turned away by police who do not believe her story, Lacie reaches out to iconoclastic FBI loner Jack Stein for help - pulling Stein literally into the line of fire too.

The killer reaches right into Jack Stein's soul, revealing his tragic secrets and shames, pushing Stein into the emotional limit, willing him to break. Stein counters in a complex psychological pas-de-deux, using the killer's own behavior as a weapon, peeling away the unkown layers of his enemy, finding logic in seemingly illogical violence, putting a face and a name to a man who swears he has neither. All the while, Stein is guiding Lacie deeper into her own forgotton past, into a memory gone black, to learn the killer's motive and understand what in God's name Lacie has done to deserve a living Hell on earth.

Stein is a killer-hunter, but he has never come up against a killer like this. Now, the enemy is a master of illusion, using cunning and artifice to draw Lacie and Stein in close, where they must literally fight fire with fire in a white hot climactic battle of good versus evil, high up in the winter frozen Tetons, where the stakes have been dramatically raised and the depth of the killer's madness is fully revealed.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mystery, Jan 24 2002
By LadyTiger (Columbus, MS) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Burnout (Paperback)
I found this book difficult to put down. It was a mystery from beginning to end and kept me in suspense.
This isn't the type of book I normally read and can't remember why I purchased it to begin with but once I picked it up and started reading I was hooked in the story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Thriller, May 30 2001
By June (NY , United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Burnout (Paperback)
I really liked the character development in the first half of the book. A great plot. Searching back to the horrible accident which ruined her hands when she was a child, the hero tried to keep them a step ahead of the killer and find out "who" and "why" he was after her.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A "Can't Put Down, But Don't Want It To End" Thriller!, Nov 5 2000
By Joyce E. Gustafson (Gardner, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burnout (Paperback)
This is the first book I've ever read by Janine Kadow, and I'm looking forward to reading more. It was truly a "thriller." I didn't want to put it down, yet I didn't want to keep reading it because I didn't want it to end. I recommend this book to those like me, who like to be on the edge, waiting for the next scare! This is what I call a real thriller!
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Page Turner--EXCITEMENT GALORE!
I found this book for sale in a gift shop and, by the description on the cover, just had to buy it. I never heard of the author but she's really mader her mark with me! Read more
Published on Jun 20 2000 by Donna J. Wrightington

5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting
I found Burnout by accident during a vacation in Hawaii. I then found myself trying to find extra time to read instead of enjoying the island and my vacation. Read more
Published on Mar 15 2000 by Travis

4.0 out of 5 stars Page Turner
Thank you Jeannine Kadow. I purchased Burnout after I saw the author on a morning show promoting the book and her first name has the identical spelling of mine. Read more
Published on Mar 9 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A Spectacular Story
I happened on this book at Borders. I read the back cover, thought it looked interesting but, having heard no hype, seeing no point-of-purchase displays alongside the register, I... Read more
Published on Feb 25 2000 by Christopher L Beakey

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Surprise!
I found this novel in the paperback section of the grocery store, and picked it up for some light, entertaining reading. What a surprise! Read more
Published on Feb 10 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific book!
This is a thoroughly enjoyable book, full of suspense and pathos. It was a true page-turner, from the first page to the last, but upon finishing it, I was so sorry that it was... Read more
Published on Aug 17 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling and terrifying journey.
BURNOUT is a compelling and terrifying journey. Jack Stein is the distilled essence of an accomplished FBI profiler. Read more
Published on Feb 18 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Thriller Readers Will Love This One!
BURNOUT is many things: Terrifying, beautifully written, totally original, and intelligent. Ms. Kadow blows James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs and all... Read more
Published on Feb 17 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Upon further consideration the novel deserves 4 stars.
I have already reviewed this novel, but its impact compels me to alter the rating I first supplied. Although I remain concerned about the narrative structure, I believe the novel... Read more
Published on Feb 10 1999 by Daniel L. Hocutt

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent characterization marred by shifting perspective.
Jeannine Kadow's second novel draws on her own experiences in television journalism as she narrates the harrowing adventures of Lacie Wagner, successful solo anchor of the six... Read more
Published on Jan 3 1999 by Daniel L. Hocutt

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