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Ridley Pearson manages to make high-tech crime-fighting more human and fascinating than anyone else in the field--witness such bestsellers as Chain of Evidence. Once again, Sgt. Lou Boldt, inspired and seemingly tireless forensic investigator for the Seattle police, zigs from the lab to the field--this time to find out why single mothers are being burned to death by flash fires fueled by an unknown, amazingly volatile fuel. The chief villain might remind you of recent headlines, but Pearson's research and writing skills create fiction more interesting than fact. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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A rag and a bone are literally all the Seattle PD has to work with after a violent fire consumes a home and its helpless female occupant, a divorced mother. When a second victim dies the same way, detective Lou Boldt (Chain of Evidence, etc.) and police psychologist Daphne Matthews (both Pearson regulars) begin the process of profiling a serial killer who uses rocket fuel to torch women because they resemble his mother. Elsewhere, a young boy named Ben, whose abusive stepfather has all but driven him into the street, has been befriended by a fraudulent "psychic" named Emily Richland, who hires Ben to scout her clients' vehicles while they're meeting with her. This task leads, in the novel's best scene, to Ben witnessing an exchange of cash for rocket fuel, a sighting that in turn eventually takes the police to their killer. Much of the plot teeters on the coincidental nature of all these connections, and on the unlikely bits of evidence used to corner the suspect (e.g., a ladder's impressions left on backyard grass). The intricate forensics that have driven so many of Pearson's novels are largely missing here, and secondary characters are sketched quickly and without depth. Even Boldt and Matthews have lost their shine, bickering a lot while insisting that they love one another, while Boldt's long-suffering wife, Liz, is discarded in cruel fashion. But no doubt the Boldt-Matthews team will be back, hopefully to solve cases less confusing and farfetched than this one. Major ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Grabs you right away., Déc 16 2002
Par nobizinfla "nobizinfla" (Windermere, Florida USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
"Beyond Recognition" by Ridley Pearson accelerates from the first page, and with the exception of a lull at the midway point moves at a nonstop pace.

The lull is caused by a couple of scenes being too drawn out and what I felt a weaker subplot.

The story is riveting when the action revolves around the investigation of the Seattle serial arsonist and the interaction between Lou Boldt, Daphne Matthews and their team. The characters (on both sides of the law) are well developed and most credible.

Mr. Pearson did a couple of years of research on this one and it shows. It is based on an actual Seattle arson case and the procedural and technical aspects really ring true.

Seattle comes to life on every page with wonderful descriptive passages.

This is a terrific series and Mr. Pearson is masterful at forensic detail, without making it tedious. Highly recommended.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 WHOOOOOOM!, Nov. 26 2002
Par Beverly C. Sanders (USA, Baltimore, MD) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Beyond Recognition blows open in a firing inferno. One house after another after another is consumed by sky roaring flames. Sgt. Lou Boldt's job is to find the arsonist/s and restore Seattle, Washington to peace. He becomes involved as a policeman because each fire was set to kill off single moms. The fire departments involved had no clue as to why the fires were started or who might have been involved in setting the fires.

Thanks to police psycologist, Daphanie Matthews, and several other faithful policemen like Lts. LaMoia, Neil Bahan and Bernie Lofgrin the arsonist/s are snuffed out. But before that happens, little 12-year-old, Ben Santori plays a key role in sniffing out the criminal/s. Ben was a victim of assaults and abuse by his stepfather and in his(Ben's) attempt to get free of his stepfather he encounters the arsonist who is not much older than himself.

Prepare yourself for a lot of suspense, surprise and mystery. Also prepare to learn about the various types of ways fires can be started and how fire marshalls determine exactly where and how fires are started in buildings. You will be amazed at the technical information involved in those types of determinations.

So, do read this book which is one in a series of the Boldt/Matthews mysteries.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 WHOOOOOOM!, Nov. 26 2002
Par Beverly C. Sanders (USA, Baltimore, MD) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Beyond Recognition blows open in a firing inferno. One house after another after another is consumed by sky roaring flames. Sgt. Lou Boldt's job is to find the arsonist/s and restore Seattle, Washington to peace. He becomes involved as a policeman because each fire was set to kill off single moms. The fire departments involved had no clue as to why the fires were started or who might have been involved in setting the fires.

Thanks to police psycologist, Daphanie Matthews, and several other faithful policemen like Lts. LaMoia, Neil Bahan and Bernie Lofgrin the arsonist/s are snuffed out. But before that happens, little 12-year-old, Ben Santori plays a key role in sniffing out the criminal/s. Ben was a victim of assaults and abuse by his stepfather and in his(Ben's) attempt to get free of his stepfather he encounters the arsonist who is not much older than himself.

Prepare yourself for a lot of suspense, surprise and mystery. Also prepare to learn about the various types of ways fires can be started and how fire marshalls determine exactly where and how fires are started in buildings. You will be amazed at the technical information involved in those types of determinations.

So, do read this book which is one in a series of the Boldt/Matthews mysteries.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Overwrought
Sgt. Boldt plunges right into a frightening case full of the fear of fatally frying in fire, friends and foes alike. Read more
Publié le Oct. 4 2002 par tertius3

2.0étoiles sur 5 A let-down
Pearson knows how to create real tension and exciting situations. Some parts of this book are too drawn out, he often explains the obvious (at length), but overall it is quite an... Read more
Publié le Aoû 17 2002

4.0étoiles sur 5 One Of The Good "Thrillers"
Ridley Pearson has been called the best of the "thriller" writers and he IS GOOD. Good characters, good plot, superior writing; Pearson has it all. Read more
Publié le Mars 22 2002 par Joseph L Burke

3.0étoiles sur 5 GOOD BUT LONG!!!!!!!!
This is the fourth Pearson book I have read. As in the first three the characters are great. I like Lou Boldt and Daphne Matthews. Read more
Publié le Oct. 17 2001 par Mac Blair

5.0étoiles sur 5 Knocked my socks off --
This book really grabbed me and hauled me into the book before I was past page 5. I was so involved in the solving of this case that I had trouble monitoring my loads of laundry... Read more
Publié le Aoû 28 2001 par Louise C. Stone

5.0étoiles sur 5 What a book!!!! What a leading man!!!! What a writer!!!
I discovered Lou Boldt and Ridley Pearson in The Angel Maker. I am now reading the series and "Beyond Recognition" does not disappoint. Read more
Publié le Juil 20 2001 par L. Hayes

5.0étoiles sur 5 BOOK BEST OF ITS KIND
"Beyond Recognition" is the best mystery I have ever read. Believe me, I have read all the popular mystery authors, but I have never read such a powerful, suspenseful... Read more
Publié le Janv. 20 2001 par Karen Rhyne

3.0étoiles sur 5 Burn, baby, Burn
#4 in the Lou Boldt series is a step backward from #3, No Witnesses, but is still a very quick read and extremely entertaining. Read more
Publié le Oct. 18 2000 par Donk

4.0étoiles sur 5 Beyond Recognition is beyond the ordinary crime tale.
Ridley Pearson lights another burning success with this book about unexplained serial arsons in Seattle. Read more
Publié le Oct. 10 2000 par blancabee

5.0étoiles sur 5 Almost Unbearable Suspense
Sergeant Lou Bolt is one of my favorite characters. Intricate and well rounded, he is surrounded by several other well defined characters. Read more
Publié le Juil 12 2000 par N. Sausser

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