On 2010-03-17 Coyote, wrote: The Heroine of this novel is NOT likable and that is the bit of genius that makes it stand out from the crowd. It isn´t your run of the mill thriller.
The Quickie starts out with the Heroine making an unethical decision to cheat on her husband. It´s an act of revenge, taken after catching him in infidelity. The situation is such that it doesn´t seem like such a horrible thing to do to the reader, at yet it soon becomes clear that this is the point where she first went wrong.
The rest of the book explores the consequences of that first action and the further consequences of trying to dodge those consequence. Each action the heroine takes to clean up the mess she created only makes a bigger mess. She is continually presented with the choice: Dig herself deeper or face up to the penalties she´s accrued already.
Most thrillers end with evil defeated and the world set to right once more. I would hardly say that is the case with this book. Instead, it leaves you with the feeling that there are no simple answers and that even though you might win by fighting dirty, you pay a price whether you realize it or not.. And summed up by saying A Thriller That Asks Questions. Currently The Quickie has an overall rating of 6 over 10.
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Little, Brown and Company claimed Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour. In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she´s paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren´s desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood--and her life. Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have reader´s hearts pounding to the very last page
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