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nikkihrose's review
5.0
Brennan manages to write this book from multiple different perspectives, giving readers very detailed insights as to what is going on. Max Revere, a journalist, is set on discovering the truth, whether or not those around her actually believe her theories. Digging through sources and piecing together scattered information is only part of what gets her into trouble and the people in her life prove to mean far more to her than she could have ever expected.
damnthereiam's review against another edition
3.0
blah.. I dunno, not as good as the first book in the series. Pretty predictable and anti-climatic.
kle105's review against another edition
4.0
I think Max is my spirit animal. She is so determined to find out the truth, even when it can get her in trouble. This one was pulse pounding and nerve wracking. You have a serial killer who is on trial but still trying to taunt Max during her interview. He has to be found guilty, he was arrested with a body in the trunk, right? However Max is so sure that he was working with another killer. There is a rush to find him before the trial ends, or someone else winds up dead.
There is a lot of drama in this one, and Max will forever be changed by it. Her friends rally around to help her and also to try and save her.
There is a lot of drama in this one, and Max will forever be changed by it. Her friends rally around to help her and also to try and save her.
aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ncrabb's review against another edition
4.0
Maxine (Max) Revere is a no-nonsense abrasive woman. Arguably, that’s a good temperament if you’re an investigative reporter. She has a true-crime cable TV show that spotlights unsolved cold cases and seeks to solve them.
There’s a family in Ohio--three adult children—who deeply miss their parents. The 50-plus couple came to New York to see the sites and take in the lights. They never came home, and their bodies and car have been missing almost a year as the book opens.
Adam Bachman knows where the couple are. Bachman had stowed a girl in the trunk of his car—a girl he intended to kill—but a nasty traffic jam meant the drugs he gave her had worn off, and when law-enforcement officials stopped his car, the girl in the trunk was able to scream, and that’s what got Bachman busted. They charged him with five murders in addition to her attempted murder case. Naturally, the hard-driving abrasive Max Revere wants to interview him for her cable TV show.
The interview is disturbing, to say the least, and Bachman reveals he knows far more about Max than is appropriate. That creeps her out, but his assertion that she’ll never find the car and bodies of the dead Ohio couple bothers her as much or worse.
This book in the series introduces Riley Butler, an over-achieving Max Revere tintype, who does an impressive job of imitating her new boss. Riley nearly dies trying to pull off that imitation with far less training.
Before the book ends, Max is in an underground warehouse-type place waiting for the psychopath’s drug-saturated needle to end her life.
There’s a lot of adrenaline-soaking suspense here, and there are some slow places, too. The book is probably 33 percent or so longer than it needs to be. But the suspense is heart-pounding excellent, and while you’ll predict how pieces of this turn out, the plot will mostly surprise you repeatedly.
There’s a family in Ohio--three adult children—who deeply miss their parents. The 50-plus couple came to New York to see the sites and take in the lights. They never came home, and their bodies and car have been missing almost a year as the book opens.
Adam Bachman knows where the couple are. Bachman had stowed a girl in the trunk of his car—a girl he intended to kill—but a nasty traffic jam meant the drugs he gave her had worn off, and when law-enforcement officials stopped his car, the girl in the trunk was able to scream, and that’s what got Bachman busted. They charged him with five murders in addition to her attempted murder case. Naturally, the hard-driving abrasive Max Revere wants to interview him for her cable TV show.
The interview is disturbing, to say the least, and Bachman reveals he knows far more about Max than is appropriate. That creeps her out, but his assertion that she’ll never find the car and bodies of the dead Ohio couple bothers her as much or worse.
This book in the series introduces Riley Butler, an over-achieving Max Revere tintype, who does an impressive job of imitating her new boss. Riley nearly dies trying to pull off that imitation with far less training.
Before the book ends, Max is in an underground warehouse-type place waiting for the psychopath’s drug-saturated needle to end her life.
There’s a lot of adrenaline-soaking suspense here, and there are some slow places, too. The book is probably 33 percent or so longer than it needs to be. But the suspense is heart-pounding excellent, and while you’ll predict how pieces of this turn out, the plot will mostly surprise you repeatedly.
paddlefoot55's review against another edition
4.0
ARC received from publisher via Netgalley for an honest review
It has been a while since I read an Allison Brennan book (please please please can we get more of Moira, Rafe and the Deadly Sins series!!!)
This is the second book in the Max Revere series, however I have not read the first book, but there is enough information in this second book that I am happily reading it as a stand alone.
Maxine "Max" Revere is a strong willed woman. Investigative report working on cold cases, she runs in some nasty people along the way, but this time, she is in the sights of a total sociopath.
Wow, this story just drew me in from the start. Max and her coworkers and friends are a mad lot, but what they do they do well. I could just imagine how much Max would rub people up the wrong way with her no nonsense attitude, but can also see how much people would appreciate her for her candour.
Right through there is a suspenseful story line that kept me interested the whole way through, and there was a bit of a twist in the tale that I was not expecting.
This was a great introduction for me to the Max Revere series, I will be going back to read the first book, and I look forward to where Ms Brennan takes Max and her friends next.
It has been a while since I read an Allison Brennan book (please please please can we get more of Moira, Rafe and the Deadly Sins series!!!)
This is the second book in the Max Revere series, however I have not read the first book, but there is enough information in this second book that I am happily reading it as a stand alone.
Maxine "Max" Revere is a strong willed woman. Investigative report working on cold cases, she runs in some nasty people along the way, but this time, she is in the sights of a total sociopath.
Wow, this story just drew me in from the start. Max and her coworkers and friends are a mad lot, but what they do they do well. I could just imagine how much Max would rub people up the wrong way with her no nonsense attitude, but can also see how much people would appreciate her for her candour.
Right through there is a suspenseful story line that kept me interested the whole way through, and there was a bit of a twist in the tale that I was not expecting.
This was a great introduction for me to the Max Revere series, I will be going back to read the first book, and I look forward to where Ms Brennan takes Max and her friends next.
jennareadsthings's review against another edition
3.0
These are great. Not too complicated and good pacing.
sstarke's review against another edition
4.0
Another strong book that I really liked. It may be borderline unbelievable and perhaps a biiittt too twisty, but I don't care.
jonetta's review against another edition
4.0
Investigative reporter Maxine (Max) Revere is covering the trial of murderer Adam Bachman for her network. She’s the host of Maximum Exposure and this is a different role from that. Bachman is charged with the murders of five people and the evidence is irrefutable, however Max believes not only are there more but he didn’t act alone. As she looks under more rocks, Max keeps finding more evidence to explore her theory. Of course, the district attorney wants no part of this as he’s just days from a guilty verdict. When Bachman agrees to an interview with Max, things take a dangerous turn following that meeting.
Wow. I was into the story from the start but was completely unprepared for that sinister turn it took soon after that interview with Bachman. I struggled to find stopping points (this is a long story on audio) and found most of what ensued to be extremely chilling. Max had to rely on her team and the men in her life to step up and do that quickly. For a long time I was baffled by the mystery and who these partners of Bachman might be but did eventually muster up a credible theory.
We learn even more about Max’s past that sheds light upon the events that truly shaped her. I am now glad I chose to listen to the book despite being unfamiliar with the narrator. Her storytelling skills were exceptional, pacing everything perfectly and ratcheting up the emotions in just the right places. Max’s relationships with Detective Nick Santini and FBI Agent Marco Lopez play a large part and that dynamic was really interesting. This was excellent on so many levels. I rarely say this about my series reading but this one stands alone very well if you’re unwilling to start from the beginning.
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Wow. I was into the story from the start but was completely unprepared for that sinister turn it took soon after that interview with Bachman. I struggled to find stopping points (this is a long story on audio) and found most of what ensued to be extremely chilling. Max had to rely on her team and the men in her life to step up and do that quickly. For a long time I was baffled by the mystery and who these partners of Bachman might be but did eventually muster up a credible theory.
We learn even more about Max’s past that sheds light upon the events that truly shaped her. I am now glad I chose to listen to the book despite being unfamiliar with the narrator. Her storytelling skills were exceptional, pacing everything perfectly and ratcheting up the emotions in just the right places. Max’s relationships with Detective Nick Santini and FBI Agent Marco Lopez play a large part and that dynamic was really interesting. This was excellent on so many levels. I rarely say this about my series reading but this one stands alone very well if you’re unwilling to start from the beginning.
Posted on Blue Mood Café