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Wont continue this series. ( really tried to re-read again.)Did one of my favourite romantic suspense authors really write this??The author takes a walk on the ghostly side with this weird paranormal thriller. A police procedural crossed with a ghost story, and a hunt for a serial killer that is rather creepy in many ways.SUMMARY:When she was a teen, Dr. Charlotte Stone was the only survivor of the Boardwalk Killer. It was that event that caused Charlie to become a leading expert in serial kille...
Last Victim by Karen Robards first book in her new Dr. Charlotte Stone Series.is a psychological paranormal romance and suspense thriller. Charlotte (Charlie) Stone is a leading expert in criminal psychology and specializes in studying serial killers. As part of her research, she’s interviewing Michael Garland a serial killer in prison, when the FBI arrives asking for her help in finding a missing teenager, who they believe has been kidnapped by a copycat of The Boardwalker Killer. Charlie was t...
I jumped at the chance to read the first book in Karen Robard's newest series with its intriguing premise. Dr Charlie Stone studies serial killers, the motivation her own narrow escape from the Boardwalk Killer as a teenager. It has been 15 years since that terrible night but it seems the Boardwalk Killer, or a copycat, has surfaced and the FBI need Charlie's help if they hope to save his latest victim. Using her expertise in profiling, and her hidden ability to see the spirits of the newly dead...
Spooky, Sexy, Suspenseful – part crime, part romance, part supernatural ghost story rolled into one!No. 1 in a four part series, following Dr. Charlotte Stone, a psychologist who profiles serial killers. Combines everything you’ve come to expect, and love, about a Karen Robards novel – a shocking and engrossing crime/mystery, hot guy/s, a vulnerable, yet strong heroine, loads of romantic tension, and smouldering love scenes. A most enjoyable, emotional, and satisfying read. 4-stars, as I felt th...
This is the start of the series and what an amazing series it is. Dr. Charlotte Stone is an expert on Serial Killers. She had escaped one when she was a teenager and she has been obsessed with figuring out what causes them ever sense. She is working with Michael Garland when he is murdered. His spirit attaches its self to her. She tries not to get emotionally involved with the ghost, but he is a very attractive ghost. He teases her and tempts her and Charlie finds herself just too fascinated by
3.5 starsI'm the odd one out - I liked this one mainly because of the ghost love interest. This one ends kind of on a cliffie - but Michael Garland will have me reading the next 3 books.
3.5 stars rounded up because romantic suspense is my new romance sub-genre of preference. This book is nicely written and has an actual plot. As usual, I'm not very demanding when it comes to romance (while I'm a total nitpick with fantasy or historical fiction and I dislike romance undertones) but I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I just factor that my starting expectations were low. Objectively, with more editing down and less telling than showing this novel would have been even better.The whole...
Charlotte (Charlie) Stone is a psychiatrist who is studying serial killers at a prison when she is approached by FBI agent Tony Bartoli to assist on an murder/abduction case. It's almost identical to one she witnessed when she was 17-years old. Before leaving the prison, one of her study participants is shanked and dies while she attempts to save him. Unfortunately, his ghost decides to hang around.The story begins so interestingly, with heightened tension around Charlie's horrific experience as...
Wow, this book was a great read!! Full of suspense, murder, a hunky ghost, a hunky FBI guy and romance of a sort to boot~~This was the first book in a new series featuring Dr. Charlotte Stone, a psychologist with a special gift...she sees dead people!! The story surrounds the investigation into the Boardwalk Serial Killer. When the killer was revealed at the book, my jaw hit the ground. I look forward to reading the next book in this wonderful series, which comes out in mid-August.For those of y...
I was expecting Silence of the lambs and I got Casper the friendly ghost.
I really, really enjoyed this book. As a psychic medium, and someone who studied criminal psychology/forensics in college in hopes to become a profiler who used her gifts, I really related to the main character in this book. She was awesome. I really enjoyed the humor between her and her spirit attachment "Garland." I know there is a lot of talk amongst those who have reviewed the book regarding the main character's love interest with a "serial killer" spirit. I wasn't bothered by it for a coupl...
Trendy-rendy: when a fashionable young person, who can't resist the urge to explain, encounters a serial killer. "He hit me!" she ejaculated.
3.4 stars It has been a long time since I have read a book by Ms. Robards, let alone ‘listened,’ and overall ... enjoyed!This is a romantic suspense, and as with all Karen Robards reads, you will get a healthy dose of romance.It also is a paranormal read, which aren’t my favorite. I went in blind, so didn’t realize it until I was already sucked in. The heroine sees, hears and can feel the dead. Hmmmm?? I know, out there right? But it sure does add a lot of intrigue to the plot line, along with s...
Review originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2012/08/13/...I was looking forward to trying Robards, because so many people talked up just how wonderful her romantic suspense books are. I was a little hesitant because this was a new paranormal series, but I like paranormal as well, so I figured all would work out. Yeah, not so much.Charlie has dedicated her life to studying serial killers after the traumatic event of her childhood. The last thing she ever expected was to be tapped by
This rating is based on the unabridged audio edition read by Ann Marie Lee.What happens when you combine an author who loves adjective and adverbs of every size, shape and color with a narrator with a very soft and emotive voice? You get an experience that I would have slept through if all the eye-rolling hadn’t kept me awake.Honestly, the premise of the story was pretty good, if not very original. The main character is the lone survivor and witness to a series of serial murders that occurred fi...
This really hit the spot. I was in the mood for something dark and suspenseful and this book delivered. I love Karen Robards, her villains are really creepy and the romances are nicely developed. My issue with this book was the same as a few other reviewers, I just had a hard time with the romance between the heroine and Michael. I don't want to give anything away, but the romance was really creepy and difficult to get into. I can't imagine that KR won't exonerate Michael - please!
This first novel in a new series by this veteran writer is a ghost story. A romantic hot ghost story. I’m not a fan of ghost or paranormal stories. It’s not that I don’t believe in the possibility of another dimension or two. I do, but too often the paranormal element in a good crime fiction novel breeds sloppiness. Not in this case.All too often, the inclusion of a strong romantic element in a good crime novel is just a way for the novelist to beef up a weak plot line. Not in this novel. There’...
I have to say, I *love* Karen Robards' books... from the first one I ever read over a decade ago, so I went into this book ready to fall in love again. About three chapters in, I will admit, I was ready to put the book down... I didn't want to read a *ghost* story—didn't read the blurb or any reviews so I had no idea what the story might be about. A ghost was the last thing I was expecting. And the ghost was not the best earthly guy there was. But I kept going *because* it was Robards. I am so v...
I thought this book was okay. The beginning was riveting but then with the grownup Charlie there was too much upset stomach, throwing up, dizzy, weak, tripping over herself. I like my main female characters to not be so delicate. Then after the beginning of the book mentioned this over and over, it seemed to disappear. However, this colored my perception of the main character throughout the book. So, 3 stars because of that.
I was a little torn with this one, especially considering Michael is supposedly a serial killer, and Charlie knows this. However, it seemed to work out. In fact, my favorite parts were Charlie's scenes with Michael. Unfortunately, this meant I was a little bored when he wasn't there. So, when Michael was present, this was four stars; when he was absent, two or three stars.Charlie's interactions with Michael carried heat, heat, heat, and more heat. The two had great chemistry, which made Charlie'...