Lisa Jackson
Paperback | Pages: 463 pages Rating: 4 | 10843 Users | 454 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Hot Blooded |
| ISBN: | 0821768417 (ISBN13: 9780821768419) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | New Orleans #1 |
| Setting: | New Orleans, Louisiana(United States) |
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With "Hot Blooded", Lisa Jackson follows firmly in the footsteps of fellow New York Times bestselling authors Iris Johansen and Tami Hoag. An acknowledged master at crafting tales of romantic suspense, Jackson now weaves even stronger threads of tension and intrigue into this pulse-pounding tale.A prostitute lies strangled in a seedy French Quarter hotel room. Miles away, in a rambling plantation house on the sultry shores of Lake Ponchartrain, popular late-night radio host Dr. Samanatha Leeds receives a threatening crank call. Soon, another hooker's corpse turns up. Samantha's ominous caller persists, along with a mysterious female claiming to be a woman from her past -- a woman who's been dead for years. With Detective Rick Bentz convinced that the serial killer prowling the shadowy streets of New Orleans is somebody close to Samantha, she doesn't dare trust anyone. Especially Ty Wheeler, her seductive new neighbor who seems to know more about her than a stranger should.Someone has discovered Samantha's darkest secret. Somebody is convinced that lives must be sacrificed to pay for her sins. So far, the victims have been strangers. Prostitutes. But as a cunning, cold-blooded killer grows bolder, Samantha wonders in dread if she will be the next to die.
List Based On Books Hot Blooded (New Orleans #1)
| Title | : | Hot Blooded (New Orleans #1) |
| Author | : | Lisa Jackson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 463 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2001 by Zebra (first published January 1st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Romance. Romantic Suspense. Suspense. Thriller. Fiction. Mystery Thriller |
Rating Based On Books Hot Blooded (New Orleans #1)
Ratings: 4 From 10843 Users | 454 ReviewsNotice Based On Books Hot Blooded (New Orleans #1)
This was Lisa Jackson's first book in her New Orleans series featuring Detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya. I had already read 3 thru 6 of this series and enjoyed them all but decided to go back a few just to fill in some of the foundation work normally established in the start of such series. I enjoy the romantic suspense novel when written by such an accomplished author as Lisa Jackson. I can say that this series continues to get better with each installment; IMO. The plot has beenThis novel is the first one in a series. In this one, Dr. Samantha Leeds is a radio show psychiatrist who is being tormented by a killer. The tormentor has ties with an incident that happened years ago with Samantha and her radio show in a different city.This book was so frustrating. I liked the premise and the author incorporated many characters that could be the killer. It had all the elements for a good murder mystery book. The problem was the execution. The first problem was the protagonist.
In one word, "eh". That's what this book was for me. It wasn't bad, and it wasn't that great. It was just "okay".The characters weren't that well developed. I didn't really connect with them or "like" them that much. Probably the character I liked most was Detective Bentz.What I really disliked was whenever the book would switch to the murderer's viewpoint. It just seemed...I don't know...childish? That's not quite it. It just wasn't believable to me. I was left with the feeling that the author
2.5 StarsI don't know. I expected more from this author. The story dragged, some parts of the story didn't make sense, the characters were underdeveloped, the writing wasn't polished enough. Bit it wasn't a total disaster. It was still readable. It's just that, at times reading it felt more like chore than fun.
I gave up on this series after two books. (Should have stopped with one!)According to this author, New Orleans is always crawling with serial killers who have some kind of axe to grind with the Catholic Church. Their chosen victims are all feisty, smart, beautiful, confident women. A bevvy of ruggedly handsome men with salt-and-pepper hair are always waiting to help the feisty, smart beautiful victims. (Funny, I don't remember seeing George Clooney look-alikes on every corner when I visited New
I liked this book okay. It is difficult for me to read novels set in New Orleans if they are written by people who are not from there. I begin to get so bogged down in the details that they don't have right about the city that I begin to lose track of the storyline. This storyline was okay. And the 2 detectives in the city were interesting. What was not so interesting was the two main characters. I did not find the Samantha interesting at all and Ty was okay. But their story just did not
I am impressed!!This one was just as good as the least one (Without Mercy) I was kinda surprised to see a few names and words that she uses in her writing.(the victims names Edie, is used in a few books, and some of the expressions she puts in her books. But that could just be a Down-Home/Southren thing.) At 465 pages it also went by surprisingly fast! The plot and storyline was fast paced, fun, and thrilling. I am very happy I gave Mrs. Jackson another chance, because these few books have been
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