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A female cop is on the hunt for one of Chicago’s most dangerous sex criminals in this heart-stopping thriller from Edgar Award–winning author Theresa Schwegel.
“Schwegel can out-hard-boil the best of them.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Detective Sloane Pearson is new to the Sex Crimes Division and her first big case is as tough as they come: A rapist is on the loose, dragging women to deserted buildings in downtown Chicago and forcing them to fight—knowing, of course, that he’ll win…
“Sloane Pearson [is] smart, tough, and unconventional.”—The Arizona Republic
From the slums of Chicago’s west side to the glittering Loop skyscrapers, Sloane tries—and fails—to follow a steady lead. Meanwhile, she is approached by a hungry young reporter who’s latched on to the story. Sloane offers help in declaring the case serial, only to lose support: Her bosses demand she get a suspect—or move on. But when someone Sloane knows is attacked, she finds herself on a case that’s officially turned personal. Now Sloane will do whatever it takes to capture this violent predator…even if that means risking becoming a victim herself.
“A unique vision…on virtually every page.”—Chicago Tribune
Recently transferred from homicide to sex crimes, Chicago police detective Sloane Pearson pursues a serial rapist in Edgar-winner Schwegel's gritty fourth crime novel. Called in to interview the second in a series of victims who were beaten, raped and nearly strangled to death, Pearson knows the only way she'll have a case is if the traumatized woman will talk. But without a crime scene or detailed description of the attacker, Pearson's leads dry up fast. As she retraces the victims' steps, she uncovers a common thread that winds from the dilapidated blocks where the rapes occurred to one of the city's glitzy property development companies. Introduced in 2006's Probable Cause, Pearson, the odd woman out in her new squad, shoulders the burden of a troublesome case even when her boss insists she quit. Despite a minimal body count, Schwegel ratchets up the tension, leaving readers breathless through to the last page. Author tour. (July)
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Barbara Slovan
reviewed Last Known Address on June 09, 2010
Last Known Address
2.0 out of 5 stars Lame and uninspired, May 8, 2009
This review is from: Last Known Address (Hardcover)
I recommend you skip this book if you're looking for a good, fast paced read. I struggled to get through the novel and was only mildly interested in its outcome -- forced myself to read the last couple of chapters as I was bored about halfway through.
The characters are stiff and stereotypical -- I neither wanted to get to know them better nor did I like any of them. Detective Pearson was a cardboard cutout of a male cop's fantasy with the ridculous amount of time this author spent having them rib her. The dialogue is juvenile, the plot is thin, and the points of view and narrative voices are very confusing.
In short, this is a ho hum mystery that never quite reaches thriller level. Pass.
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