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A Faint Cold Fear

Author: Karin Slaughter
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1712

Media: Paperback
Edition: Open Market Ed
Pages: 499
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.3

ISBN: 0099445328
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780099445326
ASIN: 0099445328

Publication Date: August 23, 2004
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Condition: Spine is creased otherwise book is in good condition - dispatched next working day.

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Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

A great book! June 11, 2008
A great book! I live the novels, to see Lena's character change and grow is amazing! I wanted to shake her myself, and I was going through the emotions with Sara and Jeffery! I highly recommend this book a deffinate page turner with plenty of surprises!

4 out of 5 stars

Not perfect but not awful May 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I like Karin Slaughters books but am slowly starting to wonder just how many issues the main characters can possibly be afflicted with? With very installment Sara, Jeffrey or Lena is landed with yet another flaw to add to their bow and I just don't know how long Slaughter can keep going with this particular plan. It works to a degree as with every book we're given a little more insight into the characters but I sometimes feel the rest of the story suffers slightly. Yes `A Faint Cold Fear' will still keep you intrigued but you may come away from it feeling like the characters were over-analysed and the story was somewhat brushed over. Tess Gerritsen is a shining example of how to balance character development and storyline into a winning mix. I think at the moment Karin Slaughter has it 70:30 in the character / story stakes and for me it needs a bit more balance to grip me. While I never felt the pace in this book was bombing along like early Patricia Cornwell novels I did enjoy the twists and turns and for that reason I'll be coming back for more.

4 out of 5 stars

Defends the need for new books October 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I started this series with the book next in line "Indelible". By chance I found this one in the library. Boy was it ever worth the read.

My favorite character is Lena. She is one complicated lady. Her prior history sure makes life difficult for her and she makes a couple of really bad choices, the main one being Ethan. God, what a "horrible little man" he is.

Sara and Jeffrey's thing is OK, but kind of overdone. I can't put my finger on it, but when they go into their "our relationship" mode, I just want them to get over it.

The crime itself was exciting. What a messed up person. Real life probably wouldn't be any different.

The ending was excellent - probably the best part of the book. I love it when authors do stuff like that - fun, fun, fun.

Go get this book or borrow it or anything. Just read it. You might even enjoy it yourself.

3 out of 5 stars

Pretty Good Read October 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is the third novel in the Grant County series. The plot in this one, revolves around the investigation of a number of apparent suicides, in the local university campus.

I felt the storyline was pretty good, if not quite unputdownable. There is quite a bit of a 'whodunnit' about it. I thought the the books main characters of Sara Linton, and Jeffrey Tolliver, along with Lena Adams were quite believeable. The dialogue between them was good, as well. The book is certainly worth a read, if you are interested in the thriller genre.

2 out of 5 stars

I give up June 20, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

The first two Slaughter books I read were Faithless and Blindsighted(which unfortunately were practically identical). This was the third and I have to say I gave up half way through. Drab plots and characters that couldn't be cared about. I heard great things about this author but, she's not for me. Anyone who loves a good edge-of-the-seat thriller should check out Tess Gerritsen's Body Double or Life Support, medical thrillers I know but that's the buzz word....THRILLER. Slaughter doesn't thrill.