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Whistleblower (Harlequin Intrigue, No 195)

Author: Tess Gerritsen
Publisher: Harlequin Books (Mm)
Category: Book

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Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars

9 reviews
Sales Rank: 946304

Media: Paperback

ISBN: 0373221959
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780373221950
ASIN: 0373221959

Publication Date: September 1992
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•	Hardcover - Whistleblower (Center Point Premier Romance (Large Print))
•	Paperback - Whistleblower
•	Paperback - Whistleblower: 0 (MIRA)

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Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars

Felt like I'd read it before.... June 21, 2008
You know how now and then you get that deja vous feeling because something is so familiar? Well, that's how this book was for me. As soon as I'd started reading the prologue I thought that I must've read it before but....checking my reading lists, (saddo I know but keep a computerized list), this wasn't the case and the title certainly didn't ring any bells. So then I thought that maybe I HAD read the prologue and possibly the first chapter if they'd been added on to the end of another of Tess Gerritsen's books, as other authors sometimes do, giving you a taster of their next book. But don't think this had been the case...this just got more and more familiar as I continued through the book. Very odd.

It's only saving grace for me is that just as I can never remember what is going to happen next with a film I'm watching for the second time while it's still familiar as it goes along - I now also know that this must happen with books too! Although I'm still pretty certain that I have NEVER read WHISTLEBLOWER before? It got me wondering if this was another of her books that has been re-printed under another name too?

As far as the story line goes, I could see how a lone female might be urged to spontaniously shove a strange wounded man in her car to transport him to a hospital quicker way out in the back of beyond but other things were just too far fetched for my liking.

I'm now wondering if perhaps I hadn't read this book before, even under another a title but that maybe it had been made into a film and that's why it was so familiar?

It was a quick read and didn't really stretch my curiosity as her other books usually do but would probably have been ok to read on a plane or something when you just want a really easy read.

Sadly not one of Tess Gerritsens finest novels I'm afraid but having seen that it was first printed back in the early nineties, I can only thank heaven that she's improved along the way. I usually love her books.

1 out of 5 stars

Infinite improbability May 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

A very disappointing book if you have enjoyed titles like The Surgeon. Cardboard-cutout characters, lightweight scenarios and every cliched utterance a writer can produce.

A pity, because the theme sounded promising. Frankly, awful - I couldn't struggle through more than half of it.

1 out of 5 stars

If I wanted a romance novel...... May 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I usually love Tess Geritsen's books, which are filled with horror and suspense. The surgeon and the apprentice were mind blowingly great. This one was a great disappointment. If I had wanted a romance novel, albeit a Barbara Cartland esk one at that, I would have ordered one. Where was the suspense that usually characterise her books?

I would now think twice before buying another one of her books.

1 out of 5 stars

maybe an interesting story - very badly written May 21, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I read one other book by Gerritsen before, which I liked, so looking for a read I picked up this one - what a mistake. I totally agree with the other 1-star rating reviewers (and can't but wonder about the 2 5 star reviews it got). The underlying story may be a good idea (if improbable), but the writing is incredibly bad. If you expect a decent book like those of Kathy reichs or the early Patricia Cornwell (which is what I was hoping for), stay away from this one. The lines in this book are incredibly cheap, and the simplistic love story between two of the main characters take precedence over the actual thriller. After this, I will not buy another Tess Gerritsen book again.

1 out of 5 stars

Blown out May 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

An early attempt at fiction writing by Ms Gerritsen and it shows. This very short flacid book has been repackaged by the publishers to fool the public into believing it's a new work. The characters are lightweight, flawed and the plot improbable. The typeface has been enlarged to give the book some bulk. You can read it at arm's length - which is about the right distance to keep away from this offering.