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Jeannine Kadow Burnout
Onyx 2000 0451198239 / 9780451198235 Paperback Very Good
0451198239 0451198239 From Publishers Weekly Rising young television anchorwoman Lacie Wagner has been plagued by nightmares since the car accident that killed her father and burned and crippled her hands when she was 10. Now it appears that the menacing figure who whispers threats in her dreams may be not only a real person but a sadistic killer who is stalking her and her family. Kadow's second novel (after Blue Justice) begins with the mysterious burnout of a warplane in Alaska and quickly moves to the disappearance of a teenage girl in New York. Lacie's affluent and work-obsessed life turns tragic as she steps into a web woven by a madman who somehow knows every detail of her life and her past. The police seem unable to help, so Lacie opts to go after her mysterious shadower, relying on her own instincts, against her better judgment and in spite of her terrible fear of fire, to get to the bottom of the mystery. Assisting her is Jack Stein, an unconventional and attractive FBI agent. Excepting her protagonist, Kadow's characters seem to exist primarily to move the plot along (for example, Lacie's Uncle Max, who just happens to be a Delta Force commando). The depictions of the stalker's methods (he uses fire as both a threat and a tool) are compelling, if grisly. The story is dramatic, and although too many coincidences help Lacie and Jack unravel a decades-old mystery, readers will be drawn in by some ingenious twists. Ultimately, however, this is a standard vengeance thriller, and one with a very unfortunate tendency toward graphic torture scenes, including some that involve children. BOMC selection. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description Fire burns the flesh. And it keeps Lacie Wagner awake at night. She has the scars to prove it--and the nightmares... Nightmares began with her father's death. Nightmares of a stranger's face...and a taunting voice of fear and menace... Now the terrifying inferno of Lacie's nightmares is becoming real. And with each passing night it's burning her alive... "Compelling...dramatic...ingenious twists."-- Publishers Weekly "horrific...a heart-stopping journey."-- Washington Post Book World "A knockout. Staggeringly well done."-- Kirkus Reviews More incredible praise for Burnout: "If you're faint of heart, don't go near this one."-- Chicago Tribune "Shattering...A riveting suspense thriller with a plot that moves like wildfire."-- Lake Worth Herald (FL) "A suspense mystery which had me reading into the early morning hours."-- The Snooper "Kadow offers the reader uncanny insights into both the mind of a killer and that of an FBI profiler. A harrowing and ultimately gratifying read."-- Gregg McCrary, former FBI profiler "A walk on the dark side for a dark winter's night reading."-- The Poisoned Pen
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