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| Title | : | The Last Victim (Dr. Charlotte Stone #1) |
| Author | : | Karen Robards |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 321 pages |
| Published | : | August 7th 2012 by Ballantine Books (first published August 1st 2012) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Romance. Fantasy. Paranormal. Romantic Suspense. Suspense. Fiction. Ghosts |
Karen Robards
Hardcover | Pages: 321 pages Rating: 3.85 | 7539 Users | 971 Reviews
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Dr. Charlotte Stone sees what others do not.A sought-after expert in criminal pathology, Charlie regularly sits face-to-face with madmen. Obsessed with learning what makes human monsters commit terrible crimes, Charlie desires little else from life—no doubt because when she was sixteen, she herself survived a serial killer’s bloodbath: A man butchered the family of Charlie’s best friend, Holly, then left the girl’s body on a seaside boardwalk one week later.
Because of the information Charlie gave police, the Boardwalk Killer went underground. She kept to herself her eerie postmortem visions of Holly and her mother. And even years later, knowing her contact with ghosts might undermine her credibility as a psychological expert, Charlie tells no one about the visits she gets from the spirit world.
Now all-too-handsome FBI agent Tony Bartoli is telling Charlie that a teenage girl is missing, her family slaughtered. Bartoli suspects that after fifteen years, the Boardwalk Killer—or a sick copycat with his M.O.—is back. Time is running short for an innocent, kidnapped girl, and Bartoli pleads for Charlie’s help.
This is the one case Charlie shouldn’t go near. But she also knows that she may be the one person in the world who can stop this vicious killer. For Charlie—whose good looks disguise a world of hurt, vulnerability, and potent psychic gifts—a frantic hunt for a madman soon becomes a complex test of cunning, passions, and secrets. Aiding Dr. Stone on her quest to catch a madman is a ghostly presence with bad intentions: the fiery spirit of seductive bad boy Michael Garland who refuses to be ignored, though in his cat and mouse game they may both lose their hearts.
Dr. Charlotte Stone sees what others do not. And she sees the Boardwalk Killer coming for her.
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| Original Title: | The Last Victim |
| ISBN: | 0345535405 (ISBN13: 9780345535405) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.karenrobards.com/books/lastvictim.asp |
| Series: | Dr. Charlotte Stone #1 |
| Characters: | Dr Charlotte (Charlie) Stone, Michael Garland, Tony Bartoli, Lena Kaminsky, Buzz Crane, Tamsyn (Tam) Green |
| Setting: | North Carolina(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 7539 Users | 971 ReviewsWrite-Up Based On Books The Last Victim (Dr. Charlotte Stone #1)
3.5 stars rounded up because romantic suspense is my new romance sub-genre of preference. This book is nicely written and has an actual plot. As usual, I'm not very demanding when it comes to romance (while I'm a total nitpick with fantasy or historical fiction and I dislike romance undertones) but I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I just factor that my starting expectations were low. Objectively, with more editing down and less telling than showing this novel would have been even better.The wholeI have to say, I *love* Karen Robards' books... from the first one I ever read over a decade ago, so I went into this book ready to fall in love again. About three chapters in, I will admit, I was ready to put the book down... I didn't want to read a *ghost* storydidn't read the blurb or any reviews so I had no idea what the story might be about. A ghost was the last thing I was expecting. And the ghost was not the best earthly guy there was. But I kept going *because* it was Robards. I am so
I love books with ghosts and this was one of the best I've read. Great romantic suspense!
Spooky, Sexy, Suspenseful part crime, part romance, part supernatural ghost story rolled into one!No. 1 in a four part series, following Dr. Charlotte Stone, a psychologist who profiles serial killers. Combines everything youve come to expect, and love, about a Karen Robards novel a shocking and engrossing crime/mystery, hot guy/s, a vulnerable, yet strong heroine, loads of romantic tension, and smouldering love scenes. A most enjoyable, emotional, and satisfying read. 4-stars, as I felt the
3.5 starsI'm the odd one out - I liked this one mainly because of the ghost love interest. This one ends kind of on a cliffie - but Michael Garland will have me reading the next 3 books.
I really, really enjoyed this book. As a psychic medium, and someone who studied criminal psychology/forensics in college in hopes to become a profiler who used her gifts, I really related to the main character in this book. She was awesome. I really enjoyed the humor between her and her spirit attachment "Garland." I know there is a lot of talk amongst those who have reviewed the book regarding the main character's love interest with a "serial killer" spirit. I wasn't bothered by it for a
I was a little torn with this one, especially considering Michael is supposedly a serial killer, and Charlie knows this. However, it seemed to work out. In fact, my favorite parts were Charlie's scenes with Michael. Unfortunately, this meant I was a little bored when he wasn't there. So, when Michael was present, this was four stars; when he was absent, two or three stars.Charlie's interactions with Michael carried heat, heat, heat, and more heat. The two had great chemistry, which made
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