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Swimsuit |  | Authors: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
List Price: $27.99
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Seller: Ken's Attic Treasures
Rating:  209 reviews
Sales Rank: 1107
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 5.9 x 1.4
ISBN: 0316018775
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316018777
ASIN: 0316018775
Publication Date: June 29, 2009
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Product Description
THE BEACH...
A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels's parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the hunt for their daughter.
...WILL NEVER BE...
Ex-cop Ben Hawkins, now a reporter for the L.A. Times, gets the McDaniels assignment. The ineptitude of the local police force defies belief--Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim McDaniels to have a prayer. And for Ben to have the story of his life.
...THE SAME FOR YOU AGAIN.
All the while, the killer sets the stage for his next production. His audience expects the best--and they won't be disappointed. Swimsuit is a heart-pounding story of fear and desire, transporting you to a place where beauty and murder collide and unspeakable horrors are hidden within paradise.
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 Disgusting October 31, 2009
C. Soares (SoCal, USA)
I admit that I am one who can't wait for the next Alex Cross or even Womens Murder Club books. I enjoy just about everything by James Patterson. Swimsuit, however, is a glaring exception. It is unnecessarily brutal and the blood and gore are non-stop. The book is disturbing to say the least. I kept hoping that the story would redeem itself and the despicable acts would at least not be fully detailed, but that was not the case. I would NOT recommend this book at any level.
9.99 or less? Damn i hate being lied to. October 24, 2009
I purchased my kindle knowing that I would eventually save its cost by only paying 9.99 for the best sellers. now they have begun to raise the prices above the promised amount. Also I am finding that the savings on books that are in paperback is shrinking, in some cases the savings is only .01 cent. this is not the pricing system that encouraged me to by the kindle and I feel lied to.
I will not be purchasing anything above 9.99. I will go to my library or wait till they hit the bargain bin at my local Barnes and Noble (were many over stock former best sellers end up).
What Have You Done With the Real James Patterson? October 24, 2009
J. Moore
Writer's block is one thing. Burnout is another. This book is a sellout. Take a competent, best-selling author who has a large following (including me) and get him into a contract that promises more than he can deliver, and you likely have the genesis of this latest novel by James Patterson. I hope that this confused, boring, and unbelievably bad book was written largely by his co-author, who is so little published that she merits only a single sentence in the acknowledgements. That is my hope, because otherwise, Patterson, the author of the fine Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club series, appears to have lost his talent. This book contains around 390 pages in 122 chapters. Each "chapter", then averages just over three pages. Doesn't anyone else find this unusual? I thought fresh chapters were most appropriate when there is a change of scene or the characters or time shifts. Not here, where many chapters end near the top of a page and seem to have been inserted simply to add bulk to this book. One-dimensional characters, fanciful plot lines and a wholly disappointing ending are the main criticisms of many other reviews here, and I concur.
The reader is left with the impression that the author(s) wrote themselves into a corner, and then conjured up improbable events to write their way out.
too slow and too borimg October 23, 2009
M. Hayward
After reading 90 pages of this book I had to put it down.I just couldn't get into it.Kim the swimsuit model was killed off very early and from there eveything went downhill.There was way too much skipping around about these boring characters.This is one you can skip. I started a Mary Monroe book, now heres a book that keeps me interested.
Horrible Book October 20, 2009
Kim Dexter (Elkhart, IN USA)
I have always enjoyed James Patterson's books, but this one was worse than horrible. If I could have given it a negative star, I would have. Don't waste your time or money reading this book. I wonder who wrote the majority of the book, James or Maxine?????
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