Heartsick | Chelsea Cain | Only read this if you have time to finish it in one sitting     books:     Heartsick   Heartsick Chelsea Cain St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 140 reviews view larger image  for more information click here        highly recommended Damaged Portland detective Archie Sheridan spent ten years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful serial killer, but in the end she was the one who caught him. Two years ago, Gretchen kidnapped Archie and tortured him for ten days, but instead of killing him, she mysteriously decided to let him go. She turned herself in, and now Gretchen has been locked away for the rest of her life, while Archie is in a prison of another kind---addicted to pain pills, unable to return to his old life, powerless to get those ten horrific days off his mind. Archie?s a different person, his estranged wife says, and he knows she?s right. He continues to visit Gretchen in prison once a week, saying that only he can get her to confess as to the whereabouts of more of her victims, but even he knows the truth---he can?t stay away. When another killer begins snatching teenage girls off the streets of Portland, Archie has to pull himself together enough to lead the new task force investigating the murders. A hungry young newspaper reporter, Susan Ward, begins profiling Archie and the investigation, which sparks a deadly game between Archie, Susan, the new killer, and even Gretchen. They need to catch a killer, and maybe somehow then Archie can free himself from Gretchen, once and for all. Either way, Heartsick makes for one of the most extraordinary suspense debuts in recent memory.  for more information click here Great Read I loved this book! It grabbed my interest right away and I could hardly put it down. The book is well written and I cannot wait to read "Sweetheart". Very refreshing storyline compared to what I've been reading. Only read this if you have time to finish it in one sitting I love Patricia Highsmith because of her ability to get you into the heads of her characters. Based on that, this book was recommended to me by "I Love a Mystery" here in Kansas. All I can say is that I knew I was going to love this book from page 1 - but I did not realize how much until I had to put it down. I put the book down only twice to attend to other life things - but the story and the characters stayed with me. If you are a bit squeemish - you may want to be prepared to skim over a few parts......if you can. This should move to the top of your "I recommend" list very quickly. I bought her second book today - hope it is as good....you know how that goes......  for more information click here Psycho Sexy I was skeptical about this book at first but I'm glad I read it. Sometimes it was hard to put down that is why I gave it a 4. Overall it was a good read some parts were predictable but overall GOOD. Archie is MESSED up and of course he would be after what he endured, but why on earth is he comforted, attracted and close to this Psycho that completely destroyed his life? The best parts of the book were about Archie's ordeal with Gretchen. It's gruesomly detailed and those are the parts that make you shiver, the "Afterschool Killer" part of the book wasn't as gripping and very predictable. I feel that she was a little flat with that and rushed at the end. I can't wait to read the second one "Sweetheart" but the reviews are lacking luster.  for more information click here Good first novel I like serial killer books, both fictional and nonfictional. It's a dark flaw in my character, I'm sure, but there you go. So when I read the blurb on this book--female serial killer tortures lead detective on her case for ten days then calls 9-1-1 and releases him--I was intrigued. I was a little put off by the "literary thriller" description because I thought that might open the door to loads o' pretentiousness, but for the most part, my fears weren't justified. The writing is straightforward and not overly impressed with itself. The story pulls you in and pulls you forward. The great strengths of the book are the characters. They are fascinating and (mostly) sympathetic, whether they appear for only a few pages or throughout. They're the kind of characters who stay with you. I did think the mystery of the new serial killer was a little too transparent, and the ending a little too tidy for my taste, but this was an overall good read. When I heard that Ms. Cain had written another book with these characters, I definitely wanted to read it. And I guess that's the bottom line for any book, isn't it? Did it leave you with a sense of closure, and yet wanting more?  for more information click here Gruesome but good! My wife got this book and she found it to be a good read although it was gruesome in some parts. It was good enough that she ordered the sequel. reviews: page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 products you might be interested in search for books heartsick      geepe.com    web randomly chosen book: The Magic Finger