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Chargement... Secrets sous haute protection (2009)par Laura Griffin
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Alexandra Lovell has helped many people disappear, including Melanie Bess, who was anxious to escape her abusive husband. Against advice, Melanie comes back home, and Alex believes that her husband has killed her, but with no body, there is no investigation. Alex seeks help from Police Detective Nathan Devereaux. Nathan is an old friend, so she assumes she can convince him to help, but Nathan believes there is more to Melanie's story than she has told Alex. When Nathan and Alex seek the expert help of the "Tracers," they find out that there is a lot more to this case than they originally thought. Alex and Nathan both have baggage that keeps them from acting on an attraction to each other, but as they get more involved in the case, they find it more difficult to keep their minds strictly on business. The mystery of Melanie and her husband leads to a much bigger and more complicated mystery that isn't solved until the end of the book. The relationship between Alex and Nathan is very believable due to their previous friendship. Overall, Untraceable is a good beginning to the Tracers Series. Untraceable 3.5 Stars Synopsis Alex Lovell helps women disappear but when one of her clients vanishes without a trace, Alex is convinced that her husband killed her and asks Austin PD detective, Nathan Deveraux, to help her uncover the truth. Skeptical at first, Nathan soon realizes that nothing is as it seems and Alex has put herself on a dangerous, if not deadly, path. Note: While this is the first book in the Tracers series, the characters appear in the earlier Glass Sisters series as well. Review A fast paced read with some exciting moments but the romance is mundane and underdeveloped. The suspense plot is interesting with several clever twists and turns, and a sufficiently smarmy villain. Nevertheless, there are also a number of plot holes and loose ends that could have been tied up more effectively. The romance is not the best mainly because Alex and Nathan are constantly at odds. There is no real reason for their attraction (other than sex that is) and she, in particular, runs a little too hot and cold for my taste. The characters, both primary and secondary, are human and realistic. Nathan is a strong hero type but he is divorced and his actions as a police detective, while appropriate, place him in conflict with the more emotional Alex. Alex's history is a little more complex with some family and relationship issues. Unfortunately, her characterization is not always consistent. For a supposedly intelligent and professional PI, she makes too many assumptions without evidence and takes everything at face value. There is also no explanation for her determination to help women on the run. The writing is good (despite the clumsy transitions between POVs), the forensic elements are compelling and the secondary characters, especially Mia and Troy, are interesting enough to continue reading the series. Part of Alex's work as a PI is helping women with abusive partners escape and start new lives. Six months ago she helped Melissa do just that, but is now concerned that she has returned to the local area and that Melissa's husband Doug has caused her to disappear for good. Alex turns to police officer Nathan for help, despite the fact that Doug is a fellow officer. This was an enjoyable mystery/adventure, with some romance thrown in for good measure, although I do get tired of stories where romantic partners rely on each other for help while concealing half what they know - I'm looking at you, Alex. Alex also gets help from a private, state of the art crime lab and I gather further instalments in this series are all set round people who work at the lab; the "Tracers". My ideal crime story would be more of a mystery and less of an adventure, but I think I'll look out for more in this series. I surprised myself by enjoying this book. The characters were well thought out and varied, and the twists genuinely caught me by surprise. Pleasingly, Griffin didn't allow the relationships and sex scenes to override the plot, which is rare in paperback fiction. Based on Untraceable, I will follow the series until it becomes too lewd for my taste. My only criticism is that things started moving very quickly after New Orleans and the end felt rushed. Otherwise, it was surprisingly enjoyable! aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Private investigator Alexandra Lovell uses computer skills and cunning to help clients drop off the radar and begin new lives in safety. Melanie Bess, desperate to escape her abusive cop husband, was one of those clients. But when Melanie vanishes for real, Alex fears the worst, and sets out to discover what happened. Using every resource she can get her hands on-including an elite team of forensic scientists known as the Tracers and a jaded, sexy Austin PD detective-Alex embarks on a mission to uncover the truth.As far as homicide cop Nathan Deveraux is concerned, no body means no case. But as much as he wants to believe that Alex's hunch about Melanie's murder is wrong, his instincts-and their visceral attraction-won't let him walk away. As a grim picture of what really happened begins to emerge, Nathan realizes this investigation runs deeper than they could ever have guessed. And each step closer to the truth puts Alex in danger of being the next to disappear. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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There were a few things scattered throughout, though, that did throw me out of the plot. Little weird phrasing or word choice that were not very natural. Since I didn't notice this in her other book that I'd read, I am going to assume that those quirks of writing disappear in later books.
Nice start to a series. I will definitely read more. ( )