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| Original Title: | Suspect |
| ISBN: | 0399161481 (ISBN13: 9780399161483) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Scott James & Maggie #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Anthony Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery & Thriller (2013) |
Robert Crais
Hardcover | Pages: 312 pages Rating: 4.16 | 20950 Users | 2544 Reviews
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| Title | : | Suspect (Scott James & Maggie #1) |
| Author | : | Robert Crais |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 312 pages |
| Published | : | January 22nd 2013 by G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Crime. Mystery Thriller |
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LAPD cop Scott James is not doing so well. Eight months ago, a shocking nighttime assault by unidentified men killed his partner Stephanie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged, ashamed, and ready to explode. He is unfit for duty...until he meets his new partner.Maggie is not doing so well, either. A German shepherd who survived three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan sniffing explosives before losing her handler to an IED, her PTSD is as bad as Scott's.
They are each other's last chance. Shunned and shunted to the side, they set out to investigate the one case that no one wants them to touch: the identity of the men who murdered Stephanie. What they begin to find is nothing like what Scott has been told, and the journey will take them both through the darkest moments of their own personal hells. Whether they will make it out again, no one can say.
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Ratings: 4.16 From 20950 Users | 2544 ReviewsDiscuss Containing Books Suspect (Scott James & Maggie #1)
My second Robert Crais book, and this was a very entertaining, enjoyable, exciting read.I am an animal lover, which helps with this book, I admire the work done with all dog trainers/handlers/soldiers/police, which is the base of this story.What a team, one man and his dog, or one policeman and his dog.You feel throughout this book the relationship grow and built between a dog recovering from injury and a policeman recovering from injury together.The tension stays at an even pace for two thirdsAll the stars! I absolutely loved this one. Scott and Maggie (especially Maggie) are great characters that I instantly warmed to and I'm really hoping the author writes many more books about them. The actual case in this novel was secondary to me to the development of Maggie and Scott's newfound relationship and how it is essential to their recovery from their individual traumas.P.S. Scott is a Police Officer. Maggie is a Marine.P.P.S. Maggie is also a dog. :-D
SUSPECT had all the makings of a good novel, at least on paper anyway: well-rounded characters, intriguing plot, subplots, and interesting twists along the way. But I cant help but think it was like kissing your sister. Sure, you can grin and bear it and hold back the gag reflex and then immediately drink a bottle of Scope, but theres no spark, no flare. The moment ends and then you end up racing off in the other direction and having nightmares for weeks.Maggie certainly had plenty of chutzpah,
4/5; 4 stars; A-MacLeod Andrews did a good job narrating this audiobook. I think its always especially challenging to tell a story where part of the viewpoint is taken from that of an animal. I think the portrayal of the dog training/dog behaviour information in this book brought it from a 3 star to 4 star rating for me. The spotlight really shone on Maggie and what an extraordinary soldier she was. The training these working dogs and their handlers undergo is intensive and detailed. I think the
4.5 starsI gobbled this up for few hours -- safely to say that this is, so far, my FAVORITE Robert Crais novel, Cole/Pike notwithstanding.For me personally, this novel is less on the thriller-suspense but more on the friendship between Scott and the amazing 85-pound black-and-tan German shepherd dog by the name of Maggie. Both Scott and Maggie have experienced a tragedy in their lives. Scott got shot at the same night he lost his partner, Stephanie in a sudden nighttime assault. Scott always
I loved this Robert Crais's novel. So much that I pre-ordered his next book (The Promise), due out April 28. I'm looking forward to reading it.I thought that because Scott is a policeman and his partner, Maggie, is a dog, it was very different from Crais' usual books, in which both partners, Cole and Pike are humans, with Cole being private detective and Pike, his long-time friend, always ready to assist in his investigations or when things go wrong.But Scott is on paid leave, since he was shot
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