Whiplash /
by Coulter, Catherine.
| Item type | Location | Collection | Call Number | Status | Date Due |
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| Circulating | The Plains | Adult Fiction | AF Coulter (Browse Shelf) | Checked out | 09/07/2010 |
| Circulating | Athens | Adult Fiction | AF Coulter (Browse Shelf) | In transit from The Plains to Athens since 09/02/2010 | |
| Circulating | Athens | Adult Fiction | AF Coulter (Browse Shelf) | On hold |
From Product Description:
Meanwhile, in Maryland, married FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are investigating a rather unusual case: Senator David Hoffman is experiencing a ghostly apparition with possible malicious intent. The case is baffling, and Sherlock and Savich are not sure what to believe, even after witnessing the disturbing specter for themselves. They're no closer to cracking the case when a call comes in from Connecticut: A top foreign Schiffer Hartwin employee has been found murdered behind the drug company's U.S. headquarters.
Unbeknownst to the FBI, Erin Pulaski had uncovered a bombshell in her investigation: The Culovort shortage is set to bring in a windfall profit in excess of two billion dollars. Upon learning of the murder, Erin is certain it has something to do with her findings, but she risks exposing herself by coming forward. As the feds move in, the case becomes even more complicated for Erin, since the murder of a foreign national on federal land can mean only that the pharmaceutical house has a secret of epic proportions-one it would do anything to keep hidden.
From Amazon.com Review:
In this Amazon exclusive, we brought together blockbuster authors Jayne Ann Krentz and Catherine Coulter and asked them to interview each other.
The author of over 40 consecutive New York Times bestsellers, Jayne Ann Krentz writes romantic-suspense, often with a psychic and paranormal twist, in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick) and futuristic (as Jayne Castle). There are over 30 million copies of her books in print.
Read on to see Jayne Ann Krentz's questions for Catherine Coulter, or turn the tables to see what Coulter asked Krentz. Jayne: You have a fabulously successful career going in two genres, romance and suspense. Why do you write both? What are the elements in each genre that excite and compel you as an author?
Catherine: Do you know, I love to write both genres because they are so very different from each other, and that means, frankly, that I’ll never run out of creative gas or get myself stuck in a burn-out hole. In most of my historical romances (just like yours) there are mysteries because my mind simply works that way (just like yours). To be defined as a romance, the relationship between the man and the woman must be at the center. And as you know, in suspense thrillers, unlike romances, it’s the gnarly situations that are at the center, and the love story?and there usually is one, because relationships are at the center of life?, is at the periphery. In the thrillers, I’m focused on pacing (i.e., making the reader turn that page), and juggling two different gnarly situations. And maybe, if I’m blessed, I can go back and forth, stretching the denouement for both to a good hundred pages.
Jayne:When you wrote the wildly successful book The Cove, those of us in the romance genre cheered wildly. We were thrilled because you opened a door for a lot of us romance authors (like me) who were eager to infuse more suspense into our books. At the time, many of us were meeting with resistance from editors who feared we would lose our audiences. But you proved that the audience would follow. Any deep background you care to share about what inspired you to write that book or how you got it published?
Catherine: Lots of writers had branched out before I got into the FBI series. The Cove came about when I was at home for a family reunion. My sister, who’d never done anything like this before, walked up to me and asked, “Have you ever heard of a little town on the coast of Oregon called the Cove? They make the world’s greatest ice cream, and bad stuff happens.” I went en pointe. The Cove marked the first of the FBI series, but at that time I had no idea that this book was a kick-off for a series. It simply evolved. Because of its success, Putnam wanted me to drop historical romances and stick to suspense thrillers. No way was that going to happen: I love historicals, the humor, the mysteries, the history, the cat races, for heaven’s sake! I struck a deal with my publisher: One historical romance, then one suspense thriller. You said you were a happy camper—move over, I’m right with you.
Jayne:There’s a bit of a psychic vibe in many of your books. Where does that come from, and why do you like to plot with that element?
Catherine: People are fascinated with psychic stuff. Just look at TV shows and movies—Medium, Ghost Whisperer, The X-Files, Lost, and anything with vampires, like Twilight, The Vampire Diaries. And even Harry Potter. We all love stuff we can’t explain, stuff that’s different from what’s real in our daily lives. From one woo-woo lover to another, ain’t it great?! Jayne:What is the future of the FBI series? Any plans for firing up a new suspense series?
Catherine: I’m now writing the fifteenth (count ’em, fifteen) FBI, titled Split Second. That's a whole lot of Savich and Sherlock. My prayer is that I will realize when enough is enough. So far, things still look good.
Jayne: Did you really grow up on a horse farm in Texas?
Catherine: Yep, quarter horses.
(Photo of Catherine Coulter © Charles Bush)
(Photo of Jayne Ann Krentz © Sigrid Estrada)
Married FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are investigating a rather unusual case: Senator David Hoffman is experiencing a ghostly apparition with possible malicious intent. They're no closer to cracking the case when a call comes in from Connecticut: A top foreign Schiffer Hartwin employee has been found murdered behind the drug company's U.S. headquarters.
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Circulating | Whiplash : by Coulter, Catherine ©2010
Thorndike Press, (Waterville, Me. :) 549 p. (large print) ; 22 cm. |
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I've NEVER picked up a Catherine Coulter book that I didn't just devour---until now. I found Whiplash to be slow, not much romance, and not even a lot of action. I've read all of her FBI series and feel like the characters are part of my family, and I liked meeting them again in this book. I liked Bowie and Erin and really enjoyed the conversations with Georgie. First time that I've ever skipped parts of one of Ms. Coulter's books, but it just didn't hold my interest. I'm really glad to see that several other fans loved it, because she is one of my top 5 authors. I always buy her books without even reading the backs--just know it is going to be good. I'm sure I will continue to do that.
what happened in the 2nd half?
This book started better than her past few, then in the second half the high-school aged writing starts. It all becomes dialogue where the characters describe what is happening like they're narrating. "Ah yes, I see you there cowering behind the clothes. No, don't get up. What is that look on your face? I must describe everything I see and hear." It drives me bananas. And the "romance" between Erin and the agent? totally slapped together at the last minute. And the last scenes are of him running to the store to get *spoiler* <br />I couldn't believe it. Unless the style of writing improves I think I'm done with this author.
WHIPLASH
GREAT!! On top with her FBI stories as ever. Read in one sitting, couldn't put it down. Could read more of her yearly. Fast pace, interesting, always pulling new plots out of the air and turning them around in a twisting circle.
Keep looking
Awful rubbish. I wish I had bought the actual book instead of the Kindle edition, then I could have had the satisfaction of throwing it away. One dimensional stereotypes for characters: the CEO's wife sleeping with the tennis pro, who himself is a struggling actor; the German agent who is superior and fastidious ; the evil German corporate leader...poorly sub plotted, the book is a mishmash of undeveloped themes. Don't waste your time.
Catherine Coulter
I enjoy this author. If you like following her FBI characters, you will enjoy her books. I like Dillion, Sherlock, and the rest of her characters. She ties them in together very nicely, in each novel. I like reading about the same characters, but her storyline is always interesting. I find, with each novel, I hate to put the book down. I never get bored with any of her stories, and have never went to the end of the book, before I have finished reading it. To me her books are very entertaining. She brings her people to life.
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