The Murder Game | Beverly Barton

The Murder Game | Beverly Barton | GREAT READ

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The Murder Game

	The Murder Game Beverly Barton Zebra, 2008 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The game is simple - he is the Hunter. They are the Prey. He gives them a chance to escape. To run. To hide. To outsmart him. But eventually, he catches them. And that's when the game gets really terrifying...Private investigator Griffin Powell and FBI agent Nicole Baxter know a lot about serial killers - they took one down together. But this new killer is as sadistic as they've ever seen. He likes his little games, and he especially likes forcing Nic and Griff to play along. Every unsolvable clue, every posed victim, every taunting phone call - it's all part of his twisted, elaborate plan. And then the Hunter calls, wanting to know if they're really ready to play...There's a new game now, and it's much more deadly than the first. A brutal psychopath needs a worthy adversary. He won't stop until he can hunt the most precious prey of all - Nicole. And with his partner in a killer's sights, Griff is playing for the biggest stakes of his life.

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Great suspense

Special Agent Nicole Baxter would like to keep as much distance between herself and private investigator Griffin Powell as possible. It should be easy to do. They live in different states, socialize in different circles, and neither of them like anything about the other. But when someone calls her with a revelation about a serial killer, she is willing to listen. The caller will give one clue to her and one to Griffin. If she plans on ending The Murder Game before the caller has a chance to capture his next victim, she will have to work with the most arrogant and self-promoting man in the business.

THE MURDER GAME is riveting from the first page. A few chapters into the book, I became aware that this book is a sequel. It didn't matter. Ms Barton was able to handle the back story in a way that I didn't feel cheated or confused. She sporadically dropped in just enough information to fill in the gaps but allowed me to stay focused on the present story.

Tense...talk about nail-biting. I couldn't believe what was happening. About one hundred pages from the end, Ms Barton pulled the biggest surprise of all. My mouth hung open for a good twenty pages (in a good way). I kept thinking, are you kidding me? How is this possible? This was no sucker punch, simply good story-telling. I never saw it coming, but should have. All of the clues were there.

The only problem I had was when Ms Barton would jump forward in time without a scene break. This was infrequent but enough to mention. And toward the end of the book, a few spots, not many, felt a little Mary Sueish to me.

The characters in this book were fabulous. I was right there with them, feeling every emotion, and there were plenty to share. If you like a good thriller, that isn't gory, (okay, a little, tiny bit) you need to read this book. There are so many twists and turns, you'll feel like you are getting a workout. I did.

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GREAT READ

I am always nervous when I start one of Bartons novels because for me, while I always enjoy her books, it is hit or miss whether or not I will really love it. Sometimes I just dont connect with her characters. I thought this may be one of those times as I didnt like Nicole Baxter at all in the dying game, and actually wasnt such a big fan of that whole book and since this was a continuation..well I was wrong. She developed the characters so well. and you really understood where they were coming from and why the change of heart and how they truly connected on a real level. As for nicole she was only irritating in the begining but barton softened her up and then the book got great. Definitly worth while. I cant wait til her next book comes out in september.

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Review

FBI agent Nicole and Private investigator Griffin thought when they ended the Beauty Queen killer that the nightmares would end but they were wrong...dead wrong. Nicole Baxter and Griffin Powell team up once again to stop a serial killer only this time it wasn't by choice. They both received a personal invite by the killer himself. Nicole and Griffin will do everything in their powers to put a final stop to the madness.

The killer or as he likes to call himself "the hunter" is glad that both Griffin and Nicole have accepted his challenge. He was ready for a new and worthy opponent to hunt and he has just the perfect prey in FBI agent Baxter. The hunter likes to play with his victims first by letting the women experience temporary freedom and then hunting them down for the ultimate kill. Also this killer scalps the women for trophies. Agent Baxter's scalp will be his pride and glory.

The Murder Game is the second book in this series. The Dying Game is the first. Though I have not read The Dying Game yet, you don't necessarily have to read it in order to enjoy The Murder Game. It's been a little while since I have read a Beverly Barton book and after reading The Murder Game a book that I have been wanting to read for a little bit now, I am excited to say I won't let another long period go by again without reading one of Ms. Barton's books again. Once I started this book I had a very hard time wanting to put it down. It moved at a great pace. The way the killer took on his prey was very sinister and I loved it. I am already on the hunt for the next book I am going to read by Ms. Barton.

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Full of suspense and romance!

Loved it! I would recommend reading The Dying Game first since this one picks up where that one left off. The Dying Game was the first book I've read by Barton, but now that I've read two of her books - I'm definitely looking to read more!

Well written suspense

Well written suspense with female heroine. Relationship plays a role, but romance isn't overplayed. Interesting bad guy. Not too heavy/graphic, not too light/sexy. Overall, a pretty good book which even some guys might like

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