Hell's Kitchen (John Pellam Series #3)

Interesting...

I usually do not read this type of book. Once in a blue moon I will read a story like this. I thought it was interesting though. If I would of known that this was the third book in a series, then I would of read them in order to kinda get a feel for the main character. I liked the authors style though. He didnt seem to be one to get way far off base.

Just okay

This book was just okay. I actually had trouble finishing this one. The first time this has happened to me with anything Deaver has written in the past. It was pretty dry even with the action starting right off the bat it was hard to keep going. One other thing that sort of through me off was how he would write about the folks he was speaking too in the neighborhood. It was not ebonics if I can use that term this was more like slang/ebonics/silliness. It was hard to get past this stuff without laughing almost but not in a good way. Thankfully the book was actually pretty decent and it had pretty comical characters so I say 3 mainly because of all the works I have of his, this one just plain got boring for a chapter or two before picking back up.

eerily prescient

The thing that sticks in my mind is Deaver's reflecting upon the first World Trade Center attack, and how real pros know that the way to bring the towers down is with fire. I wonder if any of the hijackers read his book.

Hell's Kitchen

I thought this was a great book. The author had great descriptions. It was a book I couldn't put down.

A different name, but the greatness remains the same

For the last eight years, John Pellam has worked as a Production Scout for film companies. However, in the last three months John has rented an apartment in the east Village and is filming his first documentary centering on Ettie Washington. John visits Ettie in Hell¿s Kitchen, but when he arrives he finds her trapped by a fire. She manages to escape through a window and gets to he hospital, but soon the police and fire marshal arrest her believing she is a serial arsonist trying to defraud the insurance company.

The police know the arsonist leaves a trademark signature and enjoys his work. They want Ettie to confess, but she insists she is innocent and never took out an insurance policy. John, who has become quite fond of Ettie, begins investigating the crime, a decision which places him in danger.

Jeffrey Deaver, writing as William Jeffries, shows a different side of his abundant talent as he concentrates more on the characters than the action thrillers. He captures the essence of Manhattan¿s Hell¿s Kitchen inside a fast-paced suspense novel. The relationship between John and Ettie is interesting, but the ending blind sides the reader who should have known that a Deaver by any other name is still a Deaver, which means a great reading experience.

Harriet Klausner

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