Ricochet

strong suspense thriller

Detectives Duncan Hatcher and DeeDee Bowen are incensed that a mistrial was ruled in the murder trial of Savannah businessman Robert Savich because the key witness was killed. Judge Cato Laird had no choice because there was very little evidence but Duncan knows the drug czar ordered the hit. A few days later they are called to the judge¿s home where Cato¿s wife Elise killed a burglar in self-defense. --- It looks like an open and shut case but both Duncan and DeeDee feel that there is more to the story than meets the eye. This looks like a homicide and when Elise is called in for questioning, she goes to Duncan to tell him that her husband is trying to kill her. Although he is attracted to her, he doesn¿t believe her following a sexual encounter, Elise disappears after once again meeting with Duncan and finding the dead body of the private detective her husband hired to follow her to see if she was having an affair. Evidence points to Elise drowning in the river and certain pictures come to light that have Savich and Elise meeting several times. Duncan is determined to find out the truth about both to assuage his guilty conscience. --- Nobody writes suspense thrillers the way Sandra Brown does. Elise is a character shrouded in mystery leaving the audience to wonder if she is a clever murderer or an innocent dupe. Duncan¿s feelings for her and the sexual encounters make his come down harder on her than he normally would. His need to find answers about the connections between all the players makes for an exciting reading experience. --- Harriet Klausner

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Excellent read - well worth the time!

This is one of Sandra Brown's better books. Full of mystery adn a little lovin' too!

Enjoyed Immensely

Worth every penny!

Great read with a twist!

This would make a great movie!

Awesome

Another great book by sandra brown

very entertaining

never read anything by sandra brown, but really enjoyed this book, lots of twists and turns. I thoough I had it all figured out a couple times, but I was wrong!

Will keep you up past your bedtime!!

I'm not real fimiliar with Sandra Brown but a friend recommended this book and thank goodness she did! I had a hard time putting it down and when I did I couldn't stop thinking about it. It is well written and descriptive, at times it felt like a movie rather an book. Just when you think you have it all figured out the book turns and twists. The characters are loveable (especially Duncan), complexed, and entertaining. This book is more about the thrill rather than the romance, but when there is romanace WOW! Very steamy! Great book, would recommend it anybody that enjoys a good steamy, suspenseful story!

Must read

This was a very good book. You could hardly ever go wrong with Sandra Brown, but I find I enjoy her suspense/mystery books much more than the romance. This book had just the right amount of suspense and romance. I found it hard to put down and read it in 2 days! I highly recommend it.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Excellent

This was a excellent book. It's about love & crime and it is a hard one to put down. I loved the it! I will keep reading more.

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A book lover

I have read many of Sandra Brown's books, and I felt that this was one of her better ones. I was surprised at some of the reviews about how bored some readers were when they read it. I couldn't put it down! I found it to be very fast-paced and entertaining. Sandra Brown's novels always follow a formula, and the ending was a bit unrealistic, however it still was a solid read. If you just want a brainless book to unwind to, I would recommend this one. It's solid.

Best book ever

This is one of the best books i have ever read. i loved the idea of crime and love at the same time. i wish this book never ended. Irecomend it 100%

Nice Twists

I love her novels. This story was well written. Great characters with depth. I kept hoping for some redeemable aspects the Savich, but alas, I am a dreamer. That¿s why I love romance!!! Duncan is definitely the MAN!!

Don't Miss

I have started reading a few of Sandra Brown's books recently and have really enjoyed them so far. 'Ricochet' is a book I would recommend that you take the time to read. Many different angles to this story, keeps you guessing.

My First Sandra Brown Novel

This was the only book I've read by Sandra Brown. Usually, I read a book in 2-3 days (I have a long commute to and from work). However, Ricochet took 11 days to complete! The story unfolded much too SLOWLY and the characters did not hold my interest. A few times I started to push it aside because I was bored. I found the BEST parts of the book were a few chapters BEFORE the epilogue. If I purchase another Sandra Brown book, it will CERTAINLY have to be on the clearance table - EXACTLY where I found Richochet.

not as good as recomended

I did like the book but I had 3-men tell me this was one of the BEST books they have ever read so I thought well it must be great. This is my first Sandra Brown book and I will try another one but ricochet was not that great to me.

nice

At first I wasn't so crazy about it because it was slow moving. But you gotta love Duncan.

Outstanding mystery with many twists and turns

Homicide detective Duncan Hatcher is a gung-ho, and sometimes sort of a rogue cop who pushes all the issues to the fullest envelope content. When he sees outlandish criminal Robert Savich released by Judge Cato Laird when Hatcher knew there was enough evidence on this man to put him away for a long time, he becomes obsessed at finding more evidence to keep Savich off the streets. DeeDee Bowen is Hatcher¿s partner. She is very gung-ho but not to the extent of Hatcher. She has to attempt to calm Hatcher down when he allows his anger to get into his official police work. The situation intensifies when several connected with Savich¿s past and present life turn up missing or dead. Everyone knows that Savich is a bad criminal capable of anything, but since Judge Laird had released him the police had to dig deeper to find solid evidence on Savich. Savich was extremely careful not to leave a trail of evidence that would lead to him for any of the crimes he is suspected of committing. When the police delve into these older disappearances Judge Laird seems to be involved somehow in most of them. One night Judge Laird¿s house was broken into and his lovely wife, Elise, shot and killed the man in the judge¿s study. A strange trail of evidence was found in the house. Elise had gone downstairs from their bedroom to get some milk, as she did many nights due to ¿sleeplessness!¿ She claims she heard a noise as she moved around the downstairs area. She grabbed a hidden gun and claimed that the burglar shot at her, missed her, and she shot and killed him. Hatcher was one of the many law authorities that arrived but Hatcher was having a hard time taking his eyes and mind off of the so gorgeous Elise Laird, making his concentration on the actual case very hard. But between he, DeeDee, and all the other law enforcement agency people that were to work on this high profile case, things return to a huge workload for all involved. Hatcher was fine until he thought or saw Elise Laird. He was caught on her. The authorities were finding too many pieces of evidence, some possibly just coincidence, linking Judge Laird to Savich. This made Hatcher and Bowen delve into old mysterious murder cases that seemed to connect to the judge. Duncan and DeeDee made a great team seemingly to know what is on the others mind while investigating. DeeDee only had qualms regarding Hatcher¿s actions some times. When Elise goes missing Hatcher goes even more radical than before. He has to find this woman for who he has so many feelings. At this point I don¿t want to ruin any of the many plots and twists and turns in Ricochet. Sandra Brown has come through with another top story. The surprises go to the very end. The reader can follow the story easily the way the author has written it. I have always enjoyed her books especially the crime stories. Her characters are real and their actions place you in the midst of every crime scene and interrogation. Don¿t pass this book up.

An ingenious plot that constantly surprises us with new developments. Hard to put down.

Two detectives, Duncan Hatcher and DeeDee Bowen were trying to convict a local gangster, Robert Savich, but Judge Laird rules a mistrial, causing Hatcher to sound off and he winds up in jail for contempt of court. Several days later the judge's wife, Elise, kills a burglar in her home and the same detectives are assigned to investigate the shooting. Things are complicated by sexual tension between Elise and Hatcher. The story continues with a number of twists in the plot that are completely unexpected by the reader of this great story. I won't spoil the surprises for the reader, but suffice it to say that this book, and any book by Sandra Brown, is worth reading.

LOVED IT!

I could not put this book down!

Dreadful!

This was a dreadful, boring book. There was not one character I cared about. I was disgusted by the vulgarity and crudeness she used all too liberally. I wish there was a rating worse than poor. This book was a waste of money.