Castle,
R. (2013). Deadly heat. New York, New
York : Hyperion Press.
Summary:
Top NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat
pursues the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered the execution of her
mother over a decade ago. For
the hunt, Nikki teams once again with her romantic partner, Pulitzer Prize
winning investigative journalist Jameson Rook, and their quest for the old spy
and the motive behind the past murder unearths an alarming terror plot-which is
anything but ancient history. It is lethal. It is now. And it has already
entered its countdown phase. Complicating Heat's mission to bring the rogue spy to
justice and thwart the looming terror event, a serial killer begins menacing
the Twentieth Precinct and her homicide squad is under pressure to stop him,
and soon. The frightening murderer, known for his chilling stealth, not only
has singled out Nikki as the exclusive recipient of his taunting messages, he
then boldly names his next victim: Detective Heat (Amazon).
Characteristics
of Mysteries:
1)
The solving of a crime, usually a murder, drives the plot.
The detective and the audience sort through the available clues to discover the
truth.
2)
The story focuses on the investigation and investigatory
team. Mysteries are often written in a series, following the investigator
through several cases.
3)
The frame in which the mystery is set plays a big role in its
appeal.
4)
Mysteries range from dark and gritty to lighthearted and
witty.
5)
Since mysteries are about the solving of a puzzle, pacing is
relentless and compelling.
Read-a-likes:
Patterson, J. (2002). 1st to die. New York: Warner Books.
Imagine a killer who thinks, "What is the worst thing
anyone has ever done?"--and then goes far beyond it. Now imagine four
women --a police detective, an assistant DA, a reporter, and a medical examiner
--who join forces as they sidestep their bosses to track down criminals. Known
as the Women's Murder Club, they are pursuing a murderer whose twisted
imagination has stunned an entire city. Their chief suspect is a socially
prominent writer, but the men in charge won't touch him. On the trail of the
most terrifying and unexpected killer ever, they discover a shocking surprise
that turns everything about the case upside down.
Gerritsen, T. (2012). The surgeon. New York: Ballantine Books.
In her
most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author
Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil--and the one woman who
can catch him before he kills again. He slips into their homes at night and
walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors
they soon will endure. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a
deranged man of medicine, propelling the Boston newspapers and the frightened
public to name him "The Surgeon." Filled with the authentic detail
that is the trademark of this doctor turned author . . . and peopled with rich
and complex characters--from the ER to the squad room to the city morgue--here
is a thriller of unprecedented depth and suspense. Exposing the shocking link
between those who kill and cure, punish and protect, The Surgeon is Tess
Gerritsen's most exciting accomplishment yet.
Barr, N. (2006). Hard truth. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group.
Just days after marrying Sheriff Paul Davidson,
Anna Pigeon moves to Colorado to assume her new post as district ranger at
Rocky Mountain National Park. When two of three children who'd gone missing
from a religious retreat reappear, Anna's investigation brings her face-to-face
with a paranoid sect--and with a villain so evil, he'll make the hairs on the
back of your neck stand on end.
References:
Amazon.
(n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2017, from http://www.amazon.com
Saricks,
J. G. (2009). The readers' advisory guide
to genre fiction. Chicago: American Library Association.
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