tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post1209719866154944015..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: CHELSEA CAIN - HEARTSICK (2007)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64995810840785788112015-08-07T02:31:06.179-07:002015-08-07T02:31:06.179-07:00I didn't dislike the book, but I'd be unli...I didn't dislike the book, but I'd be unlikely to keep reading her once I've caught up with my wife. I did like the "team element" of the investigators, even though Archie kind of kept them at a distance.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-71287708080467067572015-08-06T05:05:53.517-07:002015-08-06T05:05:53.517-07:00I was doubtful about the torture but the character...I was doubtful about the torture but the characterisation drew me in - not so much the oh-so-perfect serial killer, but everyone around who is drawn into the disasters she created. (And I've read One Kick now too - a difficult theme handled pretty well although a bit unlikely in outcome - don't want to give away anything... Anyway, Cain has a fan here. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-88091743233358183852015-07-27T12:52:57.736-07:002015-07-27T12:52:57.736-07:00Hindsight's an exact science........I think I&...Hindsight's an exact science........I think I'll be in for 3 regardless to how the second one takes me! :)col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-69918327804850698842015-07-27T09:37:05.073-07:002015-07-27T09:37:05.073-07:00Yes and that character's trajectory didn't...Yes and that character's trajectory didn't seem to improve and didn't seem likely that he ever would improve so I bailed. I'll admit to overstaying my time with this series. I should have quit after the second book. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-55715616668378268022015-07-27T08:00:38.685-07:002015-07-27T08:00:38.685-07:00Keishon, thanks for expanding on this. There was o...Keishon, thanks for expanding on this. There was one scene which I won't elaborate on too much which was a bit uncomfortable for me - Archie was on his own.....hmm, she really messed you up mancol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-78095759244436445502015-07-27T06:56:36.456-07:002015-07-27T06:56:36.456-07:00Archie is damaged and he also has a sordid relatio...Archie is damaged and he also has a sordid relationship with a serial killer. The dynamics of that relationship is explored in the sequels. I got tired of it and wanted less Gretchen and more Archie but Cain had other ideas which is her right. I did buy the last one she wrote but never finished it. I have ONE KICK as well and plan to read it soon. I do like her voice but....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-13882226655035272142015-07-27T01:21:55.093-07:002015-07-27T01:21:55.093-07:00I have McDermid's WIRE-BLOOD series somewhere ...I have McDermid's WIRE-BLOOD series somewhere - I haven't yet started them. The TV series was good, though I'm not a fan of Robson Green.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-25711848423047640042015-07-27T01:18:54.745-07:002015-07-27T01:18:54.745-07:00Fair enough - there's plenty other things out ...Fair enough - there's plenty other things out there that aren't so objectionable for you.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-91587468539386749022015-07-27T01:15:57.633-07:002015-07-27T01:15:57.633-07:00Keishon, cheers. I know my wife has her book ONE K...Keishon, cheers. I know my wife has her book ONE KICK to read, but she hasn't gone beyond book 3 in the Gretchen-Archie series. I'm kind of hoping that doesn't change!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-50642031995268391832015-07-26T19:35:15.484-07:002015-07-26T19:35:15.484-07:00Another reason I could not read it. That book by M...Another reason I could not read it. That book by McDermid is very well written, a great story, but I could not read any further in the series after that.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68191160483127410272015-07-26T19:27:42.931-07:002015-07-26T19:27:42.931-07:00Talking of which, isn't there a bit of a setup...Talking of which, isn't there a bit of a setup resemblance to Val McDermid's <i>Wire in the Blood</i> series, too? VM's first book in that series, in which a serial killer ensnares a cop and sets out to torture-murder him, came in 1995.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-91633370868720410372015-07-26T19:17:36.571-07:002015-07-26T19:17:36.571-07:00Now I remember why I never wanted to read this ser...Now I remember why I never wanted to read this series. Just the concept of the policeman damaged by his encounter with a serial killer who tortures him... Not going there. I am sure the books must be well done or they would not be so popular. Maybe some day, but I doubt it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-66831540198912193342015-07-26T19:05:56.412-07:002015-07-26T19:05:56.412-07:00Yep, that sounds about right. Her books never elev...Yep, that sounds about right. Her books never elevated beyond a B for me. Enjoy the sequels. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-44885149471401167472015-07-25T11:48:08.858-07:002015-07-25T11:48:08.858-07:00I get your point John. I'll see how I feel aft...I get your point John. I'll see how I feel after the second in the seriescol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42267915375296456082015-07-25T07:34:20.215-07:002015-07-25T07:34:20.215-07:00As Prashant points out, this sounds like a bit of ...As Prashant points out, this sounds like a bit of a <i>Red Dragon</i>/<i>Silence of the Lambs</i> clone -- not just in its jailed-serial-killer-helps-detective aspact but also, seemingly, a glamorization of serial killers. Not for me, in other words!<br /><br />noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-30292093634256425692015-07-24T14:13:12.420-07:002015-07-24T14:13:12.420-07:00Prashant, I hadn't really made that connection...Prashant, I hadn't really made that connection in my head, but thinking about it, they do have similarities.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-88721636444747666072015-07-24T11:43:02.666-07:002015-07-24T11:43:02.666-07:00Col, I detect mild shades of "The Silence of ...Col, I detect mild shades of "The Silence of the Lambs" though this story sounds pretty gripping in its own way. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64646987373043390182015-07-24T08:28:25.572-07:002015-07-24T08:28:25.572-07:00I read it because I like to read what my better ha...I read it because I like to read what my better half does. An okay book, nothing objectionable about it, but I won't remember too much about it in a year's time.....I will read the others, mainly because Sue has, but also because they are there.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-58819749038106802132015-07-24T07:09:12.201-07:002015-07-24T07:09:12.201-07:00Probably not for me, though it's been on my ra...Probably not for me, though it's been on my radar a long time. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-8381421583992439642015-07-24T04:51:09.432-07:002015-07-24T04:51:09.432-07:00Yes probably not your cup of tea Margot. You'v...Yes probably not your cup of tea Margot. You've mentioned before that the serial killer trope isn't your favourite. Good but not great sums it up for me. I'll get to the second at some point, without having too high expectations. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7476285696610256862015-07-24T04:32:27.302-07:002015-07-24T04:32:27.302-07:00Oh, yes, I've heard a lot about this one, Col....Oh, yes, I've heard a lot about this one, Col. I'm glad you thought it was a decent enough read. I'll admit, it's not my cuppa, so I'll probably pass, at least for now. But I do like the idea of the Portland setting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com