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for Five
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Diane P. (Deer Park, WA)
TNLN
Ursula Archer has put together an intriguing story about a murderer who is using longitude and lattitude – coordinates to tell the police where the last victim was placed in a series of seemingly unrelated murders. The hunt that the murderer has the police going through is very much like a multi-cache in the recreational sport of geocaching. Only in this case the "finds" are not fun little trinkets but body parts.
The book is well plotted and I thought it moved along at good pace. I will be looking for more books from this author.
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Kimberly H. (Stamford, CT)
FIVE
It took a while but once into this suspense filled novel I wanted to rush to finish. An unexpected plot twist, good character development, an easily read murder mystery. Not for the faint of heart but great suspense especially half way through.
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Julie R. (Woodland, CA)
Murder in numbers
Before reading this book I have never been exposed to geocaching and I have to say it was nice way to be introduced to this subject. Overall the book was straight forward and had some twist and turns. Ursula Archer main characters Det. Beatrice Kaspary and Det. Florin Wenningern are called onto a unique murder case where the killer leaves a cryptic message on his victim. This cryptic message discloses the location of his next victim. Will are noble detectives figure out the clue and save the next victim or become a pawn in killer's game?
Det. Beatrice Kaspary is a single mom who is going through a lot of personal issues at home and for some reason our killer has become obsessed with her. Throughout the book, Beatrice receives some creepy messages from the killer. Messages that no woman would like to receive.
Even though you figure out who the killer is midway through the book the story is so good that you can't put the book down.
Thank you again for allowing me the opportunity to read and review the book.
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GinH
Five
This book had a very interesting concept; the murder victims all had a tattoo of a GPS coordinate on the bottom of their feet. I had never heard of the term or the hobby of geocaching before, but it certaining sends detectives on an unusual hunt for the killer.
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Monica G. (San Antonio, TX)
Murder & Geocaching: A Good Mix
'Five' offers a new twist to the typical serial killer thrillers. GPS coordinates are found tattooed on the soles of a victims' feet. The coordinates send police on a "treasure hunt" of sorts where the killer mixes murder with geocaching, an activity where geocachers hunt for hidden objects based on GPS coordinates and clues from other geocachers. An enjoyable read (if you like dark murder mysteries) with an intriguing lead character, D.I. Beatrice Kaspary. As a geocacher myself, it was fun to read about a popular hobby in this light. It adds a bit more mystery to an already interesting pastime.
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Sandra S. (Charlotte, NC)
Geocaching & Murder
The writing is great. Main character, detective Beatrice, is an intriguing and genuine protagonist. Florin was an okay sidekick. The geocaching elements are original and figuring out the killer didn't happen immediately for me, so it held my interest. All in all, an intriguing mystery and I hope we'll see much more from this author.
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Madeline (Florida)
A Good, Solid Mystery
Although the pace moved a little slowly for me, the interesting characters and intriguing premise kept me reading until the end. A good, solid mystery.
