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Original Title: | The Pawn (The Patrick Bowers Files, Book 1) |
ISBN: | 0800732405 (ISBN13: 9780800732400) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Patrick Bowers Files #1 |
Setting: | North Carolina(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Christy Award Nominee for Suspense (2008) |
Steven James
Paperback | Pages: 427 pages Rating: 4.09 | 8139 Users | 820 Reviews
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Title | : | The Pawn (The Patrick Bowers Files #1) |
Author | : | Steven James |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 427 pages |
Published | : | September 1st 2007 by Fleming H. Revell Company (first published 2007) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Thriller. Fiction. Christian Fiction. Suspense |
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Special Agent Patrick Bowers had only met one man who made him truly afraid. Until now. When he's called to North Carolina to consult on the case of an area serial killer, he finds himself in a deadly game.Cunning and lethal, the killer is always one step ahead of the law, and he's about to strike again. It will take all of Bowers's instincts and training to stop this man who calls himself the Illusionist. And just when the pieces start to come together, Bowers realizes they're not quite adding up. Can he unravel the pattern and save the next victim? Or will the Illusionist win the game by taking one of his opponent's pieces? Thrilling, chilling, and impossible to put down, The Pawn will hold suspense lovers in its iron grip until the very last page.
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Ratings: 4.09 From 8139 Users | 820 ReviewsAppraise Epithetical Books The Pawn (The Patrick Bowers Files #1)
1st in the Patrick Bowers Files series; 1st book read by this author. This book follows Patrick Bowers, FBI agent who specializes in specific aspects of crime. I found the ideas in this book to be very interesting and I loved the tidbits thrown in, like tarpon, rock climbing, coffee, chess, etc. As a current resident of North Carolina, I can appreciate the setting as well. My favorite character by far was Patrick's step-daughter, Tessa, who is intelligent and sassy and was the most real for me.Pretty good crime fiction with lots of twists and turns.
The first book in The Patrick Bowers Thriller series did not disappoint at all! If you like stories about serial killers and murder mysteries then you definitely have to pick this book up.Patrick Bowers is called in when several girls have been found dead, the work of a serial killer with a signature of a chess pawn left behind. Patrick's wife has recently passed away from breast cancer and his 17 year old step-daughter Tessa is staying with his parents while Pat tries to help find the killer.
The Bower's files are all fun reads. The first one is every bit as creepy as it should be. As much as Patrick Bowers comes across as a sad-sack and a proprietary thinker, he becomes endearing and likeable. The most interesting character is his daughter! Reads like a movie. The plot is involved and twisted and spills into the sequels. James's sense or romance could be tightened up a bit, but he manages to make that fun too. Bower's big "theory" of how to catch serial killers and his disdain of
So this was my first thriller, EVER (well maybe if you exclude all those Nancy Drew books I used to read). It had a pretty intense and past-paced plot, kept me on the edge on more than one occasion! I loved it! I think though, since it's supposed to be Christian fiction, it should have been more Christ-centered. There was hardly any mention of God in this book, except maybe in the end, and even that was little considering the events that were taking place. It seems to me the author wanted to
WOW! This was my first time reading a book by Steven James, and I can guarantee that it will not be my last! I have heard so many amazing things about the Patrick Bowers series, and I can now officially say that they were not exaggerated! Where do I start, I loved this book! I loved the main character Patrick Bowers, I loved how even though he was brilliant, there were still pieces that it took a while for him to put together, that made his character so real and relatable! In a way Patrick
I hated this book. Not because it was poorly written - but because it was very disturbing. It wasn't the type of book I normally read, so perhaps it was all the more shocking. Descriptions of a serial killer's thoughts and deeds weren't overly gory but the actions were so awful that I felt sick. Not sure why I kept reading other than the book was published by a Christian publisher so I was looking for some redeeming value. That was hard to find. I found myself getting awfully depressed reading
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