Psycho Sexy | Heartsick

Gruesome but good! | Heartsick | Chelsea Cain

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	• Heartsick Chelsea Cain St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 140 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Only read this if you have time to finish it in one sitting

I love Patricia Highsmith because of her ability to get you into the heads of her characters. Based on that, this book was recommended to me by "I Love a Mystery" here in Kansas. All I can say is that I knew I was going to love this book from page 1 - but I did not realize how much until I had to put it down. I put the book down only twice to attend to other life things - but the story and the characters stayed with me. If you are a bit squeemish - you may want to be prepared to skim over a few parts......if you can. This should move to the top of your "I recommend" list very quickly. I bought her second book today - hope it is as good....you know how that goes......

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Psycho Sexy

I was skeptical about this book at first but I'm glad I read it. Sometimes it was hard to put down that is why I gave it a 4. Overall it was a good read some parts were predictable but overall GOOD. Archie is MESSED up and of course he would be after what he endured, but why on earth is he comforted, attracted and close to this Psycho that completely destroyed his life? The best parts of the book were about Archie's ordeal with Gretchen. It's gruesomly detailed and those are the parts that make you shiver, the "Afterschool Killer" part of the book wasn't as gripping and very predictable. I feel that she was a little flat with that and rushed at the end. I can't wait to read the second one "Sweetheart" but the reviews are lacking luster.

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Gruesome but good!

My wife got this book and she found it to be a good read although it was gruesome in some parts. It was good enough that she ordered the sequel.

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Good first novel

I like serial killer books, both fictional and nonfictional. It's a dark flaw in my character, I'm sure, but there you go. So when I read the blurb on this book--female serial killer tortures lead detective on her case for ten days then calls 9-1-1 and releases him--I was intrigued.

I was a little put off by the "literary thriller" description because I thought that might open the door to loads o' pretentiousness, but for the most part, my fears weren't justified. The writing is straightforward and not overly impressed with itself. The story pulls you in and pulls you forward.

The great strengths of the book are the characters. They are fascinating and (mostly) sympathetic, whether they appear for only a few pages or throughout. They're the kind of characters who stay with you.

I did think the mystery of the new serial killer was a little too transparent, and the ending a little too tidy for my taste, but this was an overall good read. When I heard that Ms. Cain had written another book with these characters, I definitely wanted to read it. And I guess that's the bottom line for any book, isn't it? Did it leave you with a sense of closure, and yet wanting more?

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Great Read

I loved this book! It grabbed my interest right away and I could hardly put it down. The book is well written and I cannot wait to read "Sweetheart". Very refreshing storyline compared to what I've been reading.

Portland detective Archie Sheridan spent years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful and brutal serial killer. In the end, she was the one who caught him?and tortured him?and then let him go. Why did Gretchen spare Archie?s life and then turn herself in? This is the question that keeps him up all night?and the reason why he has visited Gretchen in prison every week since.

Meanwhile, another series of murders is tearing up the Portland streets. Archie seems to be getting closer to solving this high-profile case?until he finds himself in a fatal collision course with the killer?one that inevitably leads him back to his former captor. Gretchen may be the only one who can help do justice. The only thing she can?t do, this time, is save Archie?s life.

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