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This digital document is an article from Queen's Quarterly, published by Queen's Quarterly on March 22, 2002. The length of the article is 3379 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Film springs eternal.(Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival )(In the Bedroom)(Black Hawk Down) (movie review)
Author: Maurice Yacowar
Publication: Queen's Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2002
Publisher: Queen's Quarterly
Volume: 109Issue: 1Page: 61(11)

Article Type: Movie Review

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In this gripping novel, Lou Boldt is back and entering dark territory. A shipping container washed ashore leads Seattle television news anchor Stevie McNeal and reporter friend Melissa on the trail of a scam involving the importation of illegal aliens. A career stepping-stone for McNeal, the investigation puts her at cross-purposes with the Seattle Police Department's Lou Boldt and Sergeant John LaMoia.

When Melissa disappears, perhaps at the hands of the Chinese Triad, McNeal turns from foe to ally and teams up with the detectives on an investigation that takes them from Seattle's docklands to the offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.Amazon.com Review
Lieutenant Lou Boldt, the Seattle cop who stars in Ridley Pearson'sdeservedly popular series, is a sharp and touching figure--perhaps the mostbelievable police officer in current fiction. Early in this ninth bookabout his public and private life, Lou has to put on a bullet-resistantvest to lead a raid against some dangerous criminals. "The vest was not physically heavy, but its presence was," Pearson tells us.

It meantbattle; it meant risk. For Boldt a vest was a symbol of youth. It had beenwell over a year since he had worn one. Ironically, as he approached thehangar's north door at a light run behind his own four heavily armored ERTpersonnel, he caught himself worrying about his hands, not his life. Hedidn't want to smash up his piano hands in some close quartersskirmish...

Customer Reviews (61)

An excellent read for the mystery lover
Enjoyed reading this Ridley Pearson book.As normal it was a very good read. This is a good Lou Bolt.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"

CAUTION!!!!!!!TERRIBLE NARRATIONbyScott Rosema
I was in shock hearing the narration. From the very beginning Mr. Rosema's too-rapid delivery makes it almost impossible to absorb the many details.

When he did a female voice it sounded so false.I rarely complain about narrators.

But caution everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't listen to this story on audio.

The Audio is 8 cds long he was racing the narration for the first 4 cds then he slowed down a bit and it sounded much better. But now and then he sped up.

I feel sorry for Ridley Pearson to have a Book ruined by a narrator.

A genuine rating for the story would be a 3 and 1/2 star.

The Narrator 1 star for the first 4 cds then a 2 star for the rest of the book.

His voice is good, its just the speed he sounds like a wind up toy - overwound.

This is the first story I have listened to by Ridley Pearson I will only get others if the narrator is a different one.

A Good Read
This was a fun book.One that was hard to put down. Heavy on police procedure, it had me thinking all the way through.

OK, but not great
There is much to like about The First Victim.Pearson brings his customary attention to detail to bear in this novel, with some meticulously researched scenes pertaining to police procedure and forensic investigation.Among mystery writers, he may be the best in representing the ways by which modern science can and does contribute to police work.

Topically, The First Victim is quite timely.It engages a critical issue and is very informative.The novel's depiction of illegal immigrant smuggling is vivid, particularly in the sweatshop scenes.

What got in the way of my really enjoying this novel was the character of Stevie McNeal.Since she gets basically equal billing with Boldt and LaMoia, her presence in the novel as a protagonist means that around 1/3 to 1/2 of the police work has been swapped out.It's not a fair trade.McNeal is a gratingly self-absorbed, self-righteous character (the way she is voiced in the audio version adds to her annoying-ness).Her obstinacy seems to substitute for plot strands that could have made this a far more intricate mystery - like, say, Middle of Nowhere or The Art of Deception.

By all means, if you like the Boldt series, you should read this book.It doesn't, though, make a good point of entry into the series.I'm glad that I stumbled upon Middle of Nowhere first and not this one.

The First Victim
Ridley Pearson's protagonist Lou Boldt has become one of my favorite characters, along with Daphne Matthews. Pearson's novels are hard to put down, twists and turns galore. I've read all of the "Boldt" suspense thrillers; I'm hoping Pearson will write many more. Kudos, Patricia Huff (author of : The Mourning Doves) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 747 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ¿La caída del Imperio Norteamericano?(TT: The fall of the American empire?.)(Reseña)
Author: Ignacio Merino
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2001
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 61

Article Type: Reseña

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on May 8, 1997. The length of the article is 1319 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: La tormenta.(TT: White Squall)
Author: Tomás Pérez Turrent
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: May 8, 1997
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: v43Issue: n2290Page: p68(1)

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on March 28, 2001. The length of the article is 1527 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hannibal: mucho ruido, pocas nueces.(película)(TT: Hannibal: lots of noise, few nuts.)(TA: movie)
Author: Mario Saavedra
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: March 28, 2001
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 47Issue: 2493Page: 72

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