My rating: 1 of 5 stars
“Assassins take no pride in fighting fairly. We take pride in winning.”
-----Robin Hobb
Lisa Scottoline, the award-winning New York Times bestselling author, pens an enticing and thrilling story of lies, suspense and truth in her new crime-fiction book, Most Wanted that traces the journey of a woman who after long struggle became pregnant, only to find out that the sperm donor is actually a serial killer and now she must travel to the end of the earth to find out the truth on whether the donor is a serial killer or not, with or without her vague-natured sterile husband.
Synopsis:
Christine Nilsson and her husband, Marcus, are desperate for a baby. Unable to conceive, they find themselves facing a difficult choice they had never anticipated. After many appointments with specialists, endless research, and countless conversations, they make the decision to use a donor.
Two months pass and Christine is happily pregnant. but one day, she is shocked to see a young blond man on the TV news being arrested for a series of brutal murders-and the blond man bears an undeniable and uncanny resemblance to her donor.
Delving deeper to uncover the truth, Christine must confront a terrifying reality and face her worst fears. Riveting and fast-pace, with the depth of emotionality that has garnered Lisa Scottoline legions of fans, Most Wanted poses an ethical and moral dilemma: What would you do if the biological father of your unborn child was a killer?
Christine Nilsson, an elementary school-teacher, will go at any lengths to find out the identity of the donor of her unborn child. Scared and curious with the fact that the donor 3319 resembles the man from the breaking news who is convicted of killing off as many as three nurses. Now Christine must travel to the prison where this vile and conniving is imprisoned and she must get the truth out of him. Little did she knew that this man is scheming and misdirecting in nature and he used his skills to turn Christine towards his cause and soon he is running from one place to another to buy this man his freedom.
I've never before read any books by this popular author, and I must say, I do not regret not reading her previous books. And honestly, I thought given the fact that Lisa Scottoline is a master story teller of thrillers with complicated plot and development, this book too will surprise and shock the readers in a positive way, instead this book shocks and surprises the readers in a negative way. The story development is lousy, as from the very start, the story line sounds predictable and there is not much thrill or excitement or unusual or complex or psychologically twisted turns or events to keep the readers rooted till the end.
Firstly, the story line sounds vague, this story is supposed to be one woman's quest to figure out on whether the identity of her unborn baby's sperm donor is a killer or not, instead she jumps into the investigation of the crimes committed by the donor's lookalike or maybe the donor himself. There is no logic both emotional or moral to prove the fact that a determined woman suddenly turns soft towards a serial killer. Anyhow, I had to move forward with the story in case the author has some promising and enthralling climax, but no, there also the things felt rushed and it felt like the author wanted things to look unnatural even in the dull ending.
The author's writing style is articulate enough to give birth to the readers attention despite of the boring and meaningless story line. The narrative could have been much better, a little less emotional and more engaging and challenging to keep the readers glued to the story line. The pacing is really slow and honestly, I did not care with what pace the story progressed.
The characters are equally dull and unrealistic and their un-human-like demeanor makes things even more complicated and it is long before the climax, that a reader is bound to lose interest from their issues. The protagonists's unjustified actions will make the readers heart feel with hate and anger. The supporting cast, some were well-etched out, whereas others failed to make their presence felt in the story.
The author deals with marital issues and have handled that part quite sensitively and the readers, here, are bound to nod their heads in agreement with the issues faced between two married couples when they do not agree with one another's opinions or decisions. But when both the spouses are determined and stubborn with their choices, then a rock-hard marriage can also harbor some crack in it. Unfortunately, this was the only authentic part from the book which might make the readers feel connected with the situation.
Overall, this book can be skipped and I would recommend crime fiction readers to overlook this popular and favorite author at least for this time. As it will save your both their precious time and money.
Verdict: Boring, uninteresting and thoroughly pointless thriller that has no thrill or suspense to keep the readers hooked on to it.
Courtesy: Thanks to the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.
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Author Info:
Lisa Scottoline is the New York Times bestselling author and Edgar award-winning author of 23 novels, including her latest, EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES, which releases in April 2015. She also writes a weekly column with her daughter Francesca Serritella for the Philadelphia Inquirer titled "Chick Wit" which is a witty and fun take on life from a woman's perspective.
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