About this title: A heart-pounding story of fear and desire, "Swimsuit" transports readers to a chilling new territory where the collision of beauty and murder transforms paradise into a hell of unspeakable horrors.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 2009-06-29
ISBN-13:9780316018777ISBN:0316018775
Description: Very Good. Clean and Crisp Pages. FIRST EDITION AND FIRST PRINTING with full number line. Mild rubbing to dust jacket. Mild shelf wear. Fast Ship! 100% Guaranteed Purchase! read more
Description: Good. Used copy-Because of our high volume, we can not accurately describe each book, so we list the MINIMUM condition you can expect; most are better than the condition listed. read more
Edition: First edition. Like New
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780316018777ISBN:0316018775
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 393 p. Audience: General/trade. A Fine/Like New 1st Edition in a Fine/Like New DJ. This is an excellent bright and clean copy. read more
Binding: Audiobook CD
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781846571640ISBN:1846571642
Description: New. The beach...A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels' parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board t... read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780316018777ISBN:0316018775
Description: Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 0316018775. Book has couple tiny soil marks to top page ends, slight toning to page ends; DJ has very slight edgewear; 416 pages. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780316018777ISBN:0316018775
Description: Good. Cover and pages may have some wear or writing. Binding is tight. We ship daily Monday-Friday. Delivery Confirmation included on all domestic orders. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780316018777ISBN:0316018775
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0316018775. 'Like New', except for slight shelf wear. Free of any tears, curling, writing, highlighting, dirt, etc...Has never been read. *** US orders only, please. Ships within 24 hours of your order, Monday-Friday. Free delivery confirmation.; 1.4 x 9.4 x 5.9 Inches; 416 pages. read more
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"If I could give this book negatives stars I would. This is the worst book I have ever finished. The violent pornographic killing of a young woman left me sick to my stomach and left an image in my mind I wish terribly was not stuck. I should have put the book down (stopped listening) right then but I felt compelled to bring the evil doer to justice.
Do not read or listen to this book. Although I have never seen any of the movies it is probably a Saw like vehicle to shock and awe the reader. I was shocked and wanted to see justice done so I waded though to the end. I think a 5th grader could have written a better more complex ending than is in this book.
"3.0 out of 5 stars Murder as entertainment..., September 25, 2009 By Denise "DC" (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews
I am kind of laughing while reading these reviews. Hey folks, lighten up. This book isn't that bad -- it was gory, yes, and full of lots of unnecessary violent killing -- but isn't that why you like this genre and why you picked up this Patterson novel? It's exactly the book you've come to associate with him and his team of co-authors. Fast-paced, short chapters, interesting premise with a twist, blood and guts murdering, and a nicely wrapped up ending?! You got what you wanted in this one.
This novel was about Ben Hawkins, an ex cop turned author and reporter, who meets up with a serial killer and ends up as his partner when the killer wants a true crime book written about his life and times. Henri is a snuff film killer who makes movies of the murders he commits and sells them to a group he refers to as the "Peepers". The tale is definitely suspenseful with the reader only wondering who is going to be killed next and assuming the worst. Everybody!
The reader never gets to know the supporting characters (the murdered ones) very well so there isn't a lot of agonizing over the serial deaths, but there is suspense and action -- and as said -- lots of gore as the descriptions of the killings are detailed. This book was a quick read, definitely in the psycho thriller killer genre. Don't give it a lot of thought except to maybe wonder how many people like Henri are out there in the big bad world.
Get it from the library or borrow it from a friend -- I still think it will sell well!"
"I have been a fan of James Patterson for quite awhile and enjoy almost all of his books including this one...but it was somewhat difficult to follow as it doesn't seem to flow together as well as most of his others.
This one follows Henri Benoit, a serial killer who videos his murders for a group called the Alliance. Henri is also a master of disguise, making it very difficult for police to locate him. Ben Hawkins, a retired LA Police officer, is currently working as a crime reporter for the LA Times. His newspaper sends him to Hawaii to investigate the disappearance of a swimsuit model. He comes face to face with Henri who forces him to ghostwrite his "tell-all" life story. Hawkins agrees once Henri has threatened to kill him and his girlfriend if he refuses. Soon Hawkins is virtually trapped in this psychotic frenzy.....of an egoistic killer who kills only for one single reason....he simply loves killing.
*Around the time I started reading this book, this headline hit the nightly news: Murdered Swimsuit Model's Body Found Without Fingers and Teeth. A real-life story...with a different storyline."
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