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Book Reviews of Breakwater (U.S. Marshall, Bk 5)

Breakwater (U.S. Marshall, Bk 5)
Breakwater - U.S. Marshall, Bk 5
Author: Carla Neggers
ISBN-13: 9780778322375
ISBN-10: 0778322378
Publication Date: 2/1/2006
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 275 ratings
Publisher: Mira
Book Type: Paperback
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46 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Breakwater (U.S. Marshall, Bk 5) on + 102 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 9
Ya gotta like Quinn Harlowe...a little flaky but the girl never gives up! Then there's the hot Huck McCabe (or is it Boone?) - and a suspected vigilante group - and some more undercover action (in both senses of the word). Good story, fast plot, fun read.
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Helpful Score: 5
A book filled with colorful characters, fast-paced and wonderfully written.
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Helpful Score: 4
I thought this was a very good book. It was easy to keep the pages turning.
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Helpful Score: 3
Romantic suspense and mystery. When a young woman is found dead, her friend tries to find out how she died and meets an undercover federal agent. Good story!
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Helpful Score: 2
Mystery and romance make a very good book!
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Helpful Score: 2
An idyllic cottage. An unlikely suicide. A conspiracy out to blow the lid off the Department of Justice.
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good mystery to the end!
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A conspiracy and love story well mixed.
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This book is a great mystery. The mix of romance and a thriller make it a good read.
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I have not met a Neggers' book that I did not enjoy. This one lived up to expectations and kept me turning the pages to see who was doing what, how and why.
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Good book. It kept me guessing to the end. Strong, sexy characters. A great story!!
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Well written, tense novel.
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A good quick read.
contentmentacres avatar reviewed Breakwater (U.S. Marshall, Bk 5) on + 59 more book reviews
set on the northern neck of virginia, it was OK
Cycle304 avatar reviewed Breakwater (U.S. Marshall, Bk 5) on + 135 more book reviews
Interesting book, didn't keep me on my toes or anything, just good reading.
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This book takes place on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay with some history and lots of intrigue and suspense. You'll enjoy it while developing a yearning for clams or clam chowder or fish and chips.
buckilady avatar reviewed Breakwater (U.S. Marshall, Bk 5) on + 9 more book reviews
I really enjoyed reading this book. The books geographical area and the charachters kept you going from one page to the other, not wanting to put it down.
The dialogue was very well written.
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Good solid thriller.
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Another terrific story in her "marshals" series. This time the female lead takes down a group of home grown "terrorists with the most powerful weapon of all, words!
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Fast paced exciting book. Quinn Harlowe, an ex-Justice Department employee finds herself playing detective when her friend is found dead. Who does she trust?
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This was a good book. I had only read one other book by her. It was really interesting and suspenseful all the way through. Good author.
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An idyllic cottage. An unlikely suicide. A conspiracy out to blow the lid off the Department of Justice.

An expert in international criminal networks, Quinn Harlowe, gets mixed up in an investigation into violent vigilantes after a friend of hers comes to her for help and ends up dead. Quinn is determined to find out what happened...even if it means going up against Huck "Boone" McCabe, an undercover federal agent.
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Love it!
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A conspiracy out to blow the lid off the Deparment of Justice. Quinn Harlowe discovers her friend's body. Is it suicide or murder?
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Another good one by Carla Neggers!
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Suspence, romance, and colorful characters.
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Good suspense. characters well presented.
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Well written romantic suspense novel about a woman who stumbles into muder and a national security mess.
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Three months ago Quinn Harlowe left the high-pressure hallways of the Justice Department to become an independent consultant and have more control over her life - maybe even have a life. But the nirvana of her new gig is short-lived when Quinn discovers her friend and former colleague Alicia Miller is dead outside Quinn's bayside cottage. Suicide? Quinn is doubtful. Investigating on her own, she soon discovers that someone is following her every move. Huck McCabe claims he's a bodyguard at Breakwater, a high-security compound near Quinn's cottage. But Quinn suspects he's lying, never imagining the truth: McCabe is an undercover agent trying to penetrate a violent network of vigilantes-the same people Quinn has identified. Joined by a common goal, Quinn and McCabe must take on the fight of their lives...a fight they know could lead to disaster. (from back cover)
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Carla's always good.
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I had never read Carla Neggers before, but this is a real
page turner. I was very impressed.
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An idyllic cottage. An unlikely suicide. A conspiracy out to blow the lid off the Department of justice.
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I liked the other book by Carla Neggers but just couldn't get into this book after reading 1/3 of the book.
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Intriguing story...really enjoyed the connection to previous characters. Makes me want to go back and reread Negger's books.
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THIS IS A GOOD BOOK THAT I ENJOYED READING.
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Part of a series that I'm reading out of order but still great books
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Good story in the FBI series.
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All Ms Neggers books are super reads and well worth the time spent.
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great mystery
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Three months ago Quinn Harlowe left the high-pressure hallways of the Justice Department to become an independent consultant and have more control over her life - maybe even have a life. But the nirvana of her new gig is shortlived when Quinn discovers her friend and former colleague Alicia Miller dead outside Quinn's bayside cottage. Suicide? Quinn is doubtful.

Investigating on ther own, she soon discovers someone is following her every move.
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Amateur detecting leads to love...
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Three months ago Quinn Harlowe left the high-pressure hallways of the Justice Department to become an independent consultant and have more control over her life--maybe even have a life. But the nirvana of her new gig is short-lived when Quinn discovers fer friend and former colleague Alicia Miller dead outside Quinn's bayside cottage. Suicide? Quinn is doubtful.
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Three months ago Quinn Harlowe left the high-pressure hallways of the Justice Department to become an indepependent consultant...
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Quinn Harlow left the halls of Justice to become a consultant. Her best friend ends up dead at Quinn's bayside cottage. Was it murder or suicide? Investigating on her own Quinn runs into a network of violent vigilantes. One of them is Huck McCabe. Is he a friend? Can she trust him to keep her safe?
MELNELYNN avatar reviewed Breakwater (U.S. Marshall, Bk 5) on + 669 more book reviews
Quinn Harlowe worked for the Justice Dept until three months ago. Then she went out on her own. She is a smart intreped investigator and when one of her best friends from the Justice Dept dies in a boating accident while she was staying at Quinn's cottage, Quinn starts her own investigation. Quinn was in the top echelon at Justice and knows most of the same people her friend did.

Huck McCabe is undercover in the small town Quinn's Cottage is in. He is investigating a group of suspected vigillantes. Not just a small local group, but a very high placed, well financed, and supplied group. Only a few very highly placed people know about the investigation.

Naturally Quinn and Huck meet when both investigations cross paths. The death of Quinn's friend is central to both and the more she digs the more he has to worry about her.

Most of these political suspense stories leave me cold, but this one was tightly plotted and moved along at a fast clip. I truly enjoyed the plot, the pace and the romance. This is a good read. Don't miss it.
reviewed Breakwater (U.S. Marshall, Bk 5) on
Three months ago Quinn Harlowe left the high pressure hallways of the justice department to become an independent consulant and have more control over her life, maybe even have a life. But the nirvana of her new gig is short lived when Quinn discovers her freind and former colleague Alicia miller dead outside Quinns bayside cottage. Suicide is doubtful.
Investigating on her own, she soon discovers that someone is following her every mov. Huck McCabe claims he's a bodyguard at breakwater, a high security compound near Quinns cottage. But Quinn suspects he's lying, never imagining the truth: McCabe is an undercoveragent trying to penetrate a violent network of vigilantes the same people Quinn has identified.Joined by a common goal,Quinn and mcCabe must take on the fight of their lives a fight they know could lead to disaster.