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Dead Aim
Dead Aim
Author: Iris Johansen
ISBN-13: 9780553802467
ISBN-10: 0553802461
Publication Date: 4/1/2003
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 149 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
Great read. Had me riveted to the pages. Stayed up waaay too late reading this one!
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Helpful Score: 2
A real page turner. I could not put it down. I love Iris Johansen.
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Helpful Score: 1
This was my first book by Iris Johansen. I can honestly say I was not disappointed. The story moved fast and held my interest all the way to the end. I have already added several more of her books to my TBR list and am now reading another book by her which so far has been great also. If you are looking for a great page turner and a good mystery/thriller then I would recommend this book!
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She witnesses death through the eye of her camera....now a relentless killer is focused on her. A stay-up-all-nighter!
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Started off slow and I thought I wouldn't finish it, but I stuck it out and it got much better in the end.
scrapnangel avatar reviewed Dead Aim on + 27 more book reviews
Not a bad book, but not one of my favorite books from johansen. It seemed just like so many of her other books that I think I was just getting bored of the pattern. At this point it seemed predictable.
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This is a Thriller about a Photojournalist who know something that could endanger the Nation. Can't put this book down once you begin to read it.
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A great fast-paced thriller!
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I enjoyed it. I intend to read some more of her books.
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From back cover:
"She witnesses death through the eye of her camera...Now a relentless killer is focused on her. What happens when a reporter does more than just report? What happens when she becomes the story?"
Very good book.
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She witnesses death through the eye of her camera. Now a relentless killer is focused on her. A celebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has seen it all--but her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. What happens when a reporter does more than just report? She has recorded some of the most tragic and heartbreaking of catastrophes, everything from natural disasters to infamous acts of terror. Her experiences have left her forever marked with the human side of tragedy. So when a dam breaks in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex is once more at the site doing more than just snapping pictures--she is in the mud with a shovel digging for survivors.

What happens when the reporter becomes the story? Alex finds more than she bargained for. In one terrible instant, she is witness to a conspiracy that will stun a nation. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, anyone who threatens to reveal it must be silenced. Forever. And now that someone is Alex Graham.

The first attempt on her life is swift and brutal. Only barely escaping, she finds an ally in an improbable source. Billionaire financier John Logan has his own reasons for protecting Alex, and these reasons alone are likely to get her killed. Using his vast connections and influences, Logan assigns a bodyguard to protect her. Judd Morgan is the best covert commando in the business, and if anyone can keep Alex safe, its this quietly dangerous man. The problem is, Alex doesnt want to be kept safe by Judd, whose checkered past has made him the target of an unseen assassin who dogs his every step.
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As Naomi L. said - "Typical Johansen plot line- strong woman gets caught in deadly circumstance, thrown in with "dangerous but good hearted" tough guy. As they solve the mystery she goes from hating him to seeing the good in him while strenghthing herself and "saving the world."" Actually this is why I cannot give it a full 5 stars. People of this character do NOT change, at least not this quickly, not in real life. So I felt the characters were "out of character".
Otherwise, the story was good and did keep me up very late to finish it.
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Smoothly witten, tightly plotted, turbocharged thriller...
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Good read
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True Johansen edge-of-your-chair thriller to the very last page.
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What happens when a reporter does more than just report? What happens when she becomes the story?
At a dam collapse in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex Graham, photojournalist, witnesses a conspiracy that will shock a nation, if she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth.Lov
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Very good Book I reccomend reading it
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It was okay, but in my opinion not up to her usual standards!
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Another great story by Iris Johansen.
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A celebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has recorded some of the world's most tragic and heartbreaking stories. But her latest assigment has forced her across a dangerous line. At a dam collapse in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex witnesses a conspiracy that will shock a nation - if she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth. For the collapse of the Arapaho Dam was not an accident. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, that Alex must be silenced. Forever. Her only ally is Judd Morgan, an ex-covert commando with a checkered past and a team of assassins at his heels. Now she's marked for death by an enemy who never misses, never fogives, never gives up, and who's already got her centered...dead aim.
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she witnesses death through the eye of her camera now a relentless killer is focused on her a celebrated photojournalist alex graham has seen it all but her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line.
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Very exciting storyline. Twists you through unexpected political terrorism plots and throws in a great beginning to a romance. Many of our beloved characters return in this book, and as always, Iris Johansen does not disappoint us. Great book.
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This book was very good I thought. Hard to put down. She witnesses death through the eye of her camera. Now a relentless killer is focused on her. A celebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has seen it all-but her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. Alex witnesses a conspiracy that will stun the nation. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, that anyone who threatens to reveal it must be silenced. Forever.
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Pretty much a mess of a book. Big pieces of plot missing; writing not well done. I'm sure glad it was free.
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This book has several people to keep track of.
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This is a thriller that pushes the level of suspense to the max and never lets up. Alex Graham is a celebrated photojournalist whose experiences have left her forever marked with the human side of tragedy. In one terrible moment she is witness to a consipiracy that will stun a nation. Escaping the first swift and brutal attempt on her life, she finds herself being kept "safe" by Judd Morgan, who may indeed be the best covert commando in the business, but is also the target of an unseen assassin who dogs his every step. It will keep you riveted!
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I really enjoyed this book. I was engaged immediately with the story line. I appreciate great writers and Iris Johansen is one of the best in my humble opinion.
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Great book!!!
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action-packed
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She has witnessed death frough the eye of her camera, Now a relentless killer is focused on her. A celebrated potojournalist,Alex Graham has seen it all--but her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line.
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Johansen returns with an electrifying and all-too-plausible thriller that pushes the level of suspense to the maximum and never lets up.
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She witnesses death through the eye of her camera, Now a relentless killer is focused on her. This is a fast paced thriller which will keep your interest from the first page.
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Fast-moving story. I couldn't put it down!
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While photographing a landslide that has covered a smalltown in Colorado, the heroine witnesses a murder. Now the killers are after her. When she is kidnapped by a man claiming he was sent to help her, she doesn't know who to believe.

Good suspense with surprise ending.
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Great read! Love Irish Johansen... keeps you guessing. Real page turner!
MommyJen avatar reviewed Dead Aim on
very good book, makes you want to keep turning the pages. hard to put down. hardcover
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On assignment at a dam collapse in Colorado, photojournalist Alex Graham overhears a conversation between the conspirators who caused the collapse, which they disguised as an act of nature. When they realize that Alex has heard them, they go after her, and soon Alex's friend, Sarah Logan, is wounded in an attempt on Alex's life. Sarah's husband, John, a billionaire with political connections, believes he must hire someone to keep Alex safe. His contact is a man called Galen, a shadowy government operative, who in turn contacts Judd Morgan, a former military assassin who's been deep undercover. Knowing that Alex won't leave the dam mystery alone, and wanting to keep his own wife out of harm's way, John authorizes Judd to kidnap Alex and take her to a safe location. Alex persuades Judd that the dam collapse was a deliberate act, and that more sites are slated to be destroyed. The two team up to learn the identities of the conspirators, who appear to have ties to the FBI and the CIA, as well as to an assassin called Runne, who has his own agenda, and a Central American terrorist ring. There are chases and narrow escapes aplenty as Alex and Judd save the country-including the president himself-from violent mayhem.
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Exciting heroine, well scripted story with suspense, political inuendos and believeable characters. Keeps you reading!!
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Excellent story!
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She witnesses death through the eye of her camera...now a relentless killer is focused on her.
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I really liked this one!
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great read wanted to keep reading to find the end
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Good book, keeps you guessing.
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An exciting story of mystery and romance. As with all of Johansen's books, it is hard to put down.
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Daring photojournalist Alex Graham concludes that a natural disaster she's been shooting is really a mass murder.
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Alex Graham has photographed some very tragic stories, but none prepare her for what she sees at Arapahoe Junction. The conspiracy she finds will shock the nation if she can live long engough to tell it.
MaxieCat avatar reviewed Dead Aim on + 261 more book reviews
Iris Johansen at her best. Typical Johansen plot line- strong woman gets caught in deadly circumstance, thrown in with "dangerous but good hearted" tough guy. As they solve the mystery she goes from hating him to seeing the good in him while strenghthing herself and "saving the world."
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Alex Graham witnesses a shooting at Arapahoe Junction, CO after the dam collapses. There is a cover-up and Alex finds her only ally in Judd Morgan. She must hide and find out what is going on before "they" kill her.

This was a decent read. I enjoy reading Iris Johansen novels. This book has related characters from some of her previous novels of which I don't remember the names of.
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Smoothly written, tightly plotted thriller. This will really keep you on your toes.
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A celebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has recorded some of the world's most tragic and heartbreaking stories. But her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. At a dam collapse in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex witnesses a conspiracy that will shock a nation--if she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth. For the collapse of the Arapahoe Dam was not an accident. the official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, that Alex must be silenced. Forever. Her only ally is Judd Morgan, an ex-covert commando with a checkered past and a team of assassins at his heels. Now, she's marked for death by an enemy who never misses, never forgives, never gives up and who's already got her centered--dead aim.
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Not bad, but not one of Johansen's best.
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Eve Duncan, forensic sculptor.
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Alex Graham a celebrated photojournalist witnesses a conspiracy in a dam collapse in Colorado. Now she's marked for death by an enemy who never misses.
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A celebrated journalist witnesses death through the eye of her camera and now the killer is after her. I like stories that scare me.
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One of my favorite authors. Great summer read.
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A dam collapses at Araphahoe Junction. Photojournalist Alex Graham but stay alive long enough to reveal that it was no accident.
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female reporter photographer gets herself in deep
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She witnesses death through the eye of her camera...now a relentless killer is focused on her. What happens whens she becomes the story? Alex Graham will fight for her life, but what else will happen? I read this book in a day it was so good that I could not put it down.
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Good suspense and romance.
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Great Book, Wonderful Author.
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Loved this book. Johansen & Baldacci are two of my favorite authors for mystery books
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Another great Johansen!
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Excellent book, excellent author!
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She witnesses death thrugh the eye of her camera...Now a relentless killer is focused on her.
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First one I read by Johansen and I really liked the story line. A photojournalist that may have just seen something she shouldnt have. Follow this story closely.
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Very exciting. One of the first Johansen books I read -- it hooked me good!
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Turbo-charged thriller, a great and exciting read. A compelling tale with flesh and blood characters. A real page turner by a great author.
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Heavy on verbs, light on adjectives, Johansen's latest fast-moving thriller offers lots of cinematic action, if not much to contemplate or savor. On assignment at a dam collapse in Colorado, photojournalist Alex Graham overhears a conversation between the conspirators who caused the collapse, which they disguised as an act of nature. When they realize that Alex has heard them, they go after her, and soon Alex's friend, Sarah Logan, is wounded in an attempt on Alex's life. Sarah's husband, John, a billionaire with political connections, believes he must hire someone to keep Alex safe. His contact is a man called Galen, a shadowy government operative, who in turn contacts Judd Morgan, a former military assassin who's been deep undercover. Knowing that Alex won't leave the dam mystery alone, and wanting to keep his own wife out of harm's way, John authorizes Judd to kidnap Alex and take her to a safe location. Alex persuades Judd that the dam collapse was a deliberate act, and that more sites are slated to be destroyed. The two team up to learn the identities of the conspirators, who appear to have ties to the FBI and the CIA, as well as to an assassin called Runne, who has his own agenda, and a Central American terrorist ring. There are chases and narrow escapes aplenty as Alex and Judd save the country-including the president himself-from violent mayhem. Some of the characters in Johansen's crowded cast remain murky, but the nonstop action and slick plotting won't disappoint.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW
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To be honest, I have not read this book, but know there are many fans of Iris Johansen out there! Started to read it, but have not finished it! But for what it's worth, have a feeling I'm missing out on a good read!
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A celebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has just witnessed the collapse of a dam in Colorado and a conspiracy that will shock a nation - if she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth. Her only ally is Judd Morgan an ex-covert commando with a checkered past and a team of assassins at his heels. Now Alex is marked for death by an enemy who never misses, never forgives, never gives up and who has already got her centered - dead aim.
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SHE WITNESSES DEATH THROUGH THE EYE Of HER CAMERA.... NOW A RELENTLESS KILLER
IS FOCUSED ON HER.

What happens when a reporter does more than just report? What happens when she becomes the story?
A celebrated photojournalism Alex Graham has recorded some of the world's most tragic and heartbreaking stories. But her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. At a dam collapse in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex witnesses a conspiracy that will shock a nationif she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth. For the collapse of the Arapahoe Dam was not an accident. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, that Alex must be silenced. Forever. Her only ally is Judd Morgan, an ex-covert commando with a checkered past and a team of assassins at his heels. Now she's marked for death by an enemy who never misses, never forgives, never gives up, and who's already got her centered...dead aim.
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I found I'm not fond of Johansen's writing. A friend loves her but I wasn't enthralled.
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One of her best. Chills you to the bone.
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A cekebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has recorded some of the world's most tragic and heartbreaking stories. But her atest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. Now she's marked for death by an enemey who never misses, never forguves, and who's already got her centered ... dead aim.
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Good book, first time that I have read Johansen. I will be reading more of her books.
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What happens when a reporter does more than just report? What happens when she becomes the story?
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Great book. Well written. Keeps you on the edge of your seat! Have read all of Johansen's books which are good. Worth the read!
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She witnesses death through the eye of her camera. Now a relentless killer is focused on her. A celebrated photojournalist---Alex Graham has seen it all---but her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line.
What happens when a reporter does more than just report? She has recorded some of the most tragic and heartbreaking catastrophes, everything from natural disasters to infamous acts of terror. Her experiences have left her marked with the human side of tragedy. So
when a dam breaks in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex is once more there at the site doing more than just snapping pictures---she is in the mud with a shovel digging for survivors.
What happens when the reporter becomes the story? Alex finds more
than she bargained for. In one terrible instant, she is witness to a conspiracy that will stun a nation. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, anyone who threatens to reveal it must be silenced. Forever.
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A celebrated photjournalist, Alex Graham has recorded some of the world's most tragic and heartbreaking stories. But her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. At a dam collapse in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex witnesses a conspiracy that will shock a nation - if she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth. For the collapse of the Arapahoe Dam was not an accident. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, that Alex must be silenced. Forever. Her only ally is Judd Morgan, an ex-covert commando with a checkered past and a team of assassins at his heels. Now she's marked for death by an enemy who never misses, never forgives, never gives up, and who's already got her centered...dead aim.
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I really can't remember what this is about. It was something I picked up for a trip.