Helpful Score: 3
I am an avid Kay Hooper fan- because she is always able to keep me guessing until the very end...and she didn't disappoint me this time.
In this book, Lucas Jordan of the Special Crimes Unit is called in to deal with a serial kidnapper, who puts his victims in hazardous contraptions that will kill them eventually if they are not found in time...and so far- no one has gotten out alive.
In true Hooper style this book is fast paced, and intriguing. And as always there is a paranormal thread that ties the story together. The serial kidnapper is playing a game of life and death with Jordan, and so far the kidnapper is winning. Lucas Jordan of the SCU is experiencing a paranormal block that is only allowing him reach the kidnapped victims to late. The only question is can Luke overcome the block before someone else is killed.
Hooper incorporates the paranormal, romance, and lots of suspense, that kept me turning the pages! Her characters are not run of the mill heros, but real people with real problems and issues- which makes them interesting.
In this book, Lucas Jordan of the Special Crimes Unit is called in to deal with a serial kidnapper, who puts his victims in hazardous contraptions that will kill them eventually if they are not found in time...and so far- no one has gotten out alive.
In true Hooper style this book is fast paced, and intriguing. And as always there is a paranormal thread that ties the story together. The serial kidnapper is playing a game of life and death with Jordan, and so far the kidnapper is winning. Lucas Jordan of the SCU is experiencing a paranormal block that is only allowing him reach the kidnapped victims to late. The only question is can Luke overcome the block before someone else is killed.
Hooper incorporates the paranormal, romance, and lots of suspense, that kept me turning the pages! Her characters are not run of the mill heros, but real people with real problems and issues- which makes them interesting.
Helpful Score: 2
Kay Hooper has become one of my new favorite authors! This book, and all of hers I've read so far and very tightly, excitingly, well written. The stories have just enough twists and turns without being confusing. The characters are multi-layered and believable. The romance is well done and actually part of the plot, not just "romance breaks" as in a lot of novels.
This was my 2nd Kay Hooper book. First one I read of her was Stealing Shadows. Wasn't sure this one could keep me as interested, but I was found it hard to put this book down. After being an avid Sandra Brown and Jonathan Kellerman reader, Kay Hooper did not disappoint me by combining Kellerman's suspsense and intrigue with Sandra Brown's love stories and mystery.
Helpful Score: 2
A Noah Bishop Special Crimes Unit novel. Scary good. I read it very quickly. This is the first book I have read by this author - I am so impressed I will look for her other books.
Helpful Score: 1
This book was a very good read, I would recommend the entire series of Fear books to anyone and everyone. Kay Hooper is one of my all time favorite authors, she keeps you in suspense the entire time. There is never a dull moment or rise and fall of the story line, it's continual and a constant through out the entire book series.
Helpful Score: 1
My first time reading Kay Hooper's novels, but it definitely won't be the last. A very engrossing mystery involving the psyhic abilities of an elite crime-fighting unit. He sees clues where other cops can't....He senses death before it even strikes...But the FBI agent Lucas Jordan has never hunted a killer like this one...He's never hunted fear itself.... I read this book in one day, could not put it down!!
Helpful Score: 1
Fantastic story! Keeps you on the edge of your seat til it's done. I'm anxious to read another of her books.
Helpful Score: 1
I really liked this book and am reading all the books that are related. I wouldn't call them a series but some characters overlap in the books so they are related. Very good read!
Helpful Score: 1
A terrific story that kept me on the edge of my seat - guessing all the way. First Kay Hooper story I'd read and I just ordered 3 more ;D
Helpful Score: 1
Great book! All Kay Hooper's books are terrific.
Helpful Score: 1
My first Kay Hooper book, but not going to be my last. I enjoyed this book very much. Its a mystery with a team of FBI phychics teaming up with local law enforcement to catch a serial kidnapper/murderer.
The Barnes & Noble Review
New York Timesâbestselling author Kay Hooper ratchets up the tension in this fast-paced thriller about a psychic profiler and his hunt for a seemingly invincible murderer. Profiler Lucas Jordan has been able to locate missing people by sensing their fear, the very fear that excites the killer he's trying to find. But there's a twist in the latest kidnapping -- a carnival psychic predicted the crime a week before it happened. Psychic "Zarina" turns out to be Samantha Burke, a woman from Lucas's past; warily, they team up to beat the killer to his next victim. As they get closer to the truth, Samantha's powers are stretched to the breaking point, and Lucas's success will depend on overcoming the emotional barriers that shut down their relationship in the first place. Ginger Curwen
New York Timesâbestselling author Kay Hooper ratchets up the tension in this fast-paced thriller about a psychic profiler and his hunt for a seemingly invincible murderer. Profiler Lucas Jordan has been able to locate missing people by sensing their fear, the very fear that excites the killer he's trying to find. But there's a twist in the latest kidnapping -- a carnival psychic predicted the crime a week before it happened. Psychic "Zarina" turns out to be Samantha Burke, a woman from Lucas's past; warily, they team up to beat the killer to his next victim. As they get closer to the truth, Samantha's powers are stretched to the breaking point, and Lucas's success will depend on overcoming the emotional barriers that shut down their relationship in the first place. Ginger Curwen
Hooper (Sense of Evil; Touching Evil; etc.) pits a team of psychic special agents against a diabolical serial killer in the first installment of her new Fear trilogy. Kidnapping would-be victims in Golden, N.C., the murderer sets up a torturous ending for them and then dares the lawmen to arrive in time for a last-second rescue. The primary agent assigned to stop the carnage is Lucas Jordan, who leads the investigation with a unique team of clairvoyant agents. He also gets a significant assist from Samantha Burke, a former lover who ends up on the case when she arrives in Golden working as a sideshow psychic for a traveling carnival. The initial chapters are rather boilerplate as Hooper focuses on the team's futile efforts to save local victims, but the action picks up when the murders turn personal and the kidnapper abducts a cop and then drowns her in a glass tank. His next would-be victim is Golden's sheriff. At the novel's climax, Jordan must get past his emotions to access his own psychic talent when the kidnapper turns his gaze on Samantha Burke. Hooper does a nice job of keeping the psychic material credible, and the murderer's constant shifts in methodology provide a welcome series of surprising plot twists.
Lucas is a profiler in Noah Bishops Spec. Crimes Unit. His uncanny ability to locate missing persons has put him in the middle of a kidnapper who collects his ransom,but still kills his hostage.He teams up w/ a carnival psychic to try to solve this one.
Edge-of-your-seat read! I couldn't put it down.
Keeps you guessing the whole way thru.
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostage dead. Now after month's o eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crime Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust amoung the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burk, is doing what he does best: hunt fear.
But this time fear is hunting back.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crime Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust amoung the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burk, is doing what he does best: hunt fear.
But this time fear is hunting back.
A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel
Loved it!!!!
Very spellbinding, couldn't put it down. Can't wait to read the second book in the series
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
This is such a good book that I'm gonna pick up her other series books too.
I'm normally not into psychic phenomena, but this one grabbed my attention. Kay Hooper spins a great story. I'll be looking for more of her books. Police and psychics working together to solve a serial kidnapping crime.
keeps you guessing until the very end...
Just started reading her books and find them awesome
suspensefull, scary.
good story about a kidnapper getting away with the ransom, then killing his victims. the twist i liked about it is, that the fbi has a unit of psychics that is called out on the case. they have to work closely with the local skeptical sheriff whose little town the killer has ended in to finish his work.
Another one of Kay Hoopers books. Fantastic writer. Can't put the book down.
This was another good one by Hooper with the profiler and psychic special unit of the FBI. Very fast read and keeps you interested all the way.
Good, quick, fun thriller!
He's no ordinary kidnapper, he strikes again and again, collects ransome and leave hostages dead. But his real prey is one of their own, the ones who have come to capture him.
I have enjoyed all of Hooper's books- this was another good one.
well-written, lots of twists and turns in the plot.
I absolutely loved this book. Couldn't put it down! I find that Kay Hooper's books just keep getting better and better.
The first of another of the Bishop trilogies. Sam is a carnival seer and Lucas finds people by focusing in on their fear. They both hunt a serial killer, who kidnaps and leaves his victims to die - in a way that they most fear. This was a page turner for me.
Great story, imaginative writing. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
Kept you on edge.
I really enjoyed it and now that I know how good her books are I will be reading them all.
I really enjoyed it and now that I know how good her books are I will be reading them all.
Not a bad read - predictable, but good. I enjoyed it.
I really enjoy Kay Hooper books and this was another good one.
Really good
Great story, can be read as part of the series or as a stand alone. In depth characters and plot. Kay Hooper always throws in a twist at the end.
Excellent!!! I could not put this down... Kay Hooper's -Noah Bishop books really keep you turning the page.
Kay Hooper is one of the best when it comes to the paranormal suspense genre. Hunting Fear is the beginning of a new series that includes Bishop and his crime fighting team.
They use more than regular police investignation techniques to catch the bad guy. In this one Lucas Jordan is tracking a serial kidnapper that takes the victim, asks for a reasonable ransom, and than kills the victim all without leaving any clues behind. Luke as been on his trail for eighteen months when the case takes a turn and becomes very personal. Now the clock is ticking and his past has now caught up to his future but is he strong enough to deal with the fear that lives inside of him?
Samantha Burke has not had an easy life. She lives day to day working as a fortune teller in a carnival and one night she picks up an item and has a vision. She knows that she must face her past and that means dealing with Lucas Jordan. But that's okay because she has the strength to do what she must in order to stop a serial killer that hunts a person's fear.
This was a strong paranormal romance that I inhaled. It's a bit complex with equally complex characters. I think you'd be drawn to both Lucas and Sam for very different reasons. Their chemistry is intense but will not overshadow the main storyline and that is catching a killer before he has a chance to kill again. I highly recommend this as well as the other Fear books.
They use more than regular police investignation techniques to catch the bad guy. In this one Lucas Jordan is tracking a serial kidnapper that takes the victim, asks for a reasonable ransom, and than kills the victim all without leaving any clues behind. Luke as been on his trail for eighteen months when the case takes a turn and becomes very personal. Now the clock is ticking and his past has now caught up to his future but is he strong enough to deal with the fear that lives inside of him?
Samantha Burke has not had an easy life. She lives day to day working as a fortune teller in a carnival and one night she picks up an item and has a vision. She knows that she must face her past and that means dealing with Lucas Jordan. But that's okay because she has the strength to do what she must in order to stop a serial killer that hunts a person's fear.
This was a strong paranormal romance that I inhaled. It's a bit complex with equally complex characters. I think you'd be drawn to both Lucas and Sam for very different reasons. Their chemistry is intense but will not overshadow the main storyline and that is catching a killer before he has a chance to kill again. I highly recommend this as well as the other Fear books.
You will not be able to put it down !
Fast paced, great read!
Not only does the kidnapper strike again and again but he collects the ransom, gets away and leaves his hostages dead. Lucus Jordan is a profilier that must catch him.
Spellbinding! Keeps you in suspense. Very Good!!
Very good book, filled with suspense.
Great book that had me reading with bated breath till the end.
A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel.
Excellent book!! I couldn't put it down and it kept me guessing until the end.
Great story line. I like the use of psychics. It kept me guessing.
Great book! I have read a couple of the other trilogies and liked them as well. I am going to order the second & third of this series now!
Very good. I will be reading more Kay Hooper!
Another greata book by Kay Hooper!
psychics, an evil criminal, a bit of romance ... definitely a good read!
(From back cover)
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price . . . and stirs mistrust amng the hardnosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton COunty, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burke, is doing what he does best: hunt fear.
But this time fear is hunting back.
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price . . . and stirs mistrust amng the hardnosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton COunty, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burke, is doing what he does best: hunt fear.
But this time fear is hunting back.
Another great Hooper book. She keeps you wrapped up - not only with the mystery of murder but with the relationships between characters.
Kay Hooper at her Best!!!
Really really good! Can't wait for the next one.
A very good book. Right up there with the best I have ever read.
Top notch thriller with a touch of paranormal--From the back cover:
"He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostage dead. Now after month's o eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crime Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust amoung the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burk, is doing what he does best: hunt fear.
But this time fear is hunting back."
"He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostage dead. Now after month's o eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crime Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust amoung the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burk, is doing what he does best: hunt fear.
But this time fear is hunting back."
Good book. Then again all Hooper's fear books are good. Worth the read.
he is no ordinary kidnapper.not only does he strike again and again,but he collects ransom and gets away. a kay hooper paranormal book
The latest and greatest of Kay Hooper...
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust among the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a strong of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha, is doing what he does best: hunt fear. But this time fear is hunting back.
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust among the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a strong of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha, is doing what he does best: hunt fear. But this time fear is hunting back.
This is another author that I read whatever she writes. Excellent and I can't wait for her next book!
GREAT MYSTERY THRILLER COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN
I really like this author. Always a different story with lots of intrigue and twists.
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now this monster is looking for a new challenge.Enters Lucas Jordan, profiler, and stirs mistrust among the hardnosed cops he's forced to work with. Lucas with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burke, is doing what he does best: Hunt fear. But this time fear is hunting back!
A good read!
A good read!
OK, not fabulous. Good ending.
Love Kay Hooper have read all her books.
I think of all the books I've read by Hooper, I enjoyed this one the most, I like the characters...even the all too stereotypical, really over the top non-believing cop and the carnival psychic. Kept me guessing until the very end!
You'll only have time ot be terrified A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel
Interesting suspense story about an FBI unit where the agents have psychic powers. Interesting characters, gripping story, surprise ending.
Excellant book-a page turner. If you like the paranormal and physic abilities -this is the book for you. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the Bishop Special Crimes Unit.
Enjoyed this book very much. Kept me guessing until the very end.
Another awesome book by Kay Hooper! A one day read, I could not put it down.
GREAT BOOK!! I loved it! Suspence, romance and psychics..cant get any better then that ;-)
Excellent book, as expected from this author.
love her books
Part of the "Bishop" series. Lucas is a profiler who can track feelings of fear. He is hunting for a serial kidnapper/killer who always kills his victims after the ransom is paid. Great Read!
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge. He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust among the hard nosed cops he's forced to work with. Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burke, is doing what he does best: hunt fear. But this time fear is hunting back.
Excellent reading! Kay Hooper always leaves me guessing .. and always wanting more!
Great story!!
Quick read- suspenseful fun!
It is a Bishop/Special Crime Unit series. It was a good book.
a great read!
Enjoyable mystery, romance angle was okay and didn't really kick off until more towards the mid-end. Which isn't a bad thing...I liked this book and the author is great in keeping the mystery going...
This book is wonderful.. keeps you reading
New York Times bestseller.
Awell-written entertaining police procedural loaded with suspense.
Awell-written entertaining police procedural loaded with suspense.
NY Times Bestseller
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his helpless hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best that law enforcement can put against him, this monster has left nothing in his wake but a cold trail of unconnected victims.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan, a key agent and profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit, has an extraordinary skill: he locates missing people. But his uncanny ability comes with a price, and his methods rouse mistrust in the hard-nosed cops forced to call him into their investigations.
Now Jordan has come to Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead. Complicating the situation is the presence-and predictions-of someone who's even more of an outsider than Jordan himself: carnival phychic Samantha Burke, a woman out of his own hautned past. Her warnings meet with skepticism from the local police but spur Jordan on to do what he does best: hunt fear.
But the killer he is hunting is hunting Jordan-and he's already several moves ahead in a twisted game whose rules Jordan must learn in order to have a fighting chance. For his psychopathic opponent has extended a very personal challenge-and he's about to threaten the one life the profiler values even more than his own....
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan, a key agent and profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit, has an extraordinary skill: he locates missing people. But his uncanny ability comes with a price, and his methods rouse mistrust in the hard-nosed cops forced to call him into their investigations.
Now Jordan has come to Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead. Complicating the situation is the presence-and predictions-of someone who's even more of an outsider than Jordan himself: carnival phychic Samantha Burke, a woman out of his own hautned past. Her warnings meet with skepticism from the local police but spur Jordan on to do what he does best: hunt fear.
But the killer he is hunting is hunting Jordan-and he's already several moves ahead in a twisted game whose rules Jordan must learn in order to have a fighting chance. For his psychopathic opponent has extended a very personal challenge-and he's about to threaten the one life the profiler values even more than his own....
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price -- and stirs mistrust among the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burke, is doing what he does best: hunt fear -- but this time fear is hunting back.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price -- and stirs mistrust among the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burke, is doing what he does best: hunt fear -- but this time fear is hunting back.
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostage dead. Now after month's o eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge. He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crime Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust amoung the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with. Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burk, is doing what he does best: hunt fear. But this time fear is hunting back.
He is no ordinary kidnapper. He strikes again and again collects his ramsom, gets away safely and leave his hostages dead. Now the monster is looking for a new challenge and it is up to Lucas Jordan, a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit, to use his uncanny ability coupled along with psychic Samantha to hunt down this monster. But this time, fear is hunting back.
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a new challenge.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust among the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burke, is doing what he does best: hunt fear.
But this time fear is hunting back.
He's no ordinary cop. Lucas Jordan is a profiler in Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit. But his uncanny ability to locate missing people comes at a tremendous personal price...and stirs mistrust among the hard-nosed cops he's forced to work with.
Now in Clayton County, North Carolina, where the latest in a string of kidnapping victims has turned up dead, Lucas, with the aid of carnival psychic Samantha Burke, is doing what he does best: hunt fear.
But this time fear is hunting back.
