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The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3)
The Target - FBI Thriller, Bk 3
Author: Catherine Coulter
ISBN-13: 9780399143953
ISBN-10: 0399143955
Publication Date: 4/27/1998
Pages: 372
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 99 ratings
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 117 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Another top flight suspense/romance offering from one of the VERY BEST storytellers active today, and does it without the excessive sex and gore.
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Helpful Score: 4
Savich and Sherlock team up with Ramsey Hunt to save a little girl. Then they have to figure out why she is a 'Target'. This one will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Stacy1 avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 90 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Coulter continues the suspense-filled series she began with The Cove (1996) and The Maze (1997), even bringing in some of the same characters. Her latest is set in the Colorado mountains, where Judge Ramsey Hunt has fled to recuperate after being forced to shoot a man during a melee in his courtroom. But his dream of peace and quiet is shattered when he discovers an unconscious, beaten, and sexually abused little girl who is too traumatized to speak. Reluctant to subject her to any more terror, Ramsey refrains from going to the authorities and cares for her himself. But once again, violence intrudes, first when two gunmen attempt to take the girl, and then when her mother, Molly, appears, ready to kill the man she believes is the kidnapper. Miraculously, Emma regains her voice in the nick of time, so Molly and Ramsey join forces and attempt to solve the mystery of her abduction. Emma is a target for any of a number of reasons--her father is a famous rock star with a gambling problem, and her grandfather is a Chicago Mob boss--and Coulter, who doesn't stint on humor or romance, keeps readers guessing.
AmandaLee avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on
Helpful Score: 3
I like this whole series of books. BUT out of the series this is the one I like the least. I think the plot and story would have been as gripping and and perhaps even better if the child in the story had only been kidnapped and being hunted. I just felt there was no reason to add in the knowlage of sexual assault. I don't know. When I was reading the story I just felt that part could have been left out, and the book wouldn't have been lacking and the story outcome/ending would have been the same.

Other then that the story was good. It was a page turner and you really wanted the main character to kick the bad guy's butts.
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Helpful Score: 2
Excellent, Excellent! Some of Coulter's books rambled a bit but not this one. A NY Times Bestseller and deserves it.
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Helpful Score: 1
Ramsey Hunt rescues a little girl and men begin chasing him to get the girl
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Helpful Score: 1
Excellent read.
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Helpful Score: 1
fast paced and easy to turn the next page!
cnmor avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 93 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
One of the best of Coulter's FBI thrillers.
gigi avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 355 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
good read!
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Helpful Score: 1
3rd book in the FBI Series. This one had lots of twists and turns!!!
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Helpful Score: 1
A wonderful read and great story...couldn't figure it out until the end!
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Helpful Score: 1
great story!!
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Helpful Score: 1
"Escaping unwanted media attention,after a natorious incident, Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitude of a cabin high in the Colorado Rockies. But this isolation is shattered when he rescues a small girl, unconscious in the forest and styrangers invade his private meadow, their intento to kill. A good read!
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Helpful Score: 1
Dear Reader:
You're about to enter a labyrinth where the unthinkable happens and the unimaginable becomes terrifyingly real.

Escaping unwanted media attention after a notorious incident, Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitude of a cabin high in the Colorado Rockies. But his isolation is shattered when he rescues a small girl unconscious in the forest and strangers invade his private meadow, their intent to kill.

Molly Santera, the little gir's mother, catches up with Ramsey and her daughter, mistaking him for the kidnapper. When she discovers that he instead saved Emma, there's little time for thanks. the men pursuing want them badly.

Savich and Sherlock (The Maze) as well as MAX, the transvestite laptop, return to assist. Ramsey and Molly, facing constant danger, unravel the clues and ultimately discover why they're at the center of the target.

The Target will keep you on the edge of your seat. You might believe you're the best at solving mysteries, but not this time. I'll suprise you at the end, count on it.
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Helpful Score: 1
FBI Thriller from Catherine Coulter are all pretty much the same, but she still writes a good book for a light read. I enjoyed it and would read it again if I ran out of something to read.
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Helpful Score: 1
Excellent mystery
Expeditious avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 503 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I sat up all night reading this book. Very hard to put it down - only on the last page!!
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Helpful Score: 1
Very good mystery book. Intriguing, an excellent read
Chesara avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 153 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Escaping unwanted media attention after a notorious incident, Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitude of a cabin high in the Colorado Rockies. But his isolation is shattered when he rescues a small girl unconscious in the forest and strangers invade his private meadow, their intent to kill.

Molly Santera, the little girl's mother, catches up with Ramsey and her daughter, mistaking him for the kidnapper. When she discovers that he instead saved Emma, there's little time for thanks. The men pursuing want them badly.

Savich and Sherlock (The Maze) as well as MAX, the transvestite laptop, return to assist. Ramsey and Molly, facing constant danger, unravel the clues and ultimately discover why they're at the center of the target.
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THE TARGET will keep you on the edge of your seat. You might believe you're the best at solving mysteries, but not this time. It'll surprise you at the end, count on it.
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Helpful Score: 1
Ramsey Hunt rescues a little girl from kidnappers and when the mother catches up the hunt is on. Savich and Sherlock return to assist agent Hunt.
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Good Read...Savich and Sherlock back again..This time the the story centers around a Judge and a Mafia daughter....
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great seies
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Part of her FBI series. Good read, gets you emotionally involved.
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Another of Coulter's exciting FBI thrillers. I recommend!
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You're about to enter a labyrinth where the unthinkablehappens and the unimaginable becomes terrifyingly real.
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Great characters and story.
cnmor avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 93 more book reviews
Definitely one of Coulter's best mystery books.
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This book will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Very exciting with a great ending.
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Really good book ! Well written mystery....I did not guess the ending.
Cycle304 avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 135 more book reviews
Riveting! I was actually in tears before I finished it.
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Escaping unwabted mnedus attebtuib after a notorious incident, Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitude of a cabin high in the Colorado Rockies. But his idolation is shattered when he rescues a small girl unconcious in the forest and strangers invade his private meadow, their intent to kill,
Molly Santera, the little girl's mother, catches up with Ramsey and her daughter, mistaking him for the kidnapper. When she discovers that he instead saved Emma, there's little time for thanks, The men pursuing want them badly.
Ramsey and Molly face constant danger, unraveling clues and ultimatlely discover why they're at the center of the target.
The Target will keep you on the edge of your seat. You might believe you're the best at solving mysteries, but not this time. It'll surprise you at the end, count on it.
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Excellent. I love Coulter's books. They always keep me absorbed.
bludiamond avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 44 more book reviews
Escaping unwanted media attention after a notorious incident, Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitude of a cabin high in the Rockies. His isolation is shattered when he finds a small girl unconscious and hhurt in the forest. When strangers suddenly come into his private meadow, their intent to kill, she can't help him. She's mute. Molly Santera, the girls mother catches up with Ramsey and thinks he's the kidnapper. She then finds out he saved her but someone is out to get them and they end up on the run from the mob.
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Another great read!
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From the inside cover: "Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitide of a cabin high in the Rockies. But his isolation is shattered when he finds a small girl unconscious and hurt in the forest. When strangers suddendly come into his private meadow, their intent to kill, she can't help him. She's mute."
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really good read
RevCherylMarie avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 13 more book reviews
Her FBI series are the best.
peepers avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 56 more book reviews
I was instantly drawn into the story. The main characters were so real while reading, especially one of them. I have known someone like the child in the story. I am hooked on the series and can't wait to read the next one.
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Escaping unwanted media attention after a notorious incident, Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitude of a cabin high in the Colorado Rockies. But his isolation is shattered when he rescues a small girl unconcious in the forest and strangers invade his private meadow, their intent to kill.
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Coulter continues the suspense-filled series she began with The Cove (1996) and The Maze (1997), even bringing in some of the same characters. Her latest is set in the Colorado mountains, where Judge Ramsey Hunt has fled to recuperate after being forced to shoot a man during a melee in his courtroom. But his dream of peace and quiet is shattered when he discovers an unconscious, beaten, and sexually abused little girl who is too traumatized to speak. Reluctant to subject her to any more terror, Ramsey refrains from going to the authorities and cares for her himself. But once again, violence intrudes, first when two gunmen attempt to take the girl, and then when her mother, Molly, appears, ready to kill the man she believes is the kidnapper. Miraculously, Emma regains her voice in the nick of time, so Molly and Ramsey join forces and attempt to solve the mystery of her abduction. Emma is a target for any of a number of reasons--her father is a famous rock star with a gambling problem, and her grandfather is a Chicago Mob boss--and Coulter, who doesn't stint on humor or romance, keeps readers guessing.
4Hmomnm avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 79 more book reviews
Another FBI thriller with Savich and Sherlock, love this series. I do recommend that you read these books in order so you can understand when they talk about other characters that are not a main one in this book. I can't ever put these down until they are read. This one is the 3rd in a series. It involves a kidnapping of a little girl and the judge who finds her in the wilderness. It will keep you guessing till the end!
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Coulter books are sooo intense but so good. Escaping the unwanted media attention after a notorious event, Ramsey Hunt retreats to cabin high in Colorado Rockies....rescues a small unconscious abused girl, finds mom, and even Savich and Sherlock get involved
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I admit to being a fan of Catherine Coulters FBI series. I find the books interesting, thrilling, and she adds a bit of humor in her writing.
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Escaping unwanted media attention after a notorious incident,Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitude of a cabin high in the Colorado Rockies.But his isolation is shattered when he rescues a small girl unconscious in the forest and strangers invade his private meadow,there intent to kill.
stevielyn avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 147 more book reviews
You're about to enter a labyrinth where the unthinkable happens and the unimaginable becomes terrifyingly real.
Escaping unwanted media attention after a noroious incident, Ramsey Hunt retreats into the solitude of a cabin high in hte Colorado Rockies. But his isolation is shattered when he rescues a small girl unconscous in hte forest and strangers invade his pravate meadow, their intent to kill.
Molly Santera, the little girl's mother, catches up with Ramsey and her daughter, mistaking him for the kidnapper. When she discovers that he instead saved Emma,there's little time for thanks. The men pursuing want them badly.
Savich and Sherlock(The Maze) as well as MAX the transvestite laptop, return to assist. Ramsey and Molly, facing constant danger, unravel the clues and ultimately discover why they're at the center of hte target.
The Target will keep you on the edge of your seat. You might believe you're the best at solving mysteries, but not this time.
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
The New York Times bestseller starring FBI agents Savich and Sherlock. Near his secluded cabin high in the Rockies, Ramsey Hunt finds a small girl unconscious in the forest. But taking her in proves dangerous, and soon they are fleeing pursuing strangers with the intent to kill.
BondGirl avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 149 more book reviews
This was an intense book and I couldn't put it down
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No. 3 in the Savich/Sherlock series.
koreanprincess24 avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 136 more book reviews
Wow...one ending I never thought of. The person who did it is not the person I thought of.
After breaking up a hostage situation in his courtroom, Judge Ramsey Hunt became a hero. Soon, the constant media spotlight became a nightmare. With his temper close to erupting, Ramsey decides to get out of the media glare.

Ramseys newly acquired peace is shattered when he discovers a beaten and abused little girl unconscious in the wilderness. He fears she has been abducted and molested. The child appears to be mute, and when two men try to kill them, Ramsey knows something strange is going on.

When the childs frantic mother appears and threatens to kill him for abducting little Emma, it is Emma who convinces Molly Santana that Ramsey saved her life.

Molly fears that somehow the abduction has ties either to her rock star ex-husband Louey Santana or her crime boss father Mason Lord. Whoever is behind it, its clear that Ramsey, Molly and Emma arent supposed to escape with their lives.
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I love all the FBI books in the series, but I espcially loved this one. I fell in love with the characters, and absolutely hated the book to end.
booklit avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 473 more book reviews
A good thriller.
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Very good book.
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Wonderful!
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Another book in FBI thriller series, with Savick and Sherlock and with the help of MAX, unlock another mystery that keeps you reading till the end. In Target, Ramsey Hund retreats into te solitude of a cabin high in the Colorado Rockies to avoid unwanted media attention. His isolation is shattered when he rescues a small girl unconcsious in the forest and strangers now invade his private meadow, their intent to kill. Molly Santera, the little girls mother, catches up with Ramsey and her daughter and she mistakes him for the kidnapper. By the time she discovers that he has instead saved her daughter, there is little time for thanks, the men pursuing want them badly.
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Very good, though now that she's done the same basic story line in her first three books, I don't know how much further I'll read her.
drgldy76 avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 125 more book reviews
I love this series. This is the third book in the series I believe, but you don't have to start at the beginning. The storyline was good, but the story itself was sad. I felt for little girl who'd been through so much. I wanted to see that bad man get wants coming to him just as much as Ramsey and Molly did. I was invested entirely in the characters' struggle.
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A nervy book, a tense read
KellyP avatar reviewed The Target (FBI Thriller, Bk 3) on + 142 more book reviews
The 3rd of the FBI Series.
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I read a lot of books from mystery to westerns, and a lot of good ones at that, but I can say this was one that immersed me in and I couldn't take my face out of. I am now an instant fan of Catherine Coulter and I can't wait to get my hands on another one of her books. Just to think this book had been nestled on my bookshelf for years, as it was a selection in a book club long ago. Shame on me, but its like finding a lost treasure. There is so much to say about this book its loaded with suspense, intrigue, strong characters that you grow to love, twists, romance, thrills, but most of all its one you simply can't get away from. Just when you think you can put it down it grabs hold and makes you read on. What a thrill ride from start to finish. If your looking for one of those books you cherish, one that you will remember for a long time, and even one you might pick up again just to read over and enjoy again, well this is the book for you. Hats off to you Ms. Coulter. I can't wait to see what some of your other books have in store for me. Probably many sleepless nights!
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really good
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....CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE NOVEL ABOUT A MAN AND A WOMAN THROWN TOGETHER INTO DIABOLICAL CONSPIRACY AND THE LITTLE GIRL AR ITS CENTER
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great read