KnockOut

Catherine Coulter does it again. This is a great book and the FBI series is fantastic. I would put this series on the level of Nora Roberts IN DEATH series. Definitely not a gruesome as IN DEATH, but, fast paced and interesting. Coulter has some interesting plots with twists and turns. Seller is one of the better ones.

Cathrine Coulter is one of the few authors that I see a new book of hers and immediately buy it. I sometimes if I am in a hurry) dont even read what it is about until I am home. I always know they will be good and I have never been disappointed.

Another in Ms. Coulter's FBI series. Dillion Savich and Lacey Sherlock are in the middle of this book with two on going plots. Seven year old Autumn Backman can talk to Savich with her mind and over great distances and she's in trouble, big trouble. Autumn calls Dillion for help and she doesn't pick the best of times, Dillion is in the middle of a bank robbery and he is one of the hostages. The bank robbers are a mother, daughter and boyfriend and they are stone cold killers. When Dillion makes his move to stop the robbery along with the help of the bank guard, the mother is killed and the daughter is shot, but not down. While in the hospital the daughter is broken out by the boyfriend and they vow revenge on Dillion. Back to little Autumn's problem, her uncles and her grandmother want her and will kill anyone who stands in the way of getting her and her talents. Uncle Blessed can use mind control on everyone who looks into his face except Autumn. Uncle Grace can change his looks so he looks like anyone he wants to. Autumn and her mother turn to Ethan Merriweather, sheriff of Titusville, Virginia for help and at first he doesn't believe what they are telling him, but after a run in with Uncle Blessed he's a believer. These two plots inter-twine to make a fast paced read and a real page turner. When you start this book be prepared to not want to put it down until you are done. Ms. Coulter has once again given us a winner!

This book is not real heavy on romance, but it does make up for that in suspense. The interesting thing about this book is the dual plot lines (FBI/bank robbers and FBI/psycho) that intermesh. Poor Dillon is stuck in the middle of both. Autumn, the 7 year old, sends telepathic messages to Savich because she needs a hero. The local sheriff finds her hiding in his home (Ethan). Autumn's mother Joanna trusts no one. Suffice it to say, they work it out. Savich and Sherlock become involved in trying to catch the villan. There are shoot outs and chases, if that's what you like, but most importantly the good guys win! Coulter is one of my "go to" authors - her pace is fast and you can always find humor in her books. This was a good one!

FBI agent Dillon Savich is on line in a bank when robbers enter with guns blazing. They have done this before killing guards and customers. This time Savich kills three of the robbers. As Lissy escapes, with the help of the getaway driver, she vows to kill Savich for killing her mom. However, she is caught and taken to a hospital for her injuries. Victor, using an FBI badge, frees her. Savich and his FBI partner wife Lacey Sherlock tries to help Titusville Sheriff Ethan Merriweather protect Joanne Backman and seven-year-old Autumn, who is a strong telepath from her odious Uncle Blessed who can control minds when he looks into a person's eyes. Autumn contacted Savich telepathically. The Feds capture Blessed, but he escapes. He plans to abduct his niece to take her to a place where her psychic skills can grow to the point where the cult he founded can use her. Meanwhile Savich and Sherlock return to DC where Lissy and Victor have surfaced. As soon as they leave, Blessed grabs Joanne and Autumn. Only a miracle might save the pair from being Blessed. All of Catherine Coulter's thrillers are excellent, but this one is special as the heroes are caught with conflicting cases. Both subplots are fully developed so that the audience understands the internal strife Savich especially feels as he and Sherlock want to capture the deadly bank robbers as well as Blessed; the laws of physics make achieving both impossible. Autumn will win the hearts of the audience from the moment she mentally contacts Savich after seeing his heroics on TV. Whereas the Lisa-Victor story line is typical of an FBI thriller, Autumn is refreshing as an ESP element augments the entry. Readers will enjoy S & S and want Autumn to return to assist them on a future case; if she survives her uncle. Harriet Klausner