Retrato do autor
9 Works 94 Membros 6 Críticas 1 Favorited

About the Author

Disambiguation Notice:

(eng) Jen J. Danna also writes with Ann Vanderlaan under the pen name Sara Driscoll.

Séries

Obras por Jen J. Danna

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
19xx
Sexo
female
Locais de residência
Toronto area, Ontario, Canada
Ocupações
infectious disease researcher
Agente
Nicole Resciniti (Seymour Agency)
Nota de desambiguação
Jen J. Danna also writes with Ann Vanderlaan under the pen name Sara Driscoll.

Membros

Críticas

Shot Caller by Jen J. Danna
NYPD Negotiators #2

Character driven team attempt to prevent violence by prisoners on Riker’s Island when hostages are taken during a riot. Gemma and her team, the tactical assault team, department of corrections, and others are all involved in the solution. but Gemma and the other negotiators are on the front line doing their best with words to prevent loss of life. Will they or won’t they be successful?

What I liked:
* Gemma: negotiator, seasoned NYPD police officer, from a family of policemen and one fireman brother, skillful, driven, competent, takes things personally.
* Logan: tactical team member, went through police academy with Gemma, strong, determined, focused, lethal, bright, still wonder if he might one day be a potential love interest for Gemma
* Gemma’s family: the little we saw of her father and brothers makes me hope to see more of them in the future
* The people that Gemma worked with – felt they were cohesive, friends, competent and skilled
* Getting to see into the working of negotiators
* That the focus was on how one person, Gemma, dealt with the situation she was working
* The writing and plot
* Wondering about how bad Riker’s actually was/is
* The gang element of the story and how it impacted the situation
* That not all wearing “white hats” were as good as they should have been
* That the outcome was mixed…a win in some eyes but perhaps not in all.
* Knowing that there will probably be another book in the series to look forward to

What I didn’t like:
* The hostage situation occurring in the first place BUT with this series…hostages have to be taken ;)
* The indifference some showed
* Knowing that negative behavior on the part of people “in charge” does occur in real life

NOTE: Not a dislike BUT a comment…this story focuses on Gemma and her part in the story. We don’t learn much about her team, the team members on the 12-hour shift she was not working, what is happening inside the prison…but that is fine…just a comment. We are seeing and experiencing what one person does and how she relates to it rather than an omniscient view.

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Definitely

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest Review

5 Stars
… (mais)
 
Assinalado
CathyGeha | 1 outra crítica | Aug 31, 2021 |
Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

Wow! What a way to begin. The author has done a fabulous job of taking the reader inside the world of a prison riot. With great detail, we travel into Rikers Island, experiencing all the security and more. Gemma Capello is an NYPD negotiator - thus it is up to her and the team to try to end this standoff without the death of the hostages or the inmates.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear. - FDR Does she have the courage needed to meet with the shot caller of this group of inmates, a group that is made up of almost every gang in the city?

An ARC was received through NetGalley and this incredible book is published by Kensington Publishing. These impressions and comments are my own and were in no way solicited.
… (mais)
 
Assinalado
Eamace | 1 outra crítica | Jul 31, 2021 |
This book involved hostage taking at the mayor's office in New York City. The author's heroine Gemma Capello becomes the point person and risks life and limb for their safety in the negotiations. The book is not swift paced as the author is overzealous in describing things like the subway system and the catacombs under St. Patrick's Cathedral. Also, lost to me is why (once they are separated) the hostage taker tries to get her back even though he could move much faster without her. Nothing spectacular her.… (mais)
 
Assinalado
muddyboy | 1 outra crítica | Aug 17, 2020 |
Exit Strategy by Jen J. Danna
NYPD Negotiators #1

Thrilling story from beginning to end. I could not put this book down! Knowing that your job is to save as many as you can while remaining calm and unflappable while dealing with hostage takers cannot be easy but Gemma and the people she works with do their jobs well. The fact that there are the action types that would rather use force can be a problem and tact is needed not only with the hostage taker but with colleagues, too.

What I liked:
* Gemma: Strong, capable , intelligent, smooth – a person to be reckoned with and a woman I want to get to know better.
* Gemma’s brothers and father: all working as policemen except one who is a firefighter. Wonder if they might show up in future books in the series
* Gemma’s team: there for one another and worked smoothly together
* Logan: interesting man that could, maybe be a love interest in the future for Gemma
* Frankie: Gemma’s best friend
* The plot, story and writing
* The action scenes
* The dialogue between Gemma and the hostage taker
* It was believable
* I felt I was there
* Information about New York
* The additional last little bit that was added to the end of the story…loved hearing from Logan then
* Reading a new-to-me-author that I will look for again in the future
* All of it really except…

What I did not like:
* The hostage taker: a twisted hateful man that I couldn’t like even when I understood his motivation
* Having to say goodbye to all of the characters and wondering what will happen in book two of the series

Did I enjoy this book? Definitely
Would I read more in this series? Without a doubt

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars
… (mais)
 
Assinalado
CathyGeha | 1 outra crítica | Jul 29, 2020 |

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Estatísticas

Obras
9
Membros
94
Popularidade
#199,202
Avaliação
4.2
Críticas
6
ISBN
30
Marcado como favorito
1

Tabelas & Gráficos