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Lynn S. Hightower

Autor(a) de Flashpoint

23+ Works 901 Membros 15 Críticas 4 Favorited

About the Author

Lynn Hightower's previous novels include "No Good Deed" & "Satan's Lambs," which won the 1994 Shamus Award. She's trailed homicide cops & witnessed an autopsy firsthand to ensure the authenticity of her stories. She lives in California. (Publisher Provided) Lynn Hightower was raised in Kentucky. mostrar mais She studied creative writing at the University of Kentucky and earned a degree in Journalism. She received the Shamus Award for Best First P. I. Novel in 1994 for her title Satan's Lambs. Her books have appeared on the New York Times List of Notable books and the London Times Bestseller List. Her titles include the Alien Series, the Lena Padget Series, the Sonora Blair Series, The Piper and Even in Darkness. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Lynn Hightower with Jim Veatch at American Library Association annual meeting in NYC

Séries

Obras por Lynn S. Hightower

Flashpoint (1995) 123 exemplares
The Debt Collector (1999) 121 exemplares
Alien Blues (1992) 104 exemplares
No Good Deed (1998) 100 exemplares
Eyeshot (1996) 94 exemplares
Alien Eyes (1993) 58 exemplares
High Water (2002) 48 exemplares
Satan's Lambs (1993) 46 exemplares
Alien Rites (1995) 40 exemplares
Alien Heat (1994) 38 exemplares
Fortunes of the Dead (2003) 37 exemplares
The Piper (2013) 36 exemplares
When Secrets Die (2005) 30 exemplares
Even in Darkness (2014) 5 exemplares
The Beautiful Risk (2023) 5 exemplares
Flashpoint-Killer (1999) 5 exemplares
Flashpoint and Eyeshot (2000) 3 exemplares
The Enlightenment Project (2022) 3 exemplares
Lynn S. Hightower (1998) 1 exemplar
[No title] 1 exemplar
Les agneaux de satan (1996) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Final Shadows (1991) — Contribuidor — 40 exemplares
Spannend trio (1997) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1956
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Locais de residência
Kentucky, USA
Educação
University of Kentucky
Ocupações
novelist
Organizações
University of California, Los Angeles
Prémios e menções honrosas
Shamus Award

Membros

Críticas

sf. author of Alien Blues & Alien Eyes
 
Assinalado
derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
suspense, suspicion, danger, thriller, widow, grieving, grief, grim, despair, invisible-disability, France, cultural-exploration, service-dog, law-enforcement, detective, triggers****

It is probably a very good book, but not for me. The author delves far into the deep despair of the grieving widow and does so very convincingly. Been there, done that, got the ashes to prove it.
I requested and received an EARC from Severn House via NetGalley but just couldn't finish it. Sorry.
 
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jetangen4571 | Jul 27, 2023 |
A well written detective thriller with a Satanic cult at its center, this book introduces us to Lena Padget, a private investigator who has lost a family due to the cult. When a member from that past gets out of jail, he wants the hidden away money owed to him from a job gone wrong, and Lena gets involved.

As a detective novel, this is fine. Hightower gets high praise from me regarding characters and their relationships. Also, for her research of occult practices to fill in that part of the story. For the horror fan, this is more of a detective story with horror set pieces.

The ending was a bit of a letdown for me, feeling unfinished in a way that didn’t quite leave me satisfied but with an open door for more. I don’t mind open ended stories that tease the next book, not at all. But this one felt rushed to try and save the ones in need of saving without a high climactic finish. There was danger, but I didn’t feel the danger deep into my own toes. So, while it’s a solid 3 for me, I didn’t feel compelled to push it to a 4.

It's still a more than worthy consider though for those who like a dash of gruesome with their detective stories.



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CaseyAdamsStark | 2 outras críticas | Apr 20, 2023 |
Satan’s Lambs. (A Lena Padget Mystery). Lynn Hightower. 1993. Lena became a private investigator after her sister and nephew were killed by her crazy, Satan-worshiper brother-in-law. He has been released from prison and is stalking her. She goes to Mendez, a policeman who was familiar with the situation, for help. When a child is abducted, Lena is positive he will be killed by the satanic group. She and Mendez work together to rescue the child. Readers should remember cell phones were not in use at the time this novel was written. It is suspenseful and violent. The satanic elements are frightening. Lots of violence.… (mais)
 
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judithrs | 2 outras críticas | Jan 17, 2020 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
23
Also by
3
Membros
901
Popularidade
#28,454
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
15
ISBN
103
Línguas
8
Marcado como favorito
4

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