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The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8)
The Gingerbread Man - Brown and de Luca, Bk 8
Author: Maggie Shayne
Since the day her baby sister was taken, Holly’s mind hasn’t been the same. PTSD, panic attacks, nightmares and blocked memories have plagued her ever since. And now they’ve returned. — Hard-edged Detective Vince O’Malley’s most recent case penetrated even his protective shell. Ordered to take time off to recover, he...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780739421475
ISBN-10: 0739421476
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 328
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Jove Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is your typical Maggie Shayne book, TERRIFIC!! I was so shocked at the ending of this story, it blew me away! Not at all who I expected at the end. Maggie Shayne is an excellent writer. I cannot wait for her to write another murder mystery type of book. She writes some great vamp books too.
reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 147 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
After promising a distraught mother he'd find her missing children, Detective Vince O'Mally discovers their mutilated corpses in an abandoned house. Tormented by images of the horrific crime scene, Vince is forced to quit the case by his superiors and take a vacation. Instead, Vince heads to Dilmun, a small town in upstate New York, to follow up a seemingly insignificant lead. At the town's tiny police department, Vince meets Holly Newman, a pretty but troubled woman who has never recovered from losing her own sister to a child killer more than twenty years ago. Convinced the cases are connected, Vince pushes Holly to recall long buried memories; in the process, he falls in love with her. With a killer on their trail and another child's abduction augmenting their sense of urgency, Holly and Vince team up with the local police and the FBI to track down the killer.
curledupwithabook avatar reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 169 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Average thriller. Beware, though: violence against children and some juicy sex between the adult protagonists. Part of the ending is predictable, but the who-done-it part is a surprise.
reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Fast-paced and interesting. Not surprising, but enjoyable.
Cherie1331 avatar reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 98 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Keeps you guessing until the end.
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theresar avatar reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 4 more book reviews
Great book, could not put it down. Keeps you guessing.
harleymimi avatar reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 2 more book reviews
Great book! A couple of mysteries going at the same time. A little bit of romance! The culprit took me by surprise!
jennybock avatar reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 25 more book reviews
detective vincent o malley has always been able to remain calm and objective while investigating even the most gruesome of crimes. but when he finds two missing chilkdren dead in an abandoned house hiss well-ordered life turns upside down
codysmom avatar reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 16 more book reviews
A very good book, keeps you guessing until the very end!
reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 300 more book reviews
One of the best thrillers that I've read in a long while! Author has a gift of creating twists in the plot that leave you going, "Oh, gosh! I never expected THAT one!"

Going to start searching for Maggie Shayne's other books now!
reviewed The Gingerbread Man (Brown and de Luca, Bk 8) on + 19 more book reviews
Good read...kept me up late.


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