Eighteen years ago, a girl shot down a rapist while her father's lawnmower sputtered in the yard outside. Somewhere in the heat and shadows of that day, Alexandra Rafferty took on the burden of her deed, and forged a bond of silence with her cop father. But now Alexandra's husband has left, her father is clinging to his health, and a Miami serial killer is leaving behind death scenes that go beyond the horrific. For Alexandra, her life and work are exploding—exposing the truth about the killer she seeks, the lover she's choosing, and one summer afternoon that has never gone away...
Body Language is one of James W. Hall's greatest Thorn mysteries—a heartfelt and gripping thriller.
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"Another great thriller from James W. Hall. This is kind of book that James Patterson wishes he could write. In a better world, James Hall would be on every grocery store and Wal-Mart bookshelf too. (First Edition) "
— Daniel (4 out of 5 stars)
" Lets just leave it at I read the entire book. "
— Laurie, 12/1/2013" A quick read. An 11 year old girl murders a neighboring boy and grows up to be a police officer. Will her past haunt her? Of course it will. "
— Steve, 11/16/2013" Pretty good mystery but too many threads pulled together to be believable. "
— Marcie, 8/11/2013" Couldn't finish it. The plot started okay and interesting but later on it became almost a joke "
— Ricardo, 7/22/2013" Suspense! Suspense!Suspense! A woman on the hunt for a serial killer, only to find out that there is trouble brewing under her own roof... "
— Stasha, 5/3/2013" Quick read. Good story. Weird characters. Love Hall for all these things. "
— Kim, 4/18/2013" Another great thriller from James W. Hall. This is kind of book that James Patterson wishes he could write. In a better world, James Hall would be on every grocery store and Wal-Mart bookshelf too. (First Edition) "
— Daniel, 11/7/2012" This was great. I really enjoyed the plot twist at the end :) "
— Sam, 7/16/2012" One of my favorite parts of this book was the location for the last two thirds of the story. It was set in Seaside, FL - a place I know and love and could completely envision during each of the scenes. Interesting. :) "
— Heather, 6/17/2012" Body Language by James W. Hall (1999) "
— Julie, 5/1/2012" Excellent; woman raped as a child becomes crime scene photographer; her husband robs armored car he drives and a serial killer who positions bodies in strange ways is after her. "
— Joe, 1/11/2012" Academic, but great research. Very foundational information on the subject "
— Barbara, 10/28/2011" Really great! Despite the sexy name this is a crime drama and a good one at that. The suspense had me reading every spare moment. "
— Kristen, 10/23/2011" Started of slowly, but then the story picked up and drew me in until the end which didn't tie everything up and was somewhat of a disappointment. "
— Jim, 9/19/2011" Lets just leave it at I read the entire book. "
— Laurie, 2/25/2011" Quick read. Good story. Weird characters. Love Hall for all these things. "
— Kim, 1/12/2011" This was great. I really enjoyed the plot twist at the end :) "
— Samantha, 4/5/2010" A quick read. An 11 year old girl murders a neighboring boy and grows up to be a police officer. Will her past haunt her? Of course it will. "
— Steve, 3/23/2010" One of my favorite parts of this book was the location for the last two thirds of the story. It was set in Seaside, FL - a place I know and love and could completely envision during each of the scenes. Interesting. :) <br/> <br/> "
— Heather, 2/23/2010" Excellent; woman raped as a child becomes crime scene photographer; her husband robs armored car he drives and a serial killer who positions bodies in strange ways is after her. <br/> "
— Joe, 8/30/2009" Suspense! Suspense!Suspense! A woman on the hunt for a serial killer, only to find out that there is trouble brewing under her own roof... "
— Stasha, 6/21/2009" Body Language by James W. Hall (1999) "
— Julie, 1/18/2009" Really great! Despite the sexy name this is a crime drama and a good one at that. The suspense had me reading every spare moment. "
— Kristen, 1/19/2008" Started of slowly, but then the story picked up and drew me in until the end which didn't tie everything up and was somewhat of a disappointment. "
— Jim, 1/9/2008James W. Hall is an American author and professor of literature and writing at Florida International University. He is the author of four books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and over a dozen novels. His Hit Lit examines twelve of the most commercially successful novels of the last century, and discusses a dozen common features they share.
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.