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Mom | 2/11/2014
" Mallory, a superhumanly tough cookie sort of detective, is annoyingly self righteous in this book. She is permitted to get away with murder and many lesser offenses since she's had such a tough life. Mutilated bodies pile up along with lots of dead kids along Rte 66, as Mallory follows her dad's footsteps and diary down the same road. The main character is celebrated as some kind of hero while her revenge seeking, hate driven character lays waste to all around. "
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Jessica | 2/10/2014
" I finally went and finished this series. With the exception of one of them, I really enjoyed this series and didn't want to see it end. I don't even know that this is officially the end, but it seems to be a new birth for Mallory and the series was always about her prior to that. Anyways, I enjoyed it and I am sad to be done! "
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Linda McMahon | 1/30/2014
" Could hardly put it down. "
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Linda Robinson | 1/25/2014
" Read this through one night, and remembered, a long time ago my Dad said you can get by with hardly any sleep as long as what kept you awake was a good time. I only regretted the lack of sleep a little. Mallory elevates her whackness (including chipped nail polish, begob), Butler's got his groove back, and Riker is just as entertaining and frumpy, with better skills displayed. Didn't care for the FBI, which I'm sure O'Connell is perfectly happy with. Wonder what the history is there? The parents made me anxious, as parents can sometimes do. The kids were excellent. The premise and duelling story lines were O'Connell's usual superb, but the ending was bolloxed. Feels like she ran out of deadline time, and had to wrap up by the weekend. Still, O'Connell writing not at her best remains far and away better than most. ACK! This is the last written Mallory novel! Have to find another addiction right away. Again. "
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Tricia Douglas | 1/21/2014
" A complicated plot, a little hard to follow in spots because of all the subsplots. Story evolves around the famous Route 66 which I would like to drive someday. The story eventually comes all together at the very end. "
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Msmithgleasonfoundation.org | 1/14/2014
" Great! Anticipated this one and it did not disappoint "
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Yaffa Shira | 12/26/2013
" didn't rrealize it was 6th or 9th in a series, i always like reading books in order. "
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Laurie | 12/17/2013
" One of the best, if not the best, Mallory books to date. "
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Karen | 12/13/2013
" Great plotlines, loved the backstory on Mallory. "
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Tracey | 12/11/2013
" Mallory has lost her steam. Time for a new character. "
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Antonia | 12/1/2013
" The best book to date in O'Connell's Mallory series. Answers a lot of questions that have been raised throughout the series. "
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Vivisection | 12/15/2012
" Kathy Mallory laughing? Will wonders never cease. Maybe, Charles, maybe there is hope for you yet... "
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Crissy | 4/10/2012
" Although I like the Mallory series, I found that in this book I found Mallory to be particular unlikeable. "
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Kathy | 2/3/2012
" One of the best books I have read in this kind of book. "
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Stradivarius517 | 12/6/2011
" My favorite so far! I love the quick little jabs such as "But Mallory did not run him over". Definitly admire her restraint. "
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Sharron | 2/3/2011
" Mallory is an acquired taste and this series really needs to be read in order. "
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Corrine | 10/31/2010
" This was my favorite of the series. The ending was perfect. "
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Jill Gross | 1/10/2010
" An excellent read and since I just finished Route 66 the Mother Road not long ago - was added fun to find the story line revolved around the Mother Road. "
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TJ | 11/29/2009
" Good book in the Mallory series. Fast read and thrilling. There was a little disconect in the two story lines, but they did do well together. Wish I could remember more clearly the previous stories and to remember more of Mallory's history though. "
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Jonelle | 6/17/2009
" I've liked the Kathleen Mallory series from the start, and this is one of the better ones. If you like dark mysteries, this is for you. "
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Marion Vermazen | 4/12/2009
" An OK mystery. I found it implausible. "
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Iris | 8/1/2008
" NYT Critics' Favorite Books of 2007 "
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Samantha Balmes | 5/11/2007
" Fun fun. I love serial killer mysteries. I think O'Connell has a special character in Mallory; it's nice to see that some people believe not all sociopaths will end up on the strictly evil side. "
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