Alone
by Lisa Gardner
Taste attributes: thrillercrimedramaactionfastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn unsavoury thriller that is serious, small-scale and moving. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Alone . . . Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy Back Bay, Boston, an armed man has barricaded himself with his wife and child. The man's finger tightens on the trigger and Dodge has only a split second to react . . . and forever pay the consequences.Alone . . .
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- Author
- Lisa Gardner
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 324
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- Open Library
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