Vortex
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- Author：Catherine Coulter
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Summary
In the latest installment in Catherine Coulter’s #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series， agents Sherlock and Savich find themselves dealing with powerful pieces of the past that could have dire consequences in the present。
Seven years ago， Mia Briscoe was at a frat party with her best friend Serena when a fire broke out。 Everyone was accounted for except Serena。 She was never heard from or seen again。 Now Mia is an investigative journalist covering the political scene in New York City， but she hasn’t given up trying to find out what happened to her friend that night。 When an old photo taken at the frat party gives her clues， Mia realizes she knows just where to look。 She enlists FBI agent Sherlock’s help to uncover a sinister string of events going all the way back to that disastrous party。 But some very powerful—and very dangerous—people will do anything to keep the past buried。
CIA Operative Olivia Hildebrandt is a team leader on a mission in Iran to exfiltrate a betrayed undercover operative。 She’s nearly killed by an exploding grenade and saved by a team member。 After leaving Walter Reed Hospital， not only has that team member disappeared but two men come to her house to kill her。 Savich believes their attack on Olivia is a direct result of the compromised mission in Iran。 What intelligence was at stake？ Who betrayed them？ Savich quickly finds he is now a target himself and unseen enemies will stop at nothing， including murder。
Seven years ago， Mia Briscoe was at a frat party with her best friend Serena when a fire broke out。 Everyone was accounted for except Serena。 She was never heard from or seen again。 Now Mia is an investigative journalist covering the political scene in New York City， but she hasn’t given up trying to find out what happened to her friend that night。 When an old photo taken at the frat party gives her clues， Mia realizes she knows just where to look。 She enlists FBI agent Sherlock’s help to uncover a sinister string of events going all the way back to that disastrous party。 But some very powerful—and very dangerous—people will do anything to keep the past buried。
CIA Operative Olivia Hildebrandt is a team leader on a mission in Iran to exfiltrate a betrayed undercover operative。 She’s nearly killed by an exploding grenade and saved by a team member。 After leaving Walter Reed Hospital， not only has that team member disappeared but two men come to her house to kill her。 Savich believes their attack on Olivia is a direct result of the compromised mission in Iran。 What intelligence was at stake？ Who betrayed them？ Savich quickly finds he is now a target himself and unseen enemies will stop at nothing， including murder。
Reviews
Carolyn
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It is no secret that I am a HUGE fan of Catherine Coulter's FBI Series。 Huge！ And， this was the one series my mom always hounded me about。 "Is the new one out yet？" It is always a long year wait in between books。 And， as always， when said new book is published， I devour it in one day。 And， once again， we have another suspenseful， white knuckle， edge-of-your seat ride。 I just love Savich and Sherlock！ Looks like I will be going through my home library， once again， to re-read a few past books。 I h It is no secret that I am a HUGE fan of Catherine Coulter's FBI Series。 Huge！ And， this was the one series my mom always hounded me about。 "Is the new one out yet？" It is always a long year wait in between books。 And， as always， when said new book is published， I devour it in one day。 And， once again， we have another suspenseful， white knuckle， edge-of-your seat ride。 I just love Savich and Sherlock！ Looks like I will be going through my home library， once again， to re-read a few past books。 I hate to leave two of my favorite characters for another year。 Another winner， Ms。 Coulter！ 。。。more
Sandra Wilson
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As usual with Catherine Coulter’s books， I preordered Vortex。 I planned to save it for the weekend， but I could not wait。 This latest book in the FBI Thriller series captivated me from the first page to the last。 The downside is having to wait for the next one。 These books are so good that I start reading them again every few years。 Catherine Coulter is an amazing author！
Nikki Sowell
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Received this as a Goodreads giveaway。 Here is my honest review。 This took longer than I would like to admit to read。 It's not that I couldn't get into the story， I just was not in the right frame of mind。 Once I got down to the nitty-gritty， I really did like the book。 It almost reads like a standalone even though it is part of a series。 I really liked the characters and the plot lines。 Received this as a Goodreads giveaway。 Here is my honest review。 This took longer than I would like to admit to read。 It's not that I couldn't get into the story， I just was not in the right frame of mind。 Once I got down to the nitty-gritty， I really did like the book。 It almost reads like a standalone even though it is part of a series。 I really liked the characters and the plot lines。 。。。more
Jenny
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This was an action-packed novel - lots of twists and turns and LOTS of characters。 The first part of the book had me flipping back and forth between the different points of view in each chapter， trying to remember the names of all the characters and multiple story lines。 While the plot moved along at a pace that kept the pages turning， the author used too much monologue for each character to spell out their backstory， fears， motivations and to fill in plotholes， which was a bit distracting。 If y This was an action-packed novel - lots of twists and turns and LOTS of characters。 The first part of the book had me flipping back and forth between the different points of view in each chapter， trying to remember the names of all the characters and multiple story lines。 While the plot moved along at a pace that kept the pages turning， the author used too much monologue for each character to spell out their backstory， fears， motivations and to fill in plotholes， which was a bit distracting。 If you're looking for an adventure story， you'd definitely appreciate this novel。 。。。more
Candy
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Two independent stories have Savich and Sherlock working in different cities。 Easy story was engrossing and could have stood alone。 Together， the book was twice as good。
Barb Lie
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Vortex by Catherine Coulter is the 25th book in her FBI Thriller series。 I am a big fan of Coulter’s FBI series， and looked forward to seeing our wonderful FBI heroes， Savich and Sherlock。 In Vortex， both Savich and Sherlock are called into separate cases， with each case being led by great heroines。Mia Briscoe， our heroine， is an investigative journalist for a local newspaper。 Mia still thinks about her friend from college， who disappeared 7 years ago。 When her boss assigns her to be the main re Vortex by Catherine Coulter is the 25th book in her FBI Thriller series。 I am a big fan of Coulter’s FBI series， and looked forward to seeing our wonderful FBI heroes， Savich and Sherlock。 In Vortex， both Savich and Sherlock are called into separate cases， with each case being led by great heroines。Mia Briscoe， our heroine， is an investigative journalist for a local newspaper。 Mia still thinks about her friend from college， who disappeared 7 years ago。 When her boss assigns her to be the main reporter for Alex Harrington， the new candidate to be mayor of New York， she does some research and finds a dark blurry picture that a friend found， and sent to Mia。 In a short time， Mia utilizes another FBI friend， who was the boyfriend of the missing girl， to see if he can improve the quality of the picture， which was taken at the college 7 years ago。 After she interviews Harrington， his friends， Mia begins to suspect that there is more to the story， and with her FBI friends help， she meets Special Agent Sherlock， who will begin to work with Mia to find the truths， about now and what happened years ago。 Sherlock was in New York consulting on a serial murderer case， which she will help solve， and she fully becomes invested into Mia’s findings。CIA agent， Olivia Hildebrandt， was on a top mission， when she was injured， as the mission was compromised。 One of her agents is now missing， and Olivia is determined to find him， since she feels he is in hiding， against foreign terrorists。 Savich is called to represent the FBI in investigating why Olivia is being targeted， as attacks have been made on her life。 Savich will take over the case， as the CIA is not happy about this。 Olivia knows someone from her team has betrayed her， and works closely with Savich to protect her， as well as find the agent who is in hiding， with the flash drive （important data） that is important to both sides。 What follows is a non-stop exciting and intense adventure with two different cases。 Both cases escalated， with many twists and surprises， which is another reason not to reveal these spoilers， so not to ruin the book。 I love Savich and Sherlock， even when they worked separately; They are a fabulous couple and super agents。 I really thought Mia was a fantastic character， as she was fearless to find the truth about her friend’s disappearance， as well as working closely with Sherlock。 Olivia too was a very good character， and was willing to put her own life in danger， working with Savich。 Coulter not only gives us wonderful characters we care about， but she also creates evil villains。Vortex was a thriller from start to finish， and even if it was tense at times， as I was unable to put the book down from start to finish。 Catherine Coulter once again gives us a fabulous story， with so many different surprises and excitement all the way to the climax。 Vortex was a fast-paced， exciting， intriguing， suspenseful mystery。 If you like suspense， mysteries， espionage， especially in the world of CIA/FBI， I wholly suggest you read Catherine Coulter。BarbThe Reading Cafe 。。。more
Val
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It’s been a while since I’ve settled into a police procedural， so this read was a welcome reminder of why they are so popular。This book follows FBI couple Sherlock and Savich into three separate investigations。 One dealing with terrorism and a mole， one dealing with a real estate mogul and her 3rd dead husband and the last dealing with a 7 year old missing persons investigation。The investigations are explored simultaneously through different narrators。 CIA operative and team leader， Olivia， retu It’s been a while since I’ve settled into a police procedural， so this read was a welcome reminder of why they are so popular。This book follows FBI couple Sherlock and Savich into three separate investigations。 One dealing with terrorism and a mole， one dealing with a real estate mogul and her 3rd dead husband and the last dealing with a 7 year old missing persons investigation。The investigations are explored simultaneously through different narrators。 CIA operative and team leader， Olivia， returns from a failed mission only to seemingly be a target。 Her team rallies beside her to uncover the mystery surrounding one of their own。 Savich lends his FBI expertise to help Olivia find her teammate and uncover the mole。Meanwhile， investigative reporter， Mia， gets assigned to a story involving an up and coming political player and his mayoral candidacy。 The disappearance of her college best friend is never far from her mind。 Frustrated by the lack of a suspect， a body and closure in her friends death， she channels that energy into her job。 Pieces start to come into view that bring her friend’s unsolved disappearance back into the limelight。 She is determined to find out what happened to her friend， why， and who caused it。 Sherlock comes beside Mia to lend her expertise and intuition to her search for answers。This book had just enough fact gathering， secrets， suspicions and twists to make the pages turn quickly。 In true Coulter fashion， the book was engaging and the ending， although not a shock， very satisfying。 Another winner from this 25th book in the series。 Easily read as a stand-alone too。Thank you to partners #bibliolifestyle and #williammorrowbooks for the advance copy。 。。。more
Jan Fore
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VortexCatherine CoulterAugust 10， 2021Catherine Coulter’s FBI series release #25。 We find Sherlock and Savich relaxing at home with Sean when each gets a call regarding a new case。 Sherlock heads to New York City to help another agent wrap up the arraignment。 While there she becomes involved with Guardian reporter， Mia Briscoe。 Back in college Mia lost her best friend at a frat party （literally）。 Despite local law enforcement and the FBI， she was never found and presumed dead。 Recently new clues VortexCatherine CoulterAugust 10， 2021Catherine Coulter’s FBI series release #25。 We find Sherlock and Savich relaxing at home with Sean when each gets a call regarding a new case。 Sherlock heads to New York City to help another agent wrap up the arraignment。 While there she becomes involved with Guardian reporter， Mia Briscoe。 Back in college Mia lost her best friend at a frat party （literally）。 Despite local law enforcement and the FBI， she was never found and presumed dead。 Recently new clues have surfaced regarding what happened to Serena that night。 It will take Sherlock’s insights to clear up this cold case。 On the other side， we find Savich working with the CIA regarding the whereabouts of an agent who disappeared after his team was compromised in a mission。 Team leader， Olivia Hildebrandt was injured when a grenade was thrown into the mix。 Upon returning to the states she was terrorized by foreign operatives at her home in Boston。 Due to incidents on home soil the FBI was necessary to investigate and protect。 I have read all of the Sherlock/Savage series。 They always bring a new light in solving critical incidents。 Never a dull moment in their current investigation。 I always look forward to reading their latest adventure。 Vortex by Catherine Coulter will be published on August 10， 2021 by Harper Collins Publishers。 I appreciate their allowing me to read and review Vortex via NetGalley。 From start to finish I thoroughly enjoyed Coulter’s latest novel。 I realize her fans are impatiently awaiting this read。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
Lindzanne1_bookworm
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You’d be surprised how far some people would go to protect the secrets from their past！ Mia will not rest until she’s unburied the truth and gets justice for her best friend。I’ve never read an FBI thriller type of book before and I must say it did not disappoint！ Such an exciting and page turning book！ I loved how there were several stories woven into this one book！ Several twists and turns and action packed scenes that had my heart racing。 So many pieces to the puzzle and it kept me wanting mor You’d be surprised how far some people would go to protect the secrets from their past！ Mia will not rest until she’s unburied the truth and gets justice for her best friend。I’ve never read an FBI thriller type of book before and I must say it did not disappoint！ Such an exciting and page turning book！ I loved how there were several stories woven into this one book！ Several twists and turns and action packed scenes that had my heart racing。 So many pieces to the puzzle and it kept me wanting more！ I couldn’t put it down and had to know the answers to my burning questions。 The ending was very satisfying and brought everything together。 Thank you to Bibliolifestyle & William Morrow Books for the advanced readers copy！ All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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Vortex by Catherine Coulter is a highly recommended thriller and the 25th book in the FBI Series。Mia Briscoe's best friend， Serena， disappeared seven years ago when the two attended a frat party where a fire broke out。 Nothing was ever discovered about her disappearance。 Now an investigative journalist covering the political scene Mia still wonders what happened to her friend。 When a friend discovers some old photos on a phone that were taken at the party she gives them to Mia to see if they co Vortex by Catherine Coulter is a highly recommended thriller and the 25th book in the FBI Series。Mia Briscoe's best friend， Serena， disappeared seven years ago when the two attended a frat party where a fire broke out。 Nothing was ever discovered about her disappearance。 Now an investigative journalist covering the political scene Mia still wonders what happened to her friend。 When a friend discovers some old photos on a phone that were taken at the party she gives them to Mia to see if they could provide any clues about what happened that night。 She quickly identifies the suspects in Serena's disappearance and with the help of FBI agents Tommy Maitland （Serena's boyfriend） and Lacey Sherlock much more is uncovered。At the same time there is another case going on。 FBI agent husband， Dillon Savich， Lacey's husband， is looking into an attack on a CIA agent Olivia Hildebrandt。 She killed one of the two men who attacked her。 The attack is likely related to her last mission and almost certainly linked to the disappearance of CIA agent Mike Kingman， who is in hiding with a flash drive he got from an operative in Iran。 Savich has to moves Olivia to a safe house， protect her CIA interference， and uncover the conspiracy going on。The dual plots work， but it can be confusing remembering and keeping every character straight in the beginning for those new to the series or from someone who has not read every book in the series。 As the narrative switches between story lines in each chapter， readers can figure out who is trustworthy and work on keeping track of everyone until they become better acquainted with all the characters。 After a powerful opening followed by a slower start introducing the cases， the novel quickly becomes a fast paced read and both story lines have plenty of twists to keep your attention。 Mia does figure out in too-large-a-coincidence who are the suspects in Serena's disappearance in the first third of the novel。Fans of the series will already know the agents， although character development will feel light for a new comer to the series。 You can appreciate the novel without reading previous books in the series as long as you realize you might not understand the complete history of everyone right away。 The slow start serves to provide much of the needed background in order to better appreciate the plot。Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of HarperCollins。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2021/0。。。 。。。more
Courtney
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Another installment of Coulter’s FBI series starring Sherlock and Savich and introducing several other characters。 There are three story lines in the book that do not intersect， but somehow do flow in a way that the reader is kept engaged by the story。 A quick read in which readers will enjoy。 I received this book as an Uncorrected Proof from the publisher。
Harry
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thoroughly enjoyed this book
Kathleen Gray
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Don't worry if you haven't read this series- this latest will be fine as a standalone。 FBI SAs Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are a couple but this time their investigations don't intersect。 Sherlock finds herself in deep political waters when she agrees to help Mia， a journalist， look for her friend Serena who has been missing since they attended a rave 7 years ago。 Savich is equally challenged when he steps in to assist the CIA when Olivia， an officer who was wounded while attempting to resc Don't worry if you haven't read this series- this latest will be fine as a standalone。 FBI SAs Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are a couple but this time their investigations don't intersect。 Sherlock finds herself in deep political waters when she agrees to help Mia， a journalist， look for her friend Serena who has been missing since they attended a rave 7 years ago。 Savich is equally challenged when he steps in to assist the CIA when Olivia， an officer who was wounded while attempting to rescue an asset， is attacked again in the US。 Has someone betrayed the US？ Coulter makes a good stab at the FBI-CIA dynamics but Olivia stands out as a character。 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC。 It's a fast paced read， not too deep and not too complicated， making it perfect for travel or the beach。 。。。more
Julia David
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I just love Savich and Sherlock。 Sherlock goes to New York to help out with a case and ends up helping a friend of a friend。 Mia can't forget her friend's disappearance。 They were at a frat party 7 years earlier and her friend just vanished。 Now Mia thinks she has a lead。 She calls her friend's old boyfriend， who is now an FBI agent。 He asks Sherlock to help out。 They go after a big fish and his best friend。 The two have been up to no good for years and they have to find enough evidence to shut I just love Savich and Sherlock。 Sherlock goes to New York to help out with a case and ends up helping a friend of a friend。 Mia can't forget her friend's disappearance。 They were at a frat party 7 years earlier and her friend just vanished。 Now Mia thinks she has a lead。 She calls her friend's old boyfriend， who is now an FBI agent。 He asks Sherlock to help out。 They go after a big fish and his best friend。 The two have been up to no good for years and they have to find enough evidence to shut them down。 Savich is helping the CIA。 The CIA is not happy about the FBI being involved， but there is no other choice。 After a failed mission， Olivia is back home and out of the hospital。 One of her team members is missing with some key evidence。 Is he a traitor？ Who can Olivia trust？ Someone has leaked vital evidence and Savich is the one to find out who that is。 Can he save Olivia too？ 。。。more
Jessi
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Like other recent books in the series， this one has parallel stories running through it。 Dillon and Sherlock aren't actually in the same place or even working on the same case and， actually， aren't in the book as much as usual。 But it was still a Coulter FBI Thriller。 Three and a half stars rounded up。Mia Briscoe is a reporter working on a story related to a mayoral candidate for New York City。 In no way did she expect it to lead to the story of a lifetime and the solving of her best friend's mu Like other recent books in the series， this one has parallel stories running through it。 Dillon and Sherlock aren't actually in the same place or even working on the same case and， actually， aren't in the book as much as usual。 But it was still a Coulter FBI Thriller。 Three and a half stars rounded up。Mia Briscoe is a reporter working on a story related to a mayoral candidate for New York City。 In no way did she expect it to lead to the story of a lifetime and the solving of her best friend's murder。 But the man is seriously connected and all of a sudden， Mia is under attack。 Meanwhile， Olivia Hildebrandt is under fire。 The CIA operative has been attacked in her own home。 She knows it has something to do with her boyfriend's disappearance。 They had been on a mission to remove an undercover operative in Iran and now her boyfriend is gone。 There was also sort of a throwaway story with Sherlock investigating a woman whose second husband has died mysteriously。 I guess to reiterate what an awesome investigator she is？ 。。。more
Maryann
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Wow！ This book earned my first 5 star review of 2021。 Thank you， Catherine Coulter。 Your characters were interesting， and the action was intense。 The ending was satisfying。。。everything a reader wants in a mystery/suspense novel。
Stanley McShane
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Read his full review on Rosepoint Publishing。A young gamer is killed by an accidental punch in the face by Snake， a master gamer。 They had been having a great time but things got out of hand。 Snake claims it was an accident and her death was not intentional。 Mia and her friend Serena are on their way to a rave。 Mia is miffed at Serena because she seems to want to forego the party。 Fraternity brothers were offering a drink called a “Crazy Mary，” guaranteed to make even the most virginal woman pu Read his full review on Rosepoint Publishing。A young gamer is killed by an accidental punch in the face by Snake， a master gamer。 They had been having a great time but things got out of hand。 Snake claims it was an accident and her death was not intentional。 Mia and her friend Serena are on their way to a rave。 Mia is miffed at Serena because she seems to want to forego the party。 Fraternity brothers were offering a drink called a “Crazy Mary，” guaranteed to make even the most virginal woman put out。 Serena begins to act strangely and then winds up missing。 Seven years later Mia still wonders what could have happened to Serena。 She currently has a position as investigative reporter for Guardian Magazine。 Her current assignment is a political candidate。Alexander Talbot Harrington is a very rich society climber who does as he wishes with women。 He is tall and handsome and has no problem having opportunities。 He is running for the mayor of New York City。 His “wing man” is his social equal but lacking in self-confidence。 Ms。 Coulter is a master story teller with multiple plots happening simultaneously。 The result is a continuously intriguing tale which is difficult to put down。 With three police agencies working to solve this and other crimes， the criminals are quickly in their cross-hairs。 Alex and his wing-man feel they are smarter than anyone and will not be caught。 We received a complimentary review copy of this book from the author and publisher through NetGalley that in no way influenced this review。 These are his honest opinions。 CE Williams 。。。more
Tony Parsons
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Snake blamed Dante。 They were playing on the PS4 World of Warcraft。 7 yrs。 ago， Mia Briscoe & Serena Winters （21， BFF， student） were attending a Godwyn U Delta Rho Phi frat party in Creighton， PA。 Mia was getting drunk， off a drink called Crazy Mary， but she was not that bad off。Music & dancing was going on。A fire broke out， & Serena was never found。 Alexander “Alex” Talbot Harrington & Kent Harper （BMF） drove down the Schuylkill River trail， there was an old， branched oak tree， that looked like Snake blamed Dante。 They were playing on the PS4 World of Warcraft。 7 yrs。 ago， Mia Briscoe & Serena Winters （21， BFF， student） were attending a Godwyn U Delta Rho Phi frat party in Creighton， PA。 Mia was getting drunk， off a drink called Crazy Mary， but she was not that bad off。Music & dancing was going on。A fire broke out， & Serena was never found。 Alexander “Alex” Talbot Harrington & Kent Harper （BMF） drove down the Schuylkill River trail， there was an old， branched oak tree， that looked like the ideal place。 Balad Military Hospital Balad， Iraq。 CIA Agent Olivia Hildebrandt （OP team leader） had survived。 Sumar， Iran。 The team was there to withdraw Hashem a disloyal undercover operative。Olivia was almost killed by an RPG exploding grenade， but Mike Kingman a team member saved her。 Tim Higgs & Andi Creamer are the other team members。 Henri Delos was informed when Mike due back in Washington， DC。Olivia left Walter Reed Hospital; Mike disappeared & 2 men came to her house to kill her。NYC， NY # 1 Lincoln Plaza 18th floor。 Travis was back from Zurich， Switzerland working construction for Lohman Pierce。The Guardian 1185 Houston St。 Milo （The Guardian， boss） assigned Mia Briscoe （The Guardian investigative journalist， Voices in the Middle political blog） to interview Alexander “Alex” Talbot Harrington （34， 1st St。 Corporation CEO， Harvard U） is running for Mayor of NYC， NY。 Cabot Hotel。 Alexander took Mia to the Harrington fundraiser。Miles Lombardy （Sr。 staffer） & Cory Hughes （campaign mgr。） introduced themselves。 Angela storin shot/killed Dr。 David Madison & Mrs。 Heather Madison had been shot/killed。CAU Agents: Ruth; Ollie; Davis; & Lucy had just come out of the boathouse。 Dooley （beagle cadaver dog） was hard at work。 FBI SA Gil Payne （Philadelphia） was watching his every move。 FBI SA Payne guaranteed everyone he never fails。1 Police Plaza。 Alexander “Alex” Talbot Harrington （34， 1st St。 Corporation CEO， Harvard U） stepped to the podium praising Pamela “Pam” Barrett campaign mgr。）; Cory Hughes; & Miles Lombardy （Sr。 staffer） for their hard work on his political quest。 Alex was bowing out of the NYC， NY Mayor’s race。 What news did Serena’s parents: Livvie Winters （wife/mother）， Gary Winters （husband/father）， & FBI SA Tommy Maitland （son， Serena’s former BF， FB OB） receive？ I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors。 Therefore， I am under no obligation to write a positive review， only an honest one。 Warning: This book contains descriptive accounts of extremely graphic adult content， violence， or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material （minor verbal， psychological， emotional， physical & sexual abuse） which is only suitable for mature readers。 It may be offensive or have potential adverse psychological effects on the reader。 If you are especially sensitive to this type of material， it is strongly advised not to read any further。An awesome book cover， great font & writing style。 A very professionally written FBI thriller book。 It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment。 There were no grammar/typo errors， nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences。 Lots of exciting scenarios， with several twists/turns & a huge description list of unique characters， settings， facts etc。 to keep track of。 This could also make another great FBI thriller movie， or better yet a mini-TV series。 There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars。 Thank you for the free author; Harper Collins; UCP; Goodreads; MakingConnections; Making Connections discussion group talk; paperback book Tony Parsons MSW （Washburn）t 。。。more
Becky
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I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Another excellent Sherlock/Savich installment。 Savich is called in to investigate an attempted hit on Olivia - a CIA agent being targeted because she witnessed something right before a severe injury。 Sherlock is in NY helping put away a serial killer when she's tapped to help Mia - a journalist researching a NYC mayoral candidate when she notices a connection to the night her best friend went missing seven years ago。 Both stories moved quickly a I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Another excellent Sherlock/Savich installment。 Savich is called in to investigate an attempted hit on Olivia - a CIA agent being targeted because she witnessed something right before a severe injury。 Sherlock is in NY helping put away a serial killer when she's tapped to help Mia - a journalist researching a NYC mayoral candidate when she notices a connection to the night her best friend went missing seven years ago。 Both stories moved quickly and kept me engaged。 I hope we see more of some of the new characters Coulter introduced！ 。。。more
Diane Hassler
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Loved the book。 A great murder mystery with a mix of an international intrigue。 The characters intertwine wonderfully。
Barbara Tobey
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An engaging thriller。 The beginning had me wondering if this would be a book I would enjoy reading。 I did keep going and so glad I did。 Once the women of the media， CIA and FBI appeared my interest was captured and kept me turning the pages。 Intriguing circle of events。 Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley。 Excited to see this is #25 as I have lots of potential reading enjoyment ahead or is that behind， since I am late to the series。
Emma Metz
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Ms Coulter has written another great book。 This book has a woman searching for her friend who disappeared 7 yrs before。 She traces all her leads to find the persons 。 This book also has Savage and Sherlock on cases of their own to find a missing Cia agent missing with evidence to prove who put him at risk。 also to get a murderer。
Andrea
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Thank you Goodreads for an ARC。 I am invested i。 This series from the start。 I enjoyed how the stories intertwined but never really touched。 Fantastic writing and I struggled to put the book down and make sure my child was fed
Cheryl
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Loved！ Definitely felt like a Vortex！ Two intriguing stories that kept me sitting at the end of my chair， reading in one sitting。 The first page reaches out and grabs you！ Heartbreaking with the Mia's loss of her best friend Serena during their college years， and Tommy Maitlands loss of his girlfriend。 Tommy is all grown up and FBI agent :） Mia is a political reporter， who doesn't take sides， and in this instance ends up being an investigative reporter。 Sherlock appears as a request from Tommy M Loved！ Definitely felt like a Vortex！ Two intriguing stories that kept me sitting at the end of my chair， reading in one sitting。 The first page reaches out and grabs you！ Heartbreaking with the Mia's loss of her best friend Serena during their college years， and Tommy Maitlands loss of his girlfriend。 Tommy is all grown up and FBI agent :） Mia is a political reporter， who doesn't take sides， and in this instance ends up being an investigative reporter。 Sherlock appears as a request from Tommy Maitland。 The second story is with Olivia a CIA operative who was to close to an RPG blast and had a severe concussion， Mike， one of her teammates （and sometimes partner） grabs her and runs to safety， This story line reached out and grabbed me。 Savich our intrepid FBI team leader just handled this whole thing with his usual class and intelligence。 。I love the intelligence in the women， the class （well not Pammie） the twists， the turns and the feelings。 This one had me just sitting at the end in silence， just to take it all in。 I love this series and enjoyed seeing a few team member faces from previous books。 Another win for Catherine Coulter。 Thank you for the arc。 I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Susan Walker
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Another great FBI Thriller。 I love the relationship between Sherlock and Savich。 This book has a great plot and will keep the reader entertained。
Reneta
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Welcome to another adventure with Sherlock and Savich’s adventures。 When a photo emerges showing a missing girl with 2 guys， the girls disappearance is reinvestigated ， pushed by the girls best friend。 Consulting on a case is more realistic for the duo though a few chapters are pretty unrealistic。 Overall， this is an easy read as you really want to nail the psychopath and find out what happened to Serena。 I received this book as a Goodreads win and I appreciate being able to get the book and kee Welcome to another adventure with Sherlock and Savich’s adventures。 When a photo emerges showing a missing girl with 2 guys， the girls disappearance is reinvestigated ， pushed by the girls best friend。 Consulting on a case is more realistic for the duo though a few chapters are pretty unrealistic。 Overall， this is an easy read as you really want to nail the psychopath and find out what happened to Serena。 I received this book as a Goodreads win and I appreciate being able to get the book and keep up with the book series。 。。。more
Annie Wagner
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ARC review- Not one of my favorites of the series but still good！ Felt like it took a while to get to the thrilling parts， and even those were tame。 All of a sudden it ended too soon。 Love the characters and the series and can't wait for the next one！ ARC review- Not one of my favorites of the series but still good！ Felt like it took a while to get to the thrilling parts， and even those were tame。 All of a sudden it ended too soon。 Love the characters and the series and can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Gretchen
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Vortex， the 25th in the series of FBI thrillers by Catherine Coulter， continues with the agents Sherlock and Savich。 I have been a big fan for a number of years so even though they were not the main focus， I did like the new characters introduced。 The dual story line involves a 7 year old murder and a Middle East mission gone wrong。 I thought it was great。 I received this ARC through a goodreads giveaway
Jeanne
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Sherlock working an off the books case as a favor to Tommy that is a true jigsaw。 Saving is working an official case with the CIA/FBI with plenty of action all the characters very defined。 I hope Tommy & Juliette get together in the future！Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this arc
Curtis
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Throughly to enjoyed it， kept me interested till the end。darn phone
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Vortex
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Vortex&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Vortex&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0