Choose Me
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- Author：Tess Gerritsen
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Summary
From New York Times bestseller Tess Gerritsen and acclaimed thriller writer Gary Braver comes a sexy murder mystery about a reckless affair and dangerous secrets。
Taryn Moore is young， beautiful and brilliant。。。so why would she kill herself？ When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to investigate the girl's fatal plunge from her apartment balcony， she knows in her gut there's more to the story， especially after the autopsy reveals that the college senior was pregnant。 It could be reason enough for suicide-or a motive for murder。
To English professor Jack Dorian， Taryn was the ultimate fantasy: intelligent， adoring， and completely off limits。 But there was also a dark side to Taryn， a dangerous streak that threatened those she turned her affections to--including Jack。 And now that she's dead， his problems are just beginning。
After Frankie uncovers a trove of sordid secrets， it becomes clear that Jack may know the truth。 He is guilty of deception， but is he capable of cold-blooded murder？
Taryn Moore is young， beautiful and brilliant。。。so why would she kill herself？ When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to investigate the girl's fatal plunge from her apartment balcony， she knows in her gut there's more to the story， especially after the autopsy reveals that the college senior was pregnant。 It could be reason enough for suicide-or a motive for murder。
To English professor Jack Dorian， Taryn was the ultimate fantasy: intelligent， adoring， and completely off limits。 But there was also a dark side to Taryn， a dangerous streak that threatened those she turned her affections to--including Jack。 And now that she's dead， his problems are just beginning。
After Frankie uncovers a trove of sordid secrets， it becomes clear that Jack may know the truth。 He is guilty of deception， but is he capable of cold-blooded murder？
Reviews
Jamie Jack
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Well Written， But Makes Me UncomfortableThis book is co-written by two authors， Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver， which is a nom de plume for an English professor at Northeastern University， Gary Goshgarian。 As this story takes place at that university and is about a murdered female English major who had an inappropriate relationship with her professor… there is something very creepy about having an English professor from that university as a co-author。 At least to me。I found the book itself an in Well Written， But Makes Me UncomfortableThis book is co-written by two authors， Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver， which is a nom de plume for an English professor at Northeastern University， Gary Goshgarian。 As this story takes place at that university and is about a murdered female English major who had an inappropriate relationship with her professor… there is something very creepy about having an English professor from that university as a co-author。 At least to me。I found the book itself an interesting read， aside from this creep factor。 The authors chose to lead with the young woman’s death and work backward， from the perspectives of the student， the professor， and the detective investigating her death。 The authors did a good job having the student’s thesis mirroring the theme of the book， with echoes of the #MeToo movement thrown in for good measure。 I didn’t particularly like Taryn （the student）， yet the authors are skilled enough to make her empathetic despite this。 Chapters ended on mini-cliffhangers， propelling the story forward。But， given the subject matter， location， and the profession of one of the co-authors， I couldn’t quite get past the “ick” factor。I was given this as an ARC， but that did not affect my review。 。。。more
Lisa
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Tess Gerritsen is one of my all-time favorite authors， and no one delivers smart， layered， expertly crafted thrillers quite like hers。 In CHOOSE ME， teamed up with stellar thriller writer Gary Braver， Gerritsen is at the very top of her game。 Don’t miss this edgy， twisting， rocket-paced story of marriage， betrayal， and the damage we do to each other in the name of love。
Erin Clemence
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As seen on www。mysteryandsuspense。com Expected publication date: July 1， 2021 Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen teams up with author Gary Braver for the pulse-pounding， heart-stopping novel， “Choose Me”。 Taryn Moore is a young co-ed， working toward her graduate thesis， with a bright future ahead of her。 So when Detective Frankie Loomis is called to investigate Taryn’s possible suicide， it raises red flags。 After speaking to Taryn’s close friends and family， they， along with most of the po As seen on www。mysteryandsuspense。com Expected publication date: July 1， 2021 Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen teams up with author Gary Braver for the pulse-pounding， heart-stopping novel， “Choose Me”。 Taryn Moore is a young co-ed， working toward her graduate thesis， with a bright future ahead of her。 So when Detective Frankie Loomis is called to investigate Taryn’s possible suicide， it raises red flags。 After speaking to Taryn’s close friends and family， they， along with most of the police force， believe it’s possible that Taryn killed herself。 But when Frankie finds out that Taryn was pregnant， she starts to think something more sinister happened to the young college student。 When another big secret of Taryn’s is revealed， Frankie knows she’s on the right track and soon Frankie and her partner， Mac， are turning over every corner of Taryn’s life- and not everyone likes what they find。 “Choose Me” is a domestic suspense novel， combined with a gripping police procedural。 The novel is narrated from the perspective of Taryn， Frankie， and Jack （Taryn’s college professor）， and is also told in reverse order， with Taryn’s death as the opening scene， and working backwards。 As each character and time segment was clearly labeled and it was easily to identify when and who was speaking， I found this style added to the plot， and served to pull me deeper into the story。 Taryn’s focus of her college graduate thesis is the theme of scorned women in literature。 Jack， her professor of English， also relies heavily in his teachings on the theme of women across literature who have paid the price for their passions。 As an English literature fan， this was interesting enough on its own， but of course， this same theme ran not-so-subtly through “Choose Me”， which made the novel both relevant and thought-provoking。 The entire theme of women paying the consequences for their feelings towards men is rampant throughout this novel， and it added realism to the twisty， unpredictable plot。 Taryn wasn’t extremely likable， but she did emit a sense of empathy。 Jack， too， had his own charms underneath his fallibility， as he struggled with being a young college professor trying to start a family with his successful physician wife。 Every character had their likable traits， and yet also managed to be equally unlikable， which made them intensely realistic and honest。 Each chapter ended with a page-turner that pulled me right in， and I wanted to devour this book from page one。 The ending answered all the right questions， and delivered the satisfying conclusion I was hoping for。 An emotionally charged page-turner that will definitely keep readers guessing， “Choose Me” has all of the twists and turns in the right places。 Gerritsen and Braver are definitely the co-writing dynamic duo to look out for！ 。。。more
Deanna Schwartz
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The book was well written and compelling， but I couldn’t get over some of the offensive aspects。 The book was fatphobic， problematic， and disturbing considering it was written by a college English professor。 There were multiple tirades against “political correctness” and trigger warnings。 After reading this book， I will make sure to not take a class with this professor。
LadyJBookishNook
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I am reviewing this one for The Library Journal。 Totally loved and highly recommended！！ 5 Stars
Gary Shapiro
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A solid thriller with some “me too” issues for further thought and discussion。
Jason
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When someone gives a thriller like CHOOSE ME a single star because of what appears to be a overly-sensitive complaint about the subject matter， doing so will simply make people want to read that book all the more。 There is no such thing as "bad publicity" today。 Controversy drives sales。 Our planet is FILLED with fear， hate， and derisiveness among those rarified souls who CHOOSE to be "victimized" by whatever in art and commerce displeases them。 Just look at the current state of political affair When someone gives a thriller like CHOOSE ME a single star because of what appears to be a overly-sensitive complaint about the subject matter， doing so will simply make people want to read that book all the more。 There is no such thing as "bad publicity" today。 Controversy drives sales。 Our planet is FILLED with fear， hate， and derisiveness among those rarified souls who CHOOSE to be "victimized" by whatever in art and commerce displeases them。 Just look at the current state of political affairs in the United States as proof。 There is a willing and thankful audience for EVERY SINGLE FORM of expression on a planet with nearly eight billion people on it （up from just three billion in 1960）。 I have read all of Gary Braver's books， and all are enlightening， thoroughly entertaining， and very cinematic in how they are written。 I am very much looking forward to reading （and writing a more in-depth review of） CHOOSE ME， as purchased in a six-figure deal by Thomas & Mercer's editorial director Gracie Doyle （according to Publisher's Weekly）。 If a reputable publisher saw fit to publish CHOOSE ME， then the book must have quality and validity。 。。。more
Maura
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The following book description was sent via Northeastern University's English Department Newsletter #15 on Augusts 27， 2020:"Professor Goshgarian is a best-selling mystery and thriller author who writes under the name Gary Braver， and also shared with us the following update: Thomas & Mercer has just purchased world English rights to his forthcoming novel CHOOSE ME， which he wrote with bestselling author， Tess Gerritsen。 Inspired by the #MeToo movement， the book is a psychological thriller that The following book description was sent via Northeastern University's English Department Newsletter #15 on Augusts 27， 2020:"Professor Goshgarian is a best-selling mystery and thriller author who writes under the name Gary Braver， and also shared with us the following update: Thomas & Mercer has just purchased world English rights to his forthcoming novel CHOOSE ME， which he wrote with bestselling author， Tess Gerritsen。 Inspired by the #MeToo movement， the book is a psychological thriller that centers on the death of an NU English major who has an obsessive and illicit affair with her professor。 There are several scenes on campus including in the department’s seminar room， 400B Holmes Hall。 This is his first collaboration with Tess， who is famous for her Rizzoli and Isles books and TV series。 Pub date is June 2021。"Professor Gary Goshgarian is an English professor at Northeastern University。 I graduated with a B。A。 in English from Northeastern in 2017， and I have had multiple conversations with his former students about how he includes his own work in his "Modern Bestseller" course （to include his own books in this course is laughable enough as it is， but I digress）。 One of the books he makes his students read features an affair between a professor and a student， and everyone I've spoken to was uncomfortable with the fact that their professor had both written such a book and made it required reading for the course。 （He rotates through the novels he has written each time he teaches the course， so I was fortunate enough that when I took it， I wasn't required to read that specific book。 But the novel I was assigned to read， Elixir， did include a descriptive sex scene。）To see that this is now part of a pattern of books that he has written about students having affairs with their professors， and that this one is explicitly set on Northeastern's campus and is about a murdered Northeastern English major， is deeply disturbing。 I have no idea why any student would be interested in taking a course with a professor who wrote a book where an English major is murdered on their campus， and which references the very rooms they use throughout their days。 As someone who knew multiple female students who were made uncomfortable by his actions， his eagerness to have students read about the professor/student affairs that he's written while simultaneously looking to profit off of the #MeToo movement is appalling。 Hopefully the requests that I and multiple students have sent to the English department will cause the authors and publisher to reconsider the framing of this work。 。。。more
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