Don't Look For Me: Carter Blake Book 4
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Katherine
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Engrosssing --Carter Blake， man of mystery， receives an email from an unknown person which sends him to Las Vegas。 The person， Sarah， has found the address in a notebook seemingly left behind accidentally by a neighbor and husband， Rebecca and Dominic Freel， who disappered in the middle of the night。 Their home is then broken into by two men， again in the middle of the night， leading Sarah to also check out the empty house， which appears to almost never to have been occupied。 Worried about the m Engrosssing --Carter Blake， man of mystery， receives an email from an unknown person which sends him to Las Vegas。 The person， Sarah， has found the address in a notebook seemingly left behind accidentally by a neighbor and husband， Rebecca and Dominic Freel， who disappered in the middle of the night。 Their home is then broken into by two men， again in the middle of the night， leading Sarah to also check out the empty house， which appears to almost never to have been occupied。 Worried about the missing friend， Sarah has taken a chance and emailed this unknown person for help。 So begins a search that leads Sarah and Carter to a ghost town in Arizona， and into the tunnels beneath Las Vegas。 Why have the Freel disappeared， who is the brute that broke into Sarah's home and attacked her--what is going on？？ 。。。more
Mark
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Good thriller。 Even though I’ve done my usual and started the series half way through， I’d now be tempted to find the first in the series and read it。
Ellie Grace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The amount of people who were killed off in this book was starting get a bit tedious and predictable to be honest。 You can still write a good crime book without murdering most of the characters
Heidi de Goede
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Can't get enough of Carter Blake！ Can't get enough of Carter Blake！ 。。。more
Jamie
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The name error in chapter 59 had me scratching my head for a moment。
Angela
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I'm really enjoying this series。Carter Blake is a strong character that has many redeeming qualities for a 'bad ' guy。 The story was easy to follow。No new concepts and a typical plot for a crime thriller but still a good read。 I look forward to to the next book I'm really enjoying this series。Carter Blake is a strong character that has many redeeming qualities for a 'bad ' guy。 The story was easy to follow。No new concepts and a typical plot for a crime thriller but still a good read。 I look forward to to the next book 。。。more
Patsy Goodsir
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Bailed on this one。 Just didn't do it for me。 Bailed on this one。 Just didn't do it for me。 。。。more
Jennifer Summers
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This is the the first Mason Cross book I have read， and it won't be the last！Don't Look For Me is part of the Carter Blake series， but it can also be read as a standalone thriller， which is what I have done。If you like the Jason Bourne and Die Hard films， you will love this。It has short chapters that keep the story moving quickly， and twists and turns that you don't see coming。 This is the the first Mason Cross book I have read， and it won't be the last！Don't Look For Me is part of the Carter Blake series， but it can also be read as a standalone thriller， which is what I have done。If you like the Jason Bourne and Die Hard films， you will love this。It has short chapters that keep the story moving quickly， and twists and turns that you don't see coming。 。。。more
Tammi Stuhldreher
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This was a pretty good crime drama。 I hadn't read this author before but I will add some more in this series to my wish list。 This was a pretty good crime drama。 I hadn't read this author before but I will add some more in this series to my wish list。 。。。more
Debby Brown
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I'm only a about a quarter in and have been taken out of the story many times by the author's use of British English with American characters。Another thing that took me out of the story several times was the use of different names before that character knew those names。 Needs an editor。****I finished the book。 The story was great and I enjoyed it immensely， but it really did need an editor。 I'm only a about a quarter in and have been taken out of the story many times by the author's use of British English with American characters。Another thing that took me out of the story several times was the use of different names before that character knew those names。 Needs an editor。****I finished the book。 The story was great and I enjoyed it immensely， but it really did need an editor。 。。。more
Melissa
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I read this having no clue that it was part a series。 Sarah is a writer。 She used to be a journalist。 She lives alone since her divorce。 So when a new couple moves in and she becomes friends with the wife， she becomes very concerned when they leave abruptly。 The only goodbye a typed letter from the wife。 Rebecca。She searches their home after， men you wouldn't want to mess with do the same and finds a notebook with a email address。 Enter Carter Blake。 He actually has a history with "Rebecca"。 Onl I read this having no clue that it was part a series。 Sarah is a writer。 She used to be a journalist。 She lives alone since her divorce。 So when a new couple moves in and she becomes friends with the wife， she becomes very concerned when they leave abruptly。 The only goodbye a typed letter from the wife。 Rebecca。She searches their home after， men you wouldn't want to mess with do the same and finds a notebook with a email address。 Enter Carter Blake。 He actually has a history with "Rebecca"。 Only he knows her as Carol。 But Sarah and Blake aren't the only ones looking for Carol and her husband。There's a hit man named Gage also looking for them。。。Sarah and Carter were likable characters。 But I definitely sat there thinking I wouldn't have tried to track down a neighbor who seemed to be in trouble and that I only knew for a very short period of time after she leaves。 No matter how abruptly。 Sarah had the time and an inquisitive writers mind。 So， I guess。The diamonds， Ellison heist， crooked （that you'll know he is before it's said） cop。。。 Trying to make Gage seem human by adding a son he cares about doesn't work really。All in all though， a read that I wasn't bored by。 Different pov's and a lot of action。 。。。more
Wanda Keith
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When I picked this book up at the library I didn't realize it was one of a series and feared that it might be hard to follow。 Glad I didn't let that stop me because this is a great stand-alone book and easy to put the missing pieces together。 Carter Blake is a man who is good at finding people but now he must find someone who doesn't want to be found and it is someone from his past。 Blake hooks up with a reporter along the way and they make a trip that neither one will soon forget。 Not a great b When I picked this book up at the library I didn't realize it was one of a series and feared that it might be hard to follow。 Glad I didn't let that stop me because this is a great stand-alone book and easy to put the missing pieces together。 Carter Blake is a man who is good at finding people but now he must find someone who doesn't want to be found and it is someone from his past。 Blake hooks up with a reporter along the way and they make a trip that neither one will soon forget。 Not a great book and easy to figure out what is coming but it is well written and makes for an easy read to get you through the night。 。。。more
Todd
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Six years have passed。 Six years since a note of 4 little words was left for him。 DON'T LOOK FOR ME。 Blake gets an email on a dedicated email address that only Carol knew from a concerned neighbor just outside of Vegas。 Her neighbor and husband disappeared under strange circumstances。 Blake takes up the hunt。 Another thrilling tale from Mason Cross Six years have passed。 Six years since a note of 4 little words was left for him。 DON'T LOOK FOR ME。 Blake gets an email on a dedicated email address that only Carol knew from a concerned neighbor just outside of Vegas。 Her neighbor and husband disappeared under strange circumstances。 Blake takes up the hunt。 Another thrilling tale from Mason Cross 。。。more
Brittney Elizabeth
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The twists and turns were good and the book was very well however it was not quite what I was expecting。 The plot build was good but a smidgen more drawn out than I'd have liked but I loved the character points we got to experience the story though but I was left wanting more with Sarah。。。 The twists and turns were good and the book was very well however it was not quite what I was expecting。 The plot build was good but a smidgen more drawn out than I'd have liked but I loved the character points we got to experience the story though but I was left wanting more with Sarah。。。 。。。more
Gray Williams
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I loved this book。 After the devastating finale of Winterlong， it feels like the beginning of a new era for Carter Blake and this book was the perfect jumping on point for new readers。 Great action， great characters and the story rips along。
Scott Rhee
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Mason Cross’s “Don’t Look For Me” is another mystery paperback from that mystery book club I signed up for months ago that I mentioned in my last review。 The fun thing about that book club was receiving the five or six random mysteries by authors I have never read or heard of previously。 The upside of this is discovering wonderful new authors that I like and want to read more of。 The downside is finding authors like Mason Cross。“Don’t Look For Me” is a very weak attempt at writing a Harlan Coben Mason Cross’s “Don’t Look For Me” is another mystery paperback from that mystery book club I signed up for months ago that I mentioned in my last review。 The fun thing about that book club was receiving the five or six random mysteries by authors I have never read or heard of previously。 The upside of this is discovering wonderful new authors that I like and want to read more of。 The downside is finding authors like Mason Cross。“Don’t Look For Me” is a very weak attempt at writing a Harlan Coben-esque suspense thriller。 Missing from the book is nearly everything that makes Cobin’s books so great: a twisty plot， interesting characters， and a terrific pay-off at the end。 Maybe I’m being unfair。 Admittedly， there’s a lot of backstory that I’m missing that might have helped in my appreciation of this novel。 “DLFM” is the fourth book in a series featuring protagonist， Carter Blake， a former government agent （not his real name， by the way） who is apparently now a rogue operator whose specialty is finding people。He’s an intriguing character， in concept。 In practice， he’s not that interesting。 He is， indeed， a cypher。 His only purpose is to carry the story along for the other， more interesting， characters in the novel。 He basically arrives out of the blue， does his thing， and disappears。 He’s like Batman， minus the tragic backstory， fancy gadgets， and twisted psychology。The story isn’t that interesting， either， as everything is essentially given to us on a platter。 The reader does not have to do much thinking with this one。 I understand that some readers don’t like to think too hard when reading， but I’m not that kind of reader。 I like to figure out what’s going on through context clues and foreshadowing and secret hints。 It’s funner that way。 I don’t like being handed every important piece of detail。 Show， don’t tell， people。 Creative Writing 101: Show， don’t tell。 Show， don’t tell。 Show， don’t tell。。。Thusly， there are absolutely no plot twists whatsoever to be had anywhere in this book。 None。 How can there be， when we know everything going into it？ Other things I didn’t like but are probably just nitpicking: Cross alternates between first person narration and a third-person limited narration throughout the book。 It wouldn’t be so bad if he didn’t， occasionally， forget which POV he was in。 On more than one occasion， Cross drops an accidental “we” or “I” into a third-person section。 He also drops an occasional “he thought to himself” in a first-person section， where we already know that the character is thinking to himself because the whole chapter is him thinking to himself。 I chalk this all up to just bad editing。Overall， “DLFM” wasn’t that good。 I haven’t given up completely on Cross， though， as I understand that this was the first and only book by him that I have read。 I will generally give an author a couple tries before completely dismissing him or her。 。。。more
Josephine Briggs
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Between three and four。 The book is long and the middle part is dry。 This is the first book by Mason Cross I have read。 The characters live on the edge， not always likeable， but exciting。 The book begins in Las Vegas then into the Arizona desert。 I got this book from a Sunday School lady who thought I would enjoy it， but it does get violent。One of the main characters is Trenton Gage。 He is a hired killer， he charges well， but he is good。 He loves what he is doing。 He goes around shooting charact Between three and four。 The book is long and the middle part is dry。 This is the first book by Mason Cross I have read。 The characters live on the edge， not always likeable， but exciting。 The book begins in Las Vegas then into the Arizona desert。 I got this book from a Sunday School lady who thought I would enjoy it， but it does get violent。One of the main characters is Trenton Gage。 He is a hired killer， he charges well， but he is good。 He loves what he is doing。 He goes around shooting characters because he can。 He doesn't always expect to get paid。 He is crazy about his young son。 His mother doesn't allow him to see the boy。 Wonder why。 The second is Carter Blake who tells the story in first person。 Then comes Sarah Blackwell， divorced，she had been a journalist， tired of the job， she is a writer， happy for the quiet life。 Then she meets Rebecca and Dominic Smith， new neighbors。 Sarah and Rebecca become good friends。 But are Rebecca and Dominic really who they say they are？ Sarah doesn't like Dominic。 Then the two move out。 Suddenly。 Sarah worries about Rebecca。 Can she be in harm？ She goes through the empty house。 Then a man comes into the house。 A big man， muscular， strong。 Sarah is terrified。 Into the book comes Blake looking for Carol Langford， his long lost love。 Can Carol be Rebecca？ Carol has many names， she is a chameleon， can change looks and personality。 Never the same。Sarah tells Blake the couple went possibly to Arizona。 There has been a robbery of a few million dollars worth of diamonds。， the Ellison diamonds that the Las Vegas police are looking for。 The two drive to Arizona。 Blake hates planes。 The book is over three days。 The ride is long， the countryside flat。 Sarah goes on this trip。 She is afraid to stay home after meeting the big man who is looking for someone or something。 Possible the jewels or he jewel robbers。The two arrive in Corinth， an old， abandoned mining town， falling apart， where no one lived。 A ghostlike place， especially at night。 Sounds around。 Fearful。 Trenton Gage is looking for them and the loot。 The pair climb around in one of the oldest and biggest buildings， dangerous， the wood on the floors is rotting。 Possibly the diamonds could be here。The two come to a small town， Quarter， a regular down to earth town。 This is to buy provisions。 Sarah wants to see another journalist， Blake thinks Carol is here and wants to meet up with her。 The book contains short chapters， possible meant to make the writing seem fast as does the story。 The book is fast paced， quick moving， crooked cops， characters wanting a get rich kick。 Good for those who like adventure。 。。。more
Sean Peters
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Carter Blake Number 4。。。。Don't Look for Me。For Carter Blake enjoying life and resting and leading a quite life after the hectic time being chased in Book 3。 His question to himself where was his next job going to come from， how would he continue is work， life changes quickly。It was a simple instruction。 And for six long years Carter Blake kept his word and didn't search for the woman he once loved。 But now someone else is looking for her。He'll come for you。Trenton Gage is a hitman with a talent Carter Blake Number 4。。。。Don't Look for Me。For Carter Blake enjoying life and resting and leading a quite life after the hectic time being chased in Book 3。 His question to himself where was his next job going to come from， how would he continue is work， life changes quickly。It was a simple instruction。 And for six long years Carter Blake kept his word and didn't search for the woman he once loved。 But now someone else is looking for her。He'll come for you。Trenton Gage is a hitman with a talent for finding people - dead or alive。 His next job is to track down a woman who's on the run， who is harbouring a secret many will kill for。Both men are hunting the same person。 The question is， who will find her first？Blake gets a call for assistance from a woman， former reporter， Sarah Blackwell， worried that something has happened to her reclusive neighbours， Dominic and Carol Freel， who suddenly disappeared， after she had made friends with her。 As Blake investigates， he is stunned to discover that the missing Rebecca is actually Carol Langford， his former love who herself disappeared from his life six years earlier leaving him a note saying "Don't look For Me"。A slightly slower pace for the readers in this book， well paced， but a chase film around Arizona and Nevada， two strong female characters， and a great adversary in Trenton Cage for Carter Blake。Strong characters，great twists and shocks， a step down from the first three books with a little more characters， but slightly less action。But we do get to know Carter Blake better with each book。If you like a great loner action hero， like I do， you will love these books。。。 。。。more
Han
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An easy read， intriguing story with some decent twists， written simply。 For me personally it wasn’t written with as much suspense， pace or drama as I’d like but a nice intro to a new author for me。
Neva Womack
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Great mystery by Mason Cross。 Loved the pace of this book， could not put it down。
Aaron Slater
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Another awesome Carter Blake instalment Love this series and this saga was no exception。 It was gripping at every turn and I couldn't put it down。 Another awesome Carter Blake instalment Love this series and this saga was no exception。 It was gripping at every turn and I couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Neil
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This wasn't anything like the other books。 the story-line was weak and to many presumptions to make the story credible。 Hopefully the next is better。 This wasn't anything like the other books。 the story-line was weak and to many presumptions to make the story credible。 Hopefully the next is better。 。。。more
Val
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3。5 StarsI didn't like this one as much as did the three previous books in the series。 I guess I didn't connect with the characters as I did in the previous three。 I liked Sarah， though！ And I'm still eager to read the next book。 😉 3。5 StarsI didn't like this one as much as did the three previous books in the series。 I guess I didn't connect with the characters as I did in the previous three。 I liked Sarah， though！ And I'm still eager to read the next book。 😉 。。。more
Mojo Shivers
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I thought Winterlong， with its Bourne-esque government programs and its one man takes down a conspiracy on his own， was the best installment in the series。However， Don’t Look For Me is more than its equal。 It’s very much film noir meets action thriller。 It’s like Maltese Falcon got mixed in with Jack Reacher to produce the best damn cocktail you never knew you needed。 It’s not often where the innocent bystander in one book turns out to be the femme fatale years later， but it makes for one hell o I thought Winterlong， with its Bourne-esque government programs and its one man takes down a conspiracy on his own， was the best installment in the series。However， Don’t Look For Me is more than its equal。 It’s very much film noir meets action thriller。 It’s like Maltese Falcon got mixed in with Jack Reacher to produce the best damn cocktail you never knew you needed。 It’s not often where the innocent bystander in one book turns out to be the femme fatale years later， but it makes for one hell of a plot twist。 It’s like finding out Little Orphan Annie grew up to La Femme Nikita or something。As always， Blake proves to be a capable main character and the series seems to grow even more adept at changing up its genres with each passing book。 Mystery in the beginning， then government thriller， and now going the whole Chinatown route。 I can’t wait to see what comes next。 。。。more
Sherry
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Big surprise in this book from the last one。 I liked the first one better but still like the main characters in this series and the way the author tells a story。 Interesting that the author lives in Scotland as he nailed descriptions of Las Vegas and Arizona。 Interested to read the next one。
Rob Smith
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Thoroughly enjoyed。 Next door goes missing and everyone is looking for them。 Good read 。 Would score 9/10
Carol
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Typical modern thriller and not really my genre。 Too many events， too many characters， too many short chapters， too rushed at the end。 Ended up with a headache。Cross experiments with shifting narrative viewpoints， but it has little impact on plot or character， little sense of 'style' overall， too little character development and even less emotional engagement。 Typical modern thriller and not really my genre。 Too many events， too many characters， too many short chapters， too rushed at the end。 Ended up with a headache。Cross experiments with shifting narrative viewpoints， but it has little impact on plot or character， little sense of 'style' overall， too little character development and even less emotional engagement。 。。。more
Paul Harvey
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The first Mason Cross book I have read。 I should perhaps have started with the first book in the series， as there were a few backwards mini-spoilers。 This one has a good pace - perhaps too fast a pace， as a lot of action is crammed into just a few days。 And strong central characters。 But it didn't really do it for me。 And was let down by a few internal inconsistencies。 The first Mason Cross book I have read。 I should perhaps have started with the first book in the series， as there were a few backwards mini-spoilers。 This one has a good pace - perhaps too fast a pace， as a lot of action is crammed into just a few days。 And strong central characters。 But it didn't really do it for me。 And was let down by a few internal inconsistencies。 。。。more
Kathie
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Lots of action and Carter Blake is becoming a favorite character。 This one Blake makes some silly mistakes which isn’t in line with his character。 It was good overall， just not as good as book 3。
Anneleen
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