The Chase: A Novel Author: Visit Amazon's Janet Evanovich Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0345543084 | Format: EPUB
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“The action never stops in
The Chase, and a humorous tone keeps everything moving at a fun clip. . . . The characters are exciting, and the story escalates as the [plot] becomes more elaborate. Readers familiar with Evanovich’s novels will love this series, and hopefully there will be more adventures by this writing duo.”
—Associated Press “Great fun, with plenty of twists and action.”
—Sacramento Bee “If you are looking for an entertaining tale, you would be hard pressed to find one better than this page turner.”
—Examiner.comAbout the Author
Janet Evanovich is the #1
New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, the Lizzy and Diesel series, twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels and Trouble Maker graphic novel, and
How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author, as well as the Fox and O’Hare series
with co-author Lee Goldberg.
Lee Goldberg is a screenwriter, TV producer, and the author of several books, including
King City, The Walk, and the bestselling Monk series of mysteries. He has earned two Edgar Award nominations and was the 2012 recipient of the Poirot Award from Malice Domestic.
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- Series: Fox and O'Hare
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Bantam (February 25, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345543084
- ISBN-13: 978-0345543080
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Marketing this novel as a thriller (or even a romantic thriller) is seriously misleading. The Chase is too cute for its own good -- certainly too cute for readers who are looking for a plausible story. The Chase is so over-the-top that I was unable to buy into the plot or the characters. The cheesy banter between Kate and Nicolas, meant to be witty and suggestively sexual, seems designed to appeal to preteens. The Chase is intended as light reading -- a cross between romantic comedy and a thriller -- but it's so fluffy and insubstantial I felt like I was reading a cloud.
Special Agent Kate O'Hare is chasing the dreamy Nicolas Fox and not just because she would like to cuddle up against his lean and firm body. Fox seems to have robbed a bank but, as O'Hare knows, he has stolen from a safe deposit box at the FBI's direction to obtain evidence because the FBI is apparently unwilling or unable to get a warrant to search for it. The crime (the details of which are left unexplained) is ridiculous and O'Hare should go to prison for having any part in it. How she manages to reconcile her profound sense of law-and-order with her willingness to subvert the Constitution while being a party to a bank robbery is something Evanovich doesn't explain. I always have difficulty cheering for a hypocrite and O'Hare's self-righteous justification for breaking the law (repeatedly) doesn't endear me to her.
Now the FBI needs O'Hare to commit a crime that's even more ridiculous: stealing a bronze rooster from the highly placed man who bought it from the thief who stole it from the Smithsonian. The man is so highly placed (think Karl Rove) that the FBI doesn't want to "embarrass" the country by arresting him.
*What Anita Thought*
Whoa!! Hold onto the grab bars folks, it’s going to be a bumpy ride! So think Mission Impossible with a dash of James Bond and finish it off with a smattering of those madcap rom-coms from the 40’s and you have The Chase! Our H and h, Nick Fox, an international thief and con man extraordinaire and Kate O’Hara, hard-nosed FBI agent, are back in a hilarious and action-packed tale that will have you on the edge of your chair biting your nails or spitting out your coffee while laughing hysterically. Nick was caught by the FBI and now, in exchange for his freedom, he has talked the FBI into giving him a job (yes, ala that TV show, White Collar). And who is his partner? Yep, Kate. Now Nick is a charming and sexy bad boy with a thing for the finer things in life like Champagne and caviar – and Kate.
Kate was a Navy SEAL and practically eats bad guys for breakfast. But she does notice that our Nick is a hottie. The chemistry between these two is sizzling. The book opens with a heck of a bang, literally. A bank has just been blown up. Kate and her partner are in a car while Kate is scarfing down fast food (my goodness the diet that young woman consumes made my cholesterol skyrocket!!) and they are called to the scene. After an absolutely harrowing drive through LA traffic with Kate at the wheel while eating her burger, they arrive at the bank. A number of other law enforcement agencies are there. Kate suspects something is off about the scene and following her instincts, winds up chasing a thief who is dressed as a police officer AND is driving a police car. Hmmm.
What’s wrong with this picture?! So it is at this point where we are told what these two have to do.
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