About this title: Readers who consider a good thriller as essential as an even tan will flock to this seaside offering by blockbuster bestselling author James Patterson. Ned Kelly is a poor lifeguard with a rich girlfriend, and he desperately wants to be able to live in the style to which she's accustomed. But when Ned recklessly accepts the opportunity to make a ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 07/2005
ISBN-13:9780316057851ISBN:0316057851
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 394 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 07/2005
ISBN-13:9780316057851ISBN:0316057851
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 394 p. read more
"James Patterson is a new addition to my to-read pile. His books are always fast paced, enjoyable reads. I use his books as a quick read in between books sort of thing. My problem with this book,however, was with the title. The main character was a lifeguard for a short time, but aside from a few vague references to it Ned Kelly does a little of everything except being a liffeguard. Only Patterson could give you a character who is a small time thug who suddenly becomes suspected of murder and art theft and of course he ends up smelling like roses and getting the girl to boot. Ok so I think it all wraps up just a little too neatly, but that is the thing that makes books like this a guilty pleasure."
"Another great book by James Patterson with lots of action, mystery and surprises. One thing I love about his books is his style of writing that keeps you entertained, and I never feel like there needed to be editing done."
"Life seems to be turning around for Ned Kelly, a local lifeguard when he meets the sexy Aussie Tess McAuliffe. The two quickly fall in love and start looking forward to a future together when Ned joins his friends on a get-rich-quick scheme. They are going to work in a project to steal millions of dollars in artwork. All he has to do is help create a diversion by setting off alarms around the town. Unfortunately, things go terribly wrong and he is accused not only in the theft, but also in the murder of his lifelong friends and plotters.
Ned finds himself on the run as he tries to not only elude the FBI, but also learn who actually hurt his friends and framed him. He finds an unlike ally in the form of an FBI agent who specializes in art theft. She is brought in to assist in the investigation, and she has her doubts about where the investigation is going. Along with an old friend from New Zealand, she and Ned slowly identify the facts of what happened.
There is no shortage of action, and you will probably not be surprised that the agent and Ned end up starting a romance of their own. No great action tale works without a little bit of romance. The book does have its ups and downs as the story progresses. It ends up going in totally unrealistic tangents before being brought back to the primary storyline in order to continue the tale. Of course, no one reads Patterson for wonderful writing. It is the interesting characters and the quick-paced stories that draw his readers in, and this one does not fail in that area. It is one of his better books, when looking at a lot of the titles that seem to be spewing forth from his typewriter in more recent years."
"I don't understand how this guy is so popular! After giving up on this tedious novel, I tried to skip to the end and see who the bad guy was. (I assure you this was only in case the person who'd recommended the book to me and whom I'd told I had read it, asked me questions.) It was horrible! I had to scan through nearly the whole second half of the book trying to find a bit of information I couldn't care less about. All in all I felt like Mr. Patterson owed me a couple hours of my life back."
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