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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | The honeymoon is over--now the murders can begin. America's #1 thriller writer returns with his sexiest, scariest novel ever. Hotter than The Beach House and scarier than Kiss the Girls, James Patterson's explosive new thriller introduces a bride who is beautiful, talented, devoted--and deadly. When a young investment banker dies of baffling causes, FBI agent John O'Hara immediately suspects the only witness, the banker's alluring and mysterious fianc'e. Nora Sinclair is a beautiful decorator who expects the best, and will do anything to get it. Agent O'Hara keeps closing in, but the stronger his case, the less he knows whether he's pursuing justice or his own fatal obsession. In a novel so compelling it reads like a collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock, James Patterson unveils surprise after surprise that will keep readers guessing until the last deadly kiss. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | James Patterson | | Unknown Binding: | 400 pages | | Publication Date: | February 14, 2005 | | Language: | English | | Package Length: | 9.2 inches | | Package Width: | 6.0 inches | | Package Height: | 1.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 305 reviews |
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27 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 An overhyped, pedestrian thriller Mar 24, 2005
By Bill Garrison
"It might be time to give up on James Patterson. His newest effort, Honeymoon, exemplifies everything that has gone wrong with the writer's career. First, he is cranking out 3 to 4 books a year, usually with the help of a co-author. How can the books be expected to be good when each gets about 3 months of work. Second, the tagline below the title, ""2005 International Thriller of the Year."" What a bogus and ridiculous claim that is. The publishers or author obviously added that line to sell books. Honeymoon has won no such awards or accolades.
Finally, the following quote comes fromt the author's website. "You've been asked before, "Don't tell anyone the ending." With Honeymoon, don't tell anyone the beginning either. All writers have a book that they know is their best book, ever. Welcome to James Patterson's HONEYMOON." Either this is shameless marketing, or Patterson has lost his mind.
The plot of Honeymoon is the basic black widow story, the book jacket will tell you that. Many men who come in contact with the beautiful Nora Sinclair are dying. That's why FBI agent John O'Hara is investigating her. That's what the book jacket tells us, O'Hara is FBI. But the novel pretends this is a mystery, trying to hide O'Hara's identity as well as Susan, his boss, like it is some big mystery. Another problem is Nora's mother, who is locked away in an insane asylum after killing her husband. Toward the end of the book, Patterson comes right out and says Nora's mom has a big secret that will reveal why Nora might be the way she is and why Nora's mom actually killed her husband, except Patterson never reveals it.
From the website, when Patterson says don't tell anyone the ending, or the beginning, I have to ask, why? The beginning is nothing special and the ending, is well, rather plain. The ending is just another twist in the plot, not a surprise twist on the fate or identity of the characters, and therefore, it isn't a surpise at all.
I urge Patterson fans to not pay full price for this pulp. I wish Patterson would reread some of his earlier books like Along Came a Spider or Kiss the Girls so he could rethink the claim that this is his best book ever. The so-called "2005 International Thriller of the Year" will be forgotten before summer of 05. It is not original or unique. If it wasn't for Patterson's history or his own hype over this rather ordinary book, then I wouldn't be bashing it so much. As it is, I give it one star.
67 of 78 found the following review helpful:
 A return to the Patterson books I loved Mar 25, 2005
By Nancy R. Katz
"NancyK18"
In James Patterson's newest co authored novel, Honeymoon, one of the main characters is often heard saying to himself that "things aren't always the way they appear." And as the book Honeymoon unfolds these words couldn't be truer.
In this roller coaster read of a novel written by a master of suspense and co authored by Howard Roughan, readers are witness to a black widow, Nora Sinclair who masterminds the demise of three wealthy men. When an FBI agent is hot on her trail to prove her guilt. he finds himself unfortunately also caught in her web.
I really did enjoy this book. In many ways this was a return to
the old time Patterson writing that I have come to love over the year. And while I was still left with some unanswered questions I still highly recommend this book. Also, as I turned the last page it occurred to me that the word sequel was written all over this page as the main character John O'Hara is very bit as engaging as Patterson's well known character Alex Cross.
Finally, because I so enjoyed this book I also read Howard Roughans debut book The Up and Comer and plan on reading his second book as well. I always love finding a new to me author and if it wasn't for Honeymoon, this might not have happened.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Disappointing Apr 01, 2005
By Nancy A. Davidson
I thought the story was very predictable but the most glaring disappointment was the shallow character development. I felt it was one of the worst books I have read in years. Short chapters; big print; large spacing. He must have written it in an afternoon! Save your pennies and buy something worthwhile.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Below Expectations Mar 06, 2005
By Elisabeth M. Saada
"Insatiable reader"
If Honeymoon had been written by a lesser known author this book would never have seen the light of day. A lesser known author would have been told to go back to the drawing board, tighten the plot, make the characters more compelling and stop using clichés. But because James Patterson wrote Honeymoon, not only was it published but the book is being touted as the "2005 International Thriller of the Year!"
It is a disappointing book, especially compared to what James Patterson is capable of writing. Honeymoon falls far below the level of Patterson's Alex Cross or the Women's Murder's Club series.
Honeymoon lacks direction and thrill. The characters are under-developed. Frankly, I didn't care much for any of them. You can't even feel sorry for the men killed off by the main character, Nora Sinclair. Things just don't add up. A subplot about terrorism and money transfers does not add much; if anything, it serves to confuse matters even more rather than help build the main storyline. It's as if James Patterson and his coauthor, Howard Roughan, got lost in their own plot and subplots.
Publishers would do well not to rush with books that are not yet ready for publication. The fact an author is well known is no excuse for not demanding quality. As a matter of fact, one should expect more from a seasoned author. I would be more inclined to let go of a few imperfections when reading a new author than when reading established authors. They should know better than to disappoint their public!
48 of 58 found the following review helpful:
Patterson Delivers Sexy and Suspenseful Thriller Jun 21, 2005
By Antoinette Klein
The very complex Nora Sinclair is faced with the age-old question of whom to kill first---her husband or her fiancé. Murder is the name of her game, having already poisoned her first husband and currently in the process of whipping up tainted entrees for her two latest conquests. Nora is beautiful, seductive, and totally enthralling to men. Capturing them is easy; the thrill comes with the murders and the transfer of their millions to her Cayman Island account.
Will Nora meet her match in FBI agent John O'Hara? Will she be able to seduce the professional man hand-picked to destroy her? Will his cover be blown? And who is the mother of those children he is taking to Yankee stadium?
The novel races along with short, suspenseful chapters that keep the reader's adrenaline flowing and make it near impossible to quit turning the pages.
O'Hara's father warned him that things aren't always the way they appear and many twists in this book give credence to that mantra.
My only disappointment is that the author failed to let us know the contents of the letter Nora's mother, a husband-killer herself, wrote to her daughter. However, if you like your sex steamy and your plot twists surprising, this will be a top-notch story for you to savor.
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