Afbeelding auteur

Claude Bouchard

Auteur van Vigilante

33+ Werken 353 Leden 12 Besprekingen

Over de Auteur

Bevat de naam: Mr. Claude Bouchard

Ontwarringsbericht:

(eng) Wrote "Something's Cooking", a faux-erotica parody and cookbook under the pseudonyms Réal E. Hotte and Dasha Sugah.

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Werken van Claude Bouchard

Vigilante (1995) 114 exemplaren
The Consultant (1996) 65 exemplaren
Mind Games (2009) 39 exemplaren
Discreet Activities (2012) 30 exemplaren
ASYLUM (2011) 13 exemplaren
Thirteen to None (2013) 7 exemplaren
The Homeless Killer (2009) 7 exemplaren
9 More Killer Thrillers (2014) — Medewerker — 6 exemplaren
6 Hours 42 Minutes (2011) 6 exemplaren
ASYLUM (2011) 4 exemplaren

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Algemene kennis

Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
Canada
Geboorteplaats
Montreal, Canada
Woonplaatsen
Montreal, Canada
Opleiding
McGill University
Ontwarringsbericht
Wrote "Something's Cooking", a faux-erotica parody and cookbook under the pseudonyms Réal E. Hotte and Dasha Sugah.

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Set in Montreal in 1996 a vigilante kills the murderers and rapists.
The writing felt stilted and the ending didn't come as a surprise.
 
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Vesper1931 | 5 andere besprekingen | Jul 29, 2021 |
I have always enjoyed a good vigilante story, from Batman, Jessica Jones, really every comic book hero ever, to the more nitty gritty like Boondock Saints. There is something deeply satisfying about a bad guy getting his dues no matter what happens in our broken court systems. Not that I would ever encourage someone to become a vigilante, and I certainly would not want a vigilante targeting me. This is the greatest version of realistic escape that I enjoy reading.

So perhaps I went into this with too high of expectations. I wanted to love the story, and instead got meh. This is why I recommend that young women don't get too invested in romantic movies. Rarely are men portrayed accurately, and it makes finding the right guy hard.

Except that this is a book, not a husband, so I can be as picky as I want! Lets start with the positives: I liked how we got to see the vigilante evolve. How he starts out with a signature kill of beating the baddies with a bat (this bothered me at first because it is too much like a serial killer.) and over time he began planning deaths that fit the crime. I liked that we get to see early on why he is motivated to help others and that it is not just revenge, though this got convoluted later. I loved that his wife knew what he was doing and fully supported him doing it. Although, this got convoluted as well and that leads me to the thing I hated about the book.

I get what the author was going for. He wanted a surprise reveal of who the vigilante was. He was mixing thriller with suspense with police procedural. He had too many red herrings and it annoyed me.
The story is told from many perspectives LT McCall, his agent Frank, his expert Chris Barry, Barry's man Carl, and about six other people who are minor characters.... and interspersed throughout is the perspective of the vigilante, cloaking those thoughts in mystery and bland details.

I felt like I was reading a story as poorly thought out as My Bloody Valentine. I knew who the vigilante was, and the red herrings were so painfully set up that it really bugged me. Of course, I am glad that it wasn't like Saw where there is no way you could have known who the baddie was because he didn't exist in the story except for one ridiculously stupid cut. There is that, I suppose.

It did bother me that the vigilante had so many pathological tendencies that are linked to serial killers. I suppose it makes sense because technically that is what he was, but it makes it hard to root for a guy who reminds you more of the BTK killer than the Boondock Saints.

Still, there were moments that were fun. I already got the next two books in the series, so I will inevitably read them and hopefully the story gets better now that the author isn't trying to trick the readers with who the vigilante is.
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HeidiAngell | 5 andere besprekingen | Jul 29, 2017 |
The gorgeous cover makes me feel I am stepping into EVIL in Thirteen to None by Claude Bouchard. Women take justice and there are no holds barred.

I was soooooo right!

Thirteen to None by Claude Bouchard is the 8th book in the Vigilante series. Even though it is a series, it is not necessary to read them in order. It is also the #3 Kindle Bestseller in Vigilante Justice and I can see why. I have watched and rewatched and rewatched Charles Bronson in his vigilante series. I love it…when justice is not served, sometimes it is necessary to take the law into our own hands.

The events take place in a week’s time and Thirteen to None is jam-packed with action. It starts out with a gang of thirteen sadistic killers leaving two burned bodies in their wake. When their men are taken…next on the blood thirsty killer list of victims…three women make it their mission to rescue them.

Thirteen to None contains some great twists that add that extra bit, making a novel stand out from the rest. This shocking thriller has a fantastic cast of characters, whether they are the lowest of the low or some of the most heroic and determined females I have had the pleasure to know. I am amazed at the story Claude Bouchard has created and wonder why I haven’t read his work before.

The storyline was written in an engrossing way, leaving me unable to put the book down until the last page had been read. Stupendous job, Claude! I want more.

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sherry69 | Apr 6, 2016 |
In spite of a few typos and sometimes awkward language this was a good story. While I was fairly certain I knew who the protagonist was the suthor did keep me guessing.
 
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NewLiz | 5 andere besprekingen | May 26, 2015 |

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Statistieken

Werken
33
Ook door
2
Leden
353
Populariteit
#67,814
Waardering
½ 3.3
Besprekingen
12
ISBNs
46
Talen
2

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