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Mike Omer

Auteur van A Killer's Mind

24 Werken 1,217 Leden 61 Besprekingen

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Bevat de namen: Mike Omer, Michael Omer

Bevat ook: Alex Rivers (1)

Fotografie: Mike Omer, credit: Yael Omer

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Werken van Mike Omer

A Killer's Mind (2018) 480 exemplaren
A Deadly Influence (2021) 165 exemplaren
Agent of Enchantment (2017) — Auteur — 77 exemplaren
In the Darkness (2019) 77 exemplaren
Please Tell Me (2023) 75 exemplaren
Spider's Web (2016) 55 exemplaren
Thicker than Blood (2020) 47 exemplaren
Agent of Chaos (2017) — Auteur — 38 exemplaren
Web of Fear (2016) 32 exemplaren
Damaged Intentions (2022) 28 exemplaren
Agent of Darkness (2017) — Auteur — 26 exemplaren
Deadly Web (2016) 23 exemplaren
Sleepless (2015) 23 exemplaren
Agent of the Fae (2017) — Auteur — 22 exemplaren
A Burning Obsession (2022) 16 exemplaren
Stolen Soul (2018) 11 exemplaren
A Death Not Foretold (2017) 7 exemplaren
Fallen Fae 5 exemplaren
Dark Fae F.B.I. Complete Series (2018) — Auteur — 4 exemplaren
Hunter's Soul 2 exemplaren
A Soul Unchained 1 exemplaar
Moth to a Flame (2015) 1 exemplaar
The Duck's Attack 1 exemplaar

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Please Tell Me by Mike Omer

Not my favorite by this author but a solid story. The synopsis sounded intriguing with the therapist there to help a child that escaped her kidnapper and a serial killer on the loose. The first chapter drew me in and set the stage but as the characters appeared I started to wonder if I would finish the book as it went from one dysfunctional couple/family to the next.

What I liked:
* The idea of having a child therapist using play therapy as a main character and her part in the story – I was expecting someone with more experience, maturity, and less personal issues though
* Kathy’s resilience, ability to escape, and her coping skills after the trauma she experienced
* The setting of a small town with the tensions, gossip, and everyone knowing one another
* The relationship between Robin, the therapist, and her sister Melody
* Melody’s healthy relationship with her husband and children – they seemed normal
* Jimmie who owned the diner and seemed a central place in town – seemed like a solid person
* The way the play therapy gave clues to finding a serial killer – though it took a bit to believe it would unfold as it did
* That the evil doers were eventually found and dealt with

What I had trouble with:
* Robin’s dysfunctional family – her mother was a piece of work that Melody seemed to “see” and handle much better than Robin did
* The romance that suddenly happened – felt like there should have been more to draw the couple together and time for them to be drawn to one another
* That there wasn’t enough backstory to validate why the evil was done by the characters doing it
* Understanding how Robin’s ex, Clair’s husband, and Robin’s father could be so clueless and lacking in empathy
* The believability factor that was missing for me

Did I enjoy this book? Not as much as I had hoped I would
Would I read more by this author? Yes, if the synopsis appealed, I would give it a try

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – This is my honest review.

3-4 Stars
… (meer)
½
 
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CathyGeha | 6 andere besprekingen | Jan 28, 2024 |
Please Tell me. Mike Omer. 2023. I hope I didn’t pay for this Kindle book! A psychologist begins to work with a little girl who was kidnapped and was found a year later. The plot is as much about the psychologists and her problems as it is about finding the kidnapper/s. It was an easy read but the ending was unclear. It just didn’t appeal to me
 
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judithrs | 6 andere besprekingen | Jan 3, 2024 |
Typical but solid police procedural featuring an FBI forensic psychologist.
 
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bookwyrmm | 16 andere besprekingen | Jan 2, 2024 |
What does anyone do when all the clues to a serial killer and his crimes, are firmly locked inside the brain of a child unable to speak. How do you treat a 9-year-old who escaped from a kidnapper 15- long months after he kidnapped her and has ever since, gone mute? Kathy Stone’s mother is lucky enough to have an old friend, Robin Hart, who’s a child therapist. Robin begins having sessions with Kathy, watching her play with figures in a dollhouse. This affirms what's trapped in Kathy's mind as Robin watches and pays close attention to the scenes that Kathy is creating. There is nothing to do but wait for the child to work through the trauma that’s rendered her completely speechless. As the sessions go on, Kathy’s "games" suggest that her memories are intertwined with the murder of Haley Parks, who was stabbed and hanged in Clark State Forest two weeks earlier. Now Robin faces a dilemma. She wants to share this information with Police Detective. Nathaniel King, of the Indianapolis Police Department, but she can’t and won't, violate her bond of confidentiality with her small patient, even though Kathy’s father, Pete, is eager to have the police question her and get this over with. Kathy doesn’t regain her voice, but as she begins to act out a wider range of extremely violent fantasies and Robin realizes that she’s recreating the scenes of several other murders...including at least one that didn’t take place until after Kathy was rescued. Whatever she witnessed during the 15 months of her captivity is understandable, but how can she possibly predict a crime that hadn’t happened yet? The author shifts gears from one set of riddles and anxieties to the next, keeping the tension high enough to make you read just one more chapter. This is the first book I have reviewed in 2024 and I thank the author, Mike Omer for making it a 5-star read.… (meer)
 
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Carol420 | 6 andere besprekingen | Jan 1, 2024 |

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24
Leden
1,217
Populariteit
#21,095
Waardering
3.9
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61
ISBNs
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