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Falling (2007)

af Christopher Pike

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Love hurts. FBI agent Kelly Feinman knows this is true. While she is recovering from an attack by a serial killer called the "Acid Man," her husband leaves her. Physically and emotionally scarred by the murderer, Kelly feels she will never be the same. She is cut off not only from her husband and child, but also from her fellow FBI agents, who see her as a rogue for going after the Acid Man alone. Love is hell. Matt Connor knows this is true. His love for his girlfriend, Amy, is so intense that he feels he is in heaven when he is with her. When Amy leaves him for another man, Matt is shattered. In agony, he plans a diabolical scheme that first calls for him to disappear from the face of the earth. His revenge will make Amy wish she had never been born. Love can heal. Matt's act of vengeance puts him in charge of Amy's infant son. He discovers a soothing warmth in Jimmy's eyes that makes him wonder if Amy's betrayal truly merited wrecking the child's life. Yet Matt's heart cannot be made whole until he has won Amy back. Kelly cannot be made whole until she understands the depth of evil that lurks behind the Acid Man. Ironically, to rid herself and the world of her nemesis, she must seek out Matt Connor, a wanted man she has been ordered to bring to justice. In Falling, Christopher Pike explores the depth and breadth of human emotion through two brilliantly etched characters: Kelly Feinman, who pays a terrible price to understand the nature of true evil, and Matt Connor, a classic antihero who captures the listener's sympathy. The listener is drawn deeply into the hearts and minds of these two people, who almost against our will force us to face our deepest fears. It is that power that makes Falling impossible to forget.… (mere)
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A page turner for sure. Plot is good enough, as far as crime fiction. But the use of crude language and expression was very off-putting. The first 30 pages didn't do much for me: I was even wondering what I was doing reading this book - the motive seemed quite feeble, Matt's and Amy's characters too trite. But in Ch. 2., as soon as FBI agent Kelly was introduced, it became more believable, and I was turning the pages faster. She and her partner Charlie (though his was a minor part) were much more convincing as characters. The "Acid Man" (the villain here) was a psychological insight, with horrible twists. But I thought the writing throughout was rather primitive. Still, it might make a good movie. ( )
1 stem Clara53 | Feb 18, 2019 |
Love Christopher Pike to death, but I’m still not convinced he’s up to writing for adults. Kelly is a rather ridiculous character. ( )
  miyurose | Sep 3, 2015 |
This being my long over due reintroduction to Christopher Pike, I was at first a bit disappointed. It had been so long since I'd read any of his work that I was bored by the story. But then I remembered that Pike is the kind of storyteller that *eases* you into a plot. Sure, he'll thrust you into the action - but that's wholly separate. Once I was introduced to the web of the plot it was intriguing and gripping. The gradual reveal of the twists and turns were sometimes sudden and other times not.My favorite thing about Pike, as an writer, is his understanding that when you have a conversation between two people - it doesn't have to be marred down with "he said" "she said" descriptions. They were quick and felt natural and never did I have to ask, "Who is saying what?" I was anxious to hear what was going to be said next and was glad I didn't have to wade through a river of internal thoughts and theories - there is a time and a place for internal monologue and Pike was always aware that it's not during gripping dialogue. God Bless him :DI would have given this 5 stars, but I just don't like profanity and crude language no matter how much brutality it is lending to the story - sorry! ( )
  maura_ea | Jun 27, 2012 |
Entertaining and fast-paced, but I can't say I loved the dialogue or found the characters or plot even remotely believable. ( )
  butrfli425 | Apr 10, 2011 |
When I was in high school, I read almost every Christopher Pike book available - finding that he had a new release that was not YA fiction, I had to read it. Overall a good story, I like the fact that there are two different-but-linked stories going on in the book...the jilted lover seeking revenge and the acid-burning serial killer.
The book seems to throwback a bit to the Silence of the Lambs concept, that a law enforcement agent seeks help from a criminal that is in some way their mentor. While reading that part of the book, the idea kept coming up to bother me, but if you can look past that, this is a great read. ( )
  lookitisheef | Feb 7, 2009 |
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Love hurts. FBI agent Kelly Feinman knows this is true. While she is recovering from an attack by a serial killer called the "Acid Man," her husband leaves her. Physically and emotionally scarred by the murderer, Kelly feels she will never be the same. She is cut off not only from her husband and child, but also from her fellow FBI agents, who see her as a rogue for going after the Acid Man alone. Love is hell. Matt Connor knows this is true. His love for his girlfriend, Amy, is so intense that he feels he is in heaven when he is with her. When Amy leaves him for another man, Matt is shattered. In agony, he plans a diabolical scheme that first calls for him to disappear from the face of the earth. His revenge will make Amy wish she had never been born. Love can heal. Matt's act of vengeance puts him in charge of Amy's infant son. He discovers a soothing warmth in Jimmy's eyes that makes him wonder if Amy's betrayal truly merited wrecking the child's life. Yet Matt's heart cannot be made whole until he has won Amy back. Kelly cannot be made whole until she understands the depth of evil that lurks behind the Acid Man. Ironically, to rid herself and the world of her nemesis, she must seek out Matt Connor, a wanted man she has been ordered to bring to justice. In Falling, Christopher Pike explores the depth and breadth of human emotion through two brilliantly etched characters: Kelly Feinman, who pays a terrible price to understand the nature of true evil, and Matt Connor, a classic antihero who captures the listener's sympathy. The listener is drawn deeply into the hearts and minds of these two people, who almost against our will force us to face our deepest fears. It is that power that makes Falling impossible to forget.

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