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| Mortal Faults | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Prescott
Publisher: Onyx
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 413722
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0451412044
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451412041
ASIN: 0451412044
Publication Date: January 3, 2006
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Condition: Good condition, wear from reading and use. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact and has some creases. The spine has signs of wear and creases. This copy may include "From the library of" labels, stickers or stamps and be an ex-library copy.
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Product Description
A one-woman private operative, Abby Sinclair stalks the stalkers. Her new client is a U.S. congressman shadowed by a mystery woman believed to be a disgruntled ex-employee. He wants her stopped. What Abby doesn't know is that FBI agent Tess McCallum is already on the case. Now, despite vowing never to work together again, Abby and Tess have been partnered in a deadly game. And this is a case that takes one surprising turn after another-because there's more to the story than anyone knows.
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 Another winner January 28, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In Mortal Faults, Michael Prescott brings back two familiar and very likable (though not always to each other) heroines. Private Operative, Abby Sinclair, and FBI special agent, Tess McCallum, are thrown into the same case but from different angles. The story, which begins as hunt for a congressman's alleged "stalker" and expands into something more sinister, is wonderfully paced and takes numerous unexpected turns. Prescott creates a vivid, at times seedy, world that left this reader constantly guessing.
As expected, Prescott has delivered another intelligent thriller with memorable characters and a cleverly layered plot. A fun, easy, enjoyable read!
He' s Done It Again ! February 25, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Michael Prescott never disappoints his readers. "Mortal Faults" is definitely up to his standards. Abbie Sinclair and Tess McCallum are together again, working on a case infolving a U.S. congressman and a mystery woman from his past. This novel has enough twists and turns to make you dizzy. The excitement builds in typical Prescott fashion and though it gets a bit scary for Abbie and Tess, the conclusion is most satisfactory.
 Help I couldn't put this book down! January 18, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have not read any of Michael Prescott's books before but as soon as I finished "Mortal Faults" (which I stayed up all night to finish), I went out and and purchased "Dangerous Games" where our plucky heroines did meet. Don't pick up this book until you have cleared your schedule, caffenied up, and made a cozy nesting space. Then cuddle up and enjoy.
Good way to spend the weekend April 23, 2006
I first stumbled across Mr. Prescott at my library when I was looking for a good mystery to read. My first book by him was The Last Victim. Since reading that novel, I've read his other books. Mortal Faults did not disappoint. It was fast-paced full of twists and turns. The bottom line is do you trust your friends? Caution: never turn your back on your enemies. Read it and be prepared to give up your day to finish it.
 Overly embellished professional vigilantism October 26, 2006
Michael Prescott's "Mortal Faults" is an over the top tale surrounding the exploits of main character Abby Sinclair. Sinclair considers herself to be a personal security consultant. Using a combination of a psychology degree, martial arts training and street smarts she gets hired to stalk stalkers and get them to cease and desist their aberrant behavior.
Abby was hired by California congressman Jack Reynolds, a middle aged ex-quarterback type who was in the midst of campaigning for re-election. Reynolds had been stalked by a woman he claimed was a disgruntled ex-employee. Little did Abby know that the congressman's fabricated facade covered the fact that he was a manipulative, sadistic, misogynist who had made some perculiar friends when he was D.A. for Santa Ana county.
The woman Abby was assigned to stalk was named Andrea Lowry and was already under surveillance by the FBI. Agent Tess McCallum who had against regulations partnered with Abby, a civilian, in an investigation of a serial murder case was involved in the case. Lowry had changed her name to hide that notoriety that followed her as being the main player in a double homicide, 20 years ago known by the FBI as the MEDEA case. The case had negative ramifications for Congressman Reynolds.
To protect himself, Reynolds mobilized a local biker club, The Scorpions, whom he had used many times to violently cleans up his messes, to kill Andrea Lowry. Abby caught in the crossfire and after learning the truth allied with Lowry to once and for all take down the congressman, without incurring the wrath of Agent McCallum.
What hurts this novel is its total lack of plausibility. Prescott tends to overexaggerate the nuances of his characters. For example he overdoes it when painting Reynolds as the most despicable villian to walk the face of the earth. He also adorns Abby Sinclair with superhuman acumen in her ventures, painting only Agent McCallum as a normal and believable person.
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