Copycat

by Lauri Maerov

Book Overview

A female cop is trying to track down a vicious serial killer, and the only person who can help her is an ex-detective, confined to her home by agoraphobia. The two women have to reluctantly work... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451187369
• ISBN13: 9780451187369
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Copycat Review

Lauri Maerov went straight to work writing the novel Copycat. Any suspense fan with a strong stomach will love this book. With as many twists and turns as an amusement park ride, this book will entertain any reader. With a beautifully described San Francisco background, in depth character descriptions and haunting images paint the picture of Maerov's adaptation of the movie. Agoraphobic criminologists, tough cops and deranged serial killers are only a sample of the characters of Copycat. Helen Hudson is an intriguing character, balancing her fear and depression with solitude and prescription drugs. Stalking Helen are two relentless psychopathic killers, Daryll Lee and Peter Foley, who will stop at nothing to take her life. Rueben and M.J. are the two cops assigned to catch the murderers. In this game of cat and mouse, Helen, Rueben and M.J. follow a trail of clues, followed by Helen's obsessed fan. Beginning and ending at Berkeley University, Copycat takes readers throughout the streets of San Francisco, into Helen's apartment and at the Festival of Love. "Once in the stairwell, M.J. knew something didn't feel right (Maerov, 270)" thought M.J., following her cop instincts, which probably had kept her alive. Throughout the book, the messages of knowing who to trust and watching your back are stressed. Up until the final showdown on the roof of Berkeley University, Copycat keeps the reader's attention glued to the pages. A bit graphic at some points, the book still manages to provide a vivid scene it the reader's mind. Never the less, this novel is a page turner that must be on any suspense fan's "to read" list.

A GREAT adaptation........

I have read many adaptations for movies but this one was REALLY EXCELLENT!! If you haven't seen the movie? Not a Problem, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat. the discripitions used to show Dr. Hudsons Agoraphobia is right on, and I should know...Having been housebound for 18 months myself. This is REALLY a great story and a great read. This story will do to Public Bathrooms what Psycho did to Showers!

An excellent thriller with all out actions!

I thought Copycat was a well written book, full of suspense and imaginitive characters...I enjoyed this book to the max, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading high intense thrillers!

It made me wanna kill the killer

I loved it! That's all I can say! It was gory! But then my book got wet and I never really got to know if the killer died! I hate the way the killer did the stuff he did. The killer from SCREAM is cooler! It's a good book...But has a bad killer! I wanted to kill the killer for being so BAD