Dangerous Games

by Michael Prescott

Book Overview

A faceless killer known as the Rain Man uses labyrinthine storm drains to dispose of his victims, who are later found handcuffed and drowned. The crimes bring together FBI agent Tess McCallum and security consultant Abby Sinclair to stop him. A harrowing thriller of the first order.--Jeffery Deaver. Original.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451411692
• ISBN13: 9780451411693
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

If this one is considered boring....

This is the first book by Michael Prescott I have read and if the other reviews are correct and this story is boring, I can't wait to get my hands on his other books. I really enjoyed this book. There was a wonderful blending of mystery, suspense, humor and excitement. It is true that the killer is identified almost immediately, but I didn't feel as though that took anything away from the story. It was actually helpful to know who it was. It allowed the reader to watch how those involved interacted with the very people hunting them down. Tess McCallum is an FBI agent who is something of a celebrity but who, like most of us, has some skeletons in her closet. Abby Sinclair, a private investigator is a gung-ho go getter with a wicked sense of humor. The killer(s) is(are) someone who could quite possibly live next door to any of us, which makes this story so believeable. The story comes out of the shute on a dead run and doesn't stop till the finish line. I can't wait to find other books by Prescott, hope they are as good as this one was.

Prescott Rules

I read this book in only two sittings because I could not put it down. Prescott brings back two of his more interesting characters, Tess McCallum, FBI agent and Abby Sinclair, "The Shadow Hunter." As expected, the two women do not get along very well when hunting down a serial killer but they must learn to work together in accomplishing this feat. The book had a good combination of action, humor and sadness. The exchanges between Tess McCallum and her boss, "The Nose" are classics. They had me rolling on the floor. Prescott is slowly becoming one of the my favorite mystery writers.

Fantastic

Unceasingly suspensful, amazing character development, fun, exciting, scary...this book has it all. Like my favorite Michael Prescott novels--The Shadow Hunter, Stealing Faces, and Mortal Pursuit (written under his pen name). Dangerous Games does not disappoint. I hope that Mr. Prescott will include Tess and Abby in future novels.

A Top-Notch Mystery !

I began reading this novel on a Friday afternoon, and finished it by the wee hours of Saturday morning, that's how intriguing this tale is! This is the second book I've read by Michael Prescott, and I absolutely loved this one. The first story I read was "In Dark Places", and I didn't really care too much for that book. Special Agent Tess McCallum is pulled from her Denver office into the LA branch of the FBI to help solve a series of kidnapping/murders by a perpetrator dubbed the "Rain Man", who abducts women for ransom, and then abandons them to die in the LA storm drain system. As she investigates information left on the "tip line", she is led to the home of a wealthy Bel Air woman by the name of Madeleine Grant. Ms. Grant is convinced that the "Rain Man" is none other than a former police officer who had stalked , and threatened her life a little over a year ago. However, Madeleine had difficulty persuading the police to believe that her life was in danger, and they nearly ignore her current fears of becoming a target once again. Abby Sinclair, a free-lance security consultant is called upon by Madeleine to protect her, and to help apprehend the perpetrator. As Tess and Abby team up in solving the murders of Angela Morris and Paula Weissman, their trust for each other is tested. Especially when Tess discovers the reason that the police refuse to take Madeleine Grant's pleas for help seriously. I found the characters of Abby and Tess interesting and delightful. Each character in this tale is well developed and believable. The story line pulled me in and held me until the very last page. This story left me hungry for another Prescott tale!

fabulous psychological suspense thriller

While most people take shelter from torrential rain, the assailant rejoices when storms hit Los Angeles. This unknown culprit has used the heavy rains as a tool in dangerous ransom plots. He abducts a victim, incarcerates them in the vast sewage system beneath the city, and if not paid leaves them to die. The media dubs this vicious murderer the Rain Man as the city is gripped by the gloomy storm clouds he has caused. As the forecast calls for new storms, the FBI assigns Agent Tess McCallum (see NEXT VICTIM) to stop the killer before he kills again. Madeline Grant reaches Tess by calling the hot line set up to get tips on Rain Man. She insists that he is an obsessed stalker named William Kolb. Madeline sends private investigator Abby Sinclair (see THE SHADOW HUNTER) whose job is to stalk stalkers to meet Tess. Though both are lone rangers, Tess and Abby reluctantly team up as the forecast calls for stormy weather and the Rain Man has his next victim kidnapped. DANGEROUS GAMES is a fabulous psychological suspense thriller that starts at a high frenzy of excitement and action, turns even more tense, and climaxes with a fantastic confrontation. The pairing of two stars from Michael Prescott books is fun to follow as both females have so much alpha testosterone it is amazing that they don't kill each other before they take on the Rain Man, a cunning deadly killer playing cat and mouse with his opponents under city inside his favorite local, the drainage system. Readers will appreciate this powerful tale that will send the audience seeking previous solo appearances from this dynamic distaff duet. Harriet Klausner