Dead Aim

by Iris Johansen

Book Overview

Photojournalist Alex Graham made it her business to bear witness to disasters. But when she's drawn off to a remote part of a crash site she stumbles onto something no one was meant to see--a man with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553584383
• ISBN13: 9780553584387
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Johansen is at the Top of her Game with this One

Tough photojournalist Alex Graham has seen it all, but always through the lens. She's never been part of the story before, but now she is the story. She's in Colorado, shooting images of the collapse of the dam at Arapahoe Junction, when she inadvertently discovers the catastrophe wasn't an act of nature, but planned by some very bad guys The bad guys try to kill her, wound her friend Sarah (who we've come to know and love from past Johansen books) and now she can't just look at this story from the outside. John Logan (Sarah's husband) hires top notch commando Judd Morgan to protect her. Okay, we can expect Alex and Judd to fall for each other, because it is an Iris Johansen book, after all, but the interplay between them only adds to the story. This five star book is a thriller of the first order, one you don't want to miss. I simply loved it.

Classic Johansen

I read everything I can by Iris Johansen and eagerly devoured this one. On this one the plot was a little far-fetched but as usual she had wonderful character development. Characters I could identify with and root for. Every time I had to put it down I was looking forward to the next time.

Johansen is at the Top of her Game with this One

Tough photojournalist Alex Graham has seen it all, but always through the lens. She's never been part of the story before, but now she is the story. She's in Colorado, shooting images of the collapse of the dam at Arapahoe Junction, when she inadvertently discovers the castatraphe wasn't an act of nature, but planned by some very bad guysThe bad guys try to kill her, wound her friend Sarah (who we've come to know and love from past Johansen books) and now she can't just look at this story from the outside. John Logan (Sarah's husband) hires top notch commando Judd Morgan to protect her. Okay, we can expect Alex and Judd to fall for each other, because it is an Iris Johansen book, after all, but the interplay between them only adds to the story.This five star book is a thriller of the first order, one you don't want to miss. I simply loved it.Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne.

A DYNAMITE READING

Acclaimed stage actress Kate Burton gives a dynamite reading to the explosive new thriller by this always readable author. Iris Johansen pictures a new take on terrorism, bringing it evermore near to home and hearth. Alex Graham is an acclaimed photojournalist. Her achievements are many, and her work beyond reproach. Now she finds herself at a disaster site in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado. As she digs through debris side by side with other volunteers in a frantic search for survivors the common thought is that an earthquake is the most likely cause of this devastation. That's too pat an answer for Alex who discovers that the carnage was not caused by an unruly force of nature but was the result of a ... plot. This knowledge places her life in jeopardy. Furthermore, there is a [theory]. Anyone who comes even close to the truth will never utter another word. By dint of sheer luck the first attempt on her life fails. She now finds herself under the wings of an unlikely protector - billionaire John Logan who assigns a bodyguard, tough, relentless Jidd Morgan, to make sure that Alex lives. However, Morgan has a few skeletons in his closet - bones that make someone want to dispose of him. How many wanna-be killers can Alex handle? - Gail Cooke

fantastic action thriller

She is a celebrated photojournalist who covers some of the most tragic news stories of our time. She is on assignment at Arapaho Junction, Colorado where a dam collapsed causing a landslide that has buried many people alive. Alex Graham helps with the rescue efforts along with her friend Sarah Logan and her rescue dog Monty. When Alex arranges a helicopter pick-up at the top of the gorge, it is blown out of the sky by two men trying to kill her.The two killers triggered a second landslide but there is no evidence to support Alex claims. The authorities think it was a result of the dam breaking but Sarah and Alex disagree. Sarah's husband whisks her away after she gets injured and gets Judd Morgan to watch over Alex. Judd, a black ops agent, is marked for assassination after seeing something he shouldn't have seen. Alex and Judd realize they are dealing with a conspiracy that has it's origins in renegade FBI and CIA officials and the executive office. They have to expose the conspirators before America experiences a deja vu tragic destruction of another Camelot.DEAD AIM is a fantastic action thriller that brings back beloved characters from other books written by the author. The two protagonists become romantically involved but that is a secondary plot that is overwhelmed by the non-stop action of the main theme. The respective vulnerability of both the hero and the heroine rings true and endears themselves to the readers but what is really exciting is how they travel different roads to take them to the same point. Iris Johansen will make the New York Times bestseller list with this dynamic and thrilling novel.Harriet Klausner