Harlequin Intrigue #365: No Ordinary Man

by Suzanne Brockmann

Book Overview

He was the sexiest guy she'd ever met. And that was about all Jess Baxter knew about her newest tenant. Rob Carpenter was a master at dodging questions... and igniting her desires. With just one of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 037322365X
• ISBN13: 9780373223657
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

4.5 stars

The serial-killer thing is getting kind of old, and I didn't think the initial part of the romance was that convincing--chemistry may well be the answer in real life, but I like something more solid in a romance novel. In fact, for the first half of the book, it was a solid 4 stars. Then Brockmann ratchets the story up a notch--several notches, and I'm really wondering who the killer is, and even so I know it can't be the hero (I'm not dumb--this is a Harlequin Intrigue--heroes are never serial killers in Harlequin Intrigues), I can feel the heroine's fear & distress at being only 99.9% sure that he's not, which was really well done.

Well worth reading

Keep in mind that this book was originally published in 1990. That it still held my interest even though it is 18 years old says something. A serial killer is on the loose in the city and has murdered 14 women. The women look a lot like single mom Jess Baxter. She's just rented an apartment to Rob Carpenter who has been living in her neighborhood for six months and who appears to have a lot of secrets I hope the FBI operates better than in this book. *During their investigation an FBI agent corners Jess's six year daughter and questions her, without her mother, which is extremely illegal, both then and now. His justification that he is doing it to catch a serial killer, ignoring the potential of traumatizing the child, is ludicrous. Frankly, if I were Jess I would have filed charges against him. *The FBI profile of the killer is "white male, 25 to 45 (that narrows it down to a 20 year span), upper middle class, travels frequently, keeps a low profile, and blends easily into a crowd"; which could describe half the men I know and I'm pretty sure none of them are serial killers. Yet, the FBI narrowed it down to one man, ignoring any other suspects, in a city of 150,000? The killer could have lived anywhere. And since the murders were taking place there why would the killer have to travel anywhere? Made no sense! I must say that Rob's identity was not what I expected.

Lots of Suspense- Great beautiful deep love story

This book took my breath away. I could not put it down. I felt like I was holding my breath the whole time. The plot gets frustrating at times but it was a beautiful and very touching love strory overall. The kind of book you read over and over again every few months....

A quick, exciting read!

Great book from one of my favorite authors! The plot line kept me riveted till the end. The hero, Rob Carpenter, is an overall good, nice guy. The heroine, Jess Baxter, is a little misguided based on her feelings for him. That is my only complaint. He's so obviously not the killer because she "feels" it in her heart. Regardless, the story has passion, romance, love, and sex with a touch of "whodunnit" attached to it.

FULL OF SPARKS, EXCITEMENT & DANGER! WOW!!!

THERE'S A SERIAL KILLER LOOSE AND ALL OF HIS VICTIMS LOOK A LOT LIKE CLUB SINGER JESS BAXTER. THE FBI'S PROFILE OF THE SERIAL KILLER IS A WHITE MALE IN HIS PRIME, TRAVELS A LOT, NO FAMILY, CARRIES A CONCEALED WEAPON AND WAS ABUSED IN CHILDHOOD. I ESPECIALLY LIKED THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING ROB CARPENTER AND THE WAY THE FBI WERE PORTRAYED AS REALLY COMPASSIONATE AND DETERMINED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK. THIS ONE KEPT ME GUESSING RIGHT UP TO THE END AND KEEPS YOU AT THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT!