This book is very intensive. I agree with other reviewer that the car chase description is really difficult to follow, but that only happens at the beginning of the book. If you read "Lord of the Rings" you'll agree with me that the first 100 pages are the most boring thing ever written, but the other 900 pages are really, really good. It's the same here. The rest of the book flows nicely. There are a number of unexpected turnarounds that make it worth reading. And the plus side, this time Hoag hasn't included those really boring "I hate you/I love you" couples. It's just a straight story.

I hope to see a movie adapted from this novel. The plot was excellent, and I enjoyed reading it. Whenever I put the book down, I would rush to get whatever I had to get done so that I could hurry back and continue with the book. Tami Hoag did an excellent job. She made me forget I was reading a novel. I felt so close to these characters...like there were my next door neighbors or something. Great job, Tami Hoag!

I couldn't put this down! Recently given Dark Horse, which I loved, I picked up Kill the Messenger and never put it down! A great read, very suspenseful and interesting characters, you really don't know the outcome until the final chapter. a MUST Tami Hoag read!

Everytime a Tam Hoag novel comes out, one wonders if she can possibly do better than the last novel. She never disappoints. This book is no exception.

Kev Parker, LAPD homicide detective, is on the trail of a young messenger boy who has become the number one suspect of the murder of a bottom-feeding attorney. But, things don't seem quite right. The messenger himself seems to be running for his life from others who are interested in silencing him.
Parker doesn't buy any of it and tries to unravel what has really occurred. In the process he ends up trying to save the life of the suspect.

On a romp throughout some of the seamier sides of LA, Parker finally stumbles upon the solution.

You simply cannot put this novel down. Pure excitement from page to page. Tami Hoag once again outdoes herself. She is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting writers of suspense.

Densel Myers
Yukon, Oklahoma

This is a spine-tingling, action-packed mystery with characters you cannot help but fall in love with starting with Jace, the bike messenger on his last delivery of the day. He's a great guy who just wants to provide a good home for his 10-year-old brother while hiding from the watchful eyes of society and the people who would take his little brother away.

But the real hero of this story is Kev Parker, an unconventional police detective, who becomes intrigued by and later protective of young Jace and his sibling, while trying to solve a dark mystery and a series of crimes surrounding the elusive bike messenger. Jace is the main target and the bad guys will do anything to get to him, including brutally murdering everyone he knows and cares about.

There is a reason critics call Tami Hoag the "Queen of Suspense," and once you read this book, you will understand why. As are all of her books, this one will make you laugh out loud, while simultaneously mesmerizing you with breath-sucking suspense. This was the first one of Hoag's books my husband read and he is now also a big fan of hers. Enjoy!