Poison Flower: Jane Whitefield Series # 7

I love audio and I love print. Can't say for sure which is better.

This was definitely a rocket ride from the beginning. I don't want to spoil the book for anyone. Jane starts out moving fast, and never slows down.

Joyce is very good in this series and she is Jane's voice that I hear in my head when I re-read the stories.

I did listen in one sitting. I'm retired and have the time. I stayed up VERY late. It was worth it.

If you have never read any other Jane Whitefield books, DO NOT START with this one. It brings in characters and situations from earlier books. As a series reader I loved it, but it would not make sense to someone who wasn't.
Start at the beginning with Vanishing Act and come forward.

I have been hooked on the Jane Whitefield book since I read Vanishing Act years ago so was excited to see another addition to the series. The one thing I did not like about Poison Flower was the torture scenes. Not that they did not fit in the story - just that I found them too disturbing to listen to. (If I had been reading rather than listening to the book I would have simply skipped over those parts.)

If you have read the whole series then you will love this one just as much or more.

Yes, I love Thomas Perry as an author, but this book was very dark, very graphic in image.
The image and details presented in the torture process was horrible. It is not necessary to go into so much detail.

The narrator was good

After you get past the chapters of torture, the book is a typical Thomas Perry novel that keeps you involved in the story.

Don't read this book if you have a weak stomach; the torture details are to graphic, it is not needed for this story. It ruined the book and made me think twice about reading a Thomas PERRY NOVEL AGAIN.

I should have listened to the few negative reviews on this book before wasting my money! I am quitting listening after the first hour or so...can't take any more than that...totally unbelievable story...almost amateurish.

Jane has a knack of using the mistakes of others to her advantage.

Poison Flower is consistently as entertaining as 'Runner' and 'The Shadow Woman'. Jane reacts rather than seeks trouble, danger and mayhem.

Jane distills another batch of hemlock root poison & finally gets to use it by outsmarting her quarry getting him to drink it.

The escape from prison was a twist for Jane & her getting outsmarted by bad guys into thinking they were cops was not the typical Jane... is she rusty for taking time off to be a wife?

As always, Thomas Perry provides very good entertainment.

Probably not. This one was ok, a good story, but not really my cup of tea.

Previous Perry novels kept me in constant suspense; "Poison Flower" plods along with unengaging situations and a very predicable bland climax. Nothing new is revealed about Jane Whitefield's character. Even her capture and torture seemed passionless and mechanical

Even a quality author such as Perry can have a bad book once in a while. This is such an exeception that suspense fans should keep reading as he generates new offerings

As a Narrator, Bean moves the story along. She is so skilled she slips into the background giving the listener the experience of being in the story. Well done.

Poison Flower deserves to remain where it ended: Dead

Jane Whitefield is damaged at the end of this story. Lets hope that Perry has the old magic to revive her and restore her to the engaging heroine she truly is.

The Jane Whitefield character is heroic and wonderfully drawn.

The action's fast paced and clever, as always in a Perry novel. But the bad guys are cartoonish, even by the standards of the genre.

Joyce did a fantastic job of covering the many characters and accents, with warmth and consistency. It was a pleasure listening to her.

More sequels than Rocky!

Sadly, it''s probably time to retire Jane.

The performance by the reader was wonderful, and the main character Jane seemed more human than in other books about her.

Yes, the plot was spellbinding.

She made it all interesting and exciting

Yes - about Jane trying to get pregnant.