Catherine Coulter - FBI Thriller Series

The Cove, The Maze, The Target

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Sandra Burr, Susan Ericksen, Sharon Williams

The Cove (read by Sandra Burr): The Cove is a quaint little postcard town made up only of old folk who sell the World's Greatest Ice Cream - a secret recipe that brings lots of tourists into town.

Into The Cove comes Sally Brainerd, daughter of murdered Amory St. John of Washington, D.C., seeking sanctuary, and FBI Special Agent James Quinlan who's undercover and after her. He's got a murder to solve, and he believes she's the key. But is she really?

The Maze (read by Susan Ericksen): Lacey Sherlock's life is forever changed when her older sister's body is discovered in an abandoned warehouse. She is the fourth victim of the String Killer, the name given by the media to a murderer who leads his victims into a maze with a ball of twine. Seven years after Belinda's death, Lacey, now an FBI agent, is paired up with computer whiz Dillon Savich, who has developed a predictive program to aid in the apprehension of serial killers.

When the String Killer strikes again, Lacey spots his handiwork, resulting in his capture. The suspect confesses, but maintains that he did not kill Belinda. No sooner does Lacey confirm his innocence of that crime, than an attempt is made on her life. Suspecting her attacker is the same person who murdered her sister, Lacey and Dillon know they must solve the mystery - before they become the killer's next victims.

The Target (read by Sharon Williams): Hoping to escape unwanted celebrity in the aftermath of a notorious incident, Ramsey Hunt settles in the Rockies, determined to bury himself in the safety of a solitary existence. But his isolation is shattered when he stumbles upon a small girl unconscious in the high-altitude forest. When strangers pursue Ramsey to his private meadow in an attempt to kill him and the girl, he's mystified that anyone would wish her harm. And the child can't shed any light on the subject: she's mute.

Molly Santera, the girl's mother, catches up with Ramsey and her daughter, mistaking her daughter's savior for a kidnapper. But soon Ramsey's real role becomes clear. With the strangers in pursuit, the trio flees to Chicago for sanctuary. Even there, however, the child's enemies prove as relentless as their motives are baffling.

With an unexpected assist from FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock (last seen in The Maze), Molly and Ramsey begin to unravel the clues, and in the process they make an astonishing discovery as to the true nature of the target.

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love the books

each story had you at the edge. and guessing who did it. well written and presented.

Amazing Series

I've read and re-read this series for years, and the audiobooks bring a whole other dimension to it. Compelling and intriguing, with just the right amount of snark and humor, you cannot go wrong with any in this series. But I must note that while each narrator is good in their own right, each story has a different one. Listening to them back to back, the change is a bit jarring.

Outstanding

They were all so good and I really appreciated having three at a time like that thank you.

great! Kept my interest and didn't slow

great stories, didn't make me want to skip ahead, kept my interest all the way through.

Much better than 1st story in trilogy

I’m a big fan of Catherine Coulter’s FBI series Th first book was so boring I quit listening part way through. This one captured my interest from start to finish. I still would have liked to have more involvement of the Dillon and Sherlock characters but this story held it’s own with just minor involvement. Lots of interesting twists and turns in the plot.