Burnout

By Jeannine Kadow

Book Overview

Since childhood, Lacie Wagner has been haunted by horrific dreams. Her hands disfigured in the fiery car crash that killed her father, Lacie has overcome her fear and shame to become the most popular newscaster in the D.C. metropolitan area. But still her nightmares persist. Then, Lacie's world crumbles as her daughter is abducted and the unthinkable occurs. Now, a vicious killer is after Lacie, and his whispering voice, Touch the fire, Lacie is reaching for her during her waking hours. It is a taunting voice which can reach her anywhere, promising more disasters until he's ready to make Lacie his final victim.The police offer no help, so Lacie enlists FBI agent Jack Stein to stop this madman. With time running out, it is Lacie herself who must unlock the secrets of her own hidden past in order to stop a killer as elusive as a wisp of smoke but as powerful and engulfing as a firesto

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525944648
• ISBN13: 9780525944645
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A "Can't Put Down, But Don't Want It To End" Thriller!

This is the first book I've ever read by Janine Kadow, and I'm looking forward to reading more. It was truly a "thriller." I didn't want to put it down, yet I didn't want to keep reading it because I didn't want it to end. I recommend this book to those like me, who like to be on the edge, waiting for the next scare! This is what I call a real thriller!

An Excellent Page Turner--EXCITEMENT GALORE!

I found this book for sale in a gift shop and, by the description on the cover, just had to buy it. I never heard of the author but she's really mader her mark with me! I'm anxious to buy her other book. Jeannine is an excellent writer and her tale keeps you on the edge of your seat. If you DON'T buy this book, you'll be very, very disappointed! Great work, J.K.

Riveting

I found Burnout by accident during a vacation in Hawaii. I then found myself trying to find extra time to read instead of enjoying the island and my vacation. The suspense created by the sinister actions of a madman, working against a "survivor" of a life of obstacles and disappointments was engaging. It was unbelievable how unfair Lacie's life had been, until you learn little by little the origination of her pain. The streams of consciousness and transgressions into the characters' past all come to a rousing finally. What a fun read.

A terrific book!

This is a thoroughly enjoyable book, full of suspense and pathos. It was a true page-turner, from the first page to the last, but upon finishing it, I was so sorry that it was over. The characters were as believable as any other, and evoked both sympathy and revulsion. I even felt sorry for the "hunter", because there was a reason for his behavior (up to a point). My only criticism, and it is very tiny, was the predictability of the discovery of the condition of Lacey's daughter toward the end of the book. But this is a book that I will definitely read more than once - I have already recommended it to several people. I will keep an eye posted for new novels by this author.

A compelling and terrifying journey.

BURNOUT is a compelling and terrifying journey. Jack Stein is the distilled essence of an accomplished FBI profiler. By dispassionately weighing facts and meticulously analyzing behavior, Stein finds rational patters in seemingly irrational violence. He forges the killer's behavior into a weapon, ingeniously turning this powerful pathology onto itself. MS. kadow offers the reader uncanny insights into both the mind of a killer and that of an FBI profiler as each become predator and prey. BURNOUT is a harrowing and ultimately gratifying read. Highly recommended.