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Great addition to the Port Leo series....
horrible!
Realistic Enough To Scare Me
Lengthy and clunky

Black Jack Point
Jeff Abbott
Manufacturer: Signet
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0451410505
Release Date: 2002-09-03

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The "master of white-knuckled suspense" (Harlan Coben) is back...and so is Texas judge Whit Mosely-in an all-new, all-exciting tale of a legendary treasure, modern-day piracy, and a life-or-death game that turns Whit's friend, Port Leo police detective Claudia Salazar, into a high-seas hostage.

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Total Misfire.......2006-10-09

Plowing through this book and hoping, (against hope as it turned out), that at some point it would gain traction and my interest, I reached the ending and realized I'd simply wasted most of an afternoon ..... even if it was a rainy one. A multitude of haphazardly developed characters centered around a double murder, a kidnapping and a treasure hunt can't disguise the lack of a coherent or entertaining plot in this book. The "bad" guys are straight from the comics and the "good" guys are even tough to take. Edgar nominee aside, I missed the magic in this one.

Great addition to the Port Leo series...........2006-06-07

a great Texas author, Abbott writes about fictional Port Leo like it's a town we all know and love. This is a very good story, about modern day pirates and treasure hunters, featuring Abbott's recurring main character, JP Whit Moseley, an irreverent judge/coroner for fictional Encinas County. Whit's partner and friend, Gooch, part mercenary part softie, also makes an appearance late in the book. An elderly couple is found murdered on their beach front property, which is what starts the story off, but soon their murder is only one piece in a very convoluted puzzle that includes buried treasure by the legendary pirate Jean Lafitte, various thugs/treasure hunters that stop at nothing to find a rare emerald, and the kidnapping of a police detective on the high seas. What I really liked about this book is a) the strong character development and b) the true surprise ending. This is a nicely-paced mystery and a book I'd recommend.

horrible!.......2005-11-09

bad dialogue, bad scenario, unrealistic plot and absolutely impossible crimes, funny characters, comic judge and police force, bad writing, bad almost everything. can't imagine this is a popular writer who has won some awards. simply trerrible. have read thrillers and mysteries for over 30 years, this is one of the worst. how could it be with such high praises is beyond me. enjoy if you could but spare me with mercy.

Realistic Enough To Scare Me.......2004-04-14

I got this book when Jeff Abbott came to Rockport, TX and did a book signing. So, my book is a signed edition. This book takes place in a fictional town between Rockport and Aransas Pass, TX called Port Leo. Living in this area, myself, made the book come to life in way that was beyond other books. I stayed up late finishing this book and actually thought that someone was tailing me when I drove somewhere the next morning. The book was so real that it was as though I was part of the action. Once I got over my paranoia, I decided that I wanted to read more about Whit Mosely in Port Leo and hope that Jeff Abbott keeps writing these books. It's so neat that the characters go to places that I visit and even read our crappy newspaper, the Corpus Christi Caller Times.

Lengthy and clunky.......2004-03-03

Whit Mosley is a judge- locally elected with no legal background, as well as, coroner in a small Texas coastal community. Whit's girlfriend, Lucy, is distraught over the deaths of her uncle and his girlfriend. They were murdered and their bodies were found on the uncle's property at Black Jack Point. Buried with the bodies were old bones and rusted hinges dating back almost two hundred years. Whit thinks the murders may have had something to do with the buried treasure of Jean Laffite, the Pirate King.
Meanwhile, Claudia Salazar, a police detective, is kidnapped at sea with her boyfriend, Ben. When a ransom is demanded from Ben's brother, the brother refuses to pay and places Claudia directly into harm's way. The question is why? Eventually, Whit and Claudia cross paths as they pursue the same criminals.
Jeff Abbott has written five previous well received novels. A problem with this one is the lack of realism in the characters, of which few are likable. For example, the kidnappers of Ben and Claudia discuss their plans directly in front of the victims allowing them to plan their escape. The plot is clunky in that near the conclusion numerous expositions are required and, of course, the overused stock device of the villain holding the hero captive with a gun while divulging all. The plot is too lengthy as interest wanes near the end. A tighter effort in the future may make the next work by the talented Jeff Abbott truly excellent as this one most definitely is not.

FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - Volume 67, number 5 - November Nov 1984: Five Points of Roguery; Man Who Decided the Truth about Todd and Adriana's Baby; Black Horn; The Doors; Taker of Children; Play it Again Sam; Dem Bones Dem Bones

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FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - Volume 67, number 5 - November Nov 1984: Five Points of Roguery; Man Who Decided the Truth about Todd and Adriana's Baby; Black Horn; The Doors; Taker of Children; Play it Again Sam; Dem Bones Dem Bones
Edward L. (editor) (Jane Yolen; George Alec Effinger; Jack Dann; Barbara Owens; Brad Strickland; Larry Tritten; Richard Mueller; Barry N. Malzberg; Nancy Etchemendy; Robert F. Young; Isaac Asimov) Ferman
Manufacturer: Mercury Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Water quality of the Current, Jack's Fork, Eleven Point, Little Black, and Warm Fork of Spring River basins of Missouri

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Water quality of the Current, Jack's Fork, Eleven Point, Little Black, and Warm Fork of Spring River basins of Missouri
Richard M Duchrow
Manufacturer: [Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Research Center
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Black Jack Point
Jeff Abbott
Manufacturer: Signet
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000JECQOA

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Winning Black Jack the Point Eight Way
M. Bergeron
Manufacturer: Vantage Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 053307875X

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Black Jack Point
Jeff Abbott
Manufacturer: ORION PAPERBACKS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GX7GD0

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