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    Resuscitation

    Written by D.M. Annechino

    Narrated by Christina Traister

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Two years ago, after narrowly escaping the clutches of a psychotic serial killer, San Diego homicide detective Sami Rizzo hung up her badge. And despite the feeling of regret that has haunted her since she resigned, Sami convinced herself that she is happier off the beat.

    But when a body, dressed to the nines, turns up in San Diego's Mission Bay Park displaying a split sternum with surgical precision, Sami's interest is piqued. Soon other bodies are surfacing, all apparently the victims of horrific surgical experiments. All the signs point to another serial killer-and Sami wants on the case. With a little fast-talking, she convinces the police chief and the mayor to reinstate her to the force.

    But as the body count grows and every lead points to a dead end, Sami fears that this time the killer may escape her. But he makes a crucial mistake: One of his victims survives the ordeal. The woman is comatose and barely breathing, but she's alive. Sami is prepared to risk everything to protect her. But the killer is determined to clean up his mess, even if it means killing a cop in the process.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 11, 2011
    ISBN9781455839827
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    Resuscitation
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    D.M. Annechino

    Daniel M. Annechino wrote his first book, How to Buy the Most Car for the Least Money, in 1992, while working as a general manager in the automotive business. But his true passion has always been fiction, especially thrillers. He indulged his taste for suspense during his former career as a book editor specializing in full-length fiction. He spent two years researching serial killers before finally penning his gripping and memorable debut novel, They Never Die Quietly. He went on to publish Resuscitation, a follow-up thriller. His third novel, I Do Solemnly Swear, is a political thriller. A native of New York, he lives today in San Diego with his wife, Jennifer. When not writing, he enjoys cooking, drinking vintage wines, and spending time on the warm beaches of Southern California.

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    • 4/5
      A pretty good thriller! A crazy doctor is trying to impress the medical field, and is using innocent, live victims for his research! Detective Rizzo chases him while trying to process her own trauma at the hands of a serial killer. I read this quickly, gobbling up the action and anxious to see what happened next! I only wish I could understand why the police in this book didn't look at cardio surgeons in the area first. Weird. And I was not a fan of the last chapter either. Still, a good, solid thriller for the summer!
    • 3/5
      This book was not anything like I thought it would be. It is the first book I have ever read that combined God, murder, rape, and dedication to family all in the same book. It did hold my attention, and I was sad to leave the characters.
    • 4/5
      Note: Even though this is Book 2 in the series, it works fine as a stand alone novel.Sami Rizzo quit the force at the end of Book 1 (They Never Die Quietly) to go back to school. Now, two years later, things are different. She and Al are living together, Angelina (Sami’s daughter) is 4 years old, and Sami’s mother is ill with a heart condition. Also, Sami has discovered that she isn’t all that interested in becoming a social worker after all. Now, a new serial killer is loose in San Diego and Sami wants back om the force and on the case.As with Book 1 in the series, this book is written from several different view points: Sami’s, Al’s, and the serial killer’s, among others. So us readers have some idea of who the killer is in this case (Julian) and what his motives are. He’s a heart surgeon and is spearheading research into a new technique that could help folks with a certain type of heart condition. However, his application to proceed with live human trials was denied. So now he feels the overwhelming need to snatch people and perform test procedures on them to prove his point.Julian starts his hunt at a nightclub figuring it would be easiest, and perhaps as close to anonymous as he can get, to pick up a victim using his looks and charm. His first victim is experimented on while she is fully sedated, feeling no pain. However, with each victim, his viciousness escalates. Rape becomes part of his routine and he performs other unnecessary surgeries on the victims. But luckily for the police, he is also sloppy. If and when he does get caught, they will have all sorts of evidence to tie him to the case.Julian was an interesting character. He started off with these altruistic motives, holding to the idea that the needs of the many are greater than the needs of the individual. At first, I saw him as a kind of mad but well meaning scientist and doctor. But as things escalated it became clear that he took pleasure in other people’s pain and suffering. At that point, I couldn’t wait for Sami and Al to take him down.I did feel a little cheated by the final big reveal. OK, a lot cheated. In Book 1, we knew from the beginning who the killer was. In this book, I thought I knew from the beginning which heart doctor Julian was and I felt a bit cheated to find out differently at the end. However, if I were to reread this book, I might find clues I missed and think differently. Still, I can’t shake that feeling of being lead astray on purpose by the author.Meanwhile, Sami has a personal life. She and her mom have never really gotten along but now she’s going to be spending quality time with her. Also, she’s having a little mid-life crisis in that she’s already given up one career to pursue social work only to find she’s not that well suited for it. She and Al haven’t had much time for romance and her Catholic upbringing has her questioning why she’s living with a man she hasn’t married. Then Al has to go off to Rio de Janeiro because his sister (and only living relative) had a very bad car accident. So many stresses for Sami!On top of all that, she’s still having nightmares about Simon, the serial killer from Book 1. He held her captive for a time, preparing to kill her in a ritual of sorts. She’s wrestled with this for a while and has tried to work through it with a therapist, who has recommended seeing Simon or writing him a letter to help face that residual fear. At first, I wasn’t too sure why this little bit was in here. In fact, I was a bit annoyed with Sami for putting so much emotional energy into fussing over this. Simon is scheduled to be executed and that will be that! However, later in the book she has a small epiphany over what was bothering her about the incident and it all became clear then and I was satisfied with what she realized.The ending, after that big reveal that I felt cheated by, was pretty good. It tied up the loose ends of the case, including the very questionable activities of a fellow police officer. Then Sami and Al have a significant conversation and I am sure the ramifications of that will carry into the next book. Everything was made tidy and overall, I was pretty satisfied with the story.I received a copy of this audiobook at no cost as part of the iReads Book Tour in exchange for an honest review.The Narration: Christina Traister was, once again, a great voice for Sami. She really does a good job of imbuing the characters with emotions, especially Sami and later on Al when he is concerned over his sister. She had no problems at all with the medical lingo.
    • 5/5
      From my blogOne of the scary things in life for me are dealing with Physicians with a God complex. In Resuscitation you are dealing with a Physician with overall motivation to receive power and recognition. I love how different serial killers are, amazing on their thoughts, unbelievable.When victims asked why - he said "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few". The Doctor truly believed his clinical research was going to make him rich and well known in the medical world. How desperate can you get to decide to kidnap and perform surgical experiments on people, knowing they will die. He is gentle, concerned and violent all at the same time. I enjoyed the style of hearing the serial killers thoughts, that was executed well and bought some of the stories together. And the way he chose his victims, I found that chase interesting.I loved following the case and tryin to figure out how they will catch him. Obnoxious, arrogant and foolish is what caught him out at the end. Heart stopping, edge of your seat thriller. I couldn't stop reading, every second I had free I had to read a little more. Resuscitation had the perfect balance of story lines and characters. A medical thriller with a touch of romance, sexual abuse, therapy, good cop vs bad cop and at home heart surgeries.DM Annechino has created his own medical thriller that Tess Gerritsen fans will love.