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Lifeguard
by James Patterson and Andrew Gross
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: July 2005
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About the Book
The danger isn't in the water.
Working as a lifeguard at a Florida resort, Ned Kelly meets a woman he is wild about, the woman of his dreams. It feels perfect in every way - except that she is used to caviar and Manolo Blahniks, and he is used to burgers and flip-flops. She is a guest at the luxurious hotel - he lives above a garage.
So when Ned's cousin offers to cut him in on a rich deal he's been commissioned to execute, Ned can't turn him down. The plan is simple, just a fast break-and-enter. The risk is high, and the reward is even greater - $5 million. But on the night of the heist, something goes devastatingly wrong. Who will save the lifeguard?
Ned walks away from his job, his town, and the woman he's fallen in love with. Runs away, actually, knowing that only velocity and secrecy can save his life. But who is pursuing him? The FBI? Whoever sabotaged the heist? Or is it all somehow tied into his new love - and his oldest enemies?
The Review
A good "whodunnit", although a little disappointing, which is not what I have come to expect from James Patterson. The characters were great, even the story was interesting. But I just didn't like the "romance" part. For some reason I just wasn't buying it. It felt almost as if that wasn't the original intention for the story, but someone said "hey... I think the female readers would love it if you hooked these two characters up" and it was thrown in there.
But hey... if you're into the love stuff... you'll love this book. If you're not.. just ignore that small intrusion into your reading enjoyment and follow the rest of the story.
~Trixie, July 2005
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