Guilty As Sin

by Tami Hoag

1996

Status

Available

Publication

Bantam Books (1996)

Description

Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML: A cold-blooded kidnapper has been playing a twisted game with a terrified Minnesota town. Now a respected member of the community stands accused of a horrific act of evil. But when a second boy disappears, a frightened public demands to know: Have the police caught the wrong man? Is the nightmare continuing�or just beginning? Prosecutor Ellen North believes she�s building a case against a guilty man�and that he has an accomplice in the shadows. As she prepares for the trial of her career, Ellen suddenly finds herself swept into a cruel contest of twisted wits, a dark dance of life and death . . . with an evil mind as guilty as sin. Praise for Tami Hoag and Guilty as Sin �Without a doubt . . . one of the most intense suspense writers around.��Chicago Tribune �A chilling study of evil that holds the reader until the shocking surprise ending.��New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin �The tangled relationships that lie just beneath the surface of Deer Lake are tantalizingly revealed.��The New York Times Book Review �Accomplished and scary.��Cosmopolitan .… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member gogglemiss

Initially, too many characters introduced, so I didn't know cops from lawyers, but I was soon gripped by the dogged persistence of Ellen North to see that justice was done.
It was rather wordy in places but that didn't put me off too much as the characters came into their own during the story.
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LibraryThing member amacmillen

A public defender in Minnesota is trying to process a kidnapping and murder. She has her person and the defense is good and the person gets released. This person and his team are trying to pin the crimes on someone else and almost succeed.

LibraryThing member AliceAnna

Not as compelling as Night Sins. The author was able to sustain the suspense and the overall aura of evil that pervades the previous book. The characters aren't as interesting and multi-faceted either. However, it was still a good solid enjoyable read.

LibraryThing member Carol420

Guilty as Sin picks up right where Night Sins leaves off. However, instead of continuing the focus on the Kirkwood family and the law enforcement officers trying to find the child, Guilty as Sin focuses on Ellen North, an Assistant County Prosecutor who is trying to put Dr. Garrett Wright away for

this heinous crime. The ending is a page-turner and the last 50 pages will be read quickly. You'll hold your breath hoping you've sensed the outcome correctly. And you won't be disappointed.

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LibraryThing member FerneMysteryReader

I didn't know until I came to write my review on GoodReads that this novel is a sequel to "Night Sins." I read "Guilty As Sin" as a stand-alone. I enjoyed the novel and at first anticipated giving a rating of 4 stars. However as I continued turning the pages some of the subplots definitely dragged

and sometimes in a tedious manner...one in particular is the repetition of mind analysis of characters Ellen North and Jay Butler Brooks of why they are drawn to one another and if they should commit to being in each other's lives for either the length of the case and/or something more permanent. It's a shame an editor didn't advise melting some pages away. Even in the cold landscape of a Minnesota winter the snow eventually melts.

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