Point Blank (Sisterhood)

by Fern Michaels

2015

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Available

Publication

Zebra (2015), Edition: Reprint, 352 pages

Description

"The members of the Sisterhood always stand together, and that includes aiding and protecting the men in their lives. Yoko's partner Harry Wong has received a phone call from his old schoolmate Jun Yu. Jun Yu resided at the same temple where Harry's daughter Lily was training, but they were all forced to evacuate. Jun Yu's managed to get his son out, but Lily is missing. And now Jun is trusting Harry to guard the most precious things in his life-- his wife Ling and their two children, whom he has smuggled to America. While long-time ally Pearl Barnes whisks Ling and her children to safety via her underground railroad, the Sisters and their allies head to the war room to make plans. Finding Lily is a top priority, and Kathryn's partner, Bert Navarro, comes up with a way for the group to travel to China. They'll go to Macau, nicknamed "the Monte Carlo of the Orient," on the pretext of opening a casino there. The odds are stacked against them, but when the Sisterhood is involved, you can always bet on the underdog ..."--Amazon.com.… (more)

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LibraryThing member KMT01

This is another, far-fetched book in the Sisterhood series by Fern Michaels. As usual, the plot, action and events defy reality. This time the men have taken on a bigger role in the story, which I found interesting, except that, unlike other books, they, not the girls, seem to be calling most of

the shots this time—and the girls routinely defer to them. I wonder if the idea of women as super heroes is getting old, or the author is having difficulty coming up with new ideas and twists for the books. In addition to the group, the author has inserted a new character, a dog with strange, supernatural powers, who helps guide the group through their out-of-this- world escapades. In this book, the group goes to China, to find and rescue Harry’s and Yoko’s young daughter, who, they believe, has been kidnapped by some nefarious group. Just why is not made clear until quite a way into the story. As I said, the plot of this book is as far-fetched as most of the others, and I think their out-of-this-world antics are starting to become repetitive and more unbelievable with each book. The story moves long quickly, as the group leaps from one serious, life-threatening antic to the next on their trip to China in search of the young girl as the reasons behind the assumed kidnapping and other targeting and murders that occur. I thought it was interesting that the plot centers around Harry’s martial arts abilities (this all relates to why his daughter is missing), with reminders of his early years in training in a monastery and his friends while in school there. I enjoyed the book, but, as I said, I did find it a bit over the top (but, then most of the others have been there also). The author has managed to create a vigilante group of super heroes who are women, with a few males thrown in for good measure. I enjoy reading about women who are in charge, righting the many wrongs out there. Still, the story touches on pure fantasy and will attract a reader who, like me, enjoys the escapism and further recounts of this unbelievable group of vigilantes or someone looking for something a bit different. If this is your thing, you will enjoy this book. Just be prepared, as usual, to suspend reality. I received this from Netgalley to read and review.

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LibraryThing member mmoj

I loved the first group of Sisterhood novels - the women were interesting because their stories were personal, and real; that made them more real and down-to-earth. But after the Sisterhood's stories were told and they began helping others the stories became almost frenetic and the women

themselves, with all that seemingly endless money, I began to lost interest in them. But every time a new story comes out have to read it. Partly because I hate not knowing what happens to them and partly because I WANT the stories to be as good as those I enjoyed from the beginning.

This is not one of those. Harry and Yoko's daughter, Lily has disappeared and Harry receives a message from an old friend, Jun Yu who tells Harry that he has sent Harry a very special package - that package is Yu's wife and children. From that moment on it's a non-stop, "GO NOW, GET A MOVE ON PEOPLE!" (yes I meant it to be the yelling it appeared as that's how I feel the voices are throughout the book) even more frenetic pace than all the previous books. Of course there's a "money's no object" attitude as they get ready to find Harry and Yoko's daughter. There's also no real story - there were introduction but I wanted more. And then it ended and I want to know what happens because it felt completely resolved. Sigh.

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LibraryThing member PamV

It is a 'sisterhood' book. It is a quick and easy read that is sure to entertain you.

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English

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English

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6.8 inches

ISBN

9781420135930

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1603693

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