While investigating a series of baffling fires in San Diego, FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers is drawn into a deadly web of intrigue where nothing is as it appears to be. With his own criminology research being turned against him and one of the worlds most deadly devices missing, Bowers is caught up in a race against time to stop a criminal masterminds trap before it closes around him and the people he loves.

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Customer Reviews for The Rook, Bowers Files Series #2

Review 1 for The Rook, Bowers Files Series #2

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

An excellent suspense novel.

Date:December 21, 2011

Evelyn Olson

Location:Riverton Wy

Age:Over 65

Gender:female

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4 out of 5

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5 out of 5

Meets Expectations:

5 out of 5

Besides Ted Dekker novels Steven James writes novels
that hold my interest until the very end. The Rook keeps
you guessing who is guilty and what is next to occur.
The whole book is clean reading with no cuss words or
offensive language. When I start reading, I find it very
hard to put it down because I am always questioning
what will happen and where it will happen. Besides the
mystery part it also contains family oriented sections
involving the main character Patrick and his stepdaughter
Tessa. This is an excellent book for anyone who likes
mystery and suspense stories.

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Review 2 for The Rook, Bowers Files Series #2

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:December 12, 2009

Debbie

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I received this book as a review copy from the publisher. "The Rook" was a well-written, fast-paced forensic/detective thriller. This is the second Patrick Bowers novel, but you don't need to read the first book, "The Pawn," to understand what's going on in this one.The first novel had a very well-written "who-done-it" element (which I loved), but this book was more a thriller with a good dose of romance. While still a bit dark, "The Rook" wasn't as gruesome as "The Pawn." The crimes and crime scenes were chilling, though not particularly graphic (i.e. he gives you just enough to let your imagination fill in the details).The details about the city, people, and investigation made the novel come alive in my imagination. The characters were complex, interesting, and had realistic emotional struggles. I especially liked the emotional struggles Bower's stepdaughter, Tessa, went through as fallout from what happened in the first novel. I also liked how the author portrayed the main women as smart, competent, respected, and not trying to be men.The main detective characters struggle with the evil they see every day in the criminals they're out to stop and in their own dark desire to hurt the bad guys--blow for blow--for the harm they've done to other people.There was no sex. There was a minimal amount of swearing and the cussing was in the "he cursed" style. Overall, I'd highly recommend this thoughtful, well-written thriller.

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