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    The Prodigal Son

    Written by Colleen McCullough

    Narrated by Lewis Hancock

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    Potent poisons and deadly rivalries in this glamorous thriller.

    Jim and Millie Hunter have it all: good looks, brilliant minds, and a meteoric rise to fame.

    Dr Jim Hunter is a genius biochemist, and author of a smash-hit science book that is propelling him to the top. His wife Millie, is a blonde bombshell and fellow scientist, researching rare poisons derived from puffer fish.

    They seem to have it all, but others in their academic circle have got the knives out, jealous of their success – and their inter-racial relationship arouses prejudice.

    So when a double murder is perpetrated, using poison stolen from Millie’s research lab, Captain Carmine Delmonico of Holloman Police must race to find the killer before they can claim their next victim.

    The pool of suspects is small, but nobody is talking.
    Have two men died to safeguard the publication of Jim’s book – or do rivalries and betrayals run deeper than that?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateNov 22, 2012
    ISBN9780007481521
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    The Prodigal Son
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    Colleen McCullough

    Colleen McCullough is the author of The Thorn Birds, Tim, An Indecent Obsession, A Creed for the Third Millennium, The Ladies of Missalonghi, The First Man in Rome, The Grass Crown, Fortune's Favorites, Caesar's Women, Caesar, and other novels. She lives with her husband on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.

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    • 5/5
      This is the second volume in Koontz’s modern day reimagination of Frankenstein and his creation. Victor Frankenstein- now going by the name Victor Helios- is a wealthy scientist who has created an army of lab grown minions in his bid to take over the world and eliminate humankind. Carson O’Conner and Michael Maddison are New Orleans detectives who have become aware of Helios and his plans via Deucalion, the ‘monster’ of Shelley’s novel. In this installment, things are not going well with some of Helio’s creations. Some are going mad. At least one has escaped. Some are developing free will and volition, which Helios had specifically tried to eliminate. He is having special trouble with creating a wife who is perfect and intelligent yet never asks questions. And there is something weird going on at the city dump- weird even by the standards of beings created in a lab for specific jobs, jobs that include burying bodies by the dozens. The book has a frantic pace, with several plotlines running: Carson & Michael; Arnie, Carson’s brother and his caretaker Vicky; the events at the city dump; Helio’s wife and the house servants; to top if off, there is a hurricane brewing. Reading it feels like you’re careening out of control, but Koontz has it all well in hand. The books suffers a bit from being the middle book where no plot lines are tied up, but it leaves the reader eager to get to the third book.
    • 4/5
      This sophomore effort definitely took the narrative to a higher level. I like how Koontz makes you relate to the monsters and it was a lot of fun to be in the heads of some of them. I'm seeing a pattern of cliffhanger endings which makes me think that this five-book series is just one big story; each one dependent on the next.

      Well, I'm starting the next one now and I can hardly wait...
    • 4/5
      A must read after Prodigal Son! The 2nd book in the series flows right from the first, easy to pick up. Provided more indebt character traits that makes the reader feel like they really know the main characters. Fast paced, ending of some story lines but allowing others to continue so the reader is easily enticed to read the 3rd book of the sereis, Dead and Alive.......
    • 2/5
      This is a forgetable book. Everything seems borrowed either from concepts Dean Koontz has done before repeatedly over and over again or from Brave New World. Please. Spend your time reading another series.
    • 4/5
      It was ok, not one of Koontz best, i love the concept of the series, but they have a been there done that feel to them imo, kinda bored me because of that.
    • 5/5
      Another fast read that kept me glued to the book. I cannot wait to see where the third book leads the story.Koontz and Gorman did a great job on this part of the story.
    • 5/5
      I love Dean Koontz. As far as I'm concerned, this is a writer who can do no wrong. The only detriment to this story is the beginning when he is recapping the first book. Yes, it may be necessary for those who are reading the series out of sequence, but for some reason it just didn't work for me.But the rest of the book is as compelling as the first and I couldn't put it down. On to the third!
    • 4/5
      This book, (the second in a series of three) picked up right where the first book left off and went electric. Where the first book happened over the course of a few days, this one takes place over the course of a few hours. In that time, it manages to cram in several more characters and advance the story to what we're led to believe will be an epic battle. Carson and Michael are now being stalked by Victor Helios' (Frankenstein) assassins as they become much more aware of the challenge before them. Duecalian is on the hunt for any of the new race who are willing to give him information he needs to confront and destroy his maker (Victor). Randall Six slowly works his way into the O'Connor house in the hopes of finding out why Arnie (an autistic boy like himself) is so happy. Meanwhile, more of the New Race begin to malfunction, a new Erika is brought to life with her own quirks, and there is a return of the Jonathan Harker thing that ran off at the end of the beginning. With all the new characters and the rapid pace, the story feels as if it advances at lightening speed without really getting anywhere at all. Still, Carson and Michael accept their mission and stock up with ammo which results in one of the books funnies scenes. The battle moves forward and the stage is nicely set for the third and final installment. If you enjoyed the first book, I think you'll like this one just as much.
    • 4/5
      With a multitude of new plotlines, this second book increases the number of characters, and rapidly builds upon the story laid out in the first book, Prodigal Son. The book feels like the middle episode in a series (which it is of course) and although it does not deliver high pace and a grand finale, it's certainly well written to keep you turning pages. You'd be hard pressed to predict almost anything in a world which rapidly veers away from the previous book, which was filled from menace, to a scenario which is more chaotic. Cleverly plotted, although not as focused as the first book, this one will keep up the anticipation for the next in the series and leave you with a number of questions you'll be desperate for answers to.
    • 5/5
      This book moves along the story which was begun in The Prodigal Son and sets us up for the ultimate battle of good vs. evil. However the actual end of this story is still at least one book away.
    • 4/5
      This is book two in the triology. It was very entertaining, but I enjoyed the first book more.
    • 3/5
      Some of the descriptions get a bit tedious... The book seems a little repetitive, repeating things to the reader that were already stated. Some of the characters and their thoughts and actions are just gross. (Some fun tonight.) I am not sure if I will see the series out to read the next one.
    • 5/5
      Another great book. Going to keep this book cause I am still anxiously awaiting book 3. (so I can check if I don't recall something due to the long wait)
      Love this series.

      First read on Dec.09 2006
      Hope book 3 arrives today
    • 3/5
      Huge buildup for the final showdown. Cruel, dark and gory. Full of psychos, the worst of which is obviously Victor Helios aka Frankenstein. (I had always thought he was a bastard, but these books give the word a great depth and vibrancy)
    • 4/5
      much better than the first. better writing, more interesting, looking forward to the next one.
    • 4/5
      An excellent fast read by one of my favorite authors. Dean Koontz is consistently, reliably and predictably . . . amazing.
    • 3/5
      I don't ordinarily care for Dean Koontz's writings, but I found this series to be a cleaver and engaging retelling of the Frankenstein monster story.
    • 5/5
      A fantastic sequel to book 1
    • 4/5
      When I hear the name Colleen McCullough, I automatically think of The Thorn Birds. I read it when I was a teenager and it is still one of my favorite novels. When the publisher suggested that I read her new novel, The Prodigal Son, I was surprised. I had no idea that she had written a mystery series. For me, Colleen McCullough began and ended with The Thorn Birds. Well, no more…I have become a fan of her Carmine Delmonico mysteries.

      The Prodigal Son is the fourth in the Carmine Delmonico series. I haven’t read the first three installations which may explain why I did find it difficult to keep track of the large cast of characters. The first of the novel dragged a bit for me but the second half really took off and I had a hard time putting the book down before I had finished it.

      My daughter has started making friendship bracelets. You know the kind where you have a number of thin threads that you interweave together to form designs. The threads get tangled up and you have to spend time constantly separating them (at least we do!). Well, that is exactly what the second half of this book felt like to me. McCullough built so many layers to this mystery that I was intrigued to the very end. I have virtual whiplash from bouncing back and forth between my own accusations of characters. Even now, having finished the book, I still have my doubts about a few of them.

      This was a hard one for me to get into but I ended up thoroughly enjoying it. I could recommend it as a stand alone novel to any mystery fans but think it might be even more enjoyable when read as part of the entire series.

      *I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.