Pascal, Francine. Kill Game; a Gaia Moore novel.PASCAL, Francine. Kill Game; a Gaia Moore novel. (Fearless FBI.) Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Pulse. 262p. c2005.0-689-87821-4. $7.99. S Loner loner Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals Gaia Moore, protagonist of Francine Pascal's Fearless series, graduates from Stanford, and her future looks bright until Kevin, her only college acquaintance, straps a bomb to himself and threatens to blow the student body to smithereens smith·er·eens pl.n. Informal Fragments or splintered pieces; bits: The fragile dish broke into smithereens. . Unable to experience fear, Gaia dives off the rooftop, taking Kevin along with her. Just in time, she rips the bomb off his chest and hurls it into the air. At that moment, Gaia realizes what she wants to do with her life--enter the FBI. While impressed with Gaia's ability, Special Agent Malloy questions whether she's got what it takes to be an agent. For one thing, she's still struggling with the demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. from her past. For another, she's never been a team player and likely never will. Gaia vows to prove Malloy wrong. Teamed with her roommate Catherine (a computer geek), Kim (a homosexual male) and Will (an egotistical Southern farmer), she begins a deadly game of "to catch a serial killer serial killer Forensic psychiatry A person who commits serial murders Prototypic SK White ♂ age 30; 97% are ♂; 80% are sociopaths. See Dahmer, Depraved heart murder, Ice Man. Cf Megan's law, Son of Sam law. ." While at times graphic and disturbing, Kill Game catches the reader's attention and doesn't let go. Following Gaia's footsteps in an FBI training course at Quantico proves an exciting experience, with hopefully more to come in future Fearless FBI books. Lynne Pisano, Nesconset, NY S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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