layawaydragon
Written on Sep 15, 2022
The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people lay dead at Central Park's ice skating rink. There's a sniper loose on the streets of New York City, and Lieutenant Eve Dallas is about to face one of the toughest and most unsettling cases of her career.
Eve knows that only a handful of people could have carried out such an audacious but professional hit. Even more disturbing: this expert in death has an accomplice. Someone is being trained in the science of killing - and they have a terrifying agenda of their own. With a city shaken to its core, Eve and her team are forced to hunt not one but two killers. Worse still - this talented young apprentice has developed an insatiable taste for murder...
- ISBN10 034941081X
- ISBN13 9780349410814
- Publish Date 6 September 2016
- Publish Status Withdrawn
- Out of Print 29 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Piatkus Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Language English
Reviews
Berls
Written on Jun 22, 2018
It kind of creeped me out, but it was good stuff. It was kind of sad too, because of the trigger for the killings... And I can't really explain with spoiling big time. And them the sociopath... Well, that's what creeped me out.
I really loved the way Roarke is starting to want to remodel and how that wigs Eve out - and how the reasons are both so sweet. And isn't it great the way it's just an assumed thing at this point that he'll help out with cases? Not like at the beginning when it was a careful balancing act bringing him in.
Oh and there are two pretty great scenes, that kind of pulled on the heart strings. One with Roarke, when he just shows up and get it... Avoiding spoilers, but it made me tear up a bit. And another great scene with Summerset... I love that he and Eve really do love each other, despite their protests. And scenes where that shows, well it just melts my heart a little bit.
Oh and then our little Bella is turning 1, so there's a whole birthday party and yeah, that's wonderful. Funny, heartwarming and, yeah, watery eyes a bit. Love this series so much!
mitabird
Written on Mar 21, 2017
EBookObsessed
Written on Aug 15, 2016
While the crime drama aspect of this series is always exciting. For me this series is all about the building of the relationships, whether it be between Roarke and Eve, or Eve and Peabody, etc. In Apprentice, we see the changing of the marriage relationship in the remodeling of Eve’s office and the master bedroom. Both of these changes are reflective of the blending of the individuals that Eve and Roarke were into the married couple they are now. Eve no longer works alone in her office, often working side by side with Roarke or with Peabody and her team and the redesign of the room is being made to reflect that change in her life. While the more obvious change in the bedroom is reflective that the room is no longer just Roarke’s master bedroom, but their retreat from the world.
The other relationships which are almost as important, are the ones between the trainor and trainee. Even though Eve is now a Lieutenant of the Homicide Department, she still goes to her mentor, Feeney, when she needs guidance. While Peabody is now a detective, she still learns something new from Eve with each case. And we have recently seen young Trueheart receive his detective badge after learning from Baxter.
The police often assign a young rookie to work with a seasoned veteran and it is the influence of that veteran that determines what type of cop the rookie will become. But in Apprentice, it is not just the police who needs a mentor to learn their trade.
A sniper has set up shop in New York City and is playing with the lives of its citizens. Eve and Peabody need to figure out if the killer is targeting random victims or if one of the dead was a specific kill. With each venue, the kill shots rise, but Eve has to wonder why if the sniper is so precise, why aren’t there more victims at each site? As if the horror of this act isn’t enough, it quickly becomes clear that there are more than one killer at work here, and it looks like someone is being trained to use human beings are target practice.
If there is a specific victim in the crowd, Eve and Peabody have a chance to take down this killer, but if this team is just killing for kicks, the death toll might get out of hand.
THOUGHTS:
I do love the relationships in this series. Even though there is less time for the personal in this story, we still see how the bonds between the characters keeps growing stronger with each story.
There is a lot of investigation in this story and it will keep you reading but simply put, this story won’t make anyone’s top ten list.