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Standoff | 
 enlarge | Author: Sandra Brown
Publisher: Vision
Category: Book
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Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 193246
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0446609617
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446609616
ASIN: 0446609617
Publication Date: April 1, 2001
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Amazon.com Review
Some reporters have all the luck--especially plucky, ambitious, determined Texas TV news reporter Tiel McCoy, who walks into a convenience store on her long-postponed vacation and finds herself smack in the middle of the biggest story of her life. A couple of scared kids--an all-American boy and his very pregnant girlfriend, on the lam from her powerful, wealthy father who's determined to keep them apart--hold Tiel and a handful of other customers hostage. While Ronnie's brandishing the gun, Sabra goes into labor, and a mysterious, handsome stranger known as "Doc" takes over what soon turns into a life-threatening delivery. Only Tiel knows who Doc is: a brilliant, innovative physician who disappeared after a scandal involving the death of his wife. And only Tiel knows the identity of the gun-wielding boy and his girl, who are at the center of a manhunt the size of Texas. But there are some secrets she doesn't know, including the murderous reputation of two men trapped in the store with the rest of the hostages. As the drama unfolds, it becomes apparent that the kids would rather die than surrender, and the police, the FBI, and Sabra's father will precipitate a volatile end to the standoff. Brown is a skillful writer, able to sustain suspense while fleshing out her characters. She saves the obligatory sex scene for the very end, but makes it worth waiting for. Tiel McCoy is an engaging heroine, and Brown fans will look forward to her return in another adventure after she wins the coveted promotion this dramatic exclusive will no doubt earn her.
Product Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with a riveting tale of a reporter who becomes personally involved in a deadly hostage drama.
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 Disappointed. June 28, 2007
I was disappointed in this book for several reasons. First, I felt there was too many characters, which made everything feel rushed. Secondly, the characters weren't developed enough for me. It was especially hard to believe that the two main protagonists would fall in love in the end since there wasn't any sustantial emotional connection between throughout the book. I have enjoyed many Sandra Brown books in the past, but this was not one of them. The premise was good, but the story just didn't grab me.
 Obviously not a literary work of art......... June 11, 2007
But it's still entertaining. I enjoyed the story. Sandra Brown writes books that are easy to read in a hammock.....less dramatic and cheesy than some other authors of books of this kind. It was fun to read.
 A Nauseating Book May 17, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I confess that I am only two-thirds through the book, and I simply must run screaming from the room and never, never, never finish it. It may have a great ending, but I cannot take any more. I am amazed that some of the professional reviews actually laud the book. What could induce a "real" reviewer to give this book a good review? Whatever the reason, please do not listen to them. In addition, why would any self-respecting publisher accept such a book for publication? Bribery? Blackmail?
This is one of the worst books you will ever read-or possibly you will not read it. The premise is unlikely. The plot, if there is one, is slower than a crippled snail. The dialogue is sickening and unbelievable. There is no character development; the characters are cardboard stereotypes. I, a humble librarian, have more medical knowledge than the physician who delivers the baby in the book. I am glad that I do not have the stomach to finish this unreadable book. I will save myself so much suffering. I will never learn how it comes out, but I do not care.
Quite possibly the worst book I have ever read. July 19, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The story is quite ridiculous, characters wooden, and please do not get me started on the dialog. I could not contain my laughter when one of the characters actually said, "At whom are you pissed?" Grammatically correct, but has anyone ever uttered this sentence in real life? The 'love scene' is equally pitiable and completely out of place from the rest of the book - I read it out loud to a group of friends; we came to tears from laughing so hard.
Do yourself a favor and skip this one.
completely unbelievable April 25, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Although Sandra Brown's book are occasionally a little saccharine for me, generally, they are enjoyable reads with fun plot twists. This one, however, was totally unbelievable with plot twists that were so unlikely as to make the book impossible to enjoy.
First off, I wish they had asked someone with some medical knowledge to review this book before publication. The birth scene was truly the most unrealistic birth scene I have ever read. A 17-year-old who is in an absolutely terrifying situation for her first birth manages to go through an entire labor with nothing more than an occasional grimace, and she pretty much pushes the baby out without anyone noticing it's happening. An oncologist who hasn't touched a pregnant woman in over a decade manages to tell immediately from an exam that the baby is breech. The baby turns after the water is broken while the woman is in labor. (And as an aside, what is Sandra Brown's obsession with episiotomies? Just in case anyone out there gets their medical knowledge from her novels, there is no proof that episiotomies prevent bad tears, and most studies have shown that they are more likely to cause them.)
I was annoyed enough at how poorly the birth scene was written, I should have just stopped, but Brown's writing style is engaging enough that I wanted to find out how the book ended. Unfortunately, it got no better from there. We are supposed to believe that a group of people are unable to distract and overpower a scared 17-year-old boy whose girlfriend is in labor, but are able to do so to an experienced FBI agent. We are also supposed to believe that law enforcement would be willing to bargain with this same boy who has held 7 people at gunpoint for several hours, just because his girlfriend's father is a jerk. Also, we are supposed to believe that this boy chose to hold up a store in the middle of nowhere that happened to contain a TV reporter, a famous doctor who's been discredited and a Top 10 Most Wanted criminal.
Sandra Brown has done much better than this. Pass this one by.
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