Choose Me
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- Create Date：2021-06-07 12:31:46
- Update Date：2025-09-14
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- Author：Tess Gerritsen
- ISBN：1713559595
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Reviews
Shirley Wetzel
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A professor learns the danger of a woman scornedA college professor comes under the spell of a brilliant but troubled student and lives to regret his moment of weakness。 A heart-pounding thriller
Cindy
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Great story， realistic characters with a surprise ending！
gwen eltringham
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Gently does itA more gentle read from Tess but together with Gary they have produced a good story that you cannot put down。 Enjoyable from start to finish。
Wendy
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One of the best Prime First Read books I've read; this was a well-paced thriller that was hard to put down。 I did figure out the mystery， but the story kept me second-guessing myself till the end。 One of the best Prime First Read books I've read; this was a well-paced thriller that was hard to put down。 I did figure out the mystery， but the story kept me second-guessing myself till the end。 。。。more
Richard A。 Grzybowski
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Good bookExcellent book， interesting insights on tragic love affairs in art and literature skilfully combined with present day murder mystery investigation。
Wade Higgins
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Good story well written。。。butAn intriguing tale skillfully written but in the end is basically another “ men bad women good” tome。 All the male characters are dastardly and flawed and all female characters are saints whose lives are ruined by those dastardly men。 Even the deranged victim who had it all if not for those dastardly men。 Some will like it。
Jack Webb
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Unusual usualI know - huh？？？ The "usual" is the basics of the story， an oft repeated scenario in many books。 But the authors treat this scenario differently， through the reveal of the characters。 Sympathies， or lack thereof， changed for me as the story developed。 My thoughts of the characters are still unsettled， even though I've finished the book。 Unusual usualI know - huh？？？ The "usual" is the basics of the story， an oft repeated scenario in many books。 But the authors treat this scenario differently， through the reveal of the characters。 Sympathies， or lack thereof， changed for me as the story developed。 My thoughts of the characters are still unsettled， even though I've finished the book。 。。。more
Neil McCall
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Couldn’t put it down！I READ THIS BOOK IN 2 DAYS！ A well woven story with several trails to inspect as I tried to decipher the entire tapestry。 Truly an enjoyable read。 But I hurt for several of the characters。 They were pitiable。 I love the way historic literature was in every fiber of the storyline。 I had to look up a couple to remind myself just what did happen in some of the Ancient Greek tragedies。
dr。 tom clark
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Brilliant edge of your seat thrillerChoose Me held my interest from start to finish。 The characters are realistically drawn and the story well plotted with lots of logical and satisfying twists。 The main story mirrors the themes in the class the professor is teaching， a clever device that lends coherence to the plot
Charmaine Kaumeyer
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I liked the other books by Tess Gerritsen I have read， but not this one。 I don't know why I bothered finishing it。 Obsessive， annoying， unlikable characters。 I liked the other books by Tess Gerritsen I have read， but not this one。 I don't know why I bothered finishing it。 Obsessive， annoying， unlikable characters。 。。。more
Mark
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Enjoyed this， much better than the usual fare available for free from Amazon First Reads。 Dual authorship is an interesting concept and I guess that Tess wrote the chapters from the female perspectives of the student and the detective while Gary wrote the chapters told from the perspective of the male lecturer。 Whatever the arrangement， it worked well。
Stacey Groves
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Enjoyable readI've read a few books by Gerritsen so when I saw this on prime reads it was an easy choice。 I enjoyed the plot and the characters， the way the story moved between before and after， the switching between characters point of view and the twist at the end。 Enjoyable readI've read a few books by Gerritsen so when I saw this on prime reads it was an easy choice。 I enjoyed the plot and the characters， the way the story moved between before and after， the switching between characters point of view and the twist at the end。 。。。more
Donna D。 LaBiche
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Choose MeNot really my favorite kind of book， but I did finish it。 Lots of characters， but pretty easy to figure out。
doris garritt
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Epitome of a " page turner"This is my first time reading a work by these authors。 Calling it a page turner is not an exaggeration。 Although the ending was pretty much preordained ， like a train wreck I could not tear myself away。 Bravo， well done Epitome of a " page turner"This is my first time reading a work by these authors。 Calling it a page turner is not an exaggeration。 Although the ending was pretty much preordained ， like a train wreck I could not tear myself away。 Bravo， well done 。。。more
Cpuryear
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This book was hard to put down！ Ended up being a weekend read。 Thanks， Joann， for getting me started on Tess Gerritsen！
Nita
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Read it in 2 sittings！Well written and author（s） did a good job of fleshing out the characters。 I enjoyed seeing all the views of each of the characters， from their individual perspectives。 Although I guessed rather quickly “who done it” the story unfolded in an interesting and riveting way。 We at first are led to feel sorry for the victim， but seeing her true nature revealed was thought provoking。 Also enjoyed the literature references and analysis。 A good read overall！
Julie
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A little different in style but still a good read。
Barbara
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I picked 'Choose Me' as one of my Amazon Prime First Reads。 I'm very familiar with the name Tess Gerritson， but I hadn't actually read her before。 On the strength of this， I'd probably read her again， but she and her co-author didn't exactly rock my world with this book。 It's a quick read， I fell for all the misdirection on who the likely killer was， enjoyed the sub-plot about ancient vengeful wronged women， and I'd grade this book as totally competent but not entirely memorable。 I liked the mid I picked 'Choose Me' as one of my Amazon Prime First Reads。 I'm very familiar with the name Tess Gerritson， but I hadn't actually read her before。 On the strength of this， I'd probably read her again， but she and her co-author didn't exactly rock my world with this book。 It's a quick read， I fell for all the misdirection on who the likely killer was， enjoyed the sub-plot about ancient vengeful wronged women， and I'd grade this book as totally competent but not entirely memorable。 I liked the middle-aged， overweight， widowed police officer and her backstory and would be happy to read more books with her as a protagonist。This is a tale where women take the lead。 The suicide-but-maybe-not victim is young， intelligent and beautiful but seriously screwed up romantically。 I had my bet on her sarcastic and privileged classmate for a while but she just slipped off the radar screen。 The other 'wronged' woman also delivered some surprises， but the police woman was the most likeable of the bunch。 Not overly complex or too intellectually challenging， but after reading a few books recently that REALLY dragged， I was happy to gallop through this one。 。。。more
Jen
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Okay， this contains some spoilers。 So， I thought this book was really well written and interesting。。。Buuuut spoiler， I have a really huge problem about how the girl who was extremely unhinged， who was a literal stalker got portrayed in such a positive light by the detective。 I do not condone inappropriate relationships with professors and students even if they're both adults， but like if you read this book and you take away the professor/student dynamic， and had their genders swapped， it kind of Okay， this contains some spoilers。 So， I thought this book was really well written and interesting。。。Buuuut spoiler， I have a really huge problem about how the girl who was extremely unhinged， who was a literal stalker got portrayed in such a positive light by the detective。 I do not condone inappropriate relationships with professors and students even if they're both adults， but like if you read this book and you take away the professor/student dynamic， and had their genders swapped， it kind of felt like sexual manipulation？ Like there were a lot of moments in the book where I was like who actually is the victim here。。。？Everyone sucked in this book except the innocent wife。I dunno。 All in all， this book made me uncomfortable。 。。。more
Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken
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Not sure how to rate this one。 Thought it was a solid thriller and I didn’t suspect the killer。 But reading through some of the reviews that include background I go on one of the authors。。。it’s kind of creepy and gross。
Mackey
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It’s been ages since I’ve read a book by this author even though I once was a huge fan。 Choose Me was a Prime First Reads selection for June and since it is a stand alone I thought I’d give it a try。 I’m quite glad that I did。 Choose Me is a straight forward police procedural and I loved the characters， not necessarily their actions but the characters themselves。 I especially related to Franke ， the lead detective on the case。 She has a past， yes， but she isn’t laden down with so many of the typ It’s been ages since I’ve read a book by this author even though I once was a huge fan。 Choose Me was a Prime First Reads selection for June and since it is a stand alone I thought I’d give it a try。 I’m quite glad that I did。 Choose Me is a straight forward police procedural and I loved the characters， not necessarily their actions but the characters themselves。 I especially related to Franke ， the lead detective on the case。 She has a past， yes， but she isn’t laden down with so many of the typical detective character flaws and， most importantly， she’s “middle aged” （gasp） I can only hope this is the beginning of a new series collaboration between these two authors so that this isn’t the last we see of Franke and MacETA - this overweight progressive feminist had no issues with this book and I’d love to take a writing course with either author any damn day of the year。 Geez people。 。。。more
Dawn Goodall
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Brilliant！I read this in an afternoon。 The story had me hooked from the start。 This is the first Tess Gerritson book I've read， and I can honestly say I'm looking forward to reading many more。 Brilliant！I read this in an afternoon。 The story had me hooked from the start。 This is the first Tess Gerritson book I've read， and I can honestly say I'm looking forward to reading many more。 。。。more
SHARON LISTER
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Fast paced readNew author to me， kept me guessing right through。 Read in one sitting。 Good， easy read。 Perfect for night time or down time。
M
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At heart， a domestic melodrama w secondary police procedural As a crime fiction fan， I’ve read quite a few Rizzoli & Isles books， so I chose this Amazon First Reads for the mystery and police procedural。 Happily， I liked the police detectives， especially Detective Frances “Frankie” Loomis， but the non-police characters were not likable—which is germane to the storyline。 The suicide/murder and police investigation subplot is secondary to the domestic drama， which involves stalking behavior， adult At heart， a domestic melodrama w secondary police procedural As a crime fiction fan， I’ve read quite a few Rizzoli & Isles books， so I chose this Amazon First Reads for the mystery and police procedural。 Happily， I liked the police detectives， especially Detective Frances “Frankie” Loomis， but the non-police characters were not likable—which is germane to the storyline。 The suicide/murder and police investigation subplot is secondary to the domestic drama， which involves stalking behavior， adultery， sexual seduction， inappropriate sexual relationships， and OTT emotional turmoil。The domestic storyline was straightforward and predictable， given the proclivities of the murder victim。 That predictability helped eliminate red herrings and made it painless to choose the murderer， who needed a particular skill set。 I skimmed through about 2/3 of this book， because I didn’t enjoy the domestic drama morphing to melodrama。 Overall， 3 stars。 。。。more
Anne OK
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（June 2021 Amazon First Read）
Alayne Emmett
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I was so disappointed in this book。 I thought as it was Tess Gerritsen it would be like her others which I’ve enjoyed in the past。 Unfortunately although it started off well I didn’t like the way the characters behaved I it。 Also， at times， I found it confusing。 It’s such a shame but， im hopeful that her next book will be back to her previous novels。
Jamie Jack
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Well Written， But Makes Me UncomfortableThis book is co-written by two authors， Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver， which is a nom de plume for an English professor at Northeastern University， Gary Goshgarian。 As this story takes place at that university and is about a murdered female English major who had an inappropriate relationship with her professor… there is something very creepy about having an English professor from that university as a co-author。 At least to me。I found the book itself an in Well Written， But Makes Me UncomfortableThis book is co-written by two authors， Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver， which is a nom de plume for an English professor at Northeastern University， Gary Goshgarian。 As this story takes place at that university and is about a murdered female English major who had an inappropriate relationship with her professor… there is something very creepy about having an English professor from that university as a co-author。 At least to me。I found the book itself an interesting read， aside from this creep factor。 The authors chose to lead with the young woman’s death and work backward， from the perspectives of the student， the professor， and the detective investigating her death。 The authors did a good job having the student’s thesis mirroring the theme of the book， with echoes of the #MeToo movement thrown in for good measure。 I didn’t particularly like Taryn （the student）， yet the authors are skilled enough to make her empathetic despite this。 Chapters ended on mini-cliffhangers， propelling the story forward。But， given the subject matter， location， and the profession of one of the co-authors， I couldn’t quite get past the “ick” factor。I was given this as an ARC， but that did not affect my review。 。。。more
Lisa
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Tess Gerritsen is one of my all-time favorite authors， and no one delivers smart， layered， expertly crafted thrillers quite like hers。 In CHOOSE ME， teamed up with stellar thriller writer Gary Braver， Gerritsen is at the very top of her game。 Don’t miss this edgy， twisting， rocket-paced story of marriage， betrayal， and the damage we do to each other in the name of love。
Erin Clemence
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As seen on www。mysteryandsuspense。com Expected publication date: July 1， 2021 Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen teams up with author Gary Braver for the pulse-pounding， heart-stopping novel， “Choose Me”。 Taryn Moore is a young co-ed， working toward her graduate thesis， with a bright future ahead of her。 So when Detective Frankie Loomis is called to investigate Taryn’s possible suicide， it raises red flags。 After speaking to Taryn’s close friends and family， they， along with most of the po As seen on www。mysteryandsuspense。com Expected publication date: July 1， 2021 Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen teams up with author Gary Braver for the pulse-pounding， heart-stopping novel， “Choose Me”。 Taryn Moore is a young co-ed， working toward her graduate thesis， with a bright future ahead of her。 So when Detective Frankie Loomis is called to investigate Taryn’s possible suicide， it raises red flags。 After speaking to Taryn’s close friends and family， they， along with most of the police force， believe it’s possible that Taryn killed herself。 But when Frankie finds out that Taryn was pregnant， she starts to think something more sinister happened to the young college student。 When another big secret of Taryn’s is revealed， Frankie knows she’s on the right track and soon Frankie and her partner， Mac， are turning over every corner of Taryn’s life- and not everyone likes what they find。 “Choose Me” is a domestic suspense novel， combined with a gripping police procedural。 The novel is narrated from the perspective of Taryn， Frankie， and Jack （Taryn’s college professor）， and is also told in reverse order， with Taryn’s death as the opening scene， and working backwards。 As each character and time segment was clearly labeled and it was easily to identify when and who was speaking， I found this style added to the plot， and served to pull me deeper into the story。 Taryn’s focus of her college graduate thesis is the theme of scorned women in literature。 Jack， her professor of English， also relies heavily in his teachings on the theme of women across literature who have paid the price for their passions。 As an English literature fan， this was interesting enough on its own， but of course， this same theme ran not-so-subtly through “Choose Me”， which made the novel both relevant and thought-provoking。 The entire theme of women paying the consequences for their feelings towards men is rampant throughout this novel， and it added realism to the twisty， unpredictable plot。 Taryn wasn’t extremely likable， but she did emit a sense of empathy。 Jack， too， had his own charms underneath his fallibility， as he struggled with being a young college professor trying to start a family with his successful physician wife。 Every character had their likable traits， and yet also managed to be equally unlikable， which made them intensely realistic and honest。 Each chapter ended with a page-turner that pulled me right in， and I wanted to devour this book from page one。 The ending answered all the right questions， and delivered the satisfying conclusion I was hoping for。 An emotionally charged page-turner that will definitely keep readers guessing， “Choose Me” has all of the twists and turns in the right places。 Gerritsen and Braver are definitely the co-writing dynamic duo to look out for！ 。。。more
Deanna Schwartz
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