Hemlock Bay

Written by Catherine Coulter

Narrated by Paul Costanzo and Renee Raudman

FBI Agent Dillion Savich is on a challenging case involving the kidnapping of two teenage boys when trouble boils up in his personal life. His younger sister Lily has crashed her car into a redwood in California's Hemlock Bay. Is it another suicide attempt, the second since the loss of her young daughter some seven months before? Savich and Sherlock discover that four of Lily's paintings, left to her by their very famous grandmother, artist Sarah Elliot, now worth millions, are at the heart of an intricate conspiracy. Lily and art broker Simon Russo are thrust into ever widening circles of danger that radiate from a notorious collector's locked room.

Dillion Savich and his sister Lily both have to face their worst fears to survive.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: May 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781455891764

Catherine Coulter

Catherine Coulter is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ninety-two novels including the FBI suspense thriller series and A Brit in the FBI international thriller series, co-written with the brilliant author J.T. Ellison. Coulter lives in Sausalito, California, with her Übermensch husband. She hikes daily and posts wide-ranging photos of her beautiful area.

Reviews for Hemlock Bay

[NNEAMAKA PAYNE · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A thriller like the other FBI series I have read with Sherlock and Savich. Twists and turns, but an overload of unexplained paranormal happenings that were supposed to be frightening just left me shaking my head at the absurdity of it. Liked the book, but how many times could smart people make themselves so vulnerable to be targeted for murderers? I will definitely continue reading Coulter FBI series but prefer them more believable.
Overview: Savich and Sherlock are after the Warlock Twins. Timmy and Tommy Tuttle have been butchering young teen boys all over the Eastern Seaboard. On another note, Savich’s sister, Lily is in a hospital. Supposedly she wanted to kill herself, but why? She was getting better.

What I Found Dislikes: Olaf Jorgenson was a child in a man’s body. This man never grew past the fact that you cannot buy some things. Love, devotion, honor, all of the great virtues that humanity should strive for, take a lot of work. You can buy a spouse, for example, mail-order brides, but that doesn’t mean that you automatically have the devotion that comes from a long marriage.

On that note, the Fraiser family has some serious problems. Tennyson seems so devoted to his parents, which is an honorable thing in most cases, but he ignores facts that do not fit what seems to have happened. For example, Lily just drew a new cartoon strip, and has been in an upbeat mood, up until she has to go pick something up? This sounds fishy, especially once you consider that the car is crushed right after the accident. His parents, however, prove the point that there are some who will do anything for money.

Likes: Lily truly did seem to regain her will to live quite rapidly after she left with her brother. It’s as if, once she had something to focus on, she thrived.
Simon knew his niche very well. He knew how to find information on art collectors, forgers, and galleries.

Conclusion: This was a fun story. A bit of advice: read this one before “Point Blank.” I missed out on a lot of the suspense that these novels are known for because I read them in reverse order. Oh well, it was still a great trip.

[Loretta Mullins · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lilly’s adventures. The part with the crazy woman were a bit too much for me. Lol.

[Kay McGibbon · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Unlike the earlier books in the series, that started off slowly, this one was non stop suspense and action. There are dual stories...Savige’s sister, Lily, appeared to have attempted suicide for a second time since the death of her daughter...but there’s something fishy happening. Then Savige and Sherlock are hunting a vicious killer who can make people see what she wants them to see.
Great book!

[Claudia Davis · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Too many near deaths fir one character. Stretched credulity way too far. Too bad.

[onyx95_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock have been involved in a lot of stange cases, but this time around, there is something more, can he really believe his own eyes. On the other coast, Savichs little sister Lily needs help, but when a complication in the case arises, he calls in college buddy Simon Russo who is an art expert. Two stories running side by side until the end. Both Dillon and Lily seem to have thier own demons to do battle with. I really enjoyed seeing such deep emotion from Dillon Savich. The character interaction is great as usual with Catherine Coulters FBI series.

[roseytoes · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

An all right read. There's no denying that Catherine Coulter can weave a story, bringing in every thread of detail. But some of the dialogue was awfully trite, and some scenes unbelievable. Worse, the biggest mystery in the book--the point that really drew me in-- was not explained by the end. What a disappointment.