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    The Jigsaw Man
    The Jigsaw Man
    The Jigsaw Man
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    The Jigsaw Man

    By Leigh Goodison

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    What if you woke up one day looking like a completely different person? Could you live with the consequences? Or would the trauma turn you into a psychopathic killer?

    After Dr. Thea Donovan performs reconstructive facial surgery on severely injured fireman Malcolm Dean, she is ecstatic with the results. The Reflesh procedure she pio

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSheffield Publications
    Release dateMay 23, 2016
    ISBN9781945136023
    The Jigsaw Man
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    Leigh Goodison

    Leigh Goodison was born in Vancouver, Canada and moved to the U.S. in 1992. She is the author of The Horse Trailer Owner's Manual, and the novels Renascence, Wild Ones, The Jigsaw Man and Limboland, the first two books in the medical thriller series the St. Augustus Chronicles. Her articles, essays, short stories and poetry have appeared in publications across North America. She currently lives in Washington state.

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    • 5/5
      Very suspenseful. Great work. Had me wanting to get to the end. Thank you for the review copy.
    • 4/5
      Thank you to LibraryThing and the author Leigh Goodison for providing me with an e-copy of The Jigsaw Man in exchange for an honest review. Dr. Thea Donovan, a reconstructive plastic surgeon, has developed a skin replacement called Reflesh, which can be applied like a mask on an injured patient's face. Her first surgery is performed on firefighter Malcolm Dean. The doctor feels the surgery is a success but the patient is overwhelmed by the fact that his face does not ressemble him. His anger leads to his disappearance and subsequently he becomes the lead suspect in a string of murders. There are several secondary characters who are also linked to the crimes.This cat-and-mouse thriller is well written and the outcome is kept from the reader until the very end. There are several red herrings dispersed throughout. A great read that keeps you turning the pages.
    • 4/5
      Disclaimer: I was given this book for free by the author as part of the Library Thing Member Giveaway (LTMG) program for an honest review. I really enjoyed the thrill of this story. I found it had good character development and an interesting story. At about half way through I took a guess at who I thought the murderer was, and eventually I was correctly, but it was purely a guess because I wanted to pick someone as the bad guy who wasn't obvious for the bad guy. However, since it was a guess and not based on any evidence/information written in the story, there were enough twists and turns and potential red herrings to make me really wonder whether my guess would come to fruition. The author did a great job of captivating my attention with the interesting characters, a good developed plot that progressed at a great pace, with enough back story thrown in here and there to understand the characters and why they may think and/or act a certain way.I really liked the main character, Thea, I thought she was a good strong female and her development through the story was interesting. I found all the characters likeably, such as Malcolm, his mum Meredith, the detective Stan, the PI Joe and Erik. Some of them had more prominent roles than others, but it worked. There was a little bit of romance but it was not the focus of the story and what was included was relevant and important to the overall story. And, the most loveable character was her dog Juneau, she was such a strong and loyal companion I wished she was my dog.If you like a thriller that progresses at an even pace with a number of twists and turns then I believe you would enjoy this book. It was such a quick enjoyable read, I read it in one sitting.
    • 3/5
      The Jigsaw Man was a very fast read. It's short, 130 pages, but it also moves along at a brisk pace. Being short there isn't much room for character development but the characters do fit together nicely. I enjoyed the pacing of the book and the style of writing. Downside is the contrived nature of the evidence against Malcolm. Far to many coincidences. The ending could have been played out a little longer to add a tad more suspense but that is a minor thing. Overall I enjoyed the story but felt it lacked depth to justify a higher rating.I was given this book by LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      A thriller with a medical and technological aspect, The Jigsaw Man was a good read. Thea is a plastic surgeon using a pioneering technology to graft artificial skin to help victims of facial disfigurement, gets drawn into a series of murders and has to find oth who is responsible and why before they come after her.I found the book compelling reading and finished it quickly, although I did feel that some of the threads maybe weren't clear enough or developed enough. The ending felt very abrupt with no closing exposition.*i received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review
    • 5/5
      thanks for giving the chance to review this book. it was a very good book. sorry I didnt finish it faster ( work, life gets in my way of reading) but I loved this book. very good, a great thriller to keep u wanting to read more. I would read more books by this author anytime
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. It was a quick, easy read with a good mystery. It begins in 1986, when police officer Peter Volk discovers his divorce lawyer and soon-to-be ex-wife Alicia in bed together, which sends Peter over the edge. A double homicide ensues, which he stages to look like a murder-suicide. The couple's 5-year-old son witnesses the murders, but is so traumatized that he could never speak of it, and so Peter's secret was never revealed. Peter ends up committing himself to a mental hospital, where he remains until his death 30 years later. It is later discovered that the son had an older step-brother, and both were put into the foster system and then eventually adopted. Present Day -- Dr. Thea Donovan and her business partner Erik Sorenson (who she ends up developing a personal relationship with, as well) have invented a new medical procedure that "creates" new skin for people, such as burn victims, called "Reflesh." After much time, research, and trials, the two are allowed to use the reflesh on a firefighter who was badly burned in a house fire. The actual procedure is a success, but the patient, Malcolm Dean, becomes enraged because his face looks so different than before, due to the fact that the picture used to build the reflesh was a side profile of his face, not a direct shot. He refuses to have the procedure redone and remains angry, even disappearing shortly after being released from the hospital. Soon after, a series of murders and disappearances occur and suspicion falls on Malcolm. Thea receives an anonymous gift of a book of historical homes, one of which is her home that she bought a few years prior when she moved to the area. From the book she discovers her house is the same house where Peter Volk's covered-up double murder occurred. When Thea then finds a file of unsolved murder cases in Malcolm's room, including the Volk case, she learns that Malcolm's father was the first officer on the scene then, and though it was worked as an open-and-shut case, he continued to have questions about it. More questions, inaccuracies in the original investigation, and new arising incidences lead Thea to delve into the case herself, which leads her straight into danger, and into the hands of a killer. A good story, well-developed plot, and nice ending twist. I'd recommend it for a quick read and a little scare.
    • 5/5
      This was a very good mystery. A nice "Who Done It". First there was a double murder where the husband,Peter Volk, finds his wife with his divorce lawyer. She taunts him so he kills her then the lawyer and then setup it up as a murder suicide. He ends up in the looney bin for the rest of his life.Dr.Thea Donovan eventually buys the house, she has developed Reflesh, which is used on burn victims. Her first use of the Reflesh is on a fireman,Malcolm Dean, who suffers facial burns. He is not happy about the way he looks after the surgery. The Psychiatrist who treats Malcolm is killed when his car explodes. Dr. Donovan gets threats, a girl is killed another goes missing and Lauren a friend who is helping Donovan is killed. Erik Sorenson is helping Thea with the software side of the Reflesh machine. Eric and Thea start a sexual relationship but the relationship becomes strained over time. Erik's step brother Drew works with Erik. It turns out Erik and Drew were adopted by the same family,but they happen to be the son and stepson of Peter Volk who killed their mother. So who is the real killer?
    • 5/5
      Thea is a surgeon who has a new and exciting facial reconstructive breakthrough. She can reconstruct damaged skin such as burn victims or deformities. She tries her first human test on a fireman named Malcolm, but it goes wrong and Malcolm seems to go insane. Women are being murdered, and Thea is worried she created a monster. But is it truly Malcolm or someone else?This book kept me interested and guessing like crazy. I felt bad for poor Thea who just couldn't seem to get a break in life. The ending was great, and I hope to read the spin-off! I was given a free copy for an honest review.

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