Customer Reviews
AN UNBEATABLE ENEMY? LISTEN AND SEE. - By: Gail Cooke, 25 Oct 2008 
As readers of Alex Kava's chilling tales know he doesn't waste words. All are carefully chosen, creating the precise effect he wants - usually frightening, suspenseful. And, he's a master of psychological terror. We're reminded of this as he presents a studied dissection of evilin Exposed.
Listeners are immediately drawnin by a scene on Lake Victoria Uganda Africa. We hear, "Waheem was already bleeding when he boarded the crowded motorboat." He feels lucky to have gotten the last space with his "rusted cage stuffed full of monkeys." Why an American businessman would want only sick monkeys Waheem did not know but he had been promised an enormous sum of money to deliver them. Waheem's condition quickly worsens; he's barely able to walk when the boat reaches Jinja. He is soon felled by a seizure, his pain is agonizing, he bleeds profusely, & does not notice the gloved hand that grips the handle of the monkey cage & walks away.
The scene immediately shifts to Quantico, Virginia where Agent O'Dell & her boss are sharing a box of doughnuts, she opting for a chocolate covered one, & he choosing a glazed cruller. She has taken but one bite when Cunningham puts his hand on her wrist, saying "Wait!" There's an envelope at the bottom of the box, & a note inside reading, "CALL ME GOD.
THERE WILL BE A CRASH TODAY.
At 13949 ELK GROVE
10:00 A.M.I'D HATE FOR YOU TO MISS IT.
I AM GOD.
P.S.YOUR CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE ANYWHERE AT
ANY TIME."
What for some authors would be enough to build an entire story on is for Kava only the beginning of this white knuckle thrillerin which Maggie & Cunningham face what could be an unbeatable enemy - a lethal virus dispatched by an incredibly devilish killer.
Voice performer Tanya Eby Sirois delivers a taut, controlled reading of Kava's story that keeps listeners focused on the unfolding drama rather than distracting them with unnecessary vocal pyrotechnics. Hers is a well thought out narration.
- Gail Cooke
Exposed - By: Coma white, 06 Oct 2008 
This is the 6thin Alex Kava's Maggie O'Dell series. Well that's what it's labelled as, even though Maggie O'Dell is only featuredin about a quarter of the whole book if that. This book is a total let down, the plot is flimsy, boring & totally all over the place. There is no character development at all & it's a completely un necessary bookin the series. I found the abundance of new characters quite hard to keep track of & due to the lack of reality with the characters I found them hard to care for. On the front cover there is a quote that says 'Reminiscent of Patricia Cornwellin her prime.' & let me tell you this is most definately not the case. Kava could only dream of being as good as Cornwell & I found that comment to be a huge overstatement.
When Alex Kava first hit the scene with her best book to datein the series 'A Perfect Evil' she gained alot of fans, & she earnt them. But over the years her efforts have decreased & I've grown more & more tired with her dire efforts.
I sincerly hope the next book is an improvement for I fear if it is not then I shall be hard pushed to want to continue with this ever-downward spiralling series.
