Without Mercy
Without Mercy book cover

Without Mercy

Mass Market Paperback – March 1, 2011

Price
$13.00
Publisher
Zebra
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1420102741
Dimensions
4.34 x 1.47 x 6.86 inches
Weight
9.6 ounces

Description

Lisa Jackson has been writing romantic fiction for fifteen years. Over sixty of her books have been published and reprinted in more than a dozen foreign languages. A single mother, she is a native of Oregon, where she still resides with her two teenage sons. Lisa is often asked what is the key to her success, and her unfailing answer is a keen imagination, incredible friends, loving family, and always, loads of laughter. As Oscar Wilde is purported to have said, "Life is too important to be taken seriously."

Features & Highlights

  • "A Juicy Creep-A-Thon. . .Builds To A Suprising Cliffhanger Ending." –
  • Publishers Weekly
  • (starred review)At first, it sounds like the answer to a parent's prayers: an elite boarding school in the Oregon mountains where wayward kids turn their lives around. But behind the idyllic veneer lie disturbing rumors of missing students and questionable treatments."A Nail-Biting Roller-Coaster Ride." –
  • Library Journal
  • Jules Farentino knows her half-sister, Shaylee, has been going off the rails lately. She's just not sure Blue Rock Academy is the answer. Accepting a teaching position there lets Jules keep an eye on Shay, but also confirms her fears. One student is found hanged, another near death. Something sinister is at hand--and Jules may already be too late to stop it."The Book's Ending Will Throw Most Readers For A Loop." --
  • The Free Lance-Star
  • As a brutal snowstorm sweeps in, cutting off the remote campus from the rest of the world, Jules will discover the Academy's dark secrets, and confront a murderous evil without limits, without remorse, without mercy. . .

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

★★★★★
30%
(446)
★★★★
25%
(372)
★★★
15%
(223)
★★
7%
(104)
23%
(342)

Most Helpful Reviews

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Very Disappointed in Ms. Jackson

I bought this book because I really like Lisa Jackson's writing. Wish I had read the reviews on it. I would not have purchased it. It was so long, boring and too much junk stuff. I read a review today on another one of her books and would say the same about this one. It was 500+ pages and could have cut about 200 pages out and it would have been better. Will not purchase anymore until I come here and read the reviews.
2 people found this helpful
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Arreal Struggle

This was my first Lisa Jackson book and it was a struggle for me to finish. It seemed like every page was a repeat of what had just been said on all the previous pages. Nothing changed till the last 50 pages and finally things started moving. The book was left to maybe a sequel? I hope not, if there is I will definitely pass on it.
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Without Mercy (or enough intrigue)

Shaylee is a troubled teen sent away to a school that helps troubled kids. Her sister Julia takes a job at the school in order to free her sister and out the school for the sham it is. While the story line is fast moving, it does little to keep a person on the edge of their seat. There are plenty of suspects to keep the reader guessing, however there are way too many unnecessary sexual references throughout that made no impact on the development of the story. There is a developing love story between the heroine Julia and a former flame that happens to be working at the school under false pretenses as well. Though Julia and her beau are written as the two against everyone else, there was not enough backstory for them to endear themselves to the reader, nor was there ample storyline for the reader to buy into their love for one another. While this was a decent read, there are plenty of other thrillers that I would rather re-read than to have read this one.
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Without Interest

Come on,Lisa! I am a fan of yours and I have read all your books. I am so glad this was not my first or I may not have known what a great writer you really are. Way too many confusing people! I caught myself skipping pages at the end and then my interest was brought back to a full throttle just as I was ready to quit. I feel a sequel coming on.
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Five Stars

Love, love, love Lisa Jackson's story-telling.
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Five Stars

Loved it! One of her very best!
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Suspenseful

Suspense for days!!! Kept me guessing until the very end.
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Five Stars

It came early and was exactly what I expected.
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Great book

I LOVE Lisa Jackson's writings. There is some romance to each book with LOTS OF SUBSTANCE. Her books are very exciting and hold the interest throughout.
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Five Stars

Great book