Chelsea Cain. (2007). Heartsick: Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell Series, Book 1. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

Chelsea Cain. 2007. Heartsick: Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell Series, Book 1. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

Chelsea Cain, Heartsick: Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell Series, Book 1. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2007.

Chelsea Cain. Heartsick: Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell Series, Book 1. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2007.

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     Chelsea Cain is the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Season, Evil at Heart, Sweetheart, and Heartsick. Both Heartsick and Sweetheart were listed in Stephen King's Top Ten Books of the Year in Entertainment Weekly. Chelsea lived the first few years of her life on an Iowa commune, then grew up in Bellingham, WA, where the infamous Green River killer was "the boogieman" of her youth. The true story of the Green River killer's capture was the inspiration for the story of Gretchen and Archie. Cain lives in Portland with her husband and daughter.

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Damaged Portland detective Archie Sheridan spent ten years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful serial killer, but in the end she was the one who caught him. Two years ago, Gretchen kidnapped Archie and tortured him for ten days, but instead of killing him, she mysteriously decided to let him go. She turned herself in, and now Gretchen has been locked away for the rest of her life, while Archie is in a prison of another kind—-addicted to pain pills, unable to return to his old life, powerless to get those ten horrific days off his mind. Archie's a different person, his estranged wife says, and he knows she's right. He continues to visit Gretchen in prison once a week, saying that only he can get her to confess as to the whereabouts of more of her victims, but even he knows the truth—-he can't stay away.
When another killer begins snatching teenage girls off the streets of Portland, Archie has to pull himself together enough to lead the new task force investigating the murders. A hungry young newspaper reporter, Susan Ward, begins profiling Archie and the investigation, which sparks a deadly game between Archie, Susan, the new killer, and even Gretchen. They need to catch a killer, and maybe somehow then Archie can free himself from Gretchen, once and for all. Either way, Heartsick makes for one of the most extraordinary suspense debuts in recent memory.

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   • source: Tess Gerritsen
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     "Heartsick has it all: a tortured cop, a fearless and quirky heroine, and what may be the creepiest serial killer ever created. This is an addictive read!"

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   • source: Chuck Palahniuk
   • content: "With Gretchen Lowell, Chelsea Cain gives us the most compelling, most original serial killer since Hannibal Lecter."
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   • source: Dominick Dunne

   • content: "Chelsea Cain's novel is completely entrancing and totally original--what a read. Between the humanity of Portland cop Archie Sheridan and the chilling and twisted design of his beautiful nemesis, Gretchen Lowell, Heartsick is utterly unforgettable. Cain is a wonderful--and terrifying--storyteller"
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     Starred review from July 16, 2007
     In this outstanding thriller, the first in a new series, Cain (Confessions of a Teen Sleuth
     ) puts a fresh spin on a scenario familiar to fans of Thomas Harris’s The Silence of the Lambs
     . When someone starts dumping the bodies of teenage girls around Portland, Ore., after soaking them in tubs of bleach, Archie Sheridan, a police detective addicted to pain killers, turns for help to Gretchen Lowell, an imprisoned serial killer who once tortured him (the big scar on his chest “was shaped like a heart”). Covering the crimes is reporter Susan Ward, a smart-alecky punk with pink hair and authority issues. The suspense builds as the narrative shifts between Sheridan’s new case and his ordeal with Lowell, who in her own way is as memorable a villain as Hannibal Lecter. The damp Portland locale calls to mind the kind of Pacific Northwest darkness associated with Ted Bundy and Kurt Cobain. A vivid literary style lifts this well above the usual run of suspense novels. 200,000 first printing; author tour.

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     August 1, 2007
     Adult/High School-The shocking opening chapter of this thriller lets readers know they're in for a rough ride through the minds of damaged people, including a drug-addicted police detective and an ambitious newspaper reporter. Two years earlier, a sadistic female serial killer captured and tortured Archie Sheridan, the lead detective on the Beauty Killer Task Force, leaving an indelible impression on his psyche and numerous physical scars. Now a new serial killer is stalking Portland, OR, and Archie is called back to duty to head a new task force. Susan Ward, a bright, offbeat reporter, is surprised to get the inside track on the investigation from him. It seems that he is finally willing to expose his feelings about Gretchen Lowell, the Beauty Killer, but Susan will have to reveal her secrets as well. Vaguely reminiscent of Thomas Harris's "The Silence of the Lambs" (St. Martin's, 1988), with the setup of the serial-killer psychiatrist trading information while working her own angle, the novel has plenty of gruesome details, building suspense, false leads, and startling imagery in a setting so realistic that readers will feel damp and chilled. This one is for teens who like their stories gritty, grim, and gory."Charli Osborne, Oxford Public Library, MI"

     Copyright 2007 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     Starred review from August 1, 2007
     Portland, OR, never felt drearier than it does in this thriller debut. Without a doubt, psychopathic Gretchen Lowell, a convicted serial killer, pulls all the strings from her prison cell. Just consider her current exploitation list: Archie Sheridan, the Vicodin-addicted detective whom she kidnapped and almost killed two years earlier; Susan Ward, the spunky, young newspaper features writer who's attempting to profile Sheridan; and, finally, the current serial killer, who is targeting high school girls and putting the entire city in lockdown mode. Using flashbacks and psychological tension, Cain ("Confessions of a Teen Sleuth") has crafted a gory suspense piece that is absolutely impossible to put down. Sheridan's current case, a hurried analysis of local high school suspects, is almost secondary to the horror of Lowell's personality. Sheridan's suffering makes him an empathetic hero, and Susan's foolish mistakes give the novel its requisite twists. Readers may figure out the "new" killer's identity early on, but Cain never lets up on the pace. Stylistically, this is great stuff for true-crime readers and for those who enjoy Jan Burke's Irene Kelly series. Recommended for all popular collections; expect a series. [See Prepub Mystery, "LJ" 5/1/07; a 200,000 first printing.]Teresa L. Jacobsen, Solano Cty. Lib., Fairfield, CA

     Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     Starred review from June 1, 2007
     Its a long way from a Nancy Drew parody (Confessions of a Teen Sleuth, 2005) to one of the most originalserial-killer thrillers to appear in several years, but Cain makes the leap unscathed. Throw out all your assumptions aboutthe sameness of serial-killer novels; this onebreaks the mold.Yes, the notorious Gretchen Lowell is behind bars throughout the novel (a la Hannibal Lecter), and, yes, she counselsthePortland, Oregon, cop who is chasing a new sociopath, but unlike in Silence of the Lambs, Archie Sheridan, Cains detective hero, was one of Lowells victims. (After kidnapping and killing more than 200 people, Lowell captured and tortured Sheridan, then inexplicably let him live.) So two plotlines unfold alternately, each feeding the other: the grisly backstory of what Lowell did to Sheridan (Whatever you think this is going to be like, she whispers, its going to be worse), and the real-time account of Sheridans search for a new serial killer who is preying on teenage girls from Portlands high schools. The plots are thickened by costar Susan Ward, a pink-haired, punky reporter, and by Sheridansaddiction to prescription drugsand his unbreakableemotional attachment to Lowell, his torturer and savior. Cain never misses a beat here, turning the psychological screwsever tighter for both Sheridan and Ward while drawing us deep intothe nightmare that lives inside Gretchen Lowells head. Sheridan will remind thriller fans of Ridley Pearsons Lou Boldt, and Cains use of Portland as a settingcontrasting the charm of the city against the horror of the crimesechoes Pearsons similar use of Seattle. But Heartsick is in no way deriviative. This could well be the thriller of the year.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)

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     October 29, 2007
     McCormick delivers an uneven performance in her reading of Cain’s bestselling debut thriller. Gretchen Lowell, “The Beauty Killer,” was one of the most prolific serial killers in history, claiming over 200 lives. Her only surviving victim was Archie Sheridan, the lead detective on the task force set up to apprehend her. Archie was tortured for days until Lowell inexplicably turned herself in. Two years later Archie is still a victim, on leave from the force, estranged from his family, addicted to pain pills and obsessively visiting Gretchen weekly. When a new killer begins murdering teenage girls, Archie is called back into action. By his side is an ambitious, pink-haired news reporter who may become her own page-one headline. The usually reliable McCormick has a rocky start with the first few chapters. Her clipped, overarticulation of each line keeps listeners at a distance instead of immersing them in the mesmerizing events taking place. However, she does improve as the story moves forward, and her rich, throaty portrayal of Gretchen Lowell is the perfect blend of predator and seductress. Simultaneous release with the St. Martin’s Minotaur hardcover (Reviews, July 16).

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