Raises the bar on the entire thriller genre 7/24/2008
“I ABSOLUTELY LOVED Alan Jacobson's The 7th Victim. Like The Silence of the Lambs, it raises the bar on the entire thriller genre. It's been quite a while since I've been struck this strongly by a new thriller. Karen Vail is an amazing character...but add in the delicious plot twists and the obvious painstaking research which were integrated seamlessly into the novel, and the result just floored me! I intend on hand-selling The 7th Victim like crazy.”
- Jeff Broyles, Manager, Bay Book Company
A riveting, authentically detailed thriller that ensnare readers 9/19/2008
“Surprising revelations provide a shocking finale. The author's seven years of study with the FBI's profiling unit have helped him craft a riveting, authentically detailed thriller that will ensnare readers. Strongly recommended for all popular fiction collections.”
- Library Journal
A good, spine-tingling thriller. Quite chilling. 10/10/2008
"A good, spine-tingling thriller. Quite chilling."
- Fox News Radio (WNTJ AM Magazine)
An amazing book, unlike anything I've experienced 3/20/2009
(The 7th Victim is "an amazing book; you cannot predict what's going to happen. This isn't like anything I've ever experienced."
- KUIK-AM, The Jayne Carroll Show
Action, plot twists...and the ending is a shocker 9/19/2008
"Action…plot twists…and the ending is a shocker."
- Booklist
Entertaining, fast-paced, gritty...hopefully the first of more to come 1/15/2009
"The 7th Victim is an entertaining, fast-paced read in the style of Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta series, but adding a further grittiness and realism with the killings and the harsh everyday fights Vail must go through as an FBI profiler and mother. It is hopefully the first of more to come in the world of Karen Vail."
- Alex Telander, Borders Sales Manager
Enthralling, chilling one-sitting read 9/1/2009
"Enthralling entertaining thriller...a one sitting read. Alan Jacobson provides a chilling police procedural."
- Amazon #1 Reviewer Harriet Klausner
Fast-moving, edge-of-your-seat suspense 9/2/2008
"Fast moving with edge of your seat suspense. Jacobson has …breathed life into his characters, making them complex and believable. The 7th Victim exceeded my expectations in realism and the dramatic outcome was both shocking and plausible. I’d gladly to recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a well-planned thriller with all of the suspense and mystery to back it up."
- Reader to Reader.com
Realistic presentation, smooth writing...thrilling 8/22/2008
"This meticulously researched presentation of a profiling agent is realistic. The writing is smooth, and the mystery, presented from both the agent's and the killer's viewpoint, is thrilling."
- Romantic Times
Chilling...Karen Vail is an extremely appealing heroine 11/26/2008
"The 7th Victim is chilling. I love it. Karen Vail is an extremely appealing heroine."
- KKGN-AM San Francisco (Jim Foster)