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Kill the Messenger (Hoag, Tami) by Hoag, Tami is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Kill the Messenger (Hoag, Tami) about?
From Publishers Weekly Hoag's success (_Dark Horse_; Guilty as Sin ), evidenced once again in this engaging new thriller, is the triumph of substance over style. In a genre overrun with self-conscious jargon, brooding descriptions and fragments masquerading as sentences, her clean, measured prosefull, balanced sentences delivered at a steady pacedoesn't so much create an ominous mood as draw the reader into the worlds of her characters. Here, before they know it, readers are invested in the dilemma of Los Angeles bike messenger Jace (J.C.) Damon, on the run after picking up a package from high-powered attorney Lenny Lowell, who is subsequently murdered. Orphaned Jace lives under society's radar in Chinatown, with his 10-year-old brother, Tyler; his surrogate family includes sassy dispatcher Eta Fitzgerald and the Chen clan, the boy's closest neighbors. Similarly, the police in pursuit are an unconventional, if dysfunctional, family: long-suffering lead detective Kev Parker; his annoying and ambitious new partner, Renee Ruiz; squabbling second-string detectives Jimmy Chew and Bradley Kyle; and coroner Diane Nicholson, who is also Kev's lover. The wild card in the game is Lowell's
Who reads Kill the Messenger (Hoag, Tami)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hoag, Tami
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780553898750
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thrillers
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (1,551 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14