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DIVA: a Frank Renzi crime thriller Kindle Edition

by Susan A Fleet (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 740 ratings

Music, Murder and Obsession in New Orleans

Beautiful and talented, Belinda wants to be a star, but a ruthless stalker is obsessed with the young flute soloist. Fourteen months post-Katrina, NOPD Detective Frank Renzi battles drug-dealing gangs in the ravaged city. Until the stalker kidnaps Belinda. Heart-stopping suspense until the final page.
"Fleet subtitles Diva, a novel of suspense. That's an understatement! The dazzling object of a lethal stalker's sexual obsession is a talented beauty." - Jan Herman, Arts Journal
"An obsessed stalker lusts after his victim." - Tom Bryson, Too Smart To Die
"Great character development. Music lovers will enjoy how Fleet develops the music world. A very suspenseful book!" -- Feathered Quill Book Reviews
"Creepy villain, but I couldn't put it down. I love this series! While trying to find this stalker, Frank Renzi balances the investigation of the murder of a teenage victim of drug dealers. Susan Fleet stories are riveting; as soon as I finish one, I want to read the next!" -- Amazon reader

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"Great character development by the author. Music lovers will enjoy how thoroughly Fleet develops specific things about the music world. Best of all, there is a really good story here--if you can call a stalker good--that will keep readers on their toes. DIVA is a very suspenseful book!" -- Feathered Quill Book Reviews

"Fleet subtitles her new killer thriller a novel of psychological suspense. That's an understatement. Diva centers on a lethal stalker. The dazzling object of his sexual obsession is a talented beauty [and] her all-consuming hunger forfame goes well beyond ambition. None of which means she deserves to beraped and slaughtered. Will Frank Renzi be able to keep thatfrom happening? Fleet takes the answer down to the wire. -- Jan Herman, author of A Talent for Trouble: the Life of Hollywood's Most Acclaimed Director William Wyler

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DIVA was inspired by an actual stalking case. The victim, another brass player like me, was relentlessly stalked by a deranged man for seven years. She escaped by moving to a different state. Although the stalker in DIVA is quite different, a totally fictitious character, many of the events in the book were drawn from my knowledge of what happened to my brass player friend.

Thus, I have dedicated DIVA to stalking victims everywhere, and especially to my friend A.M., who finally escaped the man who stalked her.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0056ASYCU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Music and Mayhem Press
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.0 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0984723522
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  • Book 2 of 12 ‏ : ‎ Frank Renzi crime thriller series
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In her travels, Susan Fleet has worn many hats: trumpeter, college professor and music historian. While teaching at Berklee College of Music in Boston, she began killing people. Fictionally, of course! In 2001 she moved to New Orleans, the setting for her award-winning crime thrillers featuring NOPD Homicide Detective Frank Renzi.

Susan still plays her trumpet every day, but spends most of her time dreaming up new ideas to terrify and enthrall her readers. See more at http://www.susanfleet.com Her other passion is promoting talented female musicians. See them here http://susanfleet.com/morewomenmusicians.htm

See her true crime books here. http://susanfleet.com/truecrimebooks.htm

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Customers find this crime thriller engaging with excellent pacing that moves like a hurricane and keeps readers on their toes. The book features interesting well-developed characters, with one review noting vivid character and location descriptions, and customers appreciate its smart concept and realistic portrayal. While many find the writing style well-executed, some mention poor grammar.

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178 customers mention "Story quality"160 positive18 negative

Customers find the book's story engaging, with excellent heart-pounding suspense and an intriguing plot that keeps them reading.

"...The characters are well crafted, complex individuals, drawn into believable conflicts and emotional crises. They are people the reader cares about...." Read more

"Susan Fleet's novel, DIVA, is a cracker of a story, combining the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the gangs which roam the abandoned buildings..." Read more

"The story was good and it was plotted well, and fans of this genre will likely enjoy reading this book...." Read more

"...A great read." Read more

109 customers mention "Readability"96 positive13 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and well written, with one customer noting that it improved as the story progressed.

"...The characters are well written, real, and easy to understand, except of course for :Barry"...." Read more

"...A stupendous read, thoroughly enjoyed it and shall be buying for more Susan Fleet novels :)" Read more

"..."Natalie's Revenge" are quite different, but both create interesting, flawed, realistic characters, and allow us to get to know them...." Read more

"...she spent a little time around the real cops prior to writing this excellent book. Will Renzi and his partner stop the evil-doers?..." Read more

85 customers mention "Character development"76 positive9 negative

Customers appreciate the well-developed characters in the book, particularly Detective Renzi, with one customer noting the vivid character and location descriptions.

"...The characters are well crafted, complex individuals, drawn into believable conflicts and emotional crises. They are people the reader cares about...." Read more

"...Belinda is a very talented flutist. She is a Diva and her career is her main reason for living. She is famous world wide, but fame can be dangerous...." Read more

"...Fleet's main characters are entirely believable...." Read more

"...Fleet does a good job with character development, and I especially enjoyed getting to know Frank Renzi...." Read more

42 customers mention "Pacing"37 positive5 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, describing it as fast reading that moves like a hurricane and keeps readers on their toes.

"...Indeed, the pace charges forward from the first two pages and never slows...." Read more

"...Except for some typos, this story is well written, flows smoothly, and is easy to understand...." Read more

"...The subsequent plot is rivetting - fast and furious,the plot doesn't neglect the kinder side of human nature...." Read more

"Good another fast paced, exciting mystery from the writer of Absolution, Susan Fleet, one of today's best story tellers...." Read more

9 customers mention "Concept"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the concept of the book, finding it smart and insightful, with one customer noting its touch of an alternate lifestyle.

"...Her books are mysteries, but are deeper, more insightful, than most mysteries...." Read more

"...Frank Renzi is above all a good cop, average looking, smart but not a genius, Italian but not a stallion, a guy that can be identified with...." Read more

"...Good story and great characters set in an interesting environment post Katrina all made for a very good read...." Read more

"Got this for free - would have been ticked if I'd paid! The concept is decent, but the characters are formulaic, the dialog is stilted and there are..." Read more

9 customers mention "Realistic portrayal"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the realistic portrayal of the book, particularly its settings, with one customer noting it's not overly graphic with violence.

"...I feel it is an accurate depiction of what goes on with a stalker and what police go through. It also shows what the victim goes through...." Read more

"...and Ms. Fleet keeps the pacing varied enough that it never seems cartoonish - the threat is there, but regular daily life continues on...." Read more

"...I enjoyed the setting of the book having been to New Orleans and most of the place the book took place." Read more

"Great book! Just the way I like them. Very realistic and yet not totally graphic with the violence...." Read more

6 customers mention "Difficulty to put down"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very hard to put down.

"...Well written and easy to follow." Read more

"...This book from one page to another was very hard to put down. Talk about suspenseful. Each character was so clearly described...." Read more

"...Very hard to put down.. The characters are all very different than what I expected to enjoy but it was exciting to read." Read more

"...Hard to put down and anxious to get back to it if I'm not reading." Read more

36 customers mention "Writing style"18 positive18 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing style of the book, with some finding it very well written while others report poor grammar and gross language.

"...The author's writing style is lucid, crisp, and never overblown. The dialogue is authentic for cops, as well as for the classical music world...." Read more

"...Can he do it? As I said above, there is very bad language and sex in this story, but I do recommend it highly...." Read more

"...Diva was well written, using a language that provides a glimpse into life on the seedier side of New Orleans. Worth the time to read...." Read more

"...And there was so much monotonous detail that I was ready to quit reading at 25% but slogged through it tio the 3/4 mark." Read more

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  • Maynard F. Allington
    5.0 out of 5 stars What's Behind a Good Novel?
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2012
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    The story line of this unusual thriller has been described in some detail by previous reviewers. This review addresses other aspects of the work.

    So why 5 stars? There is ample mediocrity in the thriller and mystery markets today, if only because of the eBook revolution. But the small number of elite novelists still working in the genre just added a new member - Susan Fleet. In DIVA, novelist Fleet covers all the structural bases essential to the architecture of a novel (and especially critical to a thriller). The plot line has been engineered with the precision of a blueprint. The author's writing style is lucid, crisp, and never overblown. The dialogue is authentic for cops, as well as for the classical music world. The characters are well crafted, complex individuals, drawn into believable conflicts and emotional crises. They are people the reader cares about. Even the background characters in this diverse ensemble often stand out. For example, there is "an Englishwoman with a long nose and stingy mouth. . ." The economy of that description and choice of the word "stingy" leaves that person stranded in your mind. However, where DIVA truly excels is in its pace. The chapters are mostly short, and the action unfolds through adroit use of multiple POVs. Indeed, the pace charges forward from the first two pages and never slows. For any novelist who has grappled with pace, what Fleet has done in DIVA is no mean feat. The character of the stalker in this thriller surely ranks with some of the best and most detestable villains in the genre. In the end, he is wholly believable.

    There is an unusually long climax, and the tension at the end is almost unbearable. Novelist Fleet is a fresh literary voice, and definitely here to stay.
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  • Dorothy
    4.0 out of 5 stars I have read some of the reviews about there being bad language and sex in the story
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2014
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    This story will hold your attention from page one to the end. It is a chilling story of how a stalker can really obsess over someone and go on a killing streak at the same time. With "Barry" anyone who does not agree with him, or gets in his way, gets killed. I have read some of the reviews about there being bad language and sex in the story. Well yes there is but one has got to understand that the bad language is from "Barry" almost completely. Yes, his language is also crude, but he is a demented stalker so what do you expect, gentleman manners?

    Except for some typos, this story is well written, flows smoothly, and is easy to understand. The story is rough in the sense it is depicting a stalker/killer, but it s fairly accurate in how they can get and the stress the detectives go through during a case. For Frank Renzi, he can't rest easy until he catches the bad guy.

    The characters are well written, real, and easy to understand, except of course for :Barry". I can never understand why someone like that does what he does.

    Belinda is a very talented flutist. She is a Diva and her career is her main reason for living. She is famous world wide, but fame can be dangerous. An armed ex-military man is after her. This stalker will do anything it takes to have her, blackmail, kidnapping, or murder. All this he does in the name of 'love'. When Belinda rejects him, he is stunned and vows revenge. He kidnaps her and terrorizes her. Detective Renzi must find Belinda and save her. Can he do it?

    As I said above, there is very bad language and sex in this story, but I do recommend it highly. I feel it is an accurate depiction of what goes on with a stalker and what police go through. It also shows what the victim goes through.

    I would recommend it for ages 18 on up.
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  • Diana M. Hockley
    5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute CRACKER of a read!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2012
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    Susan Fleet's novel, DIVA, is a cracker of a story, combining the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the gangs which roam the abandoned buildings with the world of classical music, which I love. Belinda Scully, flautist, is being stalked by a maniac and her manager turns to Detective Frank Renzi for assistance; a gang has robbed a store and is intent on wiping out anyone who crosses them. How elements of these two areas of society meet through violence is fascinating.

    The subsequent plot is rivetting - fast and furious,the plot doesn't neglect the kinder side of human nature. I'm glad the rabbit survived and presumably got handed into an animal shelter as I can't stand novels in which animals are hurt or worse.

    Fleet's main characters are entirely believable. There are no macho apes taking on the whole world or tough, hard-bitten policewoman spurning help in all sides. These are real people fighting an unwinnable war on the one hand, but triumphantly winning on the other - but at what cost?

    A stupendous read, thoroughly enjoyed it and shall be buying for more Susan Fleet novels :)
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  • Tumbleweeds
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good story and characters, but needs an editor
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2015
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    The story was good and it was plotted well, and fans of this genre will likely enjoy reading this book. Fleet does a good job with character development, and I especially enjoyed getting to know Frank Renzi. However, I found myself distracted by the number of typos. A character named Rachael was introduced about midway through the story, and she was referred to alternately as Rachael and as Rachel, sometimes within the same paragraph. This type of error could have easily been caught if an editor, or even a handful of beta readers, had proofed the book first. This book has been published more than two years ago and still is riddled with errors, which is really a shame because as a writer, the author has talent. I had read her first book and liked it a lot, and thought I'd read this one - it was free on the day I got it - and if it measured up to the first book, then I'd buy the next one. Well, it didn't and I wouldn't spend money on the next one!
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  • @zx_spectrum_30
    5.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric and often chilling
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2014
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    This is the 2nd in Susan Fleet's Frank Renzi novels and both the authors writing and the character have developed enormously.

    Diva is a great story centred around a classical flautists and her ‘celebrity stalker’. Fleet really manages to get into the mind of the stalker, has a strong character in Frank Renzi and paints a fascinating picture of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

    The result is a tense, chilling and in places erotic thriller.
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  • P. Evans
    4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable,well written book which almost got 5 stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2012
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    I've just written a review of another book (called Ctrl-Alt-Delete) which starts with two separate story lines both of which are so uninteresting that I struggled to bother to find out if they were interwoven or not. In fact the book is so badly written that I gave up on it before the 10% mark.

    I mention this because, strangely enough, the book I moved on to from that, DIVA, also started with two separate storylines. However, DIVA's storylines are gripping and beautifully interwoven and I found myself hooked from Page One.

    DIVA is a well-written novel and, with one exception, has interesting, believable characters. The exception? Well, to be honest, I'm getting a bit tired of 'baddies' with 'Special Ops' training and/or seriously weird childhoods, and there's one of those here who encompasses both clichés. I've knocked off one star for that.
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  • D. Thomson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping from start to finish
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2013
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    My first book by this author, but definitely not my last.
    This is a fabulous read..a clever developement of two seemingly unrelated storylines which continually intertwined.
    Superbly drawn characters, both 'goodies' and 'baddies', made the whole story very plausible and keep the reader hooked to the final page.
    Now I'm about to download the other Frank Renzi books and am looking forward to reading them.
    Totally recommended.
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Sorry
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2014
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    a bit so so, predictable plot, sorry for this review however I believe it is justified
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  • curly_helmar
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2012
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    Set in post-Katrina New Orleans this thriller interweaves two storylines to great effect.
    The major plot line involves Belinda Scully, an internationally reknowned flute player, who is being plagued by a stalker.
    This is the second book in the Detective Frank Renzi series. I read this book first and whilst this did not spoil my enjoyment I understand that the character has been developed since book 1. There is something to be said for reading a series in order.
    I found this book intelligent, fast paced and interesting. The characters had depth and there was a romance thrown in for good measure.
    A great read!
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