Catherine Coulter scores another win! This action filled novel has everything. A little Savich and Sherlock, a little romance and a whole lot of suspense. Two villains, genetic testing and of course political intrigue. Very well written, excellent character development and complex plot.

Another exciting FBI thriller by Catherine Coulter.
From start to finish this book had me on the edge of my seat. Forget about putting this book down until you finish it. You won’t be able to walk away until you know what happens with not one but two cases. That’s right.. double the thrills and intrigue!
Sherlock and Savich working one case, Cam and Jack working another. Two completely different cases, so there are a lot of exciting twists and turns.
The characters are so well developed, you can’t help but be drawn into the story. Twisted bad guys that are easy to despise. Kara… oh my gosh... I love how strong Kara is, and Sherlock is still one of my favourite female characters in a series.
Well deserved 5 stars! I look forward to seeing what comes next.

This is a great addition to the Savich and Sherlock series. They are presented with two mysteries to solve. Kara Moody attends a party and is drugged. Soon after she finds she is pregnant. Right before Kara is due to give birth a young man shows up and takes her hostage at gun point. He isn't making any sense. He claims they are after them and he has to protect her. He might not be so crazy after all. The Karas baby is kidnapped from the hospital shortly after birth. Meanwhile a ruthless criminal Liam Hennessy aka Manta Ray escapes from custody on the way to prison. He had help. Manta Ray was caught after robbing a bank and taking saving deposit boxes. A teller and also his partner were killed in the robbery. The bank heist proceeds were never found. It appears that someone is very interested in what was contained in one of the boxes and may have helped with the escape.

Savich and Sherlock didn't have as much interaction in this book. A lot of the focus was on agents Cam Whittier and Jack Cabot. I didn't have a problem with that, I enjoyed the interplay between Cam and Jack. I hope to see Cam and Jack work together in another book.This book is full of action, adventure, danger and suspense. It has it all. It will keep you turning the pages to see what is going to happen next. There is a twist at the end I didn't see coming. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

FBI Agents Savich and Sherlock have two mysterious cases to solve. Agent Cam Wittier and Special Forces Agent Jack Cabot are sent on a case which is to catch an international criminal that has escaped prison and solve the puzzling man called John Doe. They have to hike through a national park with a ranger and local sheriff. Will they catch him? Will they find out about John Doe? Agent Savich saves a pregnant woman from a crazed madman who warns the pregnant woman, Kara Moody that danger is coming and she must go with him to be safe. When the crazed man is "caught," Kara announces that she is in labor and rushed to the hospital. She has a baby boy named Alex that is kidnapped. Why? Will the baby be found?

There are two exciting mysteries in this novel. The twists and turns in the story make exciting. There was never a dull moment while I was reading it. At first nothing is making sense but the clues kept me engaged. If you haven't read this author's series, you could read this novel as it stands alone on its merit. In other words, don't miss reading this great novel!

A double dose of enigmas…

This is the twenty-first book in the FBI Thriller series that can be read as a stand-alone.

An escaped convict is on the loose, an Irishman who’d stolen something from a bank safe-deposit box that was never found upon his capture and that someone wants badly enough to have engineered his escape while en route to a federal prison. He’ll use that desire for his own gain but first he must survive the wilderness trek through a national forest with two he doesn’t trust and the FBI closely on his trail, he’s not the only one who wants to know what is in the hidden stash of jewels he stole.

A delusional young man holds a pregnant woman hostage to save her but doesn’t say from what or who and she does not know him. When the man falls into a coma he becomes “John Doe” for he’s not in law enforcement databases and no one appears to claim him. The case becomes more puzzling following a newborn baby’s abduction from a hospital, the child of the woman held hostage, a woman who’d been roofied at a friend’s party and then weeks later found herself pregnant. Responding to a frantic call for assistance led Agent Dillon Savich to personal involvement in the case of the unknown man. Finding the connection between these two events is the key to finding the child. The more learned about the unconscious man the more perplexing the case becomes.

We are given two extremely baffling mysteries running parallel yet never intersecting, the flow between them flawless, both storylines were captivating and fast-paced. This book is filled with action, suspense, and intrigue with an interesting cast of characters and intricately layered mysteries with deceptive twists and turns. The married agents Savich and Sherlock are long-time favorites of this reader whether solving cases together or separately.

Added in to the plot mix were murders, conspiracies: international and domestic, national security concerns, a few Russians, scientific discoveries in the field of medicine, a pharmaceuticals company without controls and this reader was hooked. It was uncanny how the storyline had direct relevance to today’s real world, and the moral and ethical implications and questions that arose were as alarming as they were thought provoking. I find that I can count on Catherine Coulter to deliver intense, gripping crime thrillers and this one did not disappoint.

An advanced reading copy was obtained from the publisher via NetGalley.

Savich and his team race against time to stop a scientist who has been experimenting on people in hopes of extending life. There are several bazaar twists in these stories. Some previous characters from the series will be involved in solving these cases. Another great story. Anything involving Savich and Sherlock are always entertaining.

Wonderful addition to the Savich and Sherlock series. Two stories unfold with agents old and new. Both stories were interesting with no connection other than the investigating teams. Did not distract. I would recommend this book to followers of the series for sure. To those unfamiliar with Coulter's series, just jump on in. You can always backtrack.

The author draws you into the mystery and fast-paced action with the first page. A gripping thriller that explores the misuse of genetic engineering and the search for physical youth. Combined with characters that facinate and an enthralling story-line, this book will keep you up at night!

What a great book! Catherine Coulter spins a very believable tale that keep Sherlock and Savich digging deeper and deeper for a scary truth. Written with various characters taking the leads, this is a great book... and I'm looking forward to more of her adventures.

Catherine Coulter, has written a winner in Enigma, the 21st book in her FBI series. I couldn't put it down. It's a scientific thriller and mystery for the 21st century. There were two story-lines that I thought would connect at the end. They did not.

There were international criminals involved in the Salvadoran drug cartel, money laundering, and a prison break. Then there was a misguided physician who used unsuspecting human subjects in his efforts to create the modern version of a fountain of youth, both to keep his aging father alive, and, of course, to make money. FBI special agents had to race against the clock to catch the criminals, to solve the enigma, and to rescue a kidnapped infant.

In addition to showing the stressful work of law enforcement officials, Coulter, through the voice of her "mad scientist" delivers her opinion of how the FDA allows people to make claims about magical herbs, and to use pseudoscience to make claims of cures for all sorts of diseases. If you enjoy a good thriller and a good mystery, this is one book you won't want to miss.

This one was a DNF for me. The two story lines just did not work well together and I found myself growing bored with the whole thing. Perhaps if the whole story just centered around the enigma, this would have been a more intriguing read.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of the latest Catherine Coulter. I have been reading this series for years and have grown to love Savich and Sherlock. There wasn't much interaction between the 2 in this one and I feel like over the years, there's less and less about our 2 main protagonists and more about new characters. Old favorites also make an appearance and I wish the author would include a list because after 21 books, it's hard to remember who is who. This one was much better written than some of the most recent books in the series (thankfully the old formidable lady character is gone from this installment). It was a super fast read and the pieces of each storyline fit together nicely. I like that the story has some 'meat' to it but it seems like a trend with Coulter and James Patterson's Alex Cross series to have 2 plotlines in one book. I definitely liked and enjoyed this one and look forward to the next!

Dueling timelines and stories with exceptional characters and plots that have you holding on to the edge of your seat. It's what we've come to expect from Coulter and her FBI series. Savich and Sherlock are easily two of my favorite characters ever. And the rest of the gang is equally engaging.

In this 21st book in the series, we have a seemingly crazy man breaking into a pregnant woman's house and both of them end up in the hospital. While the team tries to figure out who this man is and what he wanted with Kara, Cam and Jack are traipsing all over the forest trying to find an escaped prisoner who has no problem killing. 

There are enough twists and turns to give you whiplash in this one! And some very timely subjects are delved into.

Highly recommended!

A thrill a second and at every turn! Several things going on at once, but when it starts to make sense, it's even more shocking than I dreamed! True to form Catherine Coulter, which is thriller perfection. Even better than the story, I get to revisit with her signature FBI characters that make her a legend to me! Loved and recommend. Book provided by NetGalley.

Good story that blended science, a somewhat mad scientist, a kidnapped baby, assorted wanton killers, and the FBI. This happens to be the twenty-first book in the series so as I have not read any of the others, I felt like I came late to the party.

While it was certainly a quick read and had all the components of a thriller, I felt it also had some drawbacks. For some reason it left me feeling a bit let down although I did enjoy the characters of Sherlock and Savich and in a second storyline, Jack and Cam. I do love the blending of science and mayhem (which by the way, James Rollins is the master of). I also had a hard time with some of the action scenes. I had to question how or if FBI agents in real life, would have rushed into some of the situations the protagonists found themselves in as unprepared as they were. It seemed that perhaps the characters put themselves in harm's way without necessary preparation. Perhaps if I had read some of the previous outings of the characters mentioned, it would have achieved a higher rating from me.

All in all it was not a bad book, just one that left me a bit bereft of that quickening of feelings one gets as a thriller novel oftentimes rushes the reader to that ultimate "ah ha" ending. However, I do think this book would transition well to a TV series or even a movie. I did like it and might in the future read some others in the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Book for providing me with an advanced copy of this book for an unbiased review.

This book would have been great if it were 25% shorter. The two stories told here don't mesh and end up making a messy book. I would have rather read only one of the tales (enigma) and left out the other. I kept thinking they would somehow intertwine, but they did not. I might have been able to get over that except the end of the book turned me off. Lots of mad scientist preaching for my taste.

ENIGMA
FBI THRILLER # 21
CATHERINE COULTER


MY RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️▫️
PUBLISHER Gallery Books
PUBLISHED September 12, 2017

Enigma is an intriguing fusion of characters and events that blend into a riveting novel.

SUMMARY
ENIGMA is the twenty-first FBI Thriller novel written by CATHERINE COULTER. Married Agents Savich and Sherlock work tirelessly to solve two perplexing mysteries in the Washington D.C. area. One involves a seemingly crazy man who calls himself an enigma, who came barreling into a woman’s house and holds her at gunpoint.

Agent Dillion Savich saves the pregnant woman, Kara Moody from the unkempt dirty man who was trying to take her somewhere, to protect her from something or someone. The man is captured, hospitalized and sinks into a coma. The mystery of who he is and what he was trying to protect Kara from remains. Kara goes into to labor from the stress and gives birth to a healthy baby boy. When her baby, Alex is kidnapped from the hospital, the race is own to find him.

The second mystery involves an escaped violent prisoner who has disappeared into Daniel Boone National Forest. Agents Cam Whittier and Jack Cabot are on his tail. Liam Hennessey was convicted of robbing a bank. The search is on to find who helped him escape and why. It may all somehow tie to the murder of Mia Prevost, the girlfriend of Saxon Hainny, the only son of President Gilbert’s chief of staff.

REVIEW
ENIGMA was like the big pot of delicious vegetable soup my mom used to make, with a good mix of fresh ingredients. You have a raging madman, an agonizing baby kidnapping, a violent escapee on the loose, a cunning pharmaceutical CEO, several brutal murders, honorable homeless men, a unscrupulous lawyer, a shoot out on the Potomac and then add in savy FBI agents, a worried Presidents Chief of Staff and a pale Russian banker. And like the soup, it all comes together at the end to make an tantalizing and savory offering, fit for quick and enjoyable consumption.

Having read many of CATHERINE COULTER’s FBI Thriller series I was looking forward to the banter and chemistry typically between Sherlock and Savich. Sadly, there wasn't a lot of interaction between the two. Instead the focus and repartee seem to be gravitating to the younger Agents Whittier and Cabot. I guess after twenty-one novels maybe it's time. But I hope not!

Thanks to NetGalley, Gallery Book and Catherine Coulter for a advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Catherine Coulter is missing in action. Her new book, “Enigma,” is not the good read from her that I’m used to and I’m puzzled about its concept. Reading it is like having a pair of shoes that you keep wearing, hoping for a better feel, but that somehow, in the end, you just take them off, forget about them, and try something different. Where is the master cobbler?

I found her concept of anti-aging to be monotonous, not an intriguing thriller, with too many characters running around trying to pull it together. I felt sorry for the young man who was in a coma for the entire book while his sperm was circulating around creating situations that never seemed to get resolved. But where’s the excitement?

Coulter’s writing, while grammatically correct at all times, seemed bland and disinterested, not the intriguing display it usually is. I suppose that after so many books in her lifetime there has to be a lull in her output. She’ll be back and I’ll be watching for her.

This booksuspense has several ongoing plots; however, all the 'loose ends' are tied up in a nice package at the end! Catherine Coulter is my new favorite author!

Enigma, Catherine Coulter's new novel about the Sherlock and Savage team is an edge of the seat page turner. This time around the novel is grounded. You don't need to be a fan of her earlier books but it helps to understand the characters and their relationships. This is a good detective story.