Very intriguing fast paced novel. Another great addition to Savich and Sherlock's FBI thrillers. One of those books you can't turn the pages fast enough and can't put it down. Catherine Coulter Novels are ones that I always read, I don't need to know what it's about before hand, always a fantastic book.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review by Net Galley and Gallery books.

Another great book by Catherine Coulter. We got to see more of Ruth and Ollie in this book along with Savich, Sherlock and Cam. There is a new character named Jack. This was a very. Busy book. Lots going on. I got a little confused with the characters but that's just me and not the author. Lots of twists and turns at the end of the book the author gives you a bit to think about.

This latest edition to the FBI thriller series is full of mystery, suspense, and intrigue. The storyline is engrossing and original. The characters are well developed and believable. I always enjoy Savich and Sherlock but the addition of the other characters involved in their own connected subplots make this a must read!

Enigma, the 21st book in the FBI Thriller series by Catherine Coulter, is twice the mystery, suspense, and adventures. With our favorite FBI agents looking into two mysteries that will keep you guessing until the end this is a can't miss great read.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review.

What can I say about a Catherine Coulter book that hasn't already been said. I LOVE these characters and I love these books. They are smart, researched and totally believable! I have been following Savich and Sherlock since their inception and I wait each year for a book featuring them. Each book is a total standalone, but I think they are richer for the reader who has read at least a few of the other books. This book has to do with age regeneration and let me say the plot and research that Ms Coulter does to make each book so believable is what makes these books. There is always some romance, but this is a plot driven book and I am so glad. Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book for an honest review. Loved it!

If you have read any of Catherine's previous Sherlock/Savich books then this is a must read. I love not just the storylines but the characters that Catherine develops. You fall in love with her characters and can't wait until the next book to see what they have been up to. This book was no different in that respect. And the storyline in this (NO SPOILERS LISTED) is so realistic and scary! Great book that did not disappoint

In typical Coulter fashion, there is a lot going on in this story. You have a crazed man taking a pregnant woman hostage, the baby being kidnapped and the manhunt for an escaped prisoner. All of them tied together. When reading each chapter is like a little cliffhanger, switching from plot to plot. I did expect a little romance between Jack and Cam, it really there wasn’t a mention of any real sparks until the end. Was kind of surprised by that.

Fans of Catherine Coulter will be in for a happy surprise when they jump on this thrilling ride that blends the mystique of science with the adventure of a criminal mystery. If you’re already a fan of Coulter then you’ll be happy with her trademark style returning to thrill her readers with a fast paced, page gripping double plot full of emotion, drive, action, vivid imagery and well developed characters somehow blending together to deliver an entertaining story.

We’re getting two storylines in this book. One examines humanity’s need to hold onto their youth and really provides some great book club type discussion questions. The other is your more basic crime fiction scenario. Both are great plots that work well side by side I just wish, particularly after 20 books, her law enforcement procedures and criminal activities were a little more realistically based. If you miss her hot Romance angles that seemed to steam up the pages here and there, that is still not here as you get just the facts.

The way she sets up her scenes has you there becoming part of the atmosphere as if you could actually feel, see and hear what her characters do; that level of anticipation and tension rising causing the hairs on the back of your neck stand up waiting for the inevitable. There is a tiny bit of predictability but I didn’t feel it took away from still feeling creeped out or loving what she did with the story.

This novel contained a great deal of science, pharmaceuticals, therapeutic techniques, hospital settings, and so forth and it was obvious Coulter put some time and attention into getting the research right to set a realistic tone.

If you’ve never read a Coulter book, this is #21, I wouldn’t say you shouldn’t or couldn’t read this because although you won’t get the subtleties that have built up from the previous 20 not having that prior knowledge won’t take away from you being able to still enjoy this.

One of the things I enjoy about the FBI series from Catherine Coulter is the way she intertwines two very separate storylines in one book. Enigma begins with a seemingly crazy guy breaking into the home of Sherlock & Savich's pregnant neighbor. The intruder is agitated and keeps saying he wants to protect Kara Moody from some nebulous threat. When Savich takes him down, the intruder goes into a coma and hospital personnel discover he has been through a lot of intrusive medical procedures. Kara in the meantime, goes into labor and has a son who disappears from the hospital shortly after birth.
The other storyline explores the prisoner breakout of a dangerous guy who is seen in the mountains after his escape. Agents Cam Whittier and Jack Cabot get sent into the wilderness to try and recapture the bad guy.
As it turns out, both episodes are only the surface of two instances of family members trying to protect or care for a loved one by creating a twisted, dangerous situation that gets beyond their control and endangers everyone involved. The plots both involve issues that are all over the news with very different resolutions. The end is a bit of a shocker and I'm honestly not sure how I feel about it. That said, I really enjoyed this book and I read it non-stop because it was so enthralling.

Given the amazing ratings this book has on Goodreads, I’m going to be upfront and say it’s probably a great book but just wasn’t a good one for me.
When I requested it on NetGalley, I don’t remember reading anywhere that it was #21 in a series. That information would have been helpful. As would having read the previous 20 books. The synopsis was even confusing to me.
This book covers two separate stories, complete with their own contingency of suspects, victims, and FBI operatives. One story line follows a hardened criminal who has escaped custody while being transferred. The other is about a scientist who is trying to develop the proverbial “fountain of youth.”
There is just so much going on in this book I was overwhelmed. Too many characters (although I’m sure that wouldn’t have been so overwhelming if I’d read the previous books first). Too many plots. Just too much going on for me. The fact that there had to be multiple epilogues to wrap up all the story lines is telling. And while you pretty much who’s guilty of what pretty much from the get go, you don’t know the details of motivation and plan until the epilogues.
I never was invested in any of the characters or the stories themselves. I was too busy trying to keep it all straight.
I know people love Catherine Coulter and her writing. Clearly, or there wouldn’t be over twenty books in this series. But this book just wasn’t for me.


***Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy.
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Enigma

A novel by Catherine Coulter

When you pick up a book knowing that it is the 21st in a series you are assured of a ripping good story. “Enigma” fulfills those expectations by providing two crimes for FBI Agent Dillion Savich and his team(s) to solve.

In the first crime, Savich is drawn into a local law enforcement situation by an old friend who witnesses a break-in at a pregnant neighbor’s home by a severely disturbed man armed with a rifle. Savich, utilizing a hidden entrance, goes into the home surreptitiously and subdues the armed assailant before the local police can act. The detective in charge, Detective Aldo Mayer, is nearly apoplectic about having been upstaged by the feds. Then, when the case turns in to a child abduction and jurisdiction is passed to the FBI CARD (Child Abduction, Rapid Deployment) Team, Mayer, in a fit of spite pulls police protection from the hospitalized and comatose “John Doe,“ which nearly results in his murder. Apparently, someone doesn’t want this “John” to wake up and tell what he knows. Are the strange chemical traces in his blood responsible for his being unconscious?

Simultaneously, a convicted felon, Liam Hennessey, a.k.a. Manta Ray is snatched from the U.S. Marshalls while en route to United States Penitentiary at Pennington Gap, Virginia. As Savich’s office responsible for returning Hennessey to prison, everyone not already involved in the baby’s kidnapping is scrambling to put the escapee back in jail. As fate would have it, Hennessey and company are spotted entering the Daniel Boone National Forest at a remote location by sheriff’s teenaged daughter. Agents Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot, a former Special Forces soldier, are tasked with tracking the fugitives through the wilderness. Savich and the rest soon establish that Hennessey is connected to a mysterious man with a Russian accent who engineered his escape. Is it all tied to the unrecovered loot from the bank heist that put the escaped felon in prison in the first place?

“Enigma” is a fast read that is brimming with sharp characters and details. Its failing is that it lays the heroics on too thick and some of the plot devices and dialog seem a bit lame to me. Then there are the several dead handed “Epilogues,” all of which left me wondering if someone other than the author wrote them. I do recommend this novel, with the warning that hero worship can be dull when taken to an extreme.

An uncorrected digital galley of this novel was provided to me by Simon & Schuster and NetGalley in exchange for this review.

I recommend it for those who like mysteries. This novel has a Interesting sci fi twist

VERDICT: Double plot story packed with action and suspense.

This is the 21st book in the series, so it was about time I tried. However, I didn’t feel lost in Enigma, even though I did not read the previous books. There’s a lot going on here for FBI agents Dillon and Sherlock.


They investigate when a crazy guy enters Kara’s place in Georgetown, a young pregnant woman. He shouts that he wants to save her from somebody.
Who is he? Why is he at Kara’s place? Saving her from whom?
In chapter 2, the following day, we are with three cops as they drive prisoner Liam Hennessey aka Manta Ray, to a high-security facility in Virginia. Just before they arrive, their van is attacked and Ray escapes. How did he manage to organize his escape when he was already in prison? Who helped him?
A witness thinks she saw him near the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky. So another team, with Cam and Jack, goes and searches for him.
The book just spans over 6 days, and it is packed with action and suspense, with lots of various locations (White House, residences, police and FBI headquarters, hospitals, labs) in Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland; on land, on air (helicopter), on water.
There are a lot of people involved, and bigger and bigger things at stake, finally revealing international dimensions.
I especially enjoyed wondering for a long time whether both plots were connected, and if they were, how this could be. The topic related to the labs was also quite interesting and relevant considering what our current society focuses on.

MY REVIEW OF “ENIGMA” by CATHERINE COULTER

Another sleepless night for me, since it was so hard to stop reading “ENIGMA” by Catherine Coulter. The Genre for this novel is Mystery and Thriller. This is the 21st novel in Catherine Coulter’s series, and I have to confess that this is the first time I have read a novel by this author, as well as a novel in this series. I intend to revisit the other books in this series. I didn’t have a difficult time following the characters or story. The timeline of this story is set mostly in the present.

The author describes the characters as complex and complicated. There is a contrast between the “good ” characters from the FBI, and the “evil” or “bad” criminals. The story has different layers, twists and turns and adventure. There are two mysteries in this novel, where the FBI is involved. Agents Savich, Sherlock, Jack Cabot and Cam Wittier are involved in solving the unusual crimes.

One mystery is an international one and involves the son of a Presidential top advisor. There are robberies, and murders, and intense intrigue.
The other mystery involves a strange man in a coma known as John Doe. He is considered an “Enigma” because of strange drugs and needle marks found in his system.There is also a kidnapping of a newborn baby and more murders.

This novel has risks, intrigue, danger, mystery, thrills, chills, and is captivating and I would recommend this for any reader that enjoys Mystery and Thrillers. I received a copy of this ARC for my honest review. Be warned: This could keep you up at night!!

Bank heist of six safe deposit boxes contents, a maniacal hostage taker, a stolen newborn baby boy... Catherine Coulter weaves these disparate situations together in the 21st FBI thriller featuring Savage & Sherlock.

As a chapter ends one tense situation, the next one begins picking up where a different tense situation left off, keeping me reading way past my bedtime.

At times I found there to be too many characters to keep track of, but because the series is one I've followed for 20 years it was worth the effort.

This is the first Coulter novel I have read, and I definitely understand why they are so popular. Ms. Coulter writes extremely well and must have a helluva storyboard at hand to keep track of all her characters and plot lines. Also, the Savich and Sherlock characters are well defined and very likable. I definitely understand the loyal following they have amassed. Two sub-characters in Enigma, Cam and Jack, offer great promise for future tales.

However, I found the story line in Enigma to be convoluted and, at times, hard to swallow. There is an adage that less is more, and in the case of Enigma, there was way too much going on -- to the point of distraction. There are two main plots. The first starts with a young, pregnant woman being attacked in her home by a madman, and then a few chapters later, her newborn son is abducted from the hospital. The second revolves around a bank robber who is broken out of his prison transport and then commanded by a mysterious Russian to give up something that was stolen in the bank robbery. This second plot line also involves a White House chief of staff and his son and a murdered girl. The two plot lines never intersect, and in my opinion, the result is two mediocre stories instead of just one good one. Let's just say that when you need to write three epilogues, you have at least two too many.

Solid writing, and I can see by other reviews that Coulter fans loved it, but Enigma was not for me.

A delightfully complex and intriguing suspense thriller, Catherine Coulter’s latest FBI novel totally blew me away!! Weaving a story comprised of compelling threads, this author quickly snared me within “Enigma’s” intricate web.

FBI detective, Dillon Savich, returns to save the day, starting with Kara Moody--a young, pregnant woman held hostage by a crazed abductor. But this is simply the beginning of what turns out to be a much more complicated and twisted scientific plot.

Playing out simultaneously, is the escape and hunt of a criminal sociopath that has made a deal with the devil. Presented with two challenging cases at the same time, Savich and Sherlock team up with other key players to bring about a swift resolution in both.

I found both stories to be enthralling--drawing drew me in right from the very beginning and holding me captive right up until the very end. Literally, I was on the edge of my seat, anxious to discover how these stories would finally play out.

“Enigma” is, by far, my top suspense thriller of the year. So, buckle up readers… you’re about to embark upon the ride of your life!

A real roller coaster ride, couldn't put it down, characters are well developed

Two long time characters of the FBI,Sherlock and Savich, team up again in a very complicated case as we see a 'crazy' man breaking into the home of a new mom, yelling they need to leave to be safe from those people, at the same time a murderer and robber escapes in a flurry of tricks. These two cases seem separate but soon intertwine as more about each becomes known This is book 21 in the authors' series and the stories continue to entertain and interest all adventure/thriller readers. The two cases are both worked separately, and we turn from one to the other as they begin to meld. Great characters and wonderful locations for the story lines keep you turning pages, as it is very hard to put this book down! I would like to thank Netgalley, the author Catherine Coulter and publisher Gallery Books for the chance to read this and give you my thoughts. If you like a blend of science, kidnapping and adventure with exciting action you must read this book.

This is the 21st book in the series but the first I have read. It can be read without reading the others. I have heard alot about this autjor as she writes with a favourite of mine JT Ellison. This was a great story, fast and exciting with alot going on. Thanks to Gallery Books via Netgalley for a copy of this book to read and review