Enigma is the latest fast paced thriller from Catherine Coulter, and I loved it. It's an entertaining read full of action with the familiar characters from previous books. There are also new characters introduced that I hope will be in future installments.

Dillon Savich is called to rescue a pregnant woman named Kara tied to a chair and threatened by a raving man who calls himself an enigma. After Dillon has subdued him, the stranger is in a coma and Kara is in labor. She delivers a baby boy, who is stolen from the hospital. Dillon and Savich think these events must be connected, but they can't quite figure out how. That journey takes them into some dark places.

At the same time, new characters Cam Whittier and Jack Cabot are on the trail of an escaped convict named Manta Ray, who is actually an Irishman named Liam Hennessey. The FBI thinks he had someone powerful behind his escape, and they want to know who and why.

The two story lines go back and forth and eventually intersect in a surprising finish. I highly recommend this book, and am looking forward to the next one!

Thanks to Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Enigma is the latest Savich and Sherlock FBI story by Catherine Coulter. Enigma is a stand alone book that immediately puts the reader on the edge of their seat with lots more of those moments to follow. I found Enigma a fast read as I had a difficult time putting it down! I was given an early copy to review.

Another edge of your seat book by Catherine Coulter. Enigma doesn't disappoint, with some new twist on every page. A prison escape, with a chase through National Forest, a madman with traces of a strange drug in his system, a kidnapped baby, whose mother was drugged and impregnated, a murdered girlfriend of the son of the chief adviser to the president, a Russian banker- all somehow connected and put together with smart, engaging characters.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. The characters were believable not so much the plot but it was a very enjoyable read. Now I'll have to locate Me Coulter' s books.

Yes there are 20 books in this series which precede this latest entry but NO, you do not need to have read any or all of them to enjoy Enigma. Coulter has a nice touch with suspenseful thrillers and you are guaranteed to find yourself turning pages (this is a perfect travel book). There's a slightly out there plot with a crazy scientist- who is John Doe? - and two FBI agents who are trying to stop him. Savitch and Sherlock are really good at this stuff (as well they should be.). At the same time, Agents Wittier and Cabot are dealing with a maniac in a national park. One of these plot lines would be enough for most writers but Coulter manages both and you'll find yourself trying to work out how things are going to turn out. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this very good read.

Coulter truly delivers in her latest Sherlock and Savich mystery. While seeming to stretch belief in the proverbial Fountain of Youth, could it possibly be true? Has one brilliant, or possibly warped, mind discovered the drugs to make one young again? Wrap it all in a kidnapping, crazy ranting stranger and other wild happenings, and you get one great book. Go read it already!

This was one of those books that I wanted to last longer than its almost 500 pages but the pace and story was so good that I stayed up past my bedtime to race through to the end. Normally, if offered a book with multiple points of view, story lines and alternating chapters, I say no thank you, they usually fail to engage me. They confuse me as I try to keep the voices and story lines straight. Enigma is the exception.This book reminds me of a game of leap frog with every chapter ending in a mini cliff hanger. No way could I not get pulled along with its action packed and absorbing story. I had no trouble keeping the people straight as each was clearly drawn. Full of action, great plot, one which was very timely, by the way, wonderful relationships, humor and even more action...seriously, this book wasn't long enough for me. On the down side? Now I have to wait so long for #22.

An excellent addition to Catherine Coulter's FBI series. I love the strong female characters and the bantering that goes on between the agents. It was a little predictable but didn't take away from the enjoyment.

I'm never disappointed reading this series. I did not see the ending coming. The characters are always changing but Dillion and Savitch are still the same good at what they do. I can't wait till the next one.

Always good to catch up with the savitch family. Which is ever growing.. Two stories both good with many twists. Love the interactions between the characters.

This FBI thriller is the 21st in a series and involves husband and wife agents Savich and Sherlock, who are working two different cases. So this is like two stories in one book. Each story as exciting as the other. One involves a bank robber who has escaped custody by persons unknown and the other one a young pregnant woman who is kidnapped, saved, gives birth and the child is kidnapped from the hospital. This novel is filled with suspense, tension, action and so much more. At first, I though the stories were connected, but soon realized they weren’t. I found it all so exciting!

I had some catching up to do before reading the latest in the Savich and Sherlock series, but its always worth it, to keep track of the ever expanding cast of FBI agents working with S&S to keep the US safe from mad scientists and killer Russians. I suspect that one killer from this story will be back to haunt us in a future story!

Fully a score of books in this series has preceded this one, and despite my good intentions - they've been on my want-to-read list for quite some time - up to this point I've read nary a single one. Big mistake, but one I certainly won't make again. Ms. Coulter earned a spot on my list of favorite authors with "The Devil's Triangle," her "A Brit in the FBI" series, and this one ensures that she won't be moving off anytime soon. Or, to put it another way, wow!

That the characters weren't familiar to me going in wasn't an issue; early on, I got the drift, and at no time did I feel lost (although I'll advise, as I always do, that it's best to start a series as close to the beginning as possible if only to see how the characters change and who comes and goes over time). Here, the most important people to know are FBI agents named Savich (Dillon), Wittier (Cam), Cabot (Jack) and Sherlock (if she has a second name, it slipped past me). There are a couple of plots going on at the same time, but even though they don't overlap much, I never got confused as to who's who and what's what.

The first story begins with Savich in the home of a very pregnant woman named Kara, who's being threatened by a man who's ranting about people out to get him and insisting he's an "enigma." Savich nails the guy, who then falls into a coma and is taken to a hospital. Kara soon follows - and gives birth to baby Alex. Then comes the unthinkable; the baby is kidnapped from the hospital right under the noses of the doctors and nurses. Further investigation turns up bizzare links between the still unidentified comotose guy, Kara and her baby - and leads Savich, Sherlock and their team to a grandiose scheme involving drugs of a very different sort.

While this is going on, a psychopathic bank robber somehow escapes just as he's arriving at his future home - a federal penitentiary. Whittier and Cabot get the case, following the convict and the people who helped him escape into the wilds of the Daniel Boone National Forest. Apparently, the convict, dubbed "Manta Ray," stole and hid some kind of safe deposit box before he was captured. Could it be that his new companions have an ulterior motive of their own for springing him?

The two investigations lead from U.S.-sanctioned Russian bankers (could that topic be more timely?) to the inner workings of a pharmaceutical firm to the highest echelons of the U.S. government. There's plenty of intrigue to go round, and the action rarely takes a break. This one's a don't-miss - and I heartily thank the publisher, via NetGalley, for the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

It’s been a long while since I’ve read a thriller that didn’t have an ounce of romance in it. Well, technically, this does have just a tad bit of romance, but it’s a story of special agents that are working on two different cases. It is fast paced, well written, deeply intelligent without bogging the reader down with complicated details and extremely entertaining and engaging. Once I started it was hard to stop for things like work and sleep. I couldn’t read it fast enough. I enjoyed every word and the multiple epilogues were perfect!

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Multi POV
Safe and clean
Possible trigger

Enigma: “a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.” Well, I can see that definition as a fitting title for this book. Maybe not for the reason envisioned my Ms Coulter. But I will get to that.
Two story-lines: FBI Special Agents and married couple Savitch and Sherlock investigating the tie between a comatose man and a pregnant woman and Special Agents Cam Whittier and Jack Cabot going after a dangerous escaped prisoner who has ties to the Russian mob and the Russians have ties with the White House. (No, not political ties.)
Both are interesting story lines, one produces some thought provoking ideas about aging and the ethical considerations of the on-going research into the "Fountain of Youth". The other is just a good old fashioned crime story in the trappings of bank robberies, blackmail, murder and several daring escapes. Coulter writes very well and develops some fascinating criminals.
I have two small puzzles with Enigma. Coulter has decent access to the FBI, yet she still manages to get procedure really wrong in some instances. I understand this is in support of her story, but maybe some sections should have been re-written so they are more realistic. Another reviewer, with no access to FBI procedure was spot on with her remarks about how unrealistic some scenes seemed to be.
My other puzzlement, one major part of the escaped prisoner story line just flat out seemed to be dropped. There was a small, but unsatisfying ending given in an epilogue. The epilogue hinted at a good story, but the story just wasn't there for us.
I have read and been a fan of Coulter from her first book written 21 years ago. Recently she has been leaving the hot romance (who can forget Sherlock's seduction of Savich) scenes aside and concentrating more on the thriller aspects. Darn it, I miss a little heat in the books.
Always, always Coulter writes books brimming with excitement, originality and heart. Enigma is no exception.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange of a fair and honest review.

I've read all 21 of Ms. Coulter's FBI thrillers and have enjoyed them all. This one is no exception except for the distraction two totally separate plots that were told in alternating chapters. One plot revolves around a pregnant woman freed from a hostage situation only to have her baby kidnapped from the hospital, while the kidnappers lays in a coma. The second plot is about an Irish thief on the run from the authorities after robbing a bank of safe deposit boxes. Where are the contents of the boxes and why is it so important? Dillon, Sherlock and an increasing number of their colleagues are involved in solving these criminal mysteries. Keeping track of all the characters, while trying to figure out if it will intertwine in the end gets a bit trying, but the pace is quick and the reading easy. Within 21 of these books under her belt, as a reader it's getting a bit hard to recall all the back stories of the characters that appear in many of the books. However, it does keep her stories interesting and opens the door for her creative storytelling. In this novel, the plot hits on topical political and human issues that while sounding outlandish are becoming more real than fiction.

Agents Savich and Sherlock of the FBI must solve two different yet equally baffling mysteries. In one, a crazed young man holds a pregnant woman hostage in her own home claiming he is there to save her and her baby. A day later, newborn Alex is stolen from the hospital. The hunt for the missing child leads the agents to discover just how far a scientist is willing to go to achieve a medical miracle. In the second, a simple prisoner transport turns into a manhunt that will reach all the way into the highest levels of politics. Both thrilling story lines will leave you turning pages to get that one more clue that almost lets you figure everything out before another twist leaves you racing for the next chapter. A fast-paced and startling thrill ride.

This is the 21st book featuring Agents Savich and Sherlock. Savich saves a woman about to give birth from a man who has some mental issues, and he believes that there is more going. Savich's gut is proved right when the baby is kidnapped. The FBI squad is also working on the case of finding an escaped convict. I loved reading about Savich and Sherlock. I always get annoyed when an author switches from working on one crime to another right at the exciting point. The plot is pretty predictable, but the characters are always interesting.

As I read this book I had pictures in my head of a cartoon from back in the day of the evil scientist.. Or the Adams Family lab with the bubbling liquid in a beaker. You get the idea, evil in the lab. But how can a book by Catherine Coulter be anything but enthralling? I open the book and read it straight through. I had to know the ending.

This book has Sherlock and Savich but for a change they are not the main focus. 4 other agents got a chance to shine. Not that we have not seen them before but this time they got a bigger part to play. I like how the author takes seemingly unrelated stories and pulls them all together at the end. There were some seriously odd twists. I loved it!