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    Untouchable
    Untouchable
    Untouchable
    Audiobook8 hours

    Untouchable

    Written by Jayne Ann Krentz

    Narrated by Amanda Leigh Cobb

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    About this audiobook

    A man's quest to find answers for those who are haunted by the past leads him deeper into the shadows in this electrifying novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell. Quinton Zane is back. Jack Lancaster, consultant to the FBI, has always been drawn to the coldest of cold cases, the kind that law enforcement either considers unsolvable or else has chalked up to accidents or suicides. As a survivor of a fire, he finds himself uniquely compelled by arson cases. His almost preternatural ability to get inside the killer's head has garnered him a reputation in some circles--and complicated his personal life. The more cases Jack solves, the closer he slips into the darkness. His only solace is Winter Meadows, a meditation therapist. After particularly grisly cases, Winter can lead Jack back to peace. But as long as Quinton Zane is alive, Jack will not be at peace for long. Having solidified his position as the power behind the throne of his biological family's hedge fund, Zane sets out to get rid of Anson Salinas's foster sons, starting with Jack.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 8, 2019
    ISBN9781980013099
    Untouchable
    Author

    Jayne Ann Krentz

    The author of over fifty consecutive New York Times bestsellers, Jayne Ann Krentz writes romantic-suspense in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick), and futuristic/paranormal (as Jayne Castle). There are over 30 million copies of her books in print. She earned a BA in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz and went on to obtain a Master’s degree in library science from San Jose State University in California. Before she began writing full time she worked as a librarian in both academic and corporate libraries. She is married and lives with her husband, Frank, in Seattle, Washington. Jayne loves to hear from her readers and can be found at Facebook.com/JayneAnnKrentz.

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    • 5/5
      Winter Meadows has set herself up in Eclipse Bay as a meditation therapist. She was orphaned at fourteen, placed in foster care, and used the skills she learned from her mother and grandmother to keep herself safe from the predators who were foster parents. She is a very skilled hypnotist which came in handy when she needed to protect another young orphan named Alice from a foster dad. The two of them took to the street until Alice's aunts managed to catch up with them. then Winter became part of their family.She is finding it difficult deciding on a career path that uses her skills and winds up in Eclipse Bay when she is running from a stalker. Jack Lancaster is also in Eclipse Bay. He is having trouble with his lucid dreaming and goes to Winter for help. Jack has been a college professor, an author, and a person who solves cold cases. The coldest of all is the location of Quinton Zane, the man who killed his mother, when he was cleaning up at a commune he started as a money-making scheme. Jack, his foster brothers Max and Cabot, and some other children were rescued from a locked barn by Anson Salinas. Together Anson, Cabot and Max have formed a detective agency. Among their cases is always tracking down Quinton Zane. When Winter's stalker finds her, Jack is sure that he was put on her trail by Quinton. Together the two of them begin tracking him down. Jack's ability to connect small bits of information and predict outcomes and Winter's ability to hypnotize work together as they put the clues together. They also fall in love.This is the final book in the Cutler, Sutter & Salinas trilogy and finally brings the search for Zane to a satisfying conclusion. It was also a great romance as two people found in each other the acceptance that had been missing in their other romantic relationships. I liked the fast pace and the crisp dialog. Krentz is always a satisfying read for me and this story was no exception.
    • 4/5
      Jack Lancaster has investigated fires for years, drawn to cold cases his mind is fixated on these cases and on solving them, sometimes to his detriment. Winter Meadows is a meditation therapist who leads him back to peace about the fires but troubles him by her presence. He's attracted, she's worried about what he will think if they get involved and he realises that she's quite a gifted hypnotist. Meanwhile Quinton Zane is back and becoming active again and gunning for Jack and his fellow foster sons. It was a fun read, the characters really appealed to me and I enjoyed it. The conclusion satisfied me.
    • 4/5
      Untouchable by Jayne Ann Krentz is an engrossing mystery with a riveting plot and engaging protagonists.  Although this newest release is the third (and final) installment in the Cutler, Sutter & Salinas series, it can easily be read as a standalone.

      Jack Lancaster has turned to meditation instructor Winter Meadows to help him gain control of his lucid dreams. He utilizes his unique ability to solve cold cases but recently, he has found them difficult to manage.  Jack also uses this skill to track Quinton Zane, the cult leader who murdered his mother and attempted to kill him, and his foster brothers, Cabot Sutter and Max Cutler.  Aided by their foster father, Anson Salinas, the three men have been trying to track down Zane whom they believe faked his death then left the country after he murdered their mothers. After Winter is assaulted by a former client turned stalker, Jack is certain Zane manipulated her attacker as a way of getting to him. With Winter's assistance, Jack begins what he hopes will be his final quest to capture Zane.

      Jack is extremely intelligent with keen instincts but he has been rather enigmatic in previous books in the series. His special ability to use lucid dreams to aid him in finding clues to solve cold cases is quite fascinating. Jack is intense, serious and  extremely focused as he and Winter begin their investigation that will hopefully lead him to Zane.

      Having recently moved to Eclipse Bay, Winter is struggling to build her business. She is a meditation instructor and a skilled hypnotist but she keeps this ability to herself. Winter is calm under pressure and  unflappable in the face of danger.

      Jack's hunt for Zane sometimes appears hopeless since he maintains such a low profile. But Jack knows how his nemesis thinks so he is able to weave together the somewhat nebulous threads he discovers to figure out how to locate Zane. Winter is instrumental in helping Jack narrow down exactly which leads to follow. Will Jack and Winter locate Zane before he puts his diabolical plan in motion? Will Jack, Cabot, Max and Anson finally bring Quinton Zane to justice?

      Untouchable is a clever mystery with a unique storyline and likable lead characters. The investigation into Zane is fast-paced and compelling. Jack and Winter are endearing characters with relatable shortcomings and strengths.  Jayne Ann Krentz's incorporation of the paranormal abilities into the storyline provides added interest to the hunt for Quinton Zane. Although it is a little sad to say goodbye to favorite characters, old and new readers will enjoy this satisfying conclusion of the Cutler, Sutter & Salinas series.
    • 4/5
      A quick read with entertaining characters, but it felt little shallow.
    • 5/5
      In this final book in the Quinton Zane trilogy that began with When Have All the Girls Gone, then Promise Not to Tell and finally this book Quinton Zane was a cult leader who made a great deal of money off of the women in his cult, but they hid the money from him. He torched the compound and cop Anton Salinas managed to save the children but wasn't able to save the mothers. All of the children were able to find homes with family members except three boys, Max Cutler, Cabot Sutter, and Jack Lancaster. Max, Cabot, and Anton opened a PI business while Jack went from the academic world to writing books on criminality to working cold cases that involve fire.Jack has a way of lucid dreaming that takes him into a trance that helps him solve his cases. This lucid dreaming takes him into a maze of fire. He's tried to study them scientifically but has been told that he needs psychiatric help. Instead, he goes to the new mediative specialist, Winter Meadows, in Eclipse Bay, Oregan where he has just moved. She helps him to see that using fire doesn't help him and that he should change his dreamscape to ice and create a world of his own rather than a maze. It immediately helps him. She also has him create a safe word that will help him escape from his dreamscape at any time.Sparks fly between the two and once he is no longer a client the two agree to see each other and share a searing kiss. That night Kendall Mosely, a man from her past who had been stalking her at her old job and was the reason she left her old job at a spa, showed up in her cottage to kill her. But Winter is a hypnotist and she had placed more than one hypnotic suggestion in his mind when she left. One was that he would become obsessed with running rather than people and the other was that if he saw her again and she said the words Winnie the Pooh he would freeze. When he froze she was able to get the knife out of his hand and was beginning to question him about how he had found her which was through someone online when lightning struck and broke him out of the trance. Luckily Jack showed up just then to help her with Mosely and he attacked him when he pulled a gun on her, causing him to hit the coffee table and knock Mosely out.Jack believes that Zane is behind this and he's right. Zane has been working on taking over his biological father's company. His dad got some woman pregnant years ago and she sold him for a fix to a couple. Now he knows who his real father is and he wants revenge and to make money of course. Zane knows that he needs to get rid of Jack who is his biggest threat in finding him. He hires two mercenaries, Victoria Sloan and Devlin Knight to help him with his project and to clean up after him after he winds up Mosley online. Mosely was supposed to kill Winter then go and kill Jack her supposed lover. They believe he is going to offer them money and power so that they can retire.This is a fitting end to the trilogy. However, you don't have to have read the other three books to read and enjoy this book, though I highly recommend it so you can get the full scope of Zane's treachery from the other books. I love the characters of Jack and Winter. They are very mild mannered and most odd balled of the group which makes them lovable as people. The story is interesting too. I really liked this book a lot. I give it five out of five stars.
    • 4/5
      This was better than a lot of the Krentz/Castle mysteries that I've been reading. More suspense, less awkward explaining of mysteries at the end of the book. It was also nice to see the culmination of the trio of books in this grouping. I liked the characters and the book moved along swiftly, as most of her books do. Probably why I keep reading them.
    • 2/5
      I have not read the prior two novels in this series but I had no issues jumping right into this book. This book can be read as a stand alone novel. For me, I was not really experiencing the chemistry between Quinton and Jack. In fact, I found myself struggling to connect to the characters and thus in turn I could not connect with the story as well. It was not for a lack of effort as I did finish this book. However, I will say that I barely remember much details about what transpired within the pages of this book. You can say that this book was not my cup of tea.