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The Burden of Hate: An Annie Collins Mystery Kindle Edition

by Helen Starbuck (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 86 ratings
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Revenge. Hate. Fear. Not exactly traditional wedding gifts. But when convicted killer Ian Patterson escapes from prison, operating room nurse Annie Collins and fiancé assistant district attorney Angel Cisneros are forced to face these realities head on. The wedding plans are in motion with Angel’s mother laser focused on micromanaging her first-born’s wedding into the event of the century. But when events begin to unravel, including the mysterious disappearance of the priest, questions and fears begin to rise. Where is Ian Patterson? Will his quest for revenge toward the two people responsible for sending him to prison—Annie Collins and Angel Cisneros—bring them face to face to settle this once and for all? In this suspenseful continuation of Annie and Angel’s saga, everything will come into question. When it comes to wedding vows and murder, how far would you go for someone you love?
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    October 15, 2019
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"In her latest mystery-series entry, Starbuck...presents a slow-building tale of an escaped killer and a murdered priest...Annie is a wonderful fictional creation, and one hopes that she and Angel become a classic husband-and-wife crime-solving team. A thriller that offers a master class in suspense."—Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Colorado native, OR nurse, and award-winning author of The Mad Hatter's Son, No Pity In Death, and The Burden of Hate, Helen Starbuck lives in Arvada, Colorado. Following the adage to "write what you know," she writes her mysteries from the perspective of Annie Collins an OR nurse. Helen loves visiting book clubs who have chosen to read her books. She can visit in person or visit via Skype or Zoom if your club is outside the Denver or Boulder metro areas. She also can be found at various author events around Denver. For more information about Helen, up coming events, and her books, visit helenstarbuck.com and follow her facebook page @helensstarbuck.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Z6SXV4J
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routt Street Press (October 15, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1955 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 86 ratings

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Colorado native and former OR nurse, Helen Starbuck is an award-winning author of The Annie Collins Mystery Series and standalone contemporary romantic suspense. No relation to the coffee bunch, she (sadly) doesn't get free coffee. She has two crabby cats and a retired 22-year-old pampered pasture-pet horse. When she’s not writing, you can find her dressing up like a princess and ballroom dancing with her friends or reading books about strong women and interesting men who find themselves in suspense-filled situations. Follow her on Facebook (facebook.com/helensstarbuck), Instagram (instagram.com/helenstarbuck/), and her web site (helenstarbuck.com).

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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Looking for an engaging mystery series with solid characters and believable plot? Look no further!
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Looking for an engaging mystery series with solid characters and believable plot? Look no further!
I had been looking for a new mystery author and found her in Helen Starbuck. I've read all three of the Annie Collins series and I love how each book just keeps getting better and better. Annie and Angel explore different aspects of life (dealing with FAMILY) as they prepare for their wedding, deal with jobs, handle two mystery cases at once and try to have a "normal" life. I found myself laughing at Annie's internal dialog. If you're looking for characters that keep you engaged as you read, this series is it! Thank you, Helen Starbuck!
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kimmy
5.0 out of 5 stars good read
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
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I really enjoyed the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling Psychological Suspense at its finest
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020
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Helen Starbuck pens a wonderful series in the Annie Collins' thrillers. From page one I became invested in Annie and Angel's story and the heart-wrenching knowledge that a psychopath is bent on revenge. Ms. Starbuck has a good grasp on police procedure and also the DA's office, which is helpful because Angel Cisneros is an ADA. I think Ms. Starbuck did an excellent job of showing the stress the couple/family would be under if they had no idea when a madman would strike next. I call this thrilling psychological suspense at its finest, and want to go back to book one and two to understand the character growth in these books, although in Burden of Hate, I'm able to fill in the blanks. Annie is mostly a sympathetic character; at times she comes off compassionate -- example: she writes out instruction for a detective with unbearable allergies--I found given the stress she was under extremely heroic. Still, Annie's a little hard on practicing Catholics. (As a practicing Catholic I admit this might just be me). I really related to Angel (no spoilers).

Love how Annie fills her time solving another mystery while always watching her back. I do love medical novels, and will go back and read the other two as she seemed to veer away from hospital scenes in this book. Well worthy of the awards for which she's been nominated.
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Sharmyn
4.0 out of 5 stars Good writing.
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
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This story is well written. Interesting plot.
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Sharyl Brady
5.0 out of 5 stars or nurse triumphs. !!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020
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Sgm. This is the 4th of ms starbuck’s books i have read. Each one is better than the one before. Her descriptive work is without parallel. As a former long-term Denver resident , the city descriptions make me feel as if i were there again.
This book was a bit slow in the mid-section , but much character development had to be done to set the scene for the final climax. The climax, when it came , was quick, dramatic, and believable. An excellent read.!! Keep it up ms Starbuck!
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Janine Bolon
5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for an engaging mystery series with solid characters and believable plot? Look no further!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2019
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I had been looking for a new mystery author and found her in Helen Starbuck. I've read all three of the Annie Collins series and I love how each book just keeps getting better and better. Annie and Angel explore different aspects of life (dealing with FAMILY) as they prepare for their wedding, deal with jobs, handle two mystery cases at once and try to have a "normal" life. I found myself laughing at Annie's internal dialog. If you're looking for characters that keep you engaged as you read, this series is it! Thank you, Helen Starbuck!
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Janine Bolon
5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for an engaging mystery series with solid characters and believable plot? Look no further!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2019
I had been looking for a new mystery author and found her in Helen Starbuck. I've read all three of the Annie Collins series and I love how each book just keeps getting better and better. Annie and Angel explore different aspects of life (dealing with FAMILY) as they prepare for their wedding, deal with jobs, handle two mystery cases at once and try to have a "normal" life. I found myself laughing at Annie's internal dialog. If you're looking for characters that keep you engaged as you read, this series is it! Thank you, Helen Starbuck!
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DMR
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
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Really enjoyed both books in this series and will keep an eye open for the next one. Hope it’s soon.
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Crystal
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020
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The 3rd book in the series. Well written and a good book all around. Definitely recommend this book to everyone.
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Dawn H
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Annie Collins drama/mystery
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2021
I chose to listen to this audiobook after receiving a free e-copy. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Burden of Hate can be read as a standalone but it would be better after reading Mad Hatter’s Son and No Pity in Death.

Annie and and Angel are getting married! Angel’s mom makes sure that it’s a beautiful wedding, but sometimes you can’t plan everything.

The main focus of Burden of Hate is how Annie and Angel deal with Ian breaking out of prison. He’s back, and he’s making clear that he wants revenge. The police are trying to find him, but he’s good at being invisible. Even if he can’t get close enough to kill Annie or Angel, he’s causing a lot of stress in their marriage.

Once again, Annie ends up involved in investigating a murder. This time, the priest who was supposed to marry them was found murdered. She doesn’t plan on investigating it, but her mother-in-law knows the family and promises that Annie will look into it. Annie does come up with some clues for the police.

Annie continues to grow. She’s able to keep her temper under control most of the time, but there were a couple of times she overreacted. Angel doesn’t handle being forced to stay home well. It’s a side of him that I haven’t seen before, and it’s not pretty. It makes him more human, though, rather than the perfect boyfriend he was in the previous book.

I enjoy Helen Starbuck’s writing. It flows well. The narrator, Suzanne T. Fortin, did a fabulous job. Her timing is spot on and vocal expression helps tell the story.

I liked all three of the books in this series that I’ve read so far. I would prefer more focus on the mystery and a little less on the drama, but that’s a personal preference, and I’m sure there are readers who disagree. I enjoyed the ending of Burden of Hate, and I hope there are more Annie Collins stories to come.
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Carrie
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining crime thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2023
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Just before our inquisitive nurse and her gorgeous D.A. Angel are about to tie the knot, the infamous murderer they both put away escapes jail and promptly becomes a ghost in the night. Just when will he strike?

Really enjoyed this one, with the constant peering over her shoulder running parallel with another murder investigation for Annie to insert herself into. Have to say, most of my sympathies were with the put upon cops.
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