CSI: Huida a Miami

CSI: Miami #1

by Max Allan Collins

Horatio Caine and his team of Crime Scene Investigators are in hot pursuit of Thomas Lessor, a man who had fled Las Vegas in order to get away with murder, after an abandoned limo is found with a dead chauffeur at the wheel and a young couple makes a gruesome discovery on a secluded beach. Original. (A CBS-TV series, starring David Caruso) (Suspense)

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Fiction, Media Tie In, Tv, Thriller, Detective

334 pages, Paperback

First published July 29, 2003

About the author

Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.

He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.

Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black

Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ

Reviews

[Eline Van Der Meulen · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Ik vond vluchtgevaar een aangename afwisseling om het jaar mee af te sluiten. Het boek is absoluut niet zwaarwichtig of moeilijk en heeft me enkele aangename uren leesplezier bezorgd!"
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[Bailey Marissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like the show, you'll probably like this. It's not the best written book, but all the characters pretty much match their characterization from the show and that's the most important thing.

Recommended 14+ for violence, murder, hard language, and romance.

[Natalie]

HUGE CSI Miami fan!!! I freaking love this show! Looking forward to the book.

[Judy Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collins knows how to write. He the characters so right I could hear their voices in my head.

[Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I want to change my scoring by 0.50 or more of a star. -- I tend not to read reviews until after I read a book, so I go in with an open mind.)

I'm finally going through my tv, film etc. tie in library owned book list, to add more older basic reviews. If I liked a book enough to keep then they are at the least a 3 star.

I'm only adding one book per author and I'm not going to re-read every book to be more accurate, not when I have 1000s of new to me authors to try (I can't say no to free books....)


First time read the author's work?: Yes

Will you be reading more?: Yes

Would you recommend?: Yes


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How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)

All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
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2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked

Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)

[Raven · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a freaking hoot!

If this book wasn't written in 2003, I'd think AI had a hand in writing this. I was a little confused a bit at the beginning because why was my least favourite CSI dude there, but I missed the CSI: Vegas tie in in the description (don't ask me how, I think I just got really excited by Horatio Caine on the back of the book)

That being said, I had fun reading this. This book was out of pocket at so many moments. They did not need to describe Horatio like that. I mean.. it was accurate, but DAMN!

Also, for some reason, the graphic nature of the descriptions had my skin crawling, which never happened while actually watching the graphic content on the show. Weird.

Other then that, I enjoyed this and the mystery. I had no idea what was going to happen the whole time. I'm a little sad that this one wasn't an episode, it would have been a good one!

[Delanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The one problem I had with this is that Caine is speaking to a computer and giving it instructions on what to do and he says things like "Zoom four times". On the next line he says "Double tap" and the lab assistant responds in an odd way. You don't find out until later that "Double tap" wasn't an instruction for the computer, it was the way the guy was killed. They could have made this much more clear.

[Sabrina D'Angelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

My friend found this book's Spanish version on a random stall, and when I looked at it, I just knew I would have the time of my life.
It was great. No, really. Honestly speaking, I thought it would be a silly episode but omg the twists, the interrogations, the characters... This book develops the cast way better than a season of the show. Caine has thoughts!

I loved it and I will continue the saga.... I just have to.

[Kally Sheng · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very decent read

I had watched the TV series, Las Vegas and Miami, and had enjoyed them until they got too predictable and repetitive.
This book, which is my first of this Series, somehow is refreshing.
Like the no fuss approach of storytelling, not too bloody.
Enjoyed it vey much.

[Jessica Hannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you love CSI Miami, then you'll love the book series. I read this series a few years ago, but got back into this year. Forgot how much I love the characters of CSI Miami. Kept all the one liners and personalities of the characters, can't wait to continue on!

[Deyth Banger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterpiece

[Sandra van Dam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked the book, but read it in Dutch and the translation was terrible.

[Tamara Van dishoeck · Rating 3 out of 5]

ik ben dol op de CSI series en heb ook elke aflevering gezien. dit boek leest weg als een extra aflevering van Miami met een klein rolletje voor Las Vegas.

[Vassia Dimokosta · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's like watching the episode playing right in your head. Awesome!

[Michelle IRL · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like the show, you'll like the book. The author did a very good job at making the characters the same as they are in the show, he obviously did his research. This book only focusses on one case, but it was interesting from start to finish, complete with plot twists, and I enjoyed watching it all come together as you came closer to the end

[Jennifer Wardrip · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first CSI: MIAMI serialized novel, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I have to say that Max Allan Collins, the author who writes the majority of all CSI titles, seems to have a better understanding of Horatio Caine than of Gil Grissom. The character descriptions were much better than some of those I've read in the regular CSI novels.

FLORIDA GETAWAY has a case that starts in Las Vegas with the regular CSI team and then spreads to Miami and Horatio's team. It's a well-developed case and a pretty darn good plot. Definitely recommended for CSI and CSI: MIAMI fans!

[Jonathan Gentry · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first of the CSI Miami tie-in novels! Written by Max Allan Collins, Florida Getaway is about a man named Thomas Lessor who has fled Las Vegas for Miami to avoid being caught by the Vegas crime lab. Now everyone who has watched the shows knows that Horatio Caine & Company won't let him escape justice. Max knows the characters as if he actually created the franchise. It really felt like the dialogue was something I could hear Horation, Calleigh, or the others say. And the plot was just like an episode from the show, only in book form.

[Sian Wadey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Florida Getaway by Max Allan Collins

I'm a massive fan of CSI, even if CSI:Miami is my least favourite, so when I realised there were accompanying books I leapt at the chance. Collins knows what the characters are like and how they speak. It's evident he's researched the show. It was great reading new stories about some of my favourite characters. Overall, they're a good, easy read that require practically no imagination because you already know the people and their history.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

These CSI books are a little like crack (not that I know what crack is like.) But they are so addictive! They aren't great, but they give you suspense and excitement and they are a fun light read. I just started the Miami series and this one was alright.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story had a good plot, but was bogged down by the author giving too much detail to things. We really didn't need to know which street the character went down to go talk to some witness or the exact description of a suspects room. All of this just really dragged the story down.

[♥ Ashleigh ♥ Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad!]

Half the series is written by the same author who wrote - he starts at book 3

[Rachel Wilbanks · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I thoroughly enjoyed this book as it brought me back to my favorite show and brought back all the nostalgic feelings that I get with rewatching but the fact that it was a new story of the CSI Miami team mad it new and exciting also. Would recommend

[Vanessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

CSIs from Las Vegas and Miami work together on this case...

[Lucianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of the CSI books and shows. Very fascinating!

[Toney.c · Rating 4 out of 5]

good so far.

[Arlene · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not great writing....but the characterization is great and almost makes up for it. A good "I don't want to think" book.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! Can't wait to get the next one! Love all these shows!

[CARTER C · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a fairly good book reason for the two stars cause it took me so long to read it