Wow, first book I’ve read by this author and I am now determined to find everything he has written. This was brilliant, the premise was unique and I was drawn in to the story immediately. Jordan is no innocent girl, she is 40 years old and has experienced the worst the world has to offer from her work as a war photojournalist. She is tough but also has a softer side hiding some secrets of her own. There was a love aspect but it was a very minimal part of the story and, unusually for me, this didn’t bother me as the plot was so engaging and intriguing.
Special Agent John Kaiser is one of the FBI agents involved in the case, he was okay but the forensic psychiatrist Dr Lenz irritated the hell out of me – it was great when Jordan finally snapped and said “You think she’s dead?” I ask, coming half out of my chair. “Who gives a goddamn what you think? How many times have you been right in the past week? Once?” Hell yeah, I wanted to applaud!
There were lots of twists and turns and I was left guessing right up until the last few chapters. I did find it unusual how easily Jordan was able to become so involved with the FBI investigation, even go so far as interviewing suspects alone, but this was a necessary part of the story particularly as the book is written from her perspective.
In summary, if you like thrillers then read Dead Sleep! I was hooked as soon as Jordan walked into the Hong Kong art gallery.
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- Author: Greg Iles
Just when I think Karen Rose has done the best book possible, she proves me wrong with the next one. Did you Miss Me was a suspenseful masterpiece with an old horrific and tragic crime at the heart of it.
Tess Gerritsen is an author I just can’t get enough of. Her writing holds a lot of charm and it always engages me until I’ve finished, and usually that’s in one sitting as I can’t put it down. In a long running series, it can be hard to keep continuity and freshness but she manages it somehow. Being part of a series does also make a book hard to review, as I don’t want to spoil things for others.
I think I was hooked on Karin Slaughter right from her very first book. She has the ability to create scenarios that contain the worst and the best of people, characters that you either love or hate, even when you perhaps shouldn’t. As with any long standing series, it can become stale and repetitive yet Slaughter manages to avoid that trap, unafraid to say goodbye to major and much loved characters because it makes sense in the story rather than using a get-out clause that make some characters seem invulnerable.
