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Summary: One hundred percent suspense
Review: This is the second book I have read of Mr. Iles. I am very glad to have found him,I will read all of his books in the future. He certainly has a way with his weaves and dodges in his novels. I can only highly recommend his books and will read them all in the following months.
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Summary: A humdinger of a suspense/thriller...
Review: *Dead Sleep* is my first novel to read by Greg Iles, but I promise it won't be my last. Iles is a remarkable writer capable of bringing to life a fictional serial killer and the people who make it their mission to stop him. If you're in the mood for a novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat, *Dead Sleep* is the one!World famous photographer Jordan Glass is in Hong Kong on business when she stops off at the Museum of Art for a breather. Instead of a relaxing afternoon, she finds herself the center of attention, everyone staring at her as she peruses the artwork. As she enters a special display called "The Sleeping Women," she instantly realizes why. There is a painting of a sleeping woman that looks exactly like herself! Jordan's twin sister, Jane, disappeared without a trace in New Orleans over a year prior to the novel's opening scenes. It doesn't take long for Jordan to realize that these paintings are directly connected to Jane's disappearance as well as other women missing from New Orleans. She joins the investigation with FBI agent, John Kaiser, when the discovery of the paintings warms up the previously cold case. The book would be a great diversion from the holiday rush we're all experiencing. Enjoy!
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Summary: Iles has the Gift of Language
Review: Greg Iles is my newest favorite novelist. His power of language and imagination are amazing. Every one of his novels is amazing (I have read 5 of the 6 he has written and I am reading the sixth now.). Each novel has a totally different premise with totally different characters. There is a bias toward the southern but the novels are worldwide in scope. This one begins in Hong Kong and goes to New York before ending up in New Orleans with a side trip to the Cayman Islands. Iles has a wonderful sense of life, mystery and history and how they blend together to form one tapestry. He also has a wonderful gift to construct words that will keep you engrossed for the entire book. In Dead Sleep a professional combat photographer sees pictures of dead women in an art exhibition in Hong Kong including a portrait of her twin sister who had been killed in New Orleans. She is compelled to track down the artist and ends up ensnared in a pattern of serial killing with macabre overtones (like Robert Parker and Stuart Woods, Iles now has a female protagonist). She inevitably ends up working with the FBI in a very strained relationship (it says something about the Bureau or about modern literary convention that you can only work with the FBI in a strained relationship). I cannot recommend Iles books to highly and this certainly maintains the standard.
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Summary: Highly Intriguing!
Review: Greg Isles has penned yet another killer thriller! So blown away was I by the first novel of his that I read, "24 Hours", that I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. I was not disappointed. Jordan Glass, a female photojournalist heralded for her breathtaking work in the same vein as her late father, is deeply troubled by life. Her father disappeared and was presumed dead during one of his Pulitzer-winning photo jaunts, and her identical twin sister disappeared as well without a trace. While travelling in Hong Kong, Jordan comes upon an art exhibit in which she sees a disturbing image...herself, dead. Or so she presumes. Perhaps it's her sister's image, she's not sure. The ensuing mystery grabs you by the adrenal gland and doesn't let go until the final climactic scene. Again, Isles does a tremendous job of moving his story forward at breakneck speed, keeping his characters believable and his plot tight. Count me in as a Greg Isles convert!
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Summary: Dead on good!
Review: I definitely have my Greg Iles books ranked, with the best still being Black Cross, but Dead Sleep does not disappoint! As in all of his books, the minute you read the first sentence, you're hooked. The words jump off the page and draw you in to this masterfully scripted story. Jordan Glass is a very believable character that has handled what life has dealt her with courage and strength! She goes on to search for clues in the disappearance of her twin sister. The characters are all multidimensional and the plot is a rollercoaster ride, and I love rollercoasters! It was another late night with a wonderful thriller from Greg Iles!
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Summary: There's A Lot to Like In This Book
Review: What we have here is a well-written thriller. Interestingly enough, it's written by a man presenting the story as a woman (photojournalist Jordan Glass)and using the first tense as the narrative form. There is a good mystery and a love story happening here. Like one of the previous reviewers, I think most of the book is rather well-done but, the ending and/or resolution of the mystery is rather contrived and unsatisfying. Mr. Iles also spends a lot of time discussing locations and the mechanics of getting to and from these locations. Things like the ride from the airport, what kind of vehicle was used and who was driving are totally unneccessary. All in all, I would recommend this book and look forward to reading some of the author's other works.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: Mr. Iles is a new author for me and I have found a new friend. I really enjoyed this book and plan to read more. Good characters, different plot, logical follow up and clues given. A treat-------
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Summary: Disappointment
Review: I found the book to be very gruesome, the main characters not developed at all, except to say she is 40 - if he said that once, he said it 25 times - and the whole plot outlandish. The woman only had to think something, and it happened..yeah, like the FBI will let someone else do their thinking. All in all, I was very disappointed, to put it mildly!
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Summary: Thriller Meets Police Procedural
Review: Greg Iles has taken on the interesting, and surely daunting for a male author, task of writing a book in the first person from the female perspective. Not only is he dealing with the feelings of the opposite sex towards quite emotional issues, his main character is also a troubled soul, having lost her father when she was young, her mother to alcoholism and her sister to an unknown kidnapper. On top of that he deals with some pretty major issues such as rape and child abuse. Although, it's a big task, he has presented his character in a believable and interesting fashion and, to my mind, pulls it off. Jordan Glass is a photojournalist who does a lot of travelling around the world. While she is Hong Kong, she visits an art gallery and finds herself face-to-face with what appears to be a painting of her. It is actually her twin sister, who has been missing for around eighteen months, presumed dead. The chilling aspect of the painting for Jordan is that the subject is supposed to be sleeping, but looks very much dead. Jordan immediately notifies the FBI and has them reopen her sister's case. She travels back to the United States and manages to convince the FBI agents that she should be allowed to take an active part in the investigation. The hunt begins for the artist and the women that are his subjects, for Jordan's sister is only one of many missing women who have turned up on canvas. All in all Dead Sleep is an exciting, smart-paced book mixing a thriller scenario with aspects of the typical police procedural. I did find myself having to deal with a couple of small quibbles, such as the photojournalist outsmarting the entire FBI when it comes to investigation and psychoanalysis. However, they were minor compared to the entertainment provided by another imaginative story courtesy of Mr Iles.
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Summary: Very Good
Review: The latest novel from this prodigiously talented Mississippi writer is another serial killer thriller, faintly recalling "Mortal Fear." World-class photographer Jordan Glass discovers a series of paintings in a Hong Kong museum which includes her missing (presumed dead) twin sister Jane, and she embarks on a search for the truth which leaves several people dead and reveals an ugly but fascinating side of the art world. Iles tells this story in first-person, and he narrates it from a female perspective through the eyes of main character Jordan Glass. Hats off to him for this unique approach, but it doesn't always ring true--Glass is a very complex person, and the dysfunctional background she comes from and the wide range of emotions she feels makes me question whether a male writer can accurately convey them. But overall, his decision to go this route is hard to knock--it sure makes Jordan Glass come to life. Several characters from the FBI reprise themselves in "Dead Sleep," including forensic psychiatrist Dr. Arthur Lenz. As I stated in my review of "24 Hours," it bothers me that Iles repeatedly portrays the FBI as a ship of fools, and "Dead Sleep" is no different in this capacity--while Agent John Kaiser is likable (and ultimately the love interest of Jordan Glass), it's a bit arrogant in my estimation for the main character to have an idea of what is really happening--and ultimately be proved correct--while the "brain trust" is getting nowhere with their own ideas (and listening to no one else, of course). Iles writes brilliantly of severe family dysfunction, and in Jordan Glass he has created a sympathetic, tortured artist (figuratively and literally, since she's a photographer). The book is very strong for that reason--the plot, while interesting, is merely good. I'm also not sure I like the ending, although I admit I wasn't sure how the story was going to turn out until the last 2-3 pages. Overall, a very good novel. It's hard to knock Iles--the layers of his characters separate him from many of the contenders, and this is why "Dead Sleep" is a big step up from "24 Hours." However, "The Quiet Game" is still his masterpiece, and its staggering impact is why I'm so compelled to be critical of his other works.
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