Mortal Fear

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Summary: skip the italicized chapters
Review: I don't like to read gory serial killer/stalker details, and I almost bailed out on this. Instead, I just skipped the occasional brief chapters in italics which are from the mind of the killer. The rest of the book totally hooked me and was well worth it. The characters are original without being too wacky, and the Mississippi setting is a refreshing change. He also does a good job of integrating technical material into the story, which makes it more interesting without being pedantic.

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Summary: I couldn't put it down!
Review: This is the first book I've read of Greg Iles, and I am hooked! I bought the book a few years ago and never got around to reading it. I finally picked up the book on a Friday evening and by Saturday I'd read 400 pages! I couldn't put it down! Every chapter got better and more interesting! I would highly recommend it!

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Summary: Great Read
Review: It had been a long time since I had read a book of this genre. I had forgotten how exciting and pleasurable it can be to read a book that is suspenseful, exciting, and well-written. The story line has many twists and turns to it. The character development is excellent. It was very frightening in the respect that something like this could really happen. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a very good read!

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Summary: Unabridged Audio-Cassette Format
Review: This was my introduction to Greg Iles, and I found his story interesting. His style however was very long, wordy and cumbersome. The actual plot and storyline were very good, with great suspense and unexpected turns, but to get there one must endure endless rambling of backstory and insignificant babbling about meaningless, pointless nothingness. This book could have been compressed to about 60% in duration, leaving only that to do with the true story and it would have been 100% better. Mr. Iles is very descriptive in detail, but carrying on and on about the color of the sky and the splashes of raindrops during a edge of the seat moment in the story is not only distracting, but also very frustrating. Also, at times the main characters were very hard to like, and at some points I found myself rooting for the bad guy.In summation let me say, the story was good but in the future Mr. Iles should contract a professional editor to cut out the myriad duldrums of endless rambling. By the time I finally made it to the end of Tape 15, I was exuberent to hear what I thought was the best line in the book: "The End"

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Summary: Suspenseful
Review: I thought this book ran a little long at times in the middle of the story, but other than that, I really enjoyed reading about these characters. Had a hard time putting this book down towards the end. I recommend it to anyone who likes suspense novels.

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Summary: Wow
Review: This is the best suspense novel I have read in ages. If you like psychological suspense and you're familiar with the Internet (of course you are; you're here, aren't you? ) you will eat this novel! Harper Cole runs EROS, an online sex chatroom service, and begins to suspect foul play when women customers begin to disappear from the service but haven't cancelled their expensive subscriptions. He discovers one of the women has been brutally murdered and suspects the killer is also an EROS client. The dialogue is excellent, the storyline makes it almost impossible to put down, and the characters are well defined. And some of his descriptions of emotions and human nature were enough to make me stop and marvel at how good this guy is. And this happened about every 10 pages. Greg Iles has two previous novels, Spandau Phoenix and Black Cross, both with Nazi Germany themes. They are definitely on my list now!

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Summary: RIVETING AND REALISTIC
Review: This book is a must read for all suspense/thriller readers. Far superior to Patricia Cornwell and Robin Cook. This 622 page book had me reading until the wee hours of the morning many, many nights (and I'm usually a 11 p.m. sleeper). I would really recommend

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Summary: One of the best thrillers I've read in a long long time!
Review: This is my first Greg Isles book but I will be looking for more. I found the caracters and the plot mesmerizing. It caught and kept my attention from the very start. I almost felt like I was right there watching the tale unfold between Harper and the other caracters. It also made me think of the very real dangers that the internet could hold, if the information one doles out so readily on here is'nt watched over very carefully.From a little country farmhouse in Mississippi to a large internet company in New York there's romance, murders, and plenty of action to keep your attention. Just my kind of reading!

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Summary: A page-turner
Review: I cruised through this book in 3 days - hard to put down. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Although I thought the wife switched from a woman with a mission to a questioning fool near the end. Small potatoes! Good read!

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Summary: Afraid of mortality? This story will get into your head!
Review: I absolutely love this author! In addition to being so engrossed in this book to the point of distraction in my real life, I was also stimulated in Iles' vast, intelligent writing style. I learned a few new words, technology, and medical anatomy while getting scared out of my wits! I reccommend this highly to avid thriller readers.