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Summary: Never Disappoints
Review: Iles is one of the few writers that never disappoints me. As with all his novels, Jordan Glass's saga moves at a rapid paace pulling the reader along. A clear change of pace from the "Quiet Game", Iles stays on his game with "Deep Sleep"
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Summary: A smart, fast read
Review: This book was recommended to me by a friend who knows that I regularly worship at the altar of James Patterson. This author left me feeling similarly to the way I feel when I read JP: I don't want to put the book down, and I find myself thinking about the characters long after I have.
Well-drawn, smart, and fast-paced, this is one you can't help but enjoy.
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Summary: What a Page Turner !
Review: As I sit here, writing this review, I am really tired because the book kept me up until 3:15 AM. I just could not go to bed without finishing it!Iles writes a great thriller (this is the second of his that I have read) and I am glad there are several more of his yet to be read. He kept me guessing right up until the killer was revealed ---I usually am able to guess "who done it" much sooner in a book. I like books with art as a part of them, and this was very well done, giving readers a good glimpse into the mind of artists and the dog-eat-dog world of collecting art. I thought that the twists and turns of this book were very clever...it was like I was in a maze, constantly coming up against a wall. The small amount of romance in the book was not at all distracting and gave Jordan some softness and emotional vulnerability that she may have lacked otherwise. Well done!
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Summary: More! But put the paintbrush down.
Review: This is the first of Greg Iles' six books that I've read, but it certainly won't be the last. Not only is is character and plot development rich, but his ability to build suspense at an unbelievable rate makes Greg Iles one of the most powerful suspense writers around. More! more! more!
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Summary: Another Thrilling Novel From Greg Iles
Review: I have thoroughly enjoyed each of Greg Ile's novels, and "Dead Sleep" is another yet gripping tale. Jordan Glass, renowned photojournalist, is still suffering from the tragic abduction of her twin sister Jane in New Orleans over a year ago. Jane left behind a grieving husband and two young children, and is presumed to be dead. While visiting a gallery in Hong Kong, Jordan is startled by the discovery of a collection of paintings of nude sleeping women, who are believed to be dead. One of them appears to be her sister. Jane returns to New Orleans to report her discovery and review with the Police Department their progress on solving the mystery of the serial abductions. They become convinced that the abductor kidnaps the women, paints them while still barely alive or perhaps dead, and then disposes of the bodies. Since Jane is identical to her twin sister, they agree to use her as bait in the search for the elusive artist and killer. Kaiser, a renegade FBI agent, is assigned to the case also, and, of course, he and Jordan are attracted to each other and begin a tumultuous relationship that builds throughout the novel. The bizarre plot twists and turns will keep you absorbed right up until the end of the novel as they narrow down the list of suspects and gather evidence to pinpoint the culprit. Jordan and Kaiser find themselves in many precarious and dangerous predicaments, but their tenacity and obsession with avenging Jane's death provide them with the strength to carry on.
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Summary: Nothing Suprising Here!
Review: Just another great book from Greg Iles. Set against the backdrop of New Orleans, Iles ties together modern art, murder, a dose of fetish and the ultimate in police detective work. An excellent read-I finished it on a trip to Seattle and back. Character development is better than average and the suspense and ending don't leave you wishing for a more realistic finish. Iles dabbles in criminal profiling without letting the book turn into an FBI training manual. Don't hesitate to pick it up for a vacation or long weekend read.
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Summary: Downhill slide for Iles
Review: Greg Iles first few books were well-researched, thought-out, and overall good reads. His last two, 24 Hours and Dead Sleep, have been disappointments. It appears he would now rather do little research or preparation and instead rush his books onto the market. I am hoping that in his next novel he will return to his earlier form.
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Summary: I Chose It Not because There Were Scenes in Hong Kong
Review: I picked it becuase the plot was intriguing. The introduction of the mysterious paintings at the beginning was a great lead to the story following it. As much as I enjoyed the suspense and thrills, there were things that kept me from giving it full marks. Firstly, I wish the writing style was less wordy in the first few chapters. The writer was writing in the place of the herione. Readers supposedly should read as if they were her words and mind, but excessive words and descriptions were used making the heroine looked like a redundant speaking housewife. A sure contrary to what the writer wanted to portray - a cool, calm, smart and confident professional woman. Maybe there was difficulty for a man to write as a woman. Secondly, the geography was wrong. The museum where the heroine spotted the paintings in Hong Kong was just across the Peninsula Hotel that the writer said the heroine was staying. You never need to cross the harbor when you can cross the street, let alone jumping in a taxi. This minor incorrect detail sticks out to me probably because I live in HK, sorry. Thirdly, the myth of how the criminal art student was framed was never explained. Anyway, this is a great gripping, suspenseful and thrilling book. I enjoyed it and would not skip any page. I admired the writer's clever twist and am checking out his other bestseller. Lastly, I was grateful to the writer that I learnt sth fr the book, like the type of damages overdosed drug could cause to people, and the rate heat is lost in water, etc (if they are all facts).
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Summary: A first for me!
Review: This is the first Greg Iles book I have had the pleasure to read - although I wonder if pleasure is the right word. I found it gripping,tense and hard to put down. I had to check who wrote it whilst reading it - it was so well written in a woman's mind, I thought it had been written by a woman! I am looking forward to reading the rest of his books.
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Summary: Not as good as Quiet Game
Review: I read Dead Sleep just after reading the Quiet Game and the Quiet Game was a lot better. Iles tries hard and the plot twists are there, but this book just never hooked me. In the first part, Iles introduces the conflict. Famed photographer Jordan Glass sees a painting of her missing twin sister. She discovers that this painting may be one in a series of several paintings of missing dead women. Jordan hooks up with the FBI and they do a few interviews. We find out Jordans father has been missing and presumed dead for several years. Also, Jordan got a call from someone claiming to be her sister and now Jordan retains some hope that her sister may be alive. Then the book hits a snag. Based on an investigation of the Sleeping Women paintings, the FBI narrows the list of supsects to four. The next 100 pages or so constists of the FBI and Jordan interviewing the suspects, and then interviewing them again. Then the book ends with one of the supects kidnapping Jordan and beginning to paint her. Then the plot twist happens and the book is over. This is Iles first time writing as a woman and I think that may have hurt the book although I can't say how. I have a bigger problem with the character Marcel de Beque. See if you can understand his motives for what he did and why? I sure couldn't.
Iles throws in the obligatory sexual relationship between Jordan and FBI agent Kaiser. Some of this seemed force and wasn't necessary to the story. The Quiet Game was good in that it didn't force the sex between the two romantic interests. While this book is always interesting, it is just a step down from his previous efforts. Iles isn't like some authors who quit trying after initial success (ie Grisham or James Patterson). Dead Sleep just didn't hit its mark with me.
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