Dead Eyes

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Summary: Disappointed But Not Ready to Give Up
Review: (...) unfortunately I started with Dead Eyes. I felt as though I was reading a suspense story from a beginner romance novelist. The dialogue at times was laughable and I agree with another reviewer that the ending was thrown together. The few sex scenes were like something from Barbara Cartland. My biggest complaint was the portrayal of the cop Jon Larsen - he came off as an incompetent dolt. Through the entire book, the stalker was one step ahead of him to the very end. However, this writer gets such high praise from other reviewers that I'm not quite ready to quit and plan on checking out the Stone Barrington series.

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Summary: Dead Eyes - Dead in the Water
Review: Certainly not up to standard for this established writer. Shallow plot; little character development; unimaginative, amateurish - almost laughable - dialogue. Mr. Woods runs the risk of losing new readers if this book was their first exposure to his work. Dead Eyes left tears in mine.

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Summary: Dead Eyes - Dead in the Water
Review: Certainly not up to standard for this established writer. Shallow plot; little character development; unimaginative, amateurish - almost laughable - dialogue. Mr. Woods runs the risk of losing new readers if this book was their first exposure to his work. Dead Eyes left tears in mine.

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Summary: Not So Good for Woods...
Review: I am so glad that this was not the first Stuart Woods book that I had read, because I probably would not have continued on. Stuart Woods is a superb writer, however, this book is not some of his finest work. The story is set around an actress who is about to make it big, her gay hairdresser, her stalker, and the police detective who is helping her with the stalker. All of the characters seem very flat and are never fully developed. I would have never guessed the ending to the book only because Woods never steered the story toward the ending that occurred. It was almost as if he thought to himself, I need an ending and he just shoved it in without making sure that it flowed or made any sense. Kind of a disappointment after reading the whole book. If this is your first time reading Woods, I would suggest one of his Stone Barrington series novels which starts with "New York Dead". One of the best in this series is "Worst Fears Realized" or "Swimming to Catalina." After reading some of his other books, you will realize that this one was just a miss for him.

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Summary: Not So Good for Woods...
Review: I am so glad that this was not the first Stuart Woods book that I had read, because I probably would not have continued on. Stuart Woods is a superb writer, however, this book is not some of his finest work. The story is set around an actress who is about to make it big, her gay hairdresser, her stalker, and the police detective who is helping her with the stalker. All of the characters seem very flat and are never fully developed. I would have never guessed the ending to the book only because Woods never steered the story toward the ending that occurred. It was almost as if he thought to himself, I need an ending and he just shoved it in without making sure that it flowed or made any sense. Kind of a disappointment after reading the whole book. If this is your first time reading Woods, I would suggest one of his Stone Barrington series novels which starts with "New York Dead". One of the best in this series is "Worst Fears Realized" or "Swimming to Catalina." After reading some of his other books, you will realize that this one was just a miss for him.

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Summary: Enjoyable, but very curt ending
Review: I really enjoyed the book...quite the page turner, but I felt unsatisfied with the ending. There was zero explanation as to "why". It reminded me a bit of what Patricia Cornwell will do. It's as though she (and Woods) realizes that she needs to wrap up the story & does so quickly, without much explanation as to why the killer was who the killer was. I realize a lot of times there aren't reasons for killings, but in a book, for $..., there could be a reason or two explained! It was a good read, not as good as "The Run" (the first I read), but enough to have me reading more of his books.

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Summary: I was glad this book was given to me.
Review: I was very disappointed with this book. I had heard of this author from friends. Someone gave me a copy of Dead Eyes, and I must say that of all the crime-type novels I have read, this was one of the worse. There was not much in the way of character development. It was boring. Yes, I was surprised at the end, but getting there was not very exciting or suspenseful. I don't think I'll be reading anymore of his books. It's back to Patricia Cornwell for me!

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Summary: I was glad this book was given to me.
Review: I was very disappointed with this book. I had heard of this author from friends. Someone gave me a copy of Dead Eyes, and I must say that of all the crime-type novels I have read, this was one of the worse. There was not much in the way of character development. It was boring. Yes, I was surprised at the end, but getting there was not very exciting or suspenseful. I don't think I'll be reading anymore of his books. It's back to Patricia Cornwell for me!

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Summary: I liked it.....
Review: Not his best work, but I've read much worse. I wasn't offended or anything. I didn't feel it was exactly "American Psycho". Well aware this novel though was a quick $buck$, and not much more.

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Summary: Enjoyable, but very curt ending
Review: Stuart Woods must suffer from multiple personality disorder: brilliant author/hack writer. "Dead Eyes" is a fall from grace from the author of the great "Chiefs." A run-of-the-mill stalker thriller. In fairness, the prose is lean and gets straight to the point.