Dead Run

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Summary: Intriguing characters, intricate plot and island setting--
Review: all contribute to make Dead Run an exciting read. Spindler outdoes herself in this book, spinning a tale filled with believably real characters in a good vs. evil struggle that kept me awake and reading all night long. The Key West setting is both sinister and sexy and adds an exotic touch to the suspense filled story.

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Summary: Suspenseful thriller, with themes of Good vs Evil
Review: DEAD RUN by Erica Spindler

A woman relocates to Key West in search of her missing sister in DEAD RUN, an action packed thriller by Erica Spindler. Liz Ames is a family counselor living in Missouri, who finds a message on her answering machine from her sister the Pastor Rachel Howard. The message wasn't your ordinary every day message. Rachel sounded like she was in trouble, as if her life depended on getting through to Liz.

The police enter the scene, but they don't seem to be of any help, so Liz packs her bags and heads over to Florida. She wants to see if she can find any clues to where her sister could be. Liz finds tons of them, and she soon knows that her sister met with foul play, but no matter what she says, the police aren't buying it. She also meets up with others that knew the Pastor, but they end up missing too. The more Liz snoops into this mystery, the more dangerous things start to look.

While this is going on, a VP at a local bank is found dead, and a co-worker ends up missing as well. Dead bodies start to crop up every time Liz thinks she's on to something, and the action doesn't stop.

I'm leaving out many details on purpose, so as not to give away the plot, but I want to say that I really enjoyed reading this book. The only problem I had was the two very extremes that the author used to tell the story of good and evil. The Church versus the Devil is such an old used theme, and although the story in itself was very exciting and had me on edge, I didn't appreciate revisiting themes that I had enough of in the past.

Despite my negative comments, I am recommending DEAD RUN by Erica Spindler. It's an action-packed book from start to finish.

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Summary: Suspenseful thriller, with themes of Good vs Evil
Review: DEAD RUN by Erica Spindler

A woman relocates to Key West in search of her missing sister in DEAD RUN, an action packed thriller by Erica Spindler. Liz Ames is a family counselor living in Missouri, who finds a message on her answering machine from her sister the Pastor Rachel Howard. The message wasn't your ordinary every day message. Rachel sounded like she was in trouble, as if her life depended on getting through to Liz.

The police enter the scene, but they don't seem to be of any help, so Liz packs her bags and heads over to Florida. She wants to see if she can find any clues to where her sister could be. Liz finds tons of them, and she soon knows that her sister met with foul play, but no matter what she says, the police aren't buying it. She also meets up with others that knew the Pastor, but they end up missing too. The more Liz snoops into this mystery, the more dangerous things start to look.

While this is going on, a VP at a local bank is found dead, and a co-worker ends up missing as well. Dead bodies start to crop up every time Liz thinks she's on to something, and the action doesn't stop.

I'm leaving out many details on purpose, so as not to give away the plot, but I want to say that I really enjoyed reading this book. The only problem I had was the two very extremes that the author used to tell the story of good and evil. The Church versus the Devil is such an old used theme, and although the story in itself was very exciting and had me on edge, I didn't appreciate revisiting themes that I had enough of in the past.

Despite my negative comments, I am recommending DEAD RUN by Erica Spindler. It's an action-packed book from start to finish.

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Summary: Finished in one reading
Review: Great thriller! This is the second book I have read from this author and I have enjoyed both of them. The book starts of at a killer pace and doesn't let up. I thought for a little bit there that it might get too religious and maybe get a bit preachy but to my relief the book didn't go there and kept the suspense up until the last page. I won't say I was suprised at the ending as I had a good idea where it was heading but it did throw me several curveballs that I did not see or predict. If you are a fan of mystery and suspense I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: A great story with some SICK twists
Review: I am usually wary of stories that involve religion but this one was definitely worth my time. It was a long book but a fast read. People are disappearing and end up dying from ritualistic killings and one of the people to disappear is the sister of Liz Ames. She goes to Key West to find her and instead finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and a shaky romance. The characters are believable and likeable. There is a wicked twist at the end- and I am pretty good at guessing whodunnit.

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Summary: Not impressed.
Review: I had some real problems with this book.
1. No chemistry between the main characters. I'm not even sure what attracted them to each other.
2. Everyone kept asking Liz "If your sister is dead, where's the body?" What do they think? That the body of every murder victim shows up on the town square? And that if they don't then they weren't murdered? Plus, they are on what is basically an island, in the middle of the ocean, with plently of access to boats, with unlimited places to dump a body. Duh!
3. The book jumped every few pages to another character and another scene. Finish the scene and THEN move on!
4. Both the main charcters were wishy washy, with no faith in their own judgment. Rick knew he could believe her, then didn't, then did, then didn't, etc. I understand Liz had a breakdown. However she had the strength to sell her home, leave her job and move hundred of miles to Key West to try to find out what happened to her sister. Then once she's there she has so little faith in her convictions. She was constantly allowing other people sway her from what she knew in her heart was true.

The plot was a great idea, just not well-executed.

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Summary: Truly a remarkable novel
Review: I have been reading Erica Spindler since she started writing suspense, and I have to say this is her best yet. She continues to top herself. In this story, the heroine, Liz Ames, goes to Key West to find out what happened to her sister, who left Liz a mysterious phone message before vanishing. The police in Key West are less than cooperative, not agreeing with Liz that her sister is a victim of foul play. And there are other dark mysteries here that begin to draw in Liz herself. I could not put this down, and when I turned the last page I was shocked and extremely satisfied. Give yourself a nice quiet day and read this book in one sitting. As always, Erica Spindler is a wonderful treat. I eagerly await her next book and only wish she were triplets!

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Summary: I love this author, this book was very good, not great!!
Review: I read alot of her other books and they each grabbed you right from the start. I read this one, and it did start good, but
I kept going because I knew the author and her style of writing and how I liked all her other books.

It was okay- good, not great. The characters were alittle weak as compared to her characters that usually "haunt" you after you finish the book. The end had a interesting twist, but not the twist like the other books all had.

I liked this book, I would recommend this for a "casual" read, but for a real shocking murder mystery, pass this one by.

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Summary: Great Job
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It was fast-paced and kept me guessing until the end. I will definitely read this author again.

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Summary: Spindler writes another Masterpiece
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Dead Run. I thought the chemistry between the characters was great! Each character brought their own piece to solving the mystery, and I didn't solve it until about the last 5 chapters of the book, which only made the end more appealing, finding out the whodoneit! Spindler's novel keeps you guessing throughout and keeps you thoroughly entertained. She mixes the right amount of romance, the right amount of mystery, the right amount of suspense and even a dash of comedy to come up with a delightful dish in Dead Run. My opinion is if your a Spindler fan (like I am) READ THIS BOOK, you won't be dissatisfied.