Deadroll: A Cycling Murder Mystery

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Summary: Breaks the Mold
Review: Sorry, Greg sold out on this book, probably his last. He uses the reader to lure us into dramatic traps that turn out to be a bad experience. No one likes to read this much negativity. The previous books of his always had a great, suspensful and enticing ending, this one will just [make you mad], in the end. It certainly has less cycling in it than the others and reads as though Moody is sick of the series and just wants to end the book.

Rating:
Summary: Breaks the Mold
Review: The sad thing about mysteries is that so many authors have made such a success by being predictable and writing the same book over and over. Despite the heat he seems to be taking, I'm glad to see that Moody has the guts to stand apart, take some chances, and push his story and characters into new territory. I loved this story and can't wait for the sequel.

Rating:
Summary: sorry you picked it up in the first place
Review: This is one of those books that makes you sorry you started it. The story line and character development start out well....but then it seems the author developed writer's block and just bailed out.

Rating:
Summary: Waste of Time
Review: What a waste of time. The ending is completely stupid--a total abdication by the author of his responisibility to the reader to bring the story to an interesting and satisfying ending. Of course that's not surprising given the complete lack of plausible connection between the hero and the villain. There are some hints as to why the bad guy is bad, but absolutely none of the detail that makes the serial killer novel an interesting gendre. I read Derailleur and really enjoyed it--stayed up until 2am to finish--but this book is not in the same class. Of course it does leave open the possibility of a sequel where all of my concerns may be addressed....