Dead Game

Rating:
Summary: Onother Cop/Killer Story
Review: BOOK ANALYSIS "DEAD GAME"

A book by James Neal Harvey, has a great beginning, the suspense is very intriguing but as the book develop it just fall into a regular cop/killer story, more like a TV episode of "The Hunter" in an extended version, the details are very well explained and you can get a good picture of the scenery. The ambiance is the same, good cop framed by an ex-con, the dialogues are good, although they are almost predictable. The personality of Razek although is interesting is very superficial despite the part about his medical history. I didn't like when the narrator used foul language, I can understand how a character like Razek can do it, even the cop, but the narrator has no grounds to use it. I thought the book was ok if you are into simplistic mystery and traditional history.

Rating:
Summary: Onother Cop/Killer Story
Review: BOOK ANALYSIS "DEAD GAME"

A book by James Neal Harvey, has a great beginning, the suspense is very intriguing but as the book develop it just fall into a regular cop/killer story, more like a TV episode of "The Hunter" in an extended version, the details are very well explained and you can get a good picture of the scenery. The ambiance is the same, good cop framed by an ex-con, the dialogues are good, although they are almost predictable. The personality of Razek although is interesting is very superficial despite the part about his medical history. I didn't like when the narrator used foul language, I can understand how a character like Razek can do it, even the cop, but the narrator has no grounds to use it. I thought the book was ok if you are into simplistic mystery and traditional history.

Rating:
Summary: DOES NOT LIVE UP TO HARVEY'S OTHER WORK!
Review: By Reason of Insanity and Mental Case were fast paced and held your interest, but Dead Game was to drawn out and boring. I really liked the Ben Tolliver character and couldn't wait to read this book, however I was greatly disappointed. The story line was weak and the ending was totally unbelievable!

Rating:
Summary: HARVEY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES!
Review: James Neal Harvey will always be one of my favorite authors. Dead Game and the other novels he has written, are all spectacular police novels. It is too bad that Mr. Harvey does not write any more. It is probably because he retired since he is about 70. I will always be looking for Mr. Harvey in the bookstores, just in case. Dead Game with Lt. Ben Tolliver is a true winner!