Dead Sleep
by Greg Iles
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Book Reviews of Dead Sleep
Book Review: ANOTHER 5 STAR PLUS BY ILES
Summary: 5 Stars
In short: Jordan Glass has a twin sister missing, possiblly dead. She helps the FBI solve the missing women being painted by an unknown artist. Read the book for the details. I don't know how he does it but Iles keeps you in suspense for over 450 pages wihout a killing or foul word on every page. His respect for women shows through the love scenes. His love of natural beauty comes throuh the characters' eyes. You know the characters as he takes the time to develop them and still keep you in suspense, never boring you. He doesn't blast you with a gorey scene on the first page. Instead, he gently seduces you into the plots and climaxes, inticing you into the big climax when you realize you have come to the end of the story, breathless with the final action. He is a master at this and I have enjoyed every one of his books so far and ready to read another one.Book Review: Dead Sleep Review
Summary: 4 Stars
This provacotive thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat as you read about the journey Jordan Glass has to take in order to find out what happened to her sister. This book is the most exciting and thrilling murder mystery that I have ever read. There are many twists and turns around every corner that leaves Jordan Glass seeming that she will never find her sister. As you read on, you will find that the plot thickens as Jordan finds out more the kidnapper and the case of all the missing women that have been taken over the past couple of months by the same kidnapper. The author always keeps you reading with his awesome detials and desciptions about what is going on in the mind of Jordan and the people around her. I strongly advise people to read this if they really enjoy mysteries with twists that will leave you breathless.Book Review: enticing
Summary: 4 Stars
Jordan Glass gets a suprise when she visits a museum at Hong Kong: A painting of herself in the nude. Or maybe of her missing twin? Working with the FBI, they set in motion a series of events with unimaginable consequences.
In the Dead Sleep we are pulled with the narration of J. Glass. She's undoubtably one of the better female protagonists I've read for a while; who wouldn't fall in love a sexy forty-something photojournalist? Writing in the first person, Greg Iles immerses us in her life, taking us through a potpourri of themes like art, death, war, and psychology. Also the enemy is brilliant, cunning, and violent: the makings of a worthy adversary.
Dead Sleep is a masterpiece worthy of the Nabis, we are provoked to examine our thoughts on issues like death and art.
Enjoy this book before you repose.
Book Review: New writer for me
Summary: 4 Stars
Not all of Greg Iles books seem to be available in the UK - this one isn't. I hope it does come soon. Greg is a new writer for me, and I was impressed. I'll have to read the other books in the series to see which of the other reviews is closest to the mark.
Overall I was very impressed with the plotting and the action. A great point is that unlike a number of the "thriller" genre novels I have read the end is not short and sudden. This often manifests itself in the writer tidying up the loose ends at the end of the story very quickly so that the book seems to end very quickly.
Why only four stars - well I'm not sure that any book really deserves five. I'd rate this alongside the other book I bought in the US recently - Total Recall by Sara Paretsky. Both recommended.
Book Review: Very Good
Summary: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed this book. I like most of Greg Iles' books. However the ending of this one threw me. It was not a typical ending for him. I felt sorry for Jordan Glass because of the depth you get to know her. You feel her struggle with her twin's disappearance and the mystery of the paintings. The twists and turns weren't predictable but they were believable which is unusual for this type of book. I liked how he brought the FBI in and didn't make them buffoons. I enjoyed Jordan and John Kaiser's back and forth conversations. Although it's not very believable that the FBI would let a citizen be this closely involved in a high profile case. I would highly recommend this book to any Greg Iles' fans or anyone looking for a good suspense thriller.