Dead before dying by Deon Meyer
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A fantastic, realistic book. Very believable and likable characters, a good credible storyline and interesting until the very last page.
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Excellent book. I enjoyed it immensely.  The author did a very fine job in his decriptions of NDE, and death.
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The next in the series: "Conspiracy in Death" by J.D.Robb is even better!  I started at the beginning of the series "Naked in Death".  After eight I'm still liking Eve Dallas.
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I wasn't sure about a body snatcher book but I love twilight so I preordered this. It was wonderful. Meyers has the ability to take you into a world and make it see so really she is truly talented.
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Bill Pronzini's "Savages" is a Nameless Detective novel, but the sixty-two year old Nameless is no longer totally anonymous.  As readers discovered previously, the protagonist, like his creator, is named Bill.  He is also the first person narrator of the chapters dealing with a thorny situation: a wealthy woman, Celeste Ogden, wants Bill to unearth proof that her cold-hearted brother-in-law, Brandon Mathias, caused her sister's death.  The late Mrs. Nancy Mathias died after falling down the stairs in her home; however, there is not a shred of proof that her death was anything but a tragic accident.  Furthermore, Brandon has an ironclad alibi; he was out of town when Nancy fell to her death.

The other portion of the book is written in the third person and concerns Jake Runyon, Bill's investigator, a desolate widower who is still mourning for his deceased wife.  Colleen Runyon suffered from ovarian cancer, which claimed her after "six months of pain and fading hopes."  On a happier note, Bill and Kerry are encouraged by the apparent success of her treatment for breast cancer.

"Savages" refers to cold-blooded criminals--sociopaths who destroy their victims without remorse.  Jake Runyon's "routine assignment" involves delivering a subpoena to a witness, but his task turns out to be anything but ordinary.  He travels four hours outside of San Francisco to a small farm town called Gray's Landing; he intends to hand over the subpoena and leave soon thereafter.  However, Runyon's plans change when he finds the body of a man hanging from a rope in a barn.  Jake is then whacked by an unknown assailant and lands in the hospital with a concussion.  Long story short, Jake unexpectedly finds himself in the middle of a case of murder and arson.  He immediately gets on the wrong side of a nasty and arrogant sheriff, but Jake persists in following his investigation to its inevitably bitter end.

For his part, Bill reluctantly does Celeste Ogden's bidding.  With the help of his partner, Tamara, Bill looks through Nancy's diaries and other papers to learn if she and her husband were having marital difficulties, and he interviews her neighbors to see what they know.  It turns out that Mrs. Mathias was a deeply troubled and depressed individual whose self-esteem was being steadily eroded by her overbearing and controlling husband.  Brandon may have been a nasty and sadistic man but, Bill points out to Celeste, that doesn't automatically make him a murderer.

"Savages" is trademark Pronzini:  spare and cleanly written prose, crisp dialogue, a tidy plot and a conclusion that is not completely "happily ever after."  The author also provides a sensitive treatment of Bill and Kerry's ordeal dealing with her debilitating cancer treatments.  As always, Tamara Corbin stands out; she is a breath of fresh air and her dedication and competence have made her a mainstay of the detective agency.  In five years, she has changed from "wiseass militant" to a poised and professional woman with "character, patience, and determination."  Alas, she is still trying to get over her cello playing boyfriend, Horace, who unceremoniously dumped her three months ago to take up with a fellow musician.  Tamara always has a witty remark to offer even when it's at her own expense:  "I'm cool.  My love life's ice cold" is a typical Tamara quip. Pronzini is also cool and "Savages" is a fast-moving story that shows just how much life is still left in this long-running series.
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Nick Fister is a runner, the winningest  ultra-runner ever. But Nick is also a father and husband. His crew chief, Floyd is sleeping with Nick's wife. On his last race to end his career, he choses Death Valley's Badwater 135. Floyd isn't there at the start of the race, so Nick starts without him. He hears that Floyd was stabbed the night before and is dead. Nick is a runner, a runner of secrets. His daughter, Tuesday killed herself...so they say. But Nick knows Floyd had something to do with Tuesday killing herself. You will feel the emotions going through Nick. Feel his every step as he runs. This is a story that goes into some dark places of what people can do to one another. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. It blew my mind! The review is my own opinion.
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I bought this book to read before our family vacation to Yellowstone this summer. I'd love to freak everyone out with morbid death stories. This book is a very interesting read!
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This was a great book with well-developed characters and a few unexpected storyline turns. Carter Bowman paints a vivid image of life after death, where everything familiar is out of reach and there are new complicated rules of an undead existence. The main character finds himself dead, but can't move on because of bad life choices he must pay for in an earth-bound purgatory. A really enjoyable read.
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This review is on a promotional copy of Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer.
Hope Never Dies is a very good mystery page turner
 Hope Never Dies is a very good mystery page turner. This a the type of book one wants to read on a warm summer day. Love the premise of Obama and Biden as detectives. I hope this will become a series! Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery (Obama Biden Mysteries)
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Forget what you've heard about.  Victor Frankenstein and his creation did not die--they are still alive, and in New Orleans.  Driven by power, Victor has created a race--a New Race--of "men" who follow only his orders, who are programmed only to obey him...but like all master plans, this one has a few glitches.  Like, what happens when a superhuman suddenly gets a mind of its own?

Deucalion was Victor's first creation.  He has spent two hundred years in hiding...and has just found out his creator's plans.  Traveling to New Orleans, Deucalion hooks up with two cops: Carson O'Connor, a street-wise cop as beautiful as she is deadly, and Michael Maddison, sarcastic but dangerous.  Their goal: to stop a demented serial killer...and make sure they put a hault to Victor Helios's plans before it's too late.  If the deadline hasn't already passed, that is...

"Prodigal Son" is gripping and unforgettable.  I thought I would hate it; my all-time favorite author, Dean Koontz, reworking an old legend into a new story--it sounded like a recipe for disaster.  I almost didn't buy the book.  I'm glad I did.  This novel is chock-full of humor, suspense, terror, quantum physics, horror, romance, suspense...everything you expect from a good Koontz book (this one also reminded me of Koontz's older work...you know, the buddy-cop novels with a twist).

Dean Koontz and Keven J. Anderson's "Prodigal Son" is a great beginning to what may become a legendary series.  Don't miss this book, not if you're a fan of great horror/suspense.  Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
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Originally posted at Audiobookreviewer.com

My only previous experience from Jay Bonansinga, as many others Im sure, is THE WALKING DEAD novels. If you read them, or heard the audio version, the work speaks for itself, its very good. I got offered to review this for Audiobookreviewer.com by Paul, the man behind the great site, not even knowing it was available. I snagged it up, ready to get started.

The story focuses on Frank Janus, a veteran homicide detective with a troubled passed. He grew up with a crazy mother who warned her children that the Sleep Police came for young boys who stayed up too late. Having lost their father early, Frank and his brother became accustomed to seeing a string of uncles come through their mothers bedroom. One night Frank walked in on his mother sitting at the ended of the bed, mumbling to herself, with a dead body laying in her room. Mrs. Janus was committed to a psychiatric facility. This drove Frank Janus to pursue a career in law enforcement and he devoted his life to it, becoming destined to carry the badge.

Ten years ago, a young Detective Janus come across a case that would haunt his life for the following decade, The Thumb Sucker killer. The case went cold, but not before it really messed with Januss mind; causing blackouts and forcing him to start seeing a psychiatrist. Now in his late thirties, hes walking into an all too familiar scene with his partner, Sully Deitz, with a woman curled in the fetal position, a thumb in her mouth. The Thumb Sucker was back, and Frank thought he might be breaking. While working the case, Janus comes across a videotape that sends his world spinning. It was the killer, confessing everything to Sully Deitz, even his name. He called himselfThe Sleep Police. After a long talk with therapist, Dr. Pope, Janus starts investigating himself in hopes hes wrong. Things get worse for Frank; he finds another tape, gets arrested, escapes, blacks-out again, and has to call his ex-wife.

The narration was great in this book, as was the audio quality. I was unfamiliar with Paul Heitsch prior to this book but, he brought the story to life. He fit the story perfectly with good voices, easily identifiable, and read at a good speed (this may seem silly but if youve ever heard a slow narrator, youll understand it can be a bit tedious). I hope I come across some more of his work soon.
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I really enjoyed "Among the Dead and Dying".  I look forward to the series to see how the characters evolve.
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FBI agent Daniel Clark is obsessed with stopping Eve, a serial killer that has taken the lives of fifteen victims. His training in behavioral psychology has helped him get close to the killer numerous times, but despite his hard work he is always one step behind. His relentless pursuit of Eve has cost him his marriage and will now cost him his life.

As Daniel follows a new break in the case he comes face to face with his nemesis and dies as a result. His partner, Lori, fights to resuscitate him as Eve vanishes into thin air. When Daniel is brought back to life twenty minutes later he realizes that he is the only eyewitness that has ever seen Eve. The only problem is that the image is burned into Daniel's subconscious and try as he might he can't retrieve it. Daniel's mind and body are now all out of whack and he is plagued with a perpetual nightmare about what he saw while he was dead. Soon Daniel and Lori are convinced that the only way to identify Eve is for Daniel to die again in an effort to reclaim those lost moments.

As Daniel gets closer to the truth he uncovers shocking revelations about Eve that will challenge his own personal faith to the core. To make matters worse, Eve has now made the game personal and Daniel will stop at nothing to protect the woman he loves.

Ted Dekker brings suspense and terror to a whole new level with Adam. We always expect "outside of the box" fiction from Dekker, but this one pushes the boundaries more than any of his previous works. And that's a good thing! Not only do we get another well crafted plot and more intriguing characters, but this time around Dekker shows us a darker side of spirituality that is ultimately frightening and real. Much of the plot deals with demon possession, and Dekker effectively sheds light on a diverse subject that is often overlooked or ignored. As always Dekker uses the darkness to show us the light, and it doesn't get any darker than this. We are reminded how real evil is and if nothing else this novel will help us to wake up and pay attention to the dark forces that are unseen in our world.

Adam is bound to be considered controversial, but I must admit I loved every moment. I read that Dekker researched more for Adam than any of his previous works and if so it really pays off. The glimpses into near death experiences are especially eye opening and delightfully creepy bringing the chill factor to new heights. This is not a typical Dekker story with alternate universes and mind blowing plot twists around every corner. Instead we see a new side to Dekker's writing that is just as enjoyable and even more thought-proving and challenging. Everyone will be talking abut this one!
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I LOVED Life Among the Dead and when I found out that the second book was coming out, I couldn't wait to read it. The book was full of twists and turns. New characters and old. You will get sucked into the book very quickly and not want to put it down.
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Something strange is happening. It seems some teens live, some die, and some well lets just say they died....once Not all of them are staying dead anymore. No one really knows why this is happening, or why it only seems to be happening in the U.S.for that matter, but one thing is for sure it brings a whole new term to the meaning of hate.

People tend to fear the unknown and the hate what they fear. In this story prejudice has nothing to do with race, creed, or religion. It has everything to do with the living versus the living impaired.

Pheobe is you trypical high school goth girl. Bonded to her 2 best friends Margi and Collette. The Weird Sisters has they like to refer to themselves. But all that has changed since Collette died. Only she didn't stay dead. She came back, as did alot of kids. But none of them are the same. As Pheobe and the rest of the kids at Oakville High try to adjust to their new undead classmates, she finds herself interested in Tommy Williams. That would be fine but you see Tommy died over a year ago. Not to mention the fact that Pheobe's friend, Adam, has realized her has feelings for her. Feelings she doesn't seem to know about.

Since the living impaired died so did all thier constitutional rights. There is no laws to protect them. Some people have even gone as far as hunting them done and killing them and getting away with it. In a world with so much fear and hate, and no consequences, there is no limit to the cruelity. And when that takes over mistakes are made and the stakes are high. Someone will pay the price, but who?

My thoughts:
This is the first zombie related book I've read and I have to say that I am glad this was my first. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel for this book or is I was even going to feel anything at all. Let me tell you I DID and it was great! The writing was good and it was a fast enjoyable read. I found myself getting wraped up in the characters and while Collette doesn't have much dialogue (bc zombies can't talk that well) I was suprised when she brought me to tears. Daniel Waters has taken Zombies from the scary flesh eating beings and turned them into a thing of twisted beauty. Which we all know is the best kind *winks*. It's just not possible to read this and not feel for them. It takes the term "misfit" and "bully" to a whole new level.

While I didn't give it 5 stars I will say that I almost did and I can't wait to read the next book. The ending was just alittle rough for me. (by ending I litterally mean the last 3 pages) It had a twist I didn't see coming but I would have liked to be left hanging alittle more. Like maybe I would have just left the last few pages off. Ya know what I mean? O thats right you don't...so what are you waiting for? Pick it up and find out! You'll be glad you did.

Trust me I wouldn't lie to ya;
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Mr Meyer has a devilish imagination and produces very gritty characters.  This book has managed to make me a new fan of David Meyer.  I am looking forward to more of this writer.
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I've only read the first chapter Till Death Do Us Part, but it's already the best book ever! I don't currently have any Amazon money and I don't have a credit card, but, oh, how I wish I did! Great book! Totally reccomend it to everybody!
  Your Friend and Reviewer,
  Alyssa L. Andrews