A dream of death is a mixture of suspense, mystery & crime, thriller. Written byHarrison Drake, a Canadian writer.

A dream of death follows a man called Detective Lincoln Munroe. He begins having strange dreams, of him digging up skeleton remains in the forest beneath a bloody knife. These dreams to him personally feel real, therefore really effect him.
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Eventually his dreams come true and Lincoln is called to Algonquin Park to assist on a case to excavate skeleton remains, that were put their 25 years prior.Lincoln recognised the place, because 25 years prior he was at the same place when a man tried to kidnap him, when Lincolns dad came and killed the man (by accident).

This book was a quick and fun read, the story is kind of given away at the beginning and you guess the plot, but even though you know the plot, things still shock you or take you by surprise.

I enjoyed the whole aspect of the book and would read more of Harrison Drakes work.

I rate this book 4 silver stars.

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A riveting thriller, set in Canada,,,one of my favorite places! Characters are believable and intense. It was an enjoyable read. I recommend it.

Canadian Detective Lincoln Charles Monroe and his partner, Kara Jameson, are looking for a serial killer. The victims are women whose husbands work at night. The murder scenes are somewhat gruesome, especially at the beginning. A slight change in the method results in the murders happening more rapidly. The case is absorbing most of Monroe’s time and is creating a problem in his marriage. He was determined to find the killer. “Serial killers often got to the point where they wanted to be caught, if only to finally get the recognition of having their name attached to their crimes.”
Meanwhile, Monroe, who has a degree in archeology, has begun having nightmares which give him a premonition in a case being pursued by his college friend, Chen, following of the discovery of a skull which had been buried for at least twenty years. At that site, Link finds a wristwatch which belonged to his father who is in a retirement home suffering from Alzheimer’s.
On the whole, the story lines are all right and generally flow well. However, the characters didn’t seem genuine. For an experienced detective, Monroe seems to be falling apart. The initial case is getting to him much more than one would expect and he frequently reacts physically to it. His wife should be used to him devoting so much time to cases and not become so upset about this one. When we learn who the murderer is, his motive doesn’t seem to fit the crimes.
At one point, Monroe complains about someone’s grammatical error, using “seen” instead of “saw.” However, he frequently misuses the first person singular subjective pronoun “I” when the objective “me” is required.
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Detective Sergeant Lincoln Munroe of the London, Ontario police department has been working very long hours trying to catch the serial killer who targets women while their husbands are at work at night. When he can get home to his family for a few hours sleep, his dreams are haunted by a skull and knife dripping blood in a forest. Then he is called off his urgent case to use his archeological skills in the excavation of a long-buried body in a remote area. He recognizes the woods from his nightmares, and wonders if he may be cracking under the strain of his high-profile case.

I finished this gripping first novel, part police procedural and part thriller, in a day and immediately downloaded the sequel. While I would have enjoyed a little more description of the procedural work, the woven stories of old and new murders kept me turning pages. The formatting of the ebook is a little odd - unusual and very tiny typeface, and there are a very few typos, but they didn't interfere with my enjoyment of the story.

An excellent first effort, and I look forward to more from this author. ( )