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Bezig met laden... The Book of Matthew: A Macabre Novel of Suspensedoor Thomas White
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. A rather standard plot is saved by winning characters and a smooth, if sometimes florid, writing style. Overall, a fine debut novel, and an author I will watch. ( )Fine debut novel, the prologue is excellent but the first few chapters following suffer from over-writing (maybe underediting). This notwithstanding, White quickly finds his feet and leads us assuredly through his grisly tale of an imaginative serial killer with a list of targets. Starting off his work quite methodically the killer finds he has only a short time to check all the names off his list, this plot point, which serves to ramp up the suspense factor, is handled confidently and shows White to be a writer of considerable promise. The SF setting is used more in a cultural (gosh what a melting pot we are!) rather than a geographic sense which was a disappointment however White does use that diversity to some effect, he handles dialog well, and clearly has a good knowledge of different cultures. The two main characters, Homicide Inspector Yao and police volunteer Strachan, are well drawn, other characters are handled reasonably well with the exception of three caricatures (a police officer, a prison warden and a hospital administrator). These last three were little more than generic rednecks with job titles: a lazy approach considering the care taken with other characters. Not a bloody novel by any means, but there is some horror here, the pacing only a flags a little at the end of the second third of the novel but picks up after that and ends with a thoroughly satisfying finale. Recommended for fans of the serial killer genre. A writer to watch. (Guess I missed the Early Review copies :)) Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. Macabre? Absolutely. Suspenseful? Oh yeah. This one delivers it all and YES, you can read it all in one day. But be prepared to think about it for many days after. The prologue will give you nightmares. (Do you know what sort of sound human vertebrae make when they give way under pressure?) Other sections of the book made me want to cover my eyes and read through my fingers. The killer in Thomas White’s The Book of Matthew would give Hannibal Lecter a run for his money. This is not a book for readers with weak stomachs or those prone to nightmares. Not a lot of outright gore — I’ve certainly read bloodier books — but the sort of enlightened cruelty that makes you double-check the locks before turning in for the night. Not that locks would save you. Read my full review at When Falls the Coliseum. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. Very good book. The storyline is great. It sort of runs away at times, but I like that the characters have depth. Which make the book all the more interesting. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Grizzled insomniac San Francisco Homicide Inspector Clemson Yao enlists the help of Angie Strachana San Francisco realtor who once tried and failed to become the city's first female homicide inspectorto help him solve a series of frightening murders. The two face off against a ghoulish, black-humored serial killer who whimsically refers to his grotesque murders as "messies." Gripped by macabre obsession for a decade, he's evolved into a grandmaster of slow, anguished death, roaming the globe to catalog the most despicable and clever methods of execution. As Clem and Angie slowly unravel the murderer's clues, they realize he has his next victim already picked outand it seems there is nothing they can do to stop him. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Deelnemer aan LibraryThing Vroege RecensentenThomas White's boek The Book of Matthew: A Macabre Novel of Suspense was beschikbaar via LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Actuele discussiesGeen
Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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