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'Deaver knits a seamless fabric of tightening tension right up to the explosive double whammy ending' (The Times )
'A real chiller, seething with violence and heart-stopping tension' (Sunday Telegraph )
'A gripping, emotional descent into the mind of evil' (Anthony Gallagher, Waterstone's )
'Tension-packed pages take the thriller to a new dimension' (Doris Mousdale, Whitcoulls, New Zealand )
'An authentic and gripping hostage drama' (Toby Wrigley, Book League, South Africa )
'Riveting and sensitively handled' (New Woman )
'A real chiller, seething with violence and heart-stopping tension' (Sunday Telegraph )
'A gripping, emotional descent into the mind of evil' (Anthony Gallagher, Waterstone's )
'Tension-packed pages take the thriller to a new dimension' (Doris Mousdale, Whitcoulls, New Zealand )
'An authentic and gripping hostage drama' (Toby Wrigley, Book League, South Africa )
'Riveting and sensitively handled' (New Woman )
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After seeing that this Deaver novel was about a hostage situation and runs over about 24 hours, I could not understand how he could drag it out for the several hundred pages it lasts for. Within 4 pages I was hooked. The storyline flits between the sensitive portrayal of the young, deaf female hostages, and the thrilling expectancy of what the thoroughly debauched hostage takers were going to do next. Throw in the efforts of the FBI agents and 'well meaning' local folk, you have the right ingredients for a compelling read. The only complaint I have about the story is that I feel, at least in this novel, that Deaver should stay well away from any romance. It might work in other novels - between Sachs and Rhyme in his other works, but I felt it was slightly misplaced here. All in all - a fantastic read, and I was genuinely disappointed when I finished it - I just wanted to read more.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A gripping, haunting tale from one of the best crime writers around. A party of deaf girls are on their way to a poetry recital when their bus is hijacked by a gang of ruthless criminals. Another author may have resorted to pure nastiness with shock tactics and blood and guts throughout, or else fallen back on cliched characters and plot developments. Deaver doesn't do this. The characterisation in this novel is truly outstanding.
Deaver does not rely on a patronising portrayal of the girls - instead they are real, vibrant people who just happen not to be able to hear. The reader feels for each and every one of them, and wants them all to get out alive.
The storytelling is first-rate, too. The tension is incredible, and once again Deaver throws in a few twists near the end. I did see the ending coming but it was pretty well done all the same.
I lent this book to my girlfriend, who usually avoids reading fiction. At the beginning she didn't like the novel's style but was hooked after a chapter and quite literally struggled to put it down; she spent the rest of that day and the beginning of the next reading it though she had plenty of other things she should have been doing!
All in all, the best of Jeffery Deaver's books I've read so far and one I would recommend to absolutely anyone. Outstanding.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read everything that Deaver has ever written, I must write to say that this was the book that got me started. Why oh why hasn't this been made into a movie? In the right hands it would be terrific! Better than James Patterson, and I'm also a big fan of his! An edge of your seat, page turner and all the other literary cliches that abound. The twist at the end is mind blowing, totally unexpected. Please, won't somebody make buy the film rights? 'The Bone Collector' was good as a book and a movie but this would be a blockbuster. In fact I lent my copy to so many people that it's fell apart and I'm about to order another copy from Amazon so I can re-read it!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
great recommedation
i was hooked on this book straight away and have downloaded the next. the only negative comment have when i downloaded is that the kindle edition is not seperated into paragraphs... Read more
Published 13 months ago by floss
Never really got going
The premise of this book promised so much, set in real time, a hostage situation, I really thought it would grip me from start to end. Read more
Published 13 months ago by G. Harrison
One of his best
This is by far my favourite of Jeffrey Deavers books. I generally can't put any of them down, but this one gave me a few late nights. Highly recommend.
Published 15 months ago by scarlett372
More than hooked
I wasn't sure about this book, some of Jeffery Deaver's are a bit strange but once I started reading it I really couldn't put it down, my poor kindle worn out, anyway I finished it... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Rena L-C
New Discovery.
This is the first time that I have read Deaver and I cannot recommend this book enough. It is a real page turner and has numerous twists and turns, shocks and surprises and a great... Read more
Published 18 months ago by The Lekk.
A good read.
A good entertaining read with a clear knowledge of the subject of hostage negotiation, which in turn adds a touch of reality.
Published 20 months ago by marktheman999
brilliant!!!
Possibly one of the best books i have ever read. Along with The Bone Collector and The Blue Nowhere this is in my top 10 favourite books.
Published on 16 April 2008 by Princess Pink
Outstanding thriller
A 400 page hostage saga sounded tortuous, but Deaver's taut level of suspense carries it through all chapters where you together with the negotiator Arthur Potter know that the... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by Clive
I almost envy those of you who've not read this...for the treat you've...
A hostage situation, set in an old slaughterhouse that is dark and sinister and smells of death. Bad enough already! Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2007 by Helen Simpson
Differently good
This story kicks off in an unusual way with a bus of deaf girls being taken hostage by three escaped convicts after trying to save people who had been involved in an apparent car... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2007 by Christopher Morgan
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