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A gripping thriller that will keep you guessing right to the end. (WOMAN )
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Three dead women; three children each with their families under suspicion; a community packed with secrets. And one serial killer.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read many books by this authoress, my favourite being Dark Horse. I faithfully get each new book since that one eager to submerge myself in another intense thriller, with clever, creative and detailed plots as well as an offbeat romance somewhere in the background. This one is another one to enjoy. It started off slowly, with sparse information on the protagonists in short chapters, but this was just a ploy to build the suspense and seed the imagination and keep the pages turning right to the surprizing end.
Our heroine Anne Navarre, is a naive school teacher. She has failed to pick up intense unhappiness in several of her pupils prior to their discovering a corpse in this idyllic town, and through her subsequent interaction with them discovers their awful parents, and their awful home lives. She feels it is her responsibility to try to make everything better, and takes on a crusade to investigate the murder.
The story unfolds through the eyes of Anne and the four children who find the corpse. We meet her father, various professionals, police and detectives displaying all spectrums of boys club behaviour, with Vince being a kind of anti-hero, injured and shop-soiled. It is through his meeting with Anne that he makes a journey from Deeper than the Dead to deciding to settle down and retire in the town. Anne makes her journey from naivety through to a gutsy she-wolf performance protecting her young despite serious injury to herself.
I will not spoil the actual plot by detailing it here.
As a woman, Tami Hoag fills in all the details female readers crave and most male writers omit (ie nuances, descriptions of clothes, interiors of houses). It is this attention to detail that captivates the reader, and provides a deeply fulfilling read.
I usually find American authors difficult to read through their awkward use of grammar and terminology, but found nothing here to interrupt my reading pleasure.
Well done Tami, another success to your CV.
Our heroine Anne Navarre, is a naive school teacher. She has failed to pick up intense unhappiness in several of her pupils prior to their discovering a corpse in this idyllic town, and through her subsequent interaction with them discovers their awful parents, and their awful home lives. She feels it is her responsibility to try to make everything better, and takes on a crusade to investigate the murder.
The story unfolds through the eyes of Anne and the four children who find the corpse. We meet her father, various professionals, police and detectives displaying all spectrums of boys club behaviour, with Vince being a kind of anti-hero, injured and shop-soiled. It is through his meeting with Anne that he makes a journey from Deeper than the Dead to deciding to settle down and retire in the town. Anne makes her journey from naivety through to a gutsy she-wolf performance protecting her young despite serious injury to herself.
I will not spoil the actual plot by detailing it here.
As a woman, Tami Hoag fills in all the details female readers crave and most male writers omit (ie nuances, descriptions of clothes, interiors of houses). It is this attention to detail that captivates the reader, and provides a deeply fulfilling read.
I usually find American authors difficult to read through their awkward use of grammar and terminology, but found nothing here to interrupt my reading pleasure.
Well done Tami, another success to your CV.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A genuinely good read. Frighteningly horrid baddie who is kept a tantalising secret until very close to the end. The climax comes quickly and satisfyingly too. The most interesting aspect of the whole novel is Hoag's decision to set it in the 80s when profiling was in its infancy and DNA evidence didn't exist. It makes the police work interesting in a different way from the police procedurals I've read too many of recently.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In the Caifornia town of Oak Knoll in 1985 four students of Anne Navarre make a discovery. A discovery that no child or adult should ever have to make. A woman who's eyes and mouth have been glue shut. The local police are not sure what to do, so Det. Tony Mendez decides that they need to call in help. FBI agent Vince Leone is pioneering agent in the area of profiling the killer and hoping that they are figure out his next move before makes it. But in the town of Oak Knoll, there are many secrets and not may live to see them exposed.
"Deeper thanthe Dead" is the lastest book by Tami Hoag. Overall, I enjoyed the book but I was a lttle let down by ending. To me, it felt a little rushed and I also felt let down. Also the relationship between Anne and Vince just didn't ring true to me, it also felt rushed. I liked "Deeper than the Dead" and I am sure that I will read the next book Secrets to the Grave but I am not sure if I would pay full price
"Deeper thanthe Dead" is the lastest book by Tami Hoag. Overall, I enjoyed the book but I was a lttle let down by ending. To me, it felt a little rushed and I also felt let down. Also the relationship between Anne and Vince just didn't ring true to me, it also felt rushed. I liked "Deeper than the Dead" and I am sure that I will read the next book Secrets to the Grave but I am not sure if I would pay full price
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Deeper than the Dead
This book is part of a series of crime stories featuring some regular characters and introducing new ones but also works well as a stand alone book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Susie F Edwards
Not her best, but will still read it again!
This isn't my favourite Tami Hoag book, and I haven't quite finished it yet, but it is still a good read. It's set in the 80s and I do have to keep reminding myself of that. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Charlotte Howard
Gripping good read
Excellent read, it was a bit slow to start off but wasn't long before i couldn't put it down. Have read a lot of books by this author all good.
Published 3 months ago by Jo
Deeper than the Dead
This was the first Tami Hoeg book I had ever read and I just couldn't put it down and was still reading into the wee small hours absolutely hooked. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jewels
Poor ending
This was a fairly enjoyable book, but found the schoolteacher, Anne, an allegedly strong woman, to be a bit of a wimp to be honest. Read more
Published 14 months ago by K. Mcgrath
Good, but not her best
Small towns harbour deep secrets, and behind the facades of the perfect lives of perfect families lie betrayal and evil. Dysfunctional families also self combust. Read more
Published on 11 May 2010 by Juliette
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