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'I think he is terrific, an author well worth watching and recommending.'
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'This compelling novel, with its shock denouement, is both beautifully written and skilfully crafted and confirms Ellory as one of crime fiction's new stars.'
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Each new RJ Ellory novel provides a unique plot from a different and new perspective, Ghost Heart is no exception. It grips and excites as the plot unravels and more often than not, is a surprise when you arrive. Credible characters with whom we become familiar and even intimate. RJ Ellory writes atmospheric thrillers. He is a wordsmith who understands plot, nuance and direction. This is an exceptional book although not his best in my opinion. If you like James Lee Burke and John Connolly you will love RJ Ellory.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I took this novel on holiday and ended up walking around the apartment with it, bumping into furniture. I put it down to sleep and to eat, and that's about it. I became horribly unsociable until I'd finished it. I then couldn't, in a home full of books, find one other I wanted to read. Because although I'd closed Ghostheart, the story and the characters hadn't left me.
Roger Ellory's talent in creating real humans, with all their loves, fears, complexities, cruelties and dark corners, is one of the joys of reading his work. I don't know who I'm going to meet next, and I start each one of his novels curious to get to know new people. I may loathe them, they may make me shudder, or I may even, as with this one, fall in love with them. I always remember them. Jack Sullivan, Annie's irascible, booze-soaked but golden-hearted neighbour who adores her, is a wonderful creation.
I found the character of Annie quite entrancing, I could identify with her loneliness and her searching, and I wanted her to find who she was looking for. Will it be the seductive but elusive David Quinn?
There are some teeth-rattling horrors in Ghostheart, which haven't left me either, starting at Auschwitz and moving forward into the brutal gangland world of America in the 50s and 60s. All of it has the raw stench of authenticity which made it both difficult, and compulsive, to read. I had to know what happened.
It all works beautifully together, and I loved it.
Roger Ellory's talent in creating real humans, with all their loves, fears, complexities, cruelties and dark corners, is one of the joys of reading his work. I don't know who I'm going to meet next, and I start each one of his novels curious to get to know new people. I may loathe them, they may make me shudder, or I may even, as with this one, fall in love with them. I always remember them. Jack Sullivan, Annie's irascible, booze-soaked but golden-hearted neighbour who adores her, is a wonderful creation.
I found the character of Annie quite entrancing, I could identify with her loneliness and her searching, and I wanted her to find who she was looking for. Will it be the seductive but elusive David Quinn?
There are some teeth-rattling horrors in Ghostheart, which haven't left me either, starting at Auschwitz and moving forward into the brutal gangland world of America in the 50s and 60s. All of it has the raw stench of authenticity which made it both difficult, and compulsive, to read. I had to know what happened.
It all works beautifully together, and I loved it.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Loved it! This is the first book I've read by this author and from start to finish I was enthralled.
The main book is set in the present with another storyline running alongside spanning the years from Auschwitz to America in the sixties. The past and the present are both equally gripping.
A book full of vengence and betrayal - if you haven't read it yet, believe me it's worth reading!
I've already bought another two novels by this author and now have the tough choice of which to read first.
The main book is set in the present with another storyline running alongside spanning the years from Auschwitz to America in the sixties. The past and the present are both equally gripping.
A book full of vengence and betrayal - if you haven't read it yet, believe me it's worth reading!
I've already bought another two novels by this author and now have the tough choice of which to read first.
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GHOSTHEART by R J Ellory
What a story. One of the most gripping books I have read for a long time. Read more
What a story. One of the most gripping books I have read for a long time. Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Norman
Predictable (spoiler alert!!)
Yes, Ghostheart is well-constructed and pacy but **SPOILER ALERT ** the ultimate denouement was utterly predictable from earlier than half-way through; so much so that I was... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lola
Superb
A wonderful un-putdownable book, great characters beautifiully drawn and an engrossing tale. You get the feel of New York in the Winter and all the action takes place there. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Susanna Kelly
haunting long after the last page.
This is the second R J Ellory book I've read. I just couldn't put it down. In fact I stayed up so late to read it I was nearly falling asleep at my desk the next day. Read more
Published 16 months ago by isisjem
Two Stories, One Heart
What is the nature of loneliness? What is the nature of nostalgia? Faith and trust?
How about vengeance? Read more
How about vengeance? Read more
Published 16 months ago by PaleolithNick
Definitely a page turner!
It had been a long time since I had last read anything by this author (rather unsurprisingly, A Quiet Belief in Angels being my previous,) but found this book very pleasantly... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Simon Andrew
A great story within another terrifc story
This is my third venture into the works of RJ Ellory.
I started with one of his most recent - A Simple Act of Violence which was excellent followed by A Quiet Belief in... Read more
I started with one of his most recent - A Simple Act of Violence which was excellent followed by A Quiet Belief in... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2010 by Jonathan Clark
Love this book.
A very unusual thriller with a thirty-something year-old female central character, drawn into her past by the pages of a manuscript delivered by a man professing to be a friend of... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by Nicodemus Jones
A book for anyone who just likes a damned good story!
I am finally taking the time to review all of Ellory's books. I started with 'A Quiet Belief In Angels' as a result of the Richard & Judy promotion, and from there I went backwards... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010 by Jelly Bean
Schoolboy error
This should have been a really good book, however it was spoilt by a huge glaring error!The rescue of Harry Rose from Auschwitz.The Americans never got anywhere near Auschwitz! Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by citygent
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