- Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: HarperTorch; Reprint edition (Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380795345
- ISBN-13: 978-0380795345
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,780,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Told at breakneck pace, with more than one truly frightening villain, and a protagonist whose tenacity in the face of evil makes him a hero for our times, you turn the pages as if your very life depends on it -- Daily Mail
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He's watching. He's waiting. He'll stop at nothing. The second Jack Paris thriller from the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Byrne and Balzano series.
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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A dark psychological masterpiece...,
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This review is from: Kiss of Evil: A Novel of Suspense (Hardcover)
Richard Montanari's third book (the second in the John Paris series) is a masterpiece of rhythm, style, substance and emotion. This time out, while a ritual killer is on the loose in Cleveland, detective Paris begins to uncover new clues to a dead cop's murder.Kiss of Evil is one of those books that, just when you're certain you have it figured out, you have to rethink everything. It is a book of dark corridors, feverish sex and genuine fear. I read it in two sittings. No one writing dark crime fiction today does this type of book better. The acclaim may go to names like Lehane, Connelly, Crais, Deaver and Klavan (and deservedly so). Kiss of Evil proves, once and for all, that Richard Montanari belongs at their table. He may not put out a book every year, but every time I read a new one, I realize it was worth the wait. I decided that Richard Montanari was a buy-in-hardcover author after discovering The Violet Hour a few years ago, and I'm glad I did. You will be hard pressed to read a better thriller than Kiss of Evil this year.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An enjoyable read if you stick with it.,
By Loobie Loo (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kiss of Evil (Paperback)
This is the first book by Richard Montanari that I have encountered. It is set in Cleveland Ohio and features Det. Jack Paris a middle aged divorcee with a teenage daughter and an enduring 'thing' for his ex wife. Someone, somewhere has decided to kill the residents of Cleveland and chop off various parts of their anatomy. Paris ends up on the case which takes him into the shady underworld of swingers and the ancient religion of Santeria.
Initially as I started this book I found it hard going, mainly because the short chapters jump between characters. Paris, an unidentified female, a seriously deranged and disturbed suspect and various others who make up the storyline. About half way through the book things finally start to converge and the story becomes compulsive as Paris gradually pieces his evidence together, solving what is a dark and at times stomach churning case. Initially I was going to toss the book away as I found the gore quite hard going, however I am glad I persisted, as the series of twists and turns of the plot, to an exciting ending, definately redeem the book. I actually found Paris quite a likeable character, and the book enjoyable after my initial misgivings, so I will probably try other books by the same author. Good if you like suspense, plenty of twists and have a strong stomach.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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I bought this book as I have read all of Richard Montanari's previous ones. I really enjoyed this book, and think that he is one of my favourite authors.
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