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by Greg Iles (Author)
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  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks; New Ed edition (5 Jun 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340686014
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340686010
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 117,887 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'An ingenious suspense thriller . . . fascinating'

 

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'A thriller that really thrills, a shocker that really shocks' (Stephen King on SLEEP NO MORE )

'Greg Iles is a phenomenal writer' (The Independent on Sunday on Dead Sleep )

'Another top notch tale of suspense from Iles' (Kirkus Reviews on Dead Sleep )

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best thrillers written - humane yet shocking, 3 Nov 2003
By RachelWalker "RachelW" (England) - See all my reviews
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Harper Cole, a man with some pretty dark secrets, is a systems operator for an international on-line programme known as EROS, a service that caters for the erotic sexual appetites - be they light or of a slightly darker taste - of a large number of highly-paying clients.
Soon, Harper's life - and the lives of those closest to him - will be thrown into immense danger, because there is a killer at work on EROS, a twisted and terrifying serial murderer using the network to find his way into the lives and fantasies of his female victims. All of a sudden, Harper finds himself a possible suspect in the eyes of the FBI, and in an attempt both to prove his innocence and to stop a vicious killer from continuing his morbid harvest, Harper goes into EROS himself, posing as a woman he once had an affair with, in order to try and trap the killer into revealing himself.
However, it quickly becomes apparent that everyone has underestimated this brutally intelligent killer, able to detect their every move and remain constantly one step ahead...
Mortal Fear is surely going to be Iles' crowning achievement. Most serial killer novels are pretty standard fare, but this is not only far better than almost any other I have read, it almost transends its genre, such is the writing quality and the relentless intelligence that powers the plot and movement of the prose. The brutality of the killer (and his bizarre, if startlingly original, motives) is balanced with some wonderful philosophical examinations of humans and humanity, which give you the impression that Iles really KNOWS people, rather like Stephen King, and a slightly academic, educated feel to it all makes this so much more than just a pop-thriller, but something far greater.
Iles is graced with a gift for creating incredibly strong lead male characters that, while often shaded, have the distinct feel that they could easily have been plucked form any street in any town the world over. Harper Cole is such a creation real, full, and likeable. His conflicts, secrets, problems, are all fascinating and the reader grows to care quite deeply about their having a successful resolution.
The plot is incredibly strong, and Iles really does bring something special to the whole notion of a killer using the internet to find his victims. There are some twists that really do shock, events that are unpredictable and come out of the blue, which is very very rare, some deaths that really do make you gasp, and even perhaps have qualms about whether you actually want to continue. But, of course you continue, because, while you cared about the characters, now you care even more that they catch the killer and, quite frankly, kill him very painfully yet thoroughly. The killer himself is genuinely scary, which again is very rare. His seeming omniscience and intelligence will maybe even strike hints of fear into you as you read. In all truth, "Brahama", as he comes to be known, is probably more than a match for Hannibal Lecter, and I have never said that before.
This is the best thriller i have read in ages. Its humanity married with cruelty make it horridly compelling, and the shadows of Eastern mythology that brood behind everything give it that extra special edge. Be sure to read this book. It is fantastic. I cannot understand why people did not rave and shout from the rooftops about this book for years after its publication because, by god, it certainly deserves that.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great shocker about virtual reality, 8 Aug 2000
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The story of picking victims via an Online-Service is no new chapter in the world of fiction. But the 'HOW' ist is done, surely is. Greg Iles keeps up much of the tension till the end of the book, the characters are very realistic. No typical (and boring) hero/looser scheme, but each persona has his/her own well developed character. It's like getting the necessary clues and information as small puzzle pieces. One by one the big picture is assembled, just to be shattered on some following pages.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD, 15 April 2000
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Very good read...kept me on the edge of the seat for 90% of the book...well written...and what makes it even worse in this day and age of computers and internet and meeting people on line...it could very well happen as portrayed in the book! Scarey really......but dont let that put you off the book...
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4.0 out of 5 stars An intense chase for a serial killer....
Harper Cole's part-time life as a systems operator for an erotic on-line service puts him on a collision course with a serial killer. Read more
Published 7 months ago by johnverp

4.0 out of 5 stars Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister
Greg Iles was born in Germany, raised in Mississippi, and and spent several years on the road with a band Frankly Scarlet. Read more
Published 23 months ago by cluricaune

5.0 out of 5 stars A crisply-paced, intelligent thriller
This is an excellently written, complexly plotted thriller, utterly unpredictable in the way it played out. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Serafina

5.0 out of 5 stars Greg Iles at his finest
this is simply THE BEST thriller I have ever read (and I've been reading between 1-2 books a week for the past 15 years). Read more
Published on 7 May 2007 by CC7

1.0 out of 5 stars Lengthy plodding serial killer tale
This is my first experience of Greg Iles, and I chose it by reading the back cover, which makes the story sound very interesting and unusual. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2006 by Ardee

5.0 out of 5 stars Rollercoaster of terror
Being a huge fan of Greg Iles already I was not disappointed with this fantastic book. Right from the start even those with little or no computer knowledge are sucked into and... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2004 by Sarah J. Kennedy

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