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'Another great thriller from Stephen Leather but this time with a devilish twist!'
(James Herbert )'Dark and exhilarating, you'd better keep the lights on when you're reading it'
(Candis )'Suffused with mysterious pentagrams, not to mention a creeping sense of evil, I suspect that down-to-earth Nightingale is a man we'll hear more of'
(Daily Mail )Praise for Stephen Leather's Dan Shepherd novels
(: )'This is an aggressively topical novel but a genuinely thrilling one, too.'
(Daily Telegraph )'As tough as British thrillers get . . . gripping' (Irish Independent )
'In brisk newsman's style her explores compex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody.'
(Economist ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.Review
'Another great thriller from Stephen Leather but this time with a devilish twist!' -- James Herbert 'Dark and exhilarating, you'd better keep the lights on when you're reading it' -- Candis 'Suffused with mysterious pentagrams, not to mention a creeping sense of evil, I suspect that down-to-earth Nightingale is a man we'll hear more of' -- Daily Mail Praise for Stephen Leather's Dan Shepherd novels -- : 'This is an aggressively topical novel but a genuinely thrilling one, too.' -- Daily Telegraph 'As tough as British thrillers get ... gripping' -- Irish Independent 'In brisk newsman's style her explores compex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody.' -- Economist
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Stephen Leather has forged a considerable reputation over the last two decades as someone that writes cleverly plotted thrillers. These most recently have featured ex-sas soldiers and undercover policemen. So it might be a surprise to his loyal fans to find this latest book is about a man that discovers his soul has been sold to the devil.
Jack Nightingale was a police negotiator, after an apparent suicide where Jack is implicated as a possible suspect he is forced to resign from the force and become a Private Investigator. Then he discovers he has inherited a large mansion, a fortune in books and that his soul was sold to the devil the day he was born. The devil will collect on his thirty third birthday, three weeks away. Jack is a man that has no belief in gods or devils, finding the whole premise implausible he sets out to discover the truth.
My thoughts on the book as a whole are mixed. There are great characters but I can't help feeling an opportunity has been missed. If you have watched any of the horror movies of the 1970's and 80's this book will often feel like a rerun. There is almost nothing here that is original to the genre. In fact for the first 300 pages it reminded me a great deal of James Herbert mixed with the Omen movies. There was not even any attempt to make a countdown or drama of the final three weeks. One minute it's three weeks and then with barely a waft of suspense and almost a book later we are suddenly down to a few days. It might be Stephen Leather is trying to branch out to a new younger audience and no longer needs forty something duffers with higher expectations.
Stephen Leather is not shy of lacing moral viewpoints into his stories and in this Jack Nightingale engages in many conversations on the merits of god's existence and therefore of the devil and hell. This was all very basic though, avoiding any subjects of real interest. There is one very good scene though, in a graveyard with Nightingale alone with a bottle of cheap plonk.
Despite this story often feeling like all the horror cliches of the late last century and the story really never capturing my imagination, there are some great characters. Jack himself and his put upon assistant Jenny especially were definitely people I wanted to know more about come the end. A lot of their dialogue and for that matter across the characters will bring a smile to your face and was very witty. These two characters and the promise for everything that has been setup for Jack's future, means I will look forward to v.2 in the Nightingale series. To keep me interested enough to want v.3 the story will have to offer a lot more.
Jack Nightingale was a police negotiator, after an apparent suicide where Jack is implicated as a possible suspect he is forced to resign from the force and become a Private Investigator. Then he discovers he has inherited a large mansion, a fortune in books and that his soul was sold to the devil the day he was born. The devil will collect on his thirty third birthday, three weeks away. Jack is a man that has no belief in gods or devils, finding the whole premise implausible he sets out to discover the truth.
My thoughts on the book as a whole are mixed. There are great characters but I can't help feeling an opportunity has been missed. If you have watched any of the horror movies of the 1970's and 80's this book will often feel like a rerun. There is almost nothing here that is original to the genre. In fact for the first 300 pages it reminded me a great deal of James Herbert mixed with the Omen movies. There was not even any attempt to make a countdown or drama of the final three weeks. One minute it's three weeks and then with barely a waft of suspense and almost a book later we are suddenly down to a few days. It might be Stephen Leather is trying to branch out to a new younger audience and no longer needs forty something duffers with higher expectations.
Stephen Leather is not shy of lacing moral viewpoints into his stories and in this Jack Nightingale engages in many conversations on the merits of god's existence and therefore of the devil and hell. This was all very basic though, avoiding any subjects of real interest. There is one very good scene though, in a graveyard with Nightingale alone with a bottle of cheap plonk.
Despite this story often feeling like all the horror cliches of the late last century and the story really never capturing my imagination, there are some great characters. Jack himself and his put upon assistant Jenny especially were definitely people I wanted to know more about come the end. A lot of their dialogue and for that matter across the characters will bring a smile to your face and was very witty. These two characters and the promise for everything that has been setup for Jack's future, means I will look forward to v.2 in the Nightingale series. To keep me interested enough to want v.3 the story will have to offer a lot more.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
The story, though, just fell flat for me. I've read a lot of horror and thrillers in my time and this merging of both did nothing new with either. It plods along just going nowhere. There's not even much action in the story, which I'd expect from a thriller, or much detective work, which I'd expect considering the main character is a PI. It seemed to me that the only thing that kept the story moving forward was with someone dying mysteriously every few chapters. And a lot of people died.Really didnt like it at all ..... not a redeming feature at all so 1 star soz leather.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"You are going to hell, Jack Nightingale".
Get yourselves a copy of this book and enjoy the ride.
Bodies and nasty murders galore, along with a smattering of just the right amount of black humour make this book a very good and entertaining read.
Jack Nightingale's life takes a sinister turn when he inherits a mansion and a library to die for!
The underlying sense of evil builds slowly throughout the book and never lets up, as Jack desperately tries to find out what's happening to him.
A real page turner, once you pick up this book you wont want to put it down. I recommend it.
Get yourselves a copy of this book and enjoy the ride.
Bodies and nasty murders galore, along with a smattering of just the right amount of black humour make this book a very good and entertaining read.
Jack Nightingale's life takes a sinister turn when he inherits a mansion and a library to die for!
The underlying sense of evil builds slowly throughout the book and never lets up, as Jack desperately tries to find out what's happening to him.
A real page turner, once you pick up this book you wont want to put it down. I recommend it.
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ANOTHER WINNER
JUST THE BOOK FOR ME I LOVE THE 'NIGHTINGALE' SERIES AND EACH BOOK SEEMS TO GET BETTER.
IF YOU'RE IN TO SUPERNATURAL THRILLER - GET READY FOR A GOOD READ.
IF YOU'RE IN TO SUPERNATURAL THRILLER - GET READY FOR A GOOD READ.
Published 1 month ago by beachbabe
Brilliant
I loved this book , it caught me at page one, I just couldnt put it down best book ive read for a long time and i now feel sad that jack nightingale will not be back kinda made me... Read more
Published 1 month ago by crushed soul
There's potential here
I love Stephen Leather's books. I particularly like that he can't be placed in one specific genre. This is a fine example of just how different his subject matter can be. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. J. Williams
Loved this series wished it had gone on further!!!!
Read this book amongst the three books in the"Jack Nightingale" series and these books are fantastic! Would recommend to anyone. Read more
Published 2 months ago by C. A. Wastie
Recommended
Stephen Leather is a good author. Nightfall is a good example of his work and is recommended to readers of thrillers
Published 2 months ago by KongKong
Nightfall. Scary, intense and gripping.
So a colleague of mine gave me this book and I have not stopped raving about it ever since. Jack Nightingale is an amazing believable character who had me hooked straight away. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Emma.
Made me yawn!
Made me yawn...not because I found this book boring, but because the ending kept me up til 2:30 this morning. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Big Bertha
Very Poor
I found it difficult to believe this was written by the same person who wrote the Spider Shepherd series. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Marden
Pretty Awful
I thought this might be a modern day Dennis Wheatley black magic novel and picked it up for my Dad who liked those novels too. He read it and passed it onto me. Read more
Published 4 months ago by KSM
My name is...and I am a Stephen Leathr addict!!!
I read the "Jack Nightingale" books in the wrong order, simply because I chanced on the third volume first. Read more
Published 4 months ago by rhosymynydd
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