- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Pan; New Ed edition (3 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330493671
- ISBN-13: 978-0330493673
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 222,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
The Sacred Cut (Nic Costa)
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" Refreshing.... fully satisfying." -- "Detroit Free Press"
" A fast-paced procedural." -- "The Sacramento Bee"
" Hewson is as adroit as ever in the crafting and characterizations in his tale." -- "Rocky Mountain News"
" Hewson's literate prose, bolstered by local color and historical tidbits, makes for top-flight entertainment." -- "Kirkus Reviews
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" Hewson's solid writing and multidimensional characters command attention from start to finish of this smart, literate thriller.... Elegant." -- "Publishers Weekly"
" A fast-paced procedural." -- "The Sacramento Bee"
" Hewson is as adroit as ever in the crafting and characterizations in his tale." -- "Rocky Mountain News"
" Hewson's literate prose, bolstered by local color and historical tidbits, makes for top-flight entertainment." -- "Kirkus Reviews
"
" Hewson's solid writing and multidimensional characters command attention from start to finish of this smart, literate thriller.... Elegant." -- "Publishers Weekly"
"From the Hardcover edition."
Review
" Refreshing.... fully satisfying." -- "Detroit Free Press"
" A fast-paced procedural." -- "The Sacramento Bee"
" Hewson is as adroit as ever in the crafting and characterizations in his tale." -- "Rocky Mountain News"
" Hewson's literate prose, bolstered by local color and historical tidbits, makes for top-flight entertainment." -- "Kirkus Reviews
"
" Hewson's solid writing and multidimensional characters command attention from start to finish of this smart, literate thriller.... Elegant." -- "Publishers Weekly"
" A fast-paced procedural." -- "The Sacramento Bee"
" Hewson is as adroit as ever in the crafting and characterizations in his tale." -- "Rocky Mountain News"
" Hewson's literate prose, bolstered by local color and historical tidbits, makes for top-flight entertainment." -- "Kirkus Reviews
"
" Hewson's solid writing and multidimensional characters command attention from start to finish of this smart, literate thriller.... Elegant." -- "Publishers Weekly"
"From the Hardcover edition." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is definitely the weakest of his books. I am a big Hewson fan but this book lacked a proper plot, had an unexplained story line and title and was definitely marketed in a very misleading fashion. I still have questions unanswered from it. However, its only merit as such was the continuing character development of Costa, Peroni and the gang. It also introduces Emily Deacon. I suppose it would be necessary to read it to follow the broader tale but definitely don't start with this book. It is not indicative of Hewson's otherwise engaging and informed writing.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up because I needed a good thriller to read while travelling through France by train. Not having read the author before, I was induced to buy the book on the strength of the jacket reviews - I have never been more disillusioned by a book in my life.
Initially, I thought I was in for a treat, as the writing style was worthy of a modicum of literary merit. Unfortunately, style triumphed over content. The dialogue was amongst the most unconvincing I have ever had the misfortunate to read.
Over all, the story was a big let down - I stayed with the book in the hope that it would at one point get going but it never actually did.
The reason and motivation for the serial killer killing his victims in the peculiar way that he did, was in my opinion, just a literary device to act as a hook to hang a story. The rationale behind what drove the killer to act was never adequately explained, aside from it one of revenge.
The symbolism of the sacred cut was never fully explained, except that the pattern of the cut appeared in an ancient temple where an undercover military operation was aborted and was the where the serial killer was abandoned by his colleagues.
Initially, I thought I was in for a treat, as the writing style was worthy of a modicum of literary merit. Unfortunately, style triumphed over content. The dialogue was amongst the most unconvincing I have ever had the misfortunate to read.
Over all, the story was a big let down - I stayed with the book in the hope that it would at one point get going but it never actually did.
The reason and motivation for the serial killer killing his victims in the peculiar way that he did, was in my opinion, just a literary device to act as a hook to hang a story. The rationale behind what drove the killer to act was never adequately explained, aside from it one of revenge.
The symbolism of the sacred cut was never fully explained, except that the pattern of the cut appeared in an ancient temple where an undercover military operation was aborted and was the where the serial killer was abandoned by his colleagues.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author can write, and write very well, but the plot of this book is bizarre. I simply don't believe the psychotic `bad guy' could function as well as he did in avoiding the forces of law and order, but still commit incredibly brutal murders for a reason that makes almost no sense whatsoever. The ending, though, is good, with several unexpected twists, and you do want to keep reading. I think the book could have done with some serious editing - or pruning - as there are quite long sections where nothing much seems to happen except that a bunch of people talk rather a lot.
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incompetent and uninspired thriller with deceptive packaging
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