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Messiah (Paperback)

by Boris Starling (Author)
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  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1 Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006512046
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006512042
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 120,438 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Not a book to be read alone at night! an intelligent, tense rollercoaster ride with a steely grip.' The Times 'Fast-paced, gritty! deserves nothing but praise' Esquire 'A real cliffhanger' Sunday Express 'You'll be pinned helplessly to every chilling page' Company


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A stunning, shocking, wonderfully well written debut reminiscent of James Patterson and one that will catapault Boris Starling to the front rank of thriller writers. London is in the grip of a heatwave: airless days, strange steamy nights and a killer stalking the streets. Wealthy men are being murdered to some mysterious pattern, with no clues left behind, only corpses with silver spoons in place of their tongues! Set against this merciless butcher is DCI Red Metcalfe, an investigator with a celebrated ability to get under the skin and into the minds of the deranged killers he hunts. But as the city swelters and the body count rises, Red's own tortured past begins to turn against him -- and the city is safe for no one. Sometimes, it is said, it takes a killer to catch a killer! The most compelling and suspenseful British thriller to come along in years, and Boris Starling is a startling and powerful talent to watch. Messiah is guaranteed to haunt your dreams!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! Brilliant! You will not forget this book!, 4 Jun 2001
This review is from: Messiah (Paperback)
I bought this as a quick and easy holiday read, and accidentally started to read it before I went away, it was finished within days. And has since been passed on to numerous people. It is probably one of the most gruesome books I have ever read, and this is echoed in everyone else's opinions. But don't let this put you off, it is written brilliantly, and really does drag you in. It will leave you trapped until you finish it (this won't take long). The characters are there, the plot, the heart stopping moments. It's got everything! The only problem, it had to end! If you're going to pick a good psychological thriller, and feel like reading a one-off that isn't by the likes of James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell (as good as they are), and crew then read this. You will not regret it. Amazing!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Average Thriller, 15 May 2004
By L. Davidson (Belfast, N.Ireland) - See all my reviews
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There is nothing particularly original about "Messiah"; it is an adequate serial killer novel, not quite in the same league as the likes of Patterson, Lawrence, James, Strong et al. The best way I can describe it is as a badly written Mo Hayder. For example, I found the repeated use of the Third Person Present Continuous in Part One of the novel particularly annoying and unnecessary and Starling's London just didn't come alive for me. But perhaps I'm being a little too harsh.
The dialogue is somewhat prosaic and predictable, the characters mostly cliched ; Red Metcalfe and Jez Clifton are a bit like Regan and Carter from the Sweeney, without the humour and Ford Cortina's.

The serial killer, Silver Tongue, is a thoroughly nasty creation and some of the descriptions of the murders range from the repulsive to the obscenely gratuitious and seem at times a substitute for genuine suspense and plot development.I also thought that the detectives investigating the serial killing were possibly the most inept I have ever encountered in crime fiction.They certainly didn't come across as the creme de la creme of Scotland Yard .

However on the plus side, I found it hard to put "Messiah" down as it roared to its dramatic ,gruesome finale in exciting style and the character of Red suddenly took on greater depth and substance as the final ,horrible denouement took place.

"Messiah" is not a bad read and it certainly gets the pulse racing , but "Birdman" or "Monstrum" it isn't.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You wont be able to put this one down, 19 Feb 2001
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When people say "you wont be able to put this one down" I am often sceptical but let me tell you, you will not be able to put this one down. Fantastic story line, very well written and a great ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars You can't fight your destiny!
Forget the unlikeliness of plot, the perfection of execution and the convenience of circumstance and just read a brilliantly written thriller. Read more
Published 2 months ago by C. White

4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping!
An amazing and gripping read. A great exercise in how to write a thriller. Although not exactly super-original , it does manage to captivate the reader in such a way that, not... Read more
Published 10 months ago by P. Ferreira

5.0 out of 5 stars It is the Messiah!
Among a crowded genre this book truely stands out from the crowd. As good as the TV series that it spawned was (and which I would recommend) this book is even better. Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. J. Powell

4.0 out of 5 stars impressive debut
This isn't really the kind of book I would normally read but I came across it in a charity shop and thought it sounded like just the thing the wife likes, she read it in 2 days... Read more
Published 12 months ago by An avid reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Gruesome, gripping and intricate
I found it impossible to put this book down. Starling has woven a story which is both shocking, gruesome and thrilling, taking the time to explore the psychology of both the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Nancy Williams

3.0 out of 5 stars An ok book about chasing down a psychopath
I really don't know what to think of the book. It should probably seem as another object lesson in not reading things out of order or seeing the tv show before you read the book... Read more
Published 24 months ago by J. Bowen

5.0 out of 5 stars Messiah
I have just read this book on holiday and I couldn't put it down I was griped from the bottom of page 1. I'd never read this author before but I can't wait to read more now. Read more
Published on 17 May 2007 by Dodaday

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the TV
If you liked the TV series "Messiah" buy this book. It was obviously sculpted for the BBC and lost some of it's bite in the process. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2006 by lmhh

4.0 out of 5 stars "Silence of the Lambs" it's not!!
"Silence of the Lambs" it's not!! But that's not to say that Boris Starling's first novel, "Messiah," is not worth reading. Read more
Published on 17 April 2006 by Jana L. Perskie

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad
This book is ok, was a little boring and slow at some points, but the endof the book saves it in my opinion. Read more
Published on 27 April 2004 by janaid

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