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Dancing with the Uninvited Guest (Mass Market Paperback)

by J Wallis Martin (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: New English Library; New edition edition (3 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340728191
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340728192
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 577,693 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Observer, June 2002

DANCING WITH THE UNINVITED GUEST is a book you don't want to put down. (Peter Guttridge)


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'Places her firmly in the first division of the newer crime writing generation' (The Times on The Long Close Call )

'A compelling psychological thriller with echoes of Barbara Vine and Minette Walters. Well written, intelligent and chilling' (Val McDermid on A Likeness in Stone )

'Chilling first novel . . . absorbing and genuinely surprising' (Guardian on A Likeness in Stone )

'If you like playing mind games, you'll love this book... This superbly plotted novel goes furhter than your aaverage crime thriller and its psychological thread will keep you on the edge of your seat' (New Woman )

'An intelligent, thoughtful story which leaves the reader on the edge of their seat. Well constructed, beautifully written. It will definitely rank among the best crime books of the year' (Yorkshire Post on The Bird Yard )

'Entertaining debut' (Heat )

'Guaranteed to imitate its plot and end up as a movie blockbuster, making its writer very famous in the process... An La to London love story to rival Notting Hill' (Heat )

'Thrilling it certainly is' (Oldham Evening Chronicle )

'It's a cleverly plotted story that grips the imagination, and a satisfying read, too, as all the strands come together' (Choice )

'Wallis Martin is building up a steady reputation for her psychological thrillers, of which this present one is her forth...you've got a reliable spine chiller' (The Irish Times )

'thrilling it certainly is' (The Oxford Times )
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, 5 April 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: Dancing with the Uninvited Guest (Hardcover)
I was beginning to wonder when this author was going to bring another book out and what it would be like. Would it be another Long Close Call (I hoped not!) or would it be another Bird Yard? It turns out to be nearer to A Likeness in Stone in atmosphere, but it is far more chilling. A sceptical parapsychologist is given something she can't explain at a house where the police are investigating a woman's disappearance. A world class psychic is helping the police with the investigation, and all kinds of inexplicable things start to happen. The result is almost a paranormal thriller. Great stuff.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, 9 Sep 2002
By Mr. A. E. Wake "Adrianwake" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dancing with the Uninvited Guest (Hardcover)
I don't think I've ever felt let down by the ending of a thriller so much before.
There are many intriguing and seemingly inexplicable happenings that the author throws at you in the first few chapters. I was absolutely fascinated to see how it was all going to be resolved.
Unfortunately most of the events turn out to be unrelated except superficially and I was left wondering what the point of most of it was.
It was a shame because there were a lot of original ideas in a genre where there seems to be very little new.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not so gripping, 18 Jun 2003
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I found it so hard to get into this novel! I found that, even up to halfway through, my thoughts were wandering elsewhere, as both the story and the characters failed to hold my interest. I thought (like a previous reviewer) that there were too many separate threads and characters that didn't really even come together in the end. The idea is a good one. A parapsychologist (who definitely doesn't believe in the supernatural) tries to investigate the apparent demonic haunting of a young man in a spooky old house. She is challenged by a famous psychic (with whom she had an affair in the past), who states that there are paranormal happenings going on, but is he just playing up to the media to increase his fame? Add to this, several missing girls and their various relatives/acquaintances and the parapsychologist's missing husband. What has happened to them all? Is there a spirit world? Do ghosts exist? What could have been a gripping story was, instead, a mish-mash of blind alleys and unsolved questions. I wouldn't really recommend it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars too much going on
The two previous books of Martin's that I read, Likeness in Stone and Birdyard were so different I could have believed they were written by two different authors. Read more
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