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May 31, 2011
Once Upon
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The book took off from the very beginning. Every chapter was filled with suspense and drama and honestly, I couldn't put the book down. I especially loved how Tami Hoag described the characters and their surroundings with such detail. I actually felt like I was living in Oak Knoll! The book had me guessing who the serial killer was the whole time and just when I thought it was this person, new things happen and made me change my mind completely. She really did a phenomenal job!
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Jan 19, 2012
Keri
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The year was 1985. Duran, Duran was on the radio, Queen's Radio GaGa was on video and dead bodies are half buried in the park. At least that is what four 5th graders discovered as they were racing through the park. To bad young sensitive Danny is the one that fell right on top of the victim. As Anne Navarre, their teacher, tries to help her students cope with the horror that they have uncovered. Law enforcement have to cope with the fact that this is not their first victim, this is their third.
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Feb 06, 2011
This book is set in the year 1985, and it's about four grade five children who discover a dead woman in the woods just outside of their school. It ends up being the work of a serial killer and after a few chapters of discussion, the local Oak Knoll, CA, sheriff's department calls in an FBI profiler. Of course, this being 1985, profilers were a new animal in behavioural science.
The profiler called to work this case is technically on leave, but he happens to be in the office when thi More...
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Dec 17, 2011
June
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I really must stop with these gruesome books with too vivid descriptions of how the victims die. Remember in the older mysteries, we just knew that a knife wound brought blood, not shredded the heart, opened the valves, with gallons of blood soaking - etc etc - but, I did read Ms. Tami Hoag's mystery thriller - no, not read, listened to the CDs and found the plot good, the characters believable and interesting and the dialogue real. The gory, ugh. Women (always the chicks) going a missing and th
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Dec 08, 2011
Auriette
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I don’t read many mysteries, and I’d never read anything by Tami Hoag until I picked up “Deeper Than the Dead” a couple of weeks ago. I should explain that more clearly. A few months ago, I won copies of two books by Ms. Hoag, and I gave them to my mom, and she read them and gave them back, and then I started reading the paperback a couple of weeks ago.
“Deeper Than the Dead” is set in the dark ages of 1985, when I was in college. The author explains in her forward that this is before t More...
“Deeper Than the Dead” is set in the dark ages of 1985, when I was in college. The author explains in her forward that this is before t More...
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Sep 25, 2011
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Sep 16, 2011
Kelly
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Jul 02, 2011
Jessica
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If you are looking for a romance novel with hot guys Deeper Than the Dead is not the book for you. However, if you want a novel that is going to keep you up late and worry about what your neighbors are up to, you are going to love this novel. Deeper Than the Dead has all the ingredients a good thriller needs including crooked cops, creepy kids, grisly murders, and bizarre burials.
One of Hoag’s trademarks is her writing voice; it is consistent and smooth. That alone would be enough to h More...
One of Hoag’s trademarks is her writing voice; it is consistent and smooth. That alone would be enough to h More...
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Feb 09, 2011
Jaime
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Tami Hoag and I go way back. In the early/mid-90s, she was one of the first authors I poached from my parents’ bookshelf. She introduced me to romantic suspense long before I even knew what romantic suspense was. And then I read Kill the Messenger, which didn’t connect with me at all, and she fell further down my list of go-to authors. Thankfully, with Deeper Than The Dead, she is back.
First of all, I think the title and the meaning behind it is genius. It refers to the location of t More...
First of all, I think the title and the meaning behind it is genius. It refers to the location of t More...
Jul 27, 2010
Kathy
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Tami Hoag has written a real pager turner here (no spoilers). Some of her recent efforts (The Alibi Man Prior Bad Acts), in my opinion were not up to her earlier work but Deeper Than The Dead is good. The story is set in suburban California in 1985. Four elementary school children find a body on their way home from school. Their teacher, Ann Navarone, arrives on the scene to help the children with this horrific event. The murder is soon seen as the work of a serial killer. FBI profiler Vince L
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Jun 21, 2010
Denise
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3.5 stars for this uneven thriller..., June 21, 2010
By Denise "DC"
This review is from: Deeper Than the Dead (Hardcover)
I don't expect to read about 1980s police procedures when buying a new book so the fact that Deeper Than the Dead was set in this time frame was a bit disconcerting. In the end, however, the time setting didn't make that much difference in my overall impression of the book.
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By Denise "DC"
This review is from: Deeper Than the Dead (Hardcover)
I don't expect to read about 1980s police procedures when buying a new book so the fact that Deeper Than the Dead was set in this time frame was a bit disconcerting. In the end, however, the time setting didn't make that much difference in my overall impression of the book.
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Apr 11, 2010
Kesha
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I preface this review by saying that I have read another Tami Hoag book and liked it, so this is not a general reflection on the author, if you like her style of writing. That said, I found this book laughably bad. I have given it 2 stars because I reserve 1 star ratings for books I can't finish after a year or more. I managed to finish this one, but was sorry I did.
The author challenged herself by setting the story in the 80s, before most of the forensic devices used in most modern More...
The author challenged herself by setting the story in the 80s, before most of the forensic devices used in most modern More...
Mar 04, 2010
Lisa
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This was my third audiobook choice selection and I couldn't have been more pleased.
As a new voiceover artist, part of my research is to review other works and gain insight into how the artist portrays the work written by the writer and what the writer is looking for in that voiceover artist. It's that connection in being able to draw the reader into the story, to make the experience initimate, first hand.
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As a new voiceover artist, part of my research is to review other works and gain insight into how the artist portrays the work written by the writer and what the writer is looking for in that voiceover artist. It's that connection in being able to draw the reader into the story, to make the experience initimate, first hand.
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Feb 23, 2010
California, 1984. Four children, running in the woods behind their school, stumble upon a partially buried female body, eyes and mouth glued shut. Close behind the children is their teacher, Anne Navarre, shocked by this discovery and heartbroken as she witnesses the end of their innocence. What she doesn’t yet realize is that this will mark the end of innocence for an entire community, as the ties that bind families and friends are tested by secrets uncovered in the wake of a serial killer’s es
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Feb 12, 2010
Suspense Magazine
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In a stunning return to writing, Tami Hoag changes the game by returning her readers to forensics of the past in “Deeper than the Dead”. As fans, we find books cluttering the store shelves where protagonists need only turn on their blackberry to solve the most heinous crimes. It often seems to be a competition—similar to that of our favorite television shows—to offer us storylines that are more and more implausible yet easily solved using state-of-the-art technology.
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Feb 02, 2010
Mary
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One a day in 1985 in Oak Knoll, Calif., 10 yr old Tommy Crane and his friend, 10 yr old Wendy Morgan, are running from the class bully, 11 yr old Dennis Farman, through a local park when Tommy falls near the head of a dead woman buried up to her neck. Oak Knoll is a quiet community where crime is not a problem, but a serial killer is on the loose who's already murdered and tortured several women. Fifth-grade teacher Anne Navarre, who tries to comfort Tommy and Wendy, is soon at the center of th
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Jan 18, 2010
Robyn
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Dec 26, 2009
Amy
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In Deeper Than Dead, a serial killer is at work in a small town in the 1980s. Teacher Anne Navarre and FBI profiler Vince Leone must work together to find the killer. The 1980s setting makes the chase extra-interesting since forensic science and profiling were in their infancy at the time. In today's society, we are all accustomed to "the CSI effect", and it's easy to take such scientific advances for granted. Hoag does an excellent job with red herrings when it comes to the identi
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Feb 05, 2011
Alisha
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When it comes to mysteries, I like the ones I read to fall heavily on the psychologically disturbing spectrum. Unless, of course, they're cozy mysteries because those are supposed to be light and airy. Deeper Than Dead wasn't a cozy mystery and it wasn't all light and airy. However, it wasn't as dark as I usually like my mysteries and it wasn't much when it came to probing the mind of the cruel serial killer. This was surprising considering that Hoag makes this huge deal about Vince, this aw
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Feb 08, 2010
Missy Ann
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I pushed myself through the first 50 pages (I try to give every book I pick up a fair chance). I then gave it even more time and it did move ok for a bit.
But it's asking too much of me. I just can not suspend disbelief enough to finish this.
1. A gay male kindergarten teacher. What more can I say? It's about as believable as a unicorn. He lives alone with his two dogs and he's the heroine's BFF. He literally referred to himself as her "sidekick". Argh! He comes More...
But it's asking too much of me. I just can not suspend disbelief enough to finish this.
1. A gay male kindergarten teacher. What more can I say? It's about as believable as a unicorn. He lives alone with his two dogs and he's the heroine's BFF. He literally referred to himself as her "sidekick". Argh! He comes More...
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Oct 01, 2011
Book Him Danno
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Wow that was a suspense filled book that kept me on the edge of my seat...who is the killer and will he or she kill again? Wow that was a good book I really need to give it 4 1/2 stars. If you enjoy murder mysteries with a bit of romance you would enjoy this book. Wow it was scary I was shaking at the end with wonder if the murder would be caught. Read this book. Wow
A murder mystery that I didn’t want to put down. Tami wove a story that kept you turning the page wanting More...
A murder mystery that I didn’t want to put down. Tami wove a story that kept you turning the page wanting More...
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Jun 03, 2011
Kristen
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just finished this one tonight - i have book 2 (secrets to the grave) on hold at the library as i type!! i'm going to get it tomorrow & start it right away. =)
i liked this one a lot - i was pretty riveted. in fact, it totally eclipsed the other book i'm currently reading (the bronze horseman by paullina simon) so while i finished this book in a few days, that one is stuck at 15%!
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i liked this one a lot - i was pretty riveted. in fact, it totally eclipsed the other book i'm currently reading (the bronze horseman by paullina simon) so while i finished this book in a few days, that one is stuck at 15%!
i found this book to be gripping & interesting. it was a very enjoyable, fast paced read. i f More...
May 06, 2010
Darren
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I've always liked Tami Hoag. She has a gutsy willingness to take on brutal subjects, which I admire. But WOW Deeper Than the Dead is Hoag at her best. Four kids in fifth grade stumble onto a woman's body partially buried in a staged "dump site" where the killer knows she will be found. After a few character/background developments, we learn that this is probably the last victim in a series, with two or three women abducted, tortured, and eventually killed. And another woman is missing.
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Apr 10, 2010
Cornerofmadness
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Hoag is usually good for an enjoyable, creepy suspense story and this is no different. Even though there are a lot of main players they never seem short-shrifted or cardboard. Someone is killing young women in California. The local police are a little over their heads when the women are turning up with their mouths and eyes superglued shut and their ear drums ruptured in a see/hear/speak no evil riff. It’s 1985 and both criminal profiling and DNA forensics are just getting off the ground.
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Feb 01, 2010
Vanessa
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This is my first book from this author. I liked the way she writes. The dialog and descriptions are pertinent to the story and not overdone. The conversation seems natural and realistic. I liked the police procedures explored, setting the book in 1985, right when DNA and profiling were in their infancy. There was no DNA database and profiling wasn't even close to be understood or widely accepted as it is today.
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Sep 25, 2010
Kim
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Lots of twists and turns...simply a wonderful mystery with plenty of suspense! I have to say that I did guess the killer at the very beginning even though she tried to hint toward several other people as suspect. I'm NOT a good crime solver, I respond well to the tricks authors use to persuade the reader in different directions. So, saying that, since I was not fooled, seasoned mystery fans may be disappointed in that part of it - that the killer is obvious from the start. Still, the book is
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Apr 09, 2010
Sandra aka Sleo
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Well, now I've read a Tami Hoag novel and I won't have to do that again. I'm always willing to be forgiving of detail in the interests of a good story but this one had too many bad apples and stretches of believability -- is there a category called Romantic Crime? The love story was particularly unbelievable, but I do have to say she writes a great love/sex scene!
The ending was most unsatisfactory.
The most disturbing part of this book was the rampant child abuse witho More...
The ending was most unsatisfactory.
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Aug 06, 2010
Becca
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Jan 27, 2011
Linda
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An idyllic small town in southern California. The 1980's, when America was perched on the very edge of the computer age. The peace in Oak Knoll is shattered when four fifth graders literally stumble upon a woman's corpse half buried in the municipal park. Their teacher, Ann Navarre, is shocked, and determined to do whatever she can for the good of her pupils. Tony Menendez, the local detective who catches the case, is equally determined to catch the killer. He calls in one of only nine forensic
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Nov 17, 2011
Anette
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The book is set in the mid-1980's before a PC on every desk, a cell phone attached to every ear, and DNA forensics. Someone is slicing and dicing up women in the quiet town of Oak Knoll.
Children trying to out run the class bully, stumble across the body of a woman who has been gruesomly murdered. Trying to figure out who the killer is keeps the reader turning the pages. Slowly, the true dept of the story takes on meaning. This is a story of violation, not only of the victims, but of the ch More...
Children trying to out run the class bully, stumble across the body of a woman who has been gruesomly murdered. Trying to figure out who the killer is keeps the reader turning the pages. Slowly, the true dept of the story takes on meaning. This is a story of violation, not only of the victims, but of the ch More...
