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Bleedout
by
Joan Brady
"Watch your back most carefully when someone you trust steps behind you."
Even after Hugh Freyl lost his sight he was invincible. But late one night, in the library of the elite law firm that bears his name, he was beaten to death.
The obvious suspect is David Marion, a convicted killer from the inner city. Hugh, the scion of the richest and most influential family in Spring...more
Even after Hugh Freyl lost his sight he was invincible. But late one night, in the library of the elite law firm that bears his name, he was beaten to death.
The obvious suspect is David Marion, a convicted killer from the inner city. Hugh, the scion of the richest and most influential family in Spring...more
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(first published 2005)
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From the first page in Bleedout: A Novel, we are caught up in the lives of two men: Hugh Freyl, a blind lawyer from a prominent family; and David Marion, child of the foster care system and then the prison system.
The story is told in the first person narrative of Hugh Freyl, whom we immediately learn was killed brutally one night in his law library; and the third person narrative of David Marion.
At first, the task seems to be finding the killer. But some have already decided that David, despite...more
The story is told in the first person narrative of Hugh Freyl, whom we immediately learn was killed brutally one night in his law library; and the third person narrative of David Marion.
At first, the task seems to be finding the killer. But some have already decided that David, despite...more
This was good but not amazing. It took a couple of chapters to get used to the switch in voices and who was actually talking but after that it flowed along with little confusion. It's low on action and high on the legal side of things, though it isn't a court room drama. It's a whodunit where the clues are tied up in legal documents, offshore accounts and dodgy deals. I think what held my interest was the character of David Marion rather than the question of the killer, which is probably why I d...more
This is a very long, convoluted story. If not for the excessively interesting ending, it would have only garnered 2 stars. It was often dull and full of semantics that didn't offer very much to the storyline, only to obscure the real reasons for the death of Hugh.
I didn't find the telling of the story in two voices difficult to follow like some of the other reviewers did. In fact, I found it was done very well as Hugh had a very distinct voice and a way with words that David had never quite mas...more
I didn't find the telling of the story in two voices difficult to follow like some of the other reviewers did. In fact, I found it was done very well as Hugh had a very distinct voice and a way with words that David had never quite mas...more
I love this book!!!!!!how the life can be different if you are blind in a world of violence??
After reading this book, did not think I would get another....but I did.
Pretty good read. It was a bit slow for me at first but the story was engaging and managed to throw in a twist without feeling like it was forced. Solid crime-related trhiller.
Good story but a very LONG read.
very intriguing story.. :) a page-turner i must say..
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Cool sense of time and life and death in this thriller!
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Joan Brady is an American-British writer. She is the first woman and American to win the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for her novel Theory of War.
She was married to writer Dexter Masters and has a son who is also an author: Alexander Masters.
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Joan Brady is an American-British writer. She is the first woman and American to win the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for her novel Theory of War.
She was married to writer Dexter Masters and has a son who is also an author: Alexander Masters.
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