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Dead Sleep (Mississippi #3)
by
Greg Iles
They are called "The Sleeping Women." A series of unsettling paintings in which the nude female subjects appear to be not asleep, but dead. Photojournalist Jordan Glass has another reason to find the paintings disturbing...The face on one of the nudes is her own-or perhaps the face of her twin sister, who disappeared and is still missing. At the urging of the FBI, Jordan b...more
Paperback, 452 pages
Published
July 1st 2002
by Signet
(first published January 1st 2001)
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I wish I could give this one three and a half stars, because for me it only misses the four star mark by a small margin! Primarily because of its extremely contrived and silly stuff that follows the main resolution. Sorry, he just took it a step too far.
Still, the remainder of the novel has some really neat Hannibal Lectorish moments, some artsy fartsy characters, and enough suspects to confuse even the most careful reader.
The story begins when photographer Jordan Glass enters an art museum in...more
Still, the remainder of the novel has some really neat Hannibal Lectorish moments, some artsy fartsy characters, and enough suspects to confuse even the most careful reader.
The story begins when photographer Jordan Glass enters an art museum in...more
Der Plot klang interessant, die Umsetzung hat mir jedoch nicht sehr gefallen. Schon der Einstieg ist zäh wie Kaugummi. Auch die Ich-Perspektive – an die man sich zwar später gewöhnt – fand ich zu Beginn irgendwie störend. Gerade weil die Geschichte dadurch sehr eindimensional wird. Der Schreibstil ist an sich ist zwar ganz okay, allerdings gelingt es Iles in keiner Weise einen Spannungsbogen zu kreieren. Es gibt zwar immer mal wieder ein paar Seiten, die einen glauben lassen, dass die Geschichte...more
Jordan Glass has followed in her Father's footsteps as a photojournalist. She still holds out hope that Jonathan Glass didn't die in Cambodia, and has spent her life looking for him.
Now her twin sister (Jane) is missing. Fearing the worst she has almost given up hope when she views a portrait of her sister in The Hong Kong Museum of Art. The exhibit is titled "Sleeping Women" but they look dead and they are all of women who disappeared from New Orleans. Contacting the FBI with her discovery she...more
Now her twin sister (Jane) is missing. Fearing the worst she has almost given up hope when she views a portrait of her sister in The Hong Kong Museum of Art. The exhibit is titled "Sleeping Women" but they look dead and they are all of women who disappeared from New Orleans. Contacting the FBI with her discovery she...more
I don't know why I don't actually read the books in my to-be-read list and read other stuff instead, but so it is. I saw this one on a 'help me find' list and it sounded interesting, so I went looking, checked out the ebook, and then had to read it because it would go back to the library.
The book is somewhere between a thriller and a cozy mystery. I loved the premise - I found the idea of a killer painting his victims unique, and was somewhat intrigued at the beginning by the legal ramifications...more
The book is somewhere between a thriller and a cozy mystery. I loved the premise - I found the idea of a killer painting his victims unique, and was somewhat intrigued at the beginning by the legal ramifications...more
Dead Sleep made me do exactly what I didn't anticipate......I picked it up on Saurday evening and read straight through to Monday night.....To put it mildly, Greg Iles has written a book of taut tension which insists on being read NOW...until the end.
Mystery books are usually exciting. This one, of a serial killer functioning without being discovered over a long period of time.......and in several places....enabling us to watch the FBI, local police in new Orleans...artists of various stages of...more
Mystery books are usually exciting. This one, of a serial killer functioning without being discovered over a long period of time.......and in several places....enabling us to watch the FBI, local police in new Orleans...artists of various stages of...more
I loved this book. Every now and then, Greg Iles will intertwine characters from one book into others. Jordan Glass, the main character of "Dead Sleep" is one of those and this story features a riveting plot you wont' be able to put down.
(From B&N)
Jordan Glass, a photojournalist on a well-earned vacation, wanders into a Hong Kong art museum and is puzzled to find fellow patrons eying her with curiosity. Minutes later, she stumbles upon a gallery containing a one-artist exhibition called "Th...more
(From B&N)
Jordan Glass, a photojournalist on a well-earned vacation, wanders into a Hong Kong art museum and is puzzled to find fellow patrons eying her with curiosity. Minutes later, she stumbles upon a gallery containing a one-artist exhibition called "Th...more
Others have already gone over the finer points of the story in their reviews, so I'll concentrate on the writing itself. Iles definitely knows how to create unique crimes and the characters who commit them - the methods and scenarios he utilized for the villain(s) of the piece were unlike any that I had read about before.
Iles' weakness, then, isn't in the overall story-telling in this case, but lies in the fact that at times, he telegraphs his punches too much - the foreshadowing used in some s...more
Iles' weakness, then, isn't in the overall story-telling in this case, but lies in the fact that at times, he telegraphs his punches too much - the foreshadowing used in some s...more
Jan 08, 2010
pinknantucket
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3 of 5 stars
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Another thriller – in this, our heroine, Jordan Glass, is a burnt-out photojournalist whose twin sister vanished over a year ago from her home in New Orleans and is thought to have been the victim of serial killer. While in Hong Kong, Jordan stumbles across an exhibition of paintings, all of nude women, who may be sleeping but look more like they may be dead. And – one is an exact portrait of Jordan’s sister! (And therefore also of Jordan). Jordan immediately contact the FBI agents investigating...more
I am in a bad financial place where I am stuck reading books from my (very small) local public library. I am only going to write one review but I have galloped through everything this library has by Greg Iles. Quintessential airplane reading, these fast-moving suspense novels always seem to feature nasty doctors (and a couple of good ones) getting up to nasty murderous doings in either Mississippi or Louisiana, Iles' home turf. The plots are INSANELY ludicrous....BUT Iles writes very very well i...more
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Jordan Glass is an eminent photo journalist just as her father was. In her travels she stops at the art museum in Hong Kong. From the time that she enters things feels things are not quite right. People are gawking at her for no apparent reason. As she is ready to depart the museum she approaches a gallery where she gets the shock of a life time in a display called the "Sleeping Women". She ends up looking into her very own face. Her twin sister Jane disappeared 13(?) months ago with no trace at...more
Two mystery/romance/thrillers in a row set in New Orleans! A completely random turn of events since I am just picking these books off the top of the pile.
The mystery behind this was really interesting. Our heroine sees a painting of her missing twin sister in an art gallery in China. The painting is part of a series of portraits by an unknown painter all depicting women nude and sleeping...or perhaps, dead. Very well done plot with fun twists and really interesting characters who I enjoyed foll...more
The mystery behind this was really interesting. Our heroine sees a painting of her missing twin sister in an art gallery in China. The painting is part of a series of portraits by an unknown painter all depicting women nude and sleeping...or perhaps, dead. Very well done plot with fun twists and really interesting characters who I enjoyed foll...more
A decent crime thriller, as far as these things go. Set in New Orleans (where I've never been) but with many worldly references, Dead Sleep makes for a fairly engrossing read. Very well-informed, researched, and written. The only drawback for me was the male author's attempt to write from a woman's point of view. Some male authors can pull this off (I thought She's Come Undone was a marvel in that regard) but I don't think it worked in this case. While there were good instances of resiliency an...more
Iles does Southern, and he does moody, and he does exciting/spooky mysteries. I also love his female protagonists; they feel very real and deep. In this one, a civilian insinuates herself into the investigation of a possible serial killer, allowing herself to be used as bait, and gets caught up in a web of lies and betrayal until it's no longer clear whether she is the hunter ... or the hunted!
Okay, not really. I just always wanted to say that. Although the setup sounds like a 2:00 am movie on U...more
Okay, not really. I just always wanted to say that. Although the setup sounds like a 2:00 am movie on U...more
Jordan Glass hat sich in ihrer Tätigkeit als Fotografin weltweit einen Namen gemacht, auch weil sie damit in die Fußstapfen ihres Vaters, eines berühmten Kriegsfotografen getreten ist. Nach ihren psychisch anspruchsvollen letzten Aufträgen und privaten Turbulenzen hat sie sich nun aber eine längere Auszeit genommen und arbeitet an einem persönlichen Bildband, für den sie rund um den Globus nach interessanten Motiven sucht. Ihre Reise führt sie dabei auch nach Hongkong, wo sie in ihrer Freizeit e...more
I really enjoyed this book. I like most of Greg Iles' books. However the ending of this one threw me. It was not a typical ending for him. I felt sorry for Jordan Glass because of the depth you get to know her. You feel her struggle with her twin's disappearance and the mystery of the paintings. The twists and turns weren't predictable but they were believable which is unusual for this type of book. I liked how he brought the FBI in and didn't make them buffoons. I enjoyed Jordan and John Kaiser...more
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Wow, first book I’ve read by this author and I am now determined to find everything he has written. This was brilliant, the premise was unique and I was drawn in to the story immediately. Jordan is no innocent girl, she is 40 years old and has experienced the worst the world has to offer from her work as a war photojournalist. She is tough but also has a softer side hiding some secrets of her own. There was a love aspect but it was a very minimal part o...more
Wow, first book I’ve read by this author and I am now determined to find everything he has written. This was brilliant, the premise was unique and I was drawn in to the story immediately. Jordan is no innocent girl, she is 40 years old and has experienced the worst the world has to offer from her work as a war photojournalist. She is tough but also has a softer side hiding some secrets of her own. There was a love aspect but it was a very minimal part o...more
I liked this book. If I could have given it 3.5 stars I would have...but not four. It had really good parts and some slow parts. The ending was really good (that would be the .5 in the stars). Greg Iles is a wonderful author that seems to have matured with his writing through each new book. This seems to be one of his earlier books. I don't know if I have read "Mississippi #1 or #2 ~ I need to investigate those books. So far, TRUE EVIL is one of the best that I have read written by him...I reall...more
This book was recommended to me by a good friend, so I was looking forward to reading it. It's about a photojournalist who comes across a series of paintings of supposedly sleeping women. However, there is a question of weather they are sleeping or actually dead. But then, startingly, she sees one with her face. It is a painting of her twin sister who was kidnapped 13 months previously. The ensuing search for her leads the reader on a suspenseful ride. There seems to be quite a web of characters...more
CD/abridged: Twinkies saved the day! I'm serious. Just weeks after Twinkies were pronounced deceased by Hostess, I'm listening to a book were Twinkies save the day.
First, this book gained points with me because I was expecting Dick Hill narrating it. However, Susie Breck read it instead. She did a really good job as the voice of Jordan Glass.
Jordan is a loner and photographer who travels the world. While in Asia, she sees an art exhibit of the "Sleeping Women". Rumor and conjecture is that the...more
First, this book gained points with me because I was expecting Dick Hill narrating it. However, Susie Breck read it instead. She did a really good job as the voice of Jordan Glass.
Jordan is a loner and photographer who travels the world. While in Asia, she sees an art exhibit of the "Sleeping Women". Rumor and conjecture is that the...more
this book as not at all as creepy as i expected! yay! i was really put off of reading it for a while for that reason. i'm glad that i finally did though. i wonder if people really believes that the product justifies the crime in art. i wouldn't think so. it has me thinking about MPD as well. i learned some things about psychology while reading this book. there were some times when the scenery or the explanation went on too long, but that did not hamper the book TOO much. i really liked the devel...more
I love it when I "discover" an author. I may have been late to the Greg Iles game, but once there I now look forward most anything Iles. "Dead Sleep" started the Greg Iles thread for me and led to the wife's conversion as well. Mr.Iles is not afraid to write more than 300 pages (which for some reason seems to be the new delimiter in the publishing world for turning out all the prescription, cookie cutter thrillers). Mr. Iles makes good use of the 480 pages of printed real estate. The story line...more
This is the first Greg Iles book I have read where Iles has a woman as the first person protagonist. He seems to handle the gender transformation comfortably, as the character is fleshed out well (no pun intended)and believable. While he does not create female characters with the same completeness and depth of understanding as Alafair Burke or Denise Hamilton, he certainly holds his own against other crime writers of either gender.
The plot is compelling and complex. There are multiple suspects a...more
The plot is compelling and complex. There are multiple suspects a...more
This is a fast faced, far fetched thriller. It was a fun read, but you have to keep an open mind.
Jordan Glass is a photojournalist who lost her Father and Sister. This tortured soul meets an equally tortured FBI agent. Adventure, mayhem and death follow. Some of the mystery was painfully obvious while some of it was ridiculously farfetched. A fun read overall. Not as deep as some of his other work.
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The crime involves a very cheesy...more
Jordan Glass is a photojournalist who lost her Father and Sister. This tortured soul meets an equally tortured FBI agent. Adventure, mayhem and death follow. Some of the mystery was painfully obvious while some of it was ridiculously farfetched. A fun read overall. Not as deep as some of his other work.
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The crime involves a very cheesy...more
There were a lot of things about this book that were very unlikely but overall that didn't detract from the readability. Someone is kidnapping women from New Orleans and paintings of some of these women show up in a museum in Hong Kong. The paintings are called The Sleeping Women but the women look dead. Where are they? are they dead? who is painting them? who is doing the kidnapping? who is selling the paintings? The woman trying to answer these questions is a twin sister of one of the kidnap/p...more
I really enjoy Greg Iles' writing style. He has clever plots, great characters and a story that keep you engaged. This is no exception. This one has to do with the art world and painting of women who appear to be dead - that go for millions. Who are these women in the pictures and are they dead? Is the woman in one picture Jordan or her twin sister, who is missing?
Another question that also comes up is what happened to Jordan's father, did he really die like they said?
It'll keep you turning the...more
Another question that also comes up is what happened to Jordan's father, did he really die like they said?
It'll keep you turning the...more
Found this book to be suspenseful and a real page turner. I loved the writing and the storyline. When Jordan Glass, a photo-journalist, sees a collection of Sleeping Women at an art gallery, one of the paintings bears a striking resemblance to her or her presumed dead twin sister. The question is, are these women sleeping or are they dead? This unanswered question sets a series of events in motion that will keep you reading and wondering where the next turn will take you. Loved the ending, as it...more
While in Hong Kong, photojournalist Jordan Glass wanders into an exhibit of paintings called "The Sleeping Women," and is unable to imagine why her presence is causing such a stir among the patrons and staff of the museum. The paintings alone are unsettling, because it appears to her trained eye that the women are not merely sleeping but are, in fact, dead. And then Jordan gets the shock of her life when she sees her own mirror image staring lifelessly back at her from one of the paintings.
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May 30, 2009
Ed
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Thriller and "Who Done-it" fans.
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I grabbed this book off my shelf on my way out the door to catch a flight to LA from Hong Kong. I'm glad I did. I hadn't read much of Greg Iles stuff but what I have consumed is quite good.
This story involves Jordan Glass, who, though a woman, is considered one of the pre-eminent war photographers. She becomes involved in the search for a serial killer when one of the victims is her twin sister. The story jumps around between past and present so that the reader can understand the motivation of t...more
This story involves Jordan Glass, who, though a woman, is considered one of the pre-eminent war photographers. She becomes involved in the search for a serial killer when one of the victims is her twin sister. The story jumps around between past and present so that the reader can understand the motivation of t...more
Greg Iles has spoiled me with Mortal Fear.
Every novel I read by him now has the unenviable task of having to measure up to what I consider his best work. Regardless of whether it stands up in the face of this scrutiny, He can't seem to write a bad novel. He is as good if not better than any of the "masters of suspense" diluting the market today. Dead Sleep is a clever thriller in which
a world class photojournalist (a woman, written in the first person) who is haunted both by the disappearance o...more
Every novel I read by him now has the unenviable task of having to measure up to what I consider his best work. Regardless of whether it stands up in the face of this scrutiny, He can't seem to write a bad novel. He is as good if not better than any of the "masters of suspense" diluting the market today. Dead Sleep is a clever thriller in which
a world class photojournalist (a woman, written in the first person) who is haunted both by the disappearance o...more
The action is non stop, the characters have depth, and the mystery is top notch. The paintings and the possibility that the women may be dead haunted me just as the possibility did Jordan. The spooky vibe and the sexual tension between Jordan and FBI Agent John Kaiser keep the book operating on all cylinders. This is a great thriller and I look forward to reading more from Greg Iles.
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Greg Iles was born in Germany in 1960. He grew up in Natchez, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1983. He was active in a band called "Frankly Scarlet", but quit after realizing that the touring lifestyle was not conducive with his family life. Once no longer busy with the band, he turned his attention to writing.
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