Greg Iles lives up to the promise of his previous bestseller, 24 Hours, with a new thriller that showcases his ability to deliver top-leve...
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Apr 11, 2010
Paige
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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 us 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 us More...
Jan 08, 2010
pinknantucket
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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
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Aug 27, 2009
Kyra
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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
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Jul 29, 2011
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
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Feb 17, 2010
Christina
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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 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 More...
Jan 13, 2012
Kia
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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
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Apr 27, 2009
Samantha
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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 Joh
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Apr 03, 2011
Tal
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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
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Apr 03, 2010
Charles
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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 est
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Jan 25, 2011
Mukta
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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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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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Dec 04, 2009
Chana
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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
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Oct 30, 2009
Kath
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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?
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Another question that also comes up is what happened to Jordan's father, did he really die like they said?
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Sep 03, 2010
James
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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 paint
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Apr 19, 2010
Ed
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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 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 More...
Feb 04, 2008
Bill
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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 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 More...
Nov 07, 2011
Anjali
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I really enjoyed this novel. The story itself is gripping, and Greg Iles has a knack for description. The plot was well-thought out, and left me interested; I read the entire thing in one day. However, at times, the plot seems a little ridiculous/too far fetched - it is hard to imagine someone could accomplish all that the female protagonist does, and at the same time survive and outsmart everyone else in the novel.
Jul 31, 2010
Kim
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Once again Greg Iles has taken a story with real charachters you can relate to and started it out with a wham and went all out to the finish. Dead sleep may be part of his Mississippi series but it travels the globe with backshots and family ties.It is a fast moving thriller that is complicated enough in parts to keep you finding time to read, read, read. Also for those of you who don't like shy heroines wh can't decide to do something, you'll love it.Greg Iles More...
Apr 14, 2009
Maurean
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As I said, I've read two other tales by this author - "Sleep No More" & "Footprints of God" - and I am always engrossed in his stories from the first pages to the last...this was no exception. A fast-paced, emotional thriller with a gripping storyline and complex characters...what more can an escapist reader ask for?! I don't know why I haven't hunted down more titles by Iles, but I'm certain I will see more of his works in my future readings.
Feb 24, 2010
Ninavalentine
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Nobody can write about the south like Greg Iles. I especially like his books with female lead characters and this is no exception. While it takes a pretty good leap into the suspenson of disbelief pond, Iles lures you in, step by stepd, until you find youself in deep. Almost gothic in tone, Dead Sleep in one of those books that you hate to put down because you can't wait to see what happens next.
Oct 09, 2010
Julie
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The author writes from the viewpoint of his female protagonist which always bothers me a little but he's effective with it. He reminds me a bit of Grisham the way he ends it--everything comes together quickly and not what I'd expected. I give him points for that. From all my reading of this guy this book is by far the raciest. I didn't know all that was possible when a guy has a gunshot wound in the leg. What can I say, I guess I've led a sheltered life.
Jul 23, 2009
Oldesq
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When photojournalist Jordan Glass wanders into a Hong Kong art exhibition and finds herself in a painting that depicts a woman who is either sleeping or dead, the adventure begins. Iles draws us in with bizarre characters and international intrigue with a focus on New Orleans. This was a fun vacation read. However, some of the sex scenes were outside the rules of the thriller genre.
Apr 09, 2010
Tony
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Serial killer creates paintings of his dead victims, tough photojournalist female heroine. Iles is deeply in need of an editor. 2/3 of the book is useless nattering on and should have been cut. The 1/3 that was good, was very imaginative and abounding with some cool, if utterly implausible, ideas and character motivations. A satisfying ending that made wading through the book worth the trouble.
Mar 01, 2010
Carrieb
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A thoroughly enjoyable thriller. As for learning anything - just confirmation of the same old fact; that mankind is capable of incredible cruelty, but also of great creativity. Iles main characters are well defined and empathic. Dead Sleep is very inventive and quite chilling in making you feel both the helplessness of its victims and the coldness of the killer's duality.
Apr 12, 2010
Ellen
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Iles has a great plot with women disappearing in New Orleans and paintings of women who look asleep or dead by an unknown artist turning up in NY. Instantly captivating when an identical twin who has been searching for her sister for over a year sees a painting of herself in a gallery in Thailand. However, the ending seemed a little far fetched to me.
Aug 06, 2009
Cheryl
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Jordan Glass, a renowned photojournalist, is drawn to an exhibit of a series of paintings known as "the sleeping women". The face of one of the women looks exactly like Jordan--but she knows it's the face of her twin sister who mysteriously disappeared in New Orleans. Jordan is determined to find out what happened and how the paintings relate.
Jan 07, 2011
Sujaritha
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It can be read in one sitting for it is very fast paced. The pages turn at an amazing speed. Though it starts promisingly towards the end it all gets a little too jumbled. The author makes an attempt to join multiple threads in the final pages of the book which disappoints the reader but I would recommend it as a good read.
Sep 25, 2011
Kipp
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A burnt out photojournalist finds a series of paintings in Hong Cong featuring nude women who are said to be sleeping, though believed to actually be dead. All hell breaks loose when she sees that one of the women is her sister who has been missing for a year. If you want a good murder mystery, this is definitely it.
May 19, 2010
Vivian
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I've read a few of Greg Ilses's books and no of them have really wowed me. For the most part they are well written and the plot is never too overblown, but they never deliver the level of suspense that I'm looking for. I read this one to the end, but thought that it was about 100 pages too long. I have a few more of his books in my TBR pile which I will be donating to the library.
Aug 21, 2011
Meredith
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I don't like these stand alone thrillers as much as his Penn Cage series. They all start off strong but quickly become unbelievable about 3/4s in. I do like the way he has minor characters in one books become main characters in others. It's fun to catch the cross overs.
Jun 08, 2011
Angela
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A fast-paced and absorbing thriller. Normally I can figure these novels out 2/3 of the way through, but this one kept me going until the last few pages. NOT predictable! Some interesting observations about art and artists as well. Some graphic violence and sex. A good read.
