Dead Men Rise Up Never

Dan Shaw

by Ron Faust, Kaleo Griffith (Narrator)

Edgar Award Finalist, Best Paperback Original, 2005 - A Dan Shaw Thriller

Dan Shaw, night school law student, ex-Army cop, and part-time investigator for hotshot attorney Thomas Petrie, has 57 hours to find a man who may already be dead. Peter Falconer is one of the golden boys of Bell Harbor, Florida - or he soon will be after inheriting the family fortune. But what seems to be yet another typical case of murder for profit and passion is about to take a sudden U-turn. For Shaw is about to uncover a brand of thrill killing whose sheer evil he can’t begin to fathom. And Shaw had better get to the bottom - and fast - or the hunt taking him from the Keys to the Caribbean and into the eye of a tropical storm will cost him his life.

Ron Faust is the author of 14 previous thrillers. He has been praised for his "rare and remarkable talent" (Los Angeles Times), and several of his books have been optioned for films. Before he began writing, he played professional baseball and worked at newspapers in Colorado Springs, San Diego, and Key West.

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Genres: Audiobook, Mystery

Audible Audio

First published April 27, 2004

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 1 out of 5]

So much senseless violence that I cannot recommend. 2 of 10 stars

[Ben Boulden · Rating 5 out of 5]

A character-driven crime novel that is as good as it is dark.

[LJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

DEAD MEN RISE UP NEVER (Unlicensed Investigator) – Okay
Ron Faust – 1st in series
Dell, 2004 – Paperback
Former CID investigator and current law student Dan Shaw agrees to find the currently missing heir to a very large fortune. Instead, he finds a cabin cruiser containing a dead goat, and underwater, seven anatomically correct inflatable mannequins and a female corpse.
*** The plot was suspenseful—man against man, man against nature--had excellent dialogue and lots of disreputable characters. The only likable character was the protagonist, and it just seemed off balance to me. The problem was the only part of the story in which I really became engrossed was the ship in the hurricane. The rest I found myself skimming through. Those who like macho good guy stories, although without any likable or interesting side kicks, might enjoy this, but for me, it was strictly an okay read.

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

There's a lot of violence in this story and most all of the characters are bad ones. Several times throughout the book, the main character Dan Shaw goes into these very lengthy detailed descriptions about things. I found that and the narrator's voice too monotone to keep my attention. If you like dark and gritty, violent and lengthy stories....this is for you. If you're like me, it's not.

[Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

An awful lot of terrible people in this book.

[Tom Stadler · Rating 3 out of 5]

First read of this Author, enjoyed enough that I'll look into some of his other work.

[Joseph · Rating 1 out of 5]

I sincerely hope Ron Faust played ball better than he writes. According to Scott Turow on the cover of Dead Men Rise Up Never, Ron Faust is "A writer of enormous talent, a stylist to admire and a storyteller of great power." I disagree with all three points after reading this book. Maybe Turow had just read a different story by Faust.

The only good thing I can say about this book is most of the baddies suffer as much as the reader.

[Rebecca Williamson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful characterizations! The law student investigator faces interesting dilemmas as he works part-time for questionable employers. The Florida setting is beautifully described, and the second half is a roller-coaster ride.

[Jimmy Golian · Rating 3 out of 5]

not great. the middle was good. wish the ending had a bigger punch. would like to try the author again.