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Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3)
Dead Sleep - Mississippi, Bk 3
Author: 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 mi...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451206527
ISBN-10: 0451206525
Publication Date: 7/2002
Pages: 452
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 335 ratings
Publisher: Signet
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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earlsgirl avatar reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on + 188 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
This is the first book I have read by Greg Iles and I will definitely read his other books. Although it didn't "scare the living daylights out of me" as promised on the cover, it was
a well-done and satisfying thriller. I recommend it highly to anyone who likes this genre with some thought and originality in a book.
reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on
Helpful Score: 7
From the jacket "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 becomes both hunter and hunted in a search for the anonymous artist - an obsessed killer who seems to know more about Jordan and her family than she is prepared to accept..."

The most appealing thing about this book to me was that it was set in New Orleans in the year 2000 (pre-K). Mr Iles exhibits a prescience when he points out that N.O. is a bowl with a levee system that is not likely to hold up if and when the right hurricane comes along. He was not the only one to note this pre-K however and unfortunately it happened any way.

This was the fourth book by Greg Iles that I have read. It is worth noting I think that each of these books has been unique. Each experience has been a different journey. There is nothing serial about any of them. I envy his imagination and I'm thankful for the books.
reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Great read! Fast paced, intricately plotted. Iles is one of my favorites!
reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Really enjoyed this book. Didn't want to put it down
rtc917 avatar reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Not as heart-stopping or as provocative as his later works, most notably "Blood Memory", but a well-crafted thriller written in a female first person style, which I think he brings off rather well. This is well worth a read.
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reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on
Thrilling! Another excellent story from Greg Iles about portraits of women that look like they are sleeping, but they are really dead.
ilovedale3 avatar reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on + 524 more book reviews
Jordan Glass, a photojournalist, visits a Hong Kong museum to see an exhibit of paintings by an anonymous artist that have taken the art world by storm. They are paintings of women who appear to be asleep, but it is rumored that the women are actually dead. Jordan sees one of the pictures and it sends her a shock... the subject of the painting appears to be her sister who has been missing for the past year....

This book was AWESOME! Very creepy with lots of twists and turns. Great mystery read!
bookluver-in-sc avatar reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on + 229 more book reviews
Greg Iles is a great author and this is a great read.
reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on + 11 more book reviews
My first Iles book, I guess I was expecting too much, it was ok.
Lissa avatar reviewed Dead Sleep (Mississippi, Bk 3) on + 224 more book reviews
good book - love this author


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