Helpful Score: 7
This was a fairly long read at 640 pages but far from slow! I really became immersed in it! I read my first Greg Iles book earlier this year and liked that. This was certainly not disappointing as a follow-up! It was, at times, very complex and detailed but not hard to follow, just intelligent. The ideas presented regarding the potential for use of biological agents (viruses, etc.) for evil purposes is not a new one, of course. I am not a scientist so I can't vouch for accuracy but it convinced me! It was extremely detailed, realistic and raised my pulse in a few places!! A brilliant sociopathic and just plain nasty bad guy -- who frustratingly continues to fly below the radar -- just adds to the punch!
Helpful Score: 5
An awesome book. Very fast-paced with lots of excitement. Wonderful!
Helpful Score: 4
This has got to be the best book i have ever read. I absolutely love how this book kept me interested all the way through. This author is brilliant.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Helpful Score: 3
This is probably the best book I've read in ages! Keeps you intrigued from page 1 ... and doesn't let up until the very end.
Helpful Score: 3
I think this is the best of Iles work. A great villain (this guy is bad!)and he works in a hero from another of his books.
Helpful Score: 2
I couldn't put it down. Great story by a great writer.
Helpful Score: 2
This book will keep you on the edge of your seat and guessing to the end.
Must read
Must read
Helpful Score: 2
Good read. Actually got better than expected at the end.
Helpful Score: 2
this is a fast moving mystery - I could not put it down and finished it
in about 4 days.
in about 4 days.
Helpful Score: 2
Another nail-biter from Iles, whose sources and research are impeccable, resulting in a convincing and compelling tale.
Helpful Score: 2
I always enjoy this author and I like seeing characters from previous books, make cameo appearances. Not my favorite Iles, but still enjoyable.
Helpful Score: 2
This is one of Greg Iles best books and the one that got me hooked.
Helpful Score: 2
Outstanding!
Helpful Score: 1
I love Greg Iles books! He gets the flavor of the local area. This one was no exception.
Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book, it has a great plot and storyline and the Characters are good. I plan on reading more of Greg Iles books.
Helpful Score: 1
Best Iles book I have read
Helpful Score: 1
First Greg Ilses bvook I have read, but I was hooked right away. Read the last half at the beach, just totally lost track of time. Very suspenseful. Kept me guessing where it was going to end.
Helpful Score: 1
Absolutely loved it. Well written, good story, fast read. Iles is a truly gifted author.
Helpful Score: 1
Another great read by Iles!
Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book! It was a fast read and I found it hard to put down. I guess he is a best selling author for a reason. I dont want to ruin any of the story I know i dont like to know more that whats on the book jacket. Id say its a great read, went fast and Id read more of his stuff..
Helpful Score: 1
This is the first of Iles' books that I've read, but it won't be the last. The characters are interesting, the plot is intriguing, and the action is non-stop. I stayed up half the night to finish it.
Helpful Score: 1
This is one of Greg Iles best books!! It will keep you in suspense from beginning to end!! Another page turner!!!
Helpful Score: 1
Couldnt put this book down! was up till 2am reading! I am looking forward to reading some of his other books now! Great plot, fast moving, good characters and a ___ ending - what more can you ask for??
Helpful Score: 1
By far, this is Greg Iles's best book yet! The entire story is gripping and the last 50 pages will leave you breathless!!!!
Helpful Score: 1
Just what you'd expect from Greg Illes. Characters, plot and action.
Helpful Score: 1
First time I've ever read Iles. It was a great book!
Helpful Score: 1
Really good, if you like suspence this is it.
excellent, a real page turner.
Another good book from Iles. The premise was very interesting, and I could not put it down.
Have truly enjoyed all Greg Iles books, but this was one of the best. Can never put his books down, keeps you on edge. What an imagination!!!
A page turner, once you start you will want to keep reading.
Exciting and fast paced.
Well developed characters and a solid storyline.
Exciting and fast paced.
Well developed characters and a solid storyline.
anything Greg Iles write is good. this was exceptional
Excellent thriller, couldn't put it down. Even though there's over 600 pages, the story moves right along.
This was one heck of a thriller! It actually gave me a few bad dreams after staying up late reading it. The premise of the book was about dissatisfied husbands or wives using murder rather than divorce to get rid of their spouse. But the murders are not the usual killings but a guaranteed non-traceable cancer or other natural caused illness. The characters, both good and evil, are very well developed in the story. The most interesting is the evil Dr. Tarver, a brilliant researcher who is using the victims as experiments to develop a biological weapon. This is the first Iles novel I've read but I'm sure I'll be reading more of him. High recommendation for this one.
This book will keep you on the edge of your seat!!!!!
This one will send chills down your back. Probably you shouldn't read it late at night when you're all alone. And if your spouse looks at you oddly, maybe . . .
From back cover: True evil has a face you know and a voice you trust....
A Southern doctor is pulled into a terrifying ring of murderous secrets—in this powerhouse thriller from New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles
Dr. Chris Shepard has never seen his new patient before. But the attractive young woman with the scarred face knows him all too well. An FBI agent working undercover, Alex Morse has come to Dr. Shepard's office in Natchez, Mississippi, to unmask a killer.
A local divorce attorney has a cluster of clients whose spouses have all died under mysterious circumstances. Agent Morse's own brother-in-law was one of those clients, and now her beloved sister is dead. Then comes Morse's bombshell: Dr. Shepard's own beautiful wife consulted this lawyer one week ago, a visit Shepard knew nothing about. Will he help Alex Morse catch a killer? Or is he the next one to fall victim to a deadly trap of sex, lies, and murder?
From back cover: True evil has a face you know and a voice you trust....
A Southern doctor is pulled into a terrifying ring of murderous secrets—in this powerhouse thriller from New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles
Dr. Chris Shepard has never seen his new patient before. But the attractive young woman with the scarred face knows him all too well. An FBI agent working undercover, Alex Morse has come to Dr. Shepard's office in Natchez, Mississippi, to unmask a killer.
A local divorce attorney has a cluster of clients whose spouses have all died under mysterious circumstances. Agent Morse's own brother-in-law was one of those clients, and now her beloved sister is dead. Then comes Morse's bombshell: Dr. Shepard's own beautiful wife consulted this lawyer one week ago, a visit Shepard knew nothing about. Will he help Alex Morse catch a killer? Or is he the next one to fall victim to a deadly trap of sex, lies, and murder?
This book will keep you on the edge of your seat. It grabs you from the 1st page. It's a page turner. Had a hard time putting it down. This was the 1st book I've read by this author. Will read more of his books. Greg Iles is a master at weaving the web of mystery and suspense. Highly recommend this book.
good book - love this author
Another good Iles book.
Very good mystery! Great mystery writer.
A very good read, with an appropriate title!
This was a very interesting book. The story line was different and I just wanted to keep reading it.
Not what I expected... This book is very slow getting started, but winds up in an unbelievable flurry. Iles let me down with his deviation of his previous style.
This is my first Iles book. I found it to be a page turner and the book was glued to my hands, I took it everywhere! Love his writing style, however I did find there was a bit too much detail in some places and feel the ending could have been shortened. Looking foward to more of his work. I live only 60 miles from Natchez and visit there frequently. I found his descriptions of places in the city to be right on!
This is the first book I've read by Greg Iles and it won't be the last. What a story! It is riveting and I could hardly put it down. I loved the characters. The story line was a new concept on murder. Will definitely read more by this author.
I love this author- Great book.
A scientist and a lawyer partner to provide the service of spousal murder - an interesting but not far-fetched concept.
Excellent writing as one will find in all his books. This was an edge of your seat thriller!
I have read most of Iles' books and liked this one the most. In fact when I finished reading it, I started reading it over again, something unusual for me. I give it 5 stars for intricacy of plot and sustained suspense.
