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Below par for Deaver An alleged cult leader and murderer (Daniel Pell) escapes from jail after being interviewed by an agent (Kathyrn Dance) in respect of a new unsolved crime. Kathyrn has special skills in kinesics or reading body language. The book is reasonably well-written, has some good insights and displays some of Deaver's usual research skills, although the kinesics angle isn't as influential as I had expected it to be. But this is a pretty drawn-out crime novel with the first 400 pages or so dealing almost... more info
Cult Fiction First I must complement G.J.Oxley and Sam Anders for their reviews of this novel, I read both and wondered what I can do to add anything of real use to anybody, but I'll have a go... Daniel Pell, a convicted multiple killer, escapes from custody after eight years in prison, and CBI Agent Kathryn Dance leads the hunt to recapture him. Pell once formed his own 'family' years earlier, recruiting mainly females who were willing to be controlled and abused by him. Now on the run after his escape, Pell's... more info
An enjoyable read, but over-research gets in the way. I enjoy Jeffery Deaver books, and have read most of them. There is one thing that has started to irk me slightly about his writing and it is the fact that he has Done His Research, and you know what, he's going to tell you about it! It's been getting worse in recent books, and this is no exception. Within three pages Deaver crowbarred an essay on how kinesics works into the storyline. And not very elegantly either. However once past that irritation the story picks up, and actually becomes very... more info
Fairly Good Thriller In The Sleeping Doll, a convicted killer and leader of a cult, Daniel Pell has escaped prison. It is up to the novel's main protagonist, Kathryn Dance, an agent with the California Bureauof Investagation, to track him down. Kathryn is an expert in kinesics - an ability to read body lanuage and behaviour. I found this book quite a fairly enjoyable read. The cast of characters is quite solid, with the manipulative Daniel Pell, making an interesting, formidable and creepy villian. The character of Kathryn... more info
