Books by Andrew Pyper
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review 1: I was a little disappointed in the first couple of Pyper's books that I read, but I really liked his writing style with its mix of lyrical descriptions and satirical wit, so I decided to try this one--and I am very glad I did. It is a brilliant, complex, and compelling novel with...
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review 1: I recently read Andrew Pyper's novel The Killing Circle and I have to admit that I was not a huge fan but I decided to give this author another try and I am so glad that I did! I thought The Guardians was much better written (the plot was more intriguing, the characters better de...
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review 1: Démonolog je velmi čtivě napsaná kniha, od které není možné se odtrhnout. I přesto že se budete pořád ohlížet, zda se kolem vás neděje něco divného a budete číst jedině ve dne nebo budete mít všude rozsvíceno a před usnutím budete koukat po koutech, zda jeden z nich není tmavší a...
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review 1: The premise is solid – a grieving single parent joins a writing circle, and is drawn into murderous, possibly supernatural intrigue involving a killer that seems to have stepped out a fellow writer's story – but Pyper is an inconsistent prose stylist who thinks himself too clever...
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review 1: This may be a great author but I do not think this was a great book. I don't have to have fairy tale happy endings but I do want a book to make sense. It started with the ending, then went way back to a beginning (maybe too far back) then caught itself up to the opening & then f...
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review 1: Trevor is now 40 years old and has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Trevor and his 3 friends have been keeping a secret since they were 16. All four were involved in a crime in the small town where they grew up. Three left town as soon as they could to try to escape their...
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review 1: There is a dark melancholy atmosphere throughout this story. To me, all of the characters had an element of weirdness about them. Even the elderly mother of Ben {who was so motherly towards Randy and Trevor fixing them tea and cookies} has an oddness in her mannerism and response...