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City Of The Dead (2012)

by Daniel Blake(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1439197628 (ISBN13: 9781439197622)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Gallery Books

review 1: second mystery in a row which attempted to do to much and lost sight of a good story in the process. would have been worth reading with either plot, but mashing a religous cult serial killer with a white collar 1% conspiracy to commit genocide and reap the economic benefits post-hurricane katrina is asking a bit much from the reader. ugh. time to switch genres for awhile. enough bad mysteries for one week.
review 2: Detective Frank Patrese is back in this cracking follow-up to ‘Soul Murder’ which sees him uprooted from his beloved Pittsburgh to join a FBI unit in sultry New Orleans. I can honestly say that this is one of the most multi-faceted serial killer thrillers I have read including (takes a deep breath)….the Asian tsunami, body dismorphia, vood... moreoo, ethnic cleansing, Mayan legends, Hurricane Katrina…oh…and a goodly amount of gory murders. I must admit that I felt the flimsy tsunami opener surplus to requirements and added nothing to the plot. One environmental disaster was plenty and the story would have been none the worse for its exclusion. Blake’s depiction of the seedy underbelly and voodoo heritage of New Orleans was exceptionally well-drawn and equally, the tense build-up to Hurricane Katrina and its horrific aftermath showed a deftness of touch. I will also say that I have not read any crime novel that used the largely un-addressed issue of body dismorphia as a plot device and this was fascinating and worked well within the overall plot-line. On the subject of character this novel more than establishes Frank Patrese as a credible character with just the right degree of toughness, morality and vulnerability and this bodes well for future outings. Overall, although the central plot-line was a little far-fetched, I found this a good read with just the right amount of twists and turns to keep me hooked and I shall certainly pick up the next one… less

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