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His Name Is John (2008)

by Dorien Grey(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1934841048 (ISBN13: 9781934841044)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Zumaya Publications Us

series

Elliott Smith

review 1: Loved this story. Loved it. Great plot, great characters, good, strong writing style. Suspense/Thriller/paranormal/who-dunnit.... The main character happens to be gay, no written sex. Fabulous!I admit to guessing the identity of John (Doe) possibly about a third of the way through the novel, probably because I'm used to looking for Agatha Christie's red herrings, and....I have a slight knowledge of written-Italian. Regardless it did not affect my enjoyment of the plot.
review 2: HIS NAME IS JOHN was my introduction to the fictional works of Dorien Grey. Never having read any of his books before, I decided to give it a go based on the recommendations of friends whose opinions I value highly. I opted to start with the smaller of his two series, THE ELLIOTT SMIT... moreH MYSTERIES, rather than jumping into his much more prolific DICK HARDESTY MYSTERIES. I made this decision solely because my reading time is very constricted at the current time and I was hesitant to make such a time commitment. From the first page, however, he had me … and by the time I was finished, a hardcore fan I had become. I won’t go into plot details here because so many of the other reviews on this page and other book-related websites do a thorough enough job of that. Rather, I want to focus on the quality of the material. First, and foremost, Dorien Grey is a wonderful writer, not only from the technical knows-his-grammar perspective, but also because he knows how to tell a great story, create suspense, and build a tight plot. His characters are three-dimensional and, therefore, incredibly believable. His dialogue is natural. What I found most compelling, however, is the way he was able to create a mystery, and then walk you through, step-by-step to its resolution, without resorting to clichés and cheap plot devices. Very skillfully, he places clues in front of you without a big, flashing, red arrow screaming at you, “This is a clue!” I also thoroughly enjoyed the blending of three genres: murder mystery, ghost story, and m/m romance. In fact, I was so enthralled with HIS NAME IS JOHN that I immediately set about reading the other books in the Elliott Smith series: AARON’S WAIT and CAESAR’S FALL. I won’t go into detail here about those two wonderful books (I’ll post my comments on the appropriate pages), but suffice it to say the whole series is 5-star worthy. And now, despite the ongoing constraints on my reading time, I plan to move full steam ahead with THE DICK HARDESTY MYSTERIES. I just know I won’t be disappointed. less

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