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The Dead Man (Jack Davis Mystery, #2). (2011)

by Joel Goldman(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Pinnacle

series

Jack Davis Mystery

review 1: I loved the premise of this series - taking the damaged hero to a whole 'nother level. and although I'll get the next book, I'm not totally in love. (I actually stopped reading the first book halfway through, I was bored and already had this one ready on my iPad). I LOVE the Lou mason series, and Alex stone's two books (especially seeing some characters from the former appear in the latter!) and I had high hopes. but there just way too much filler - flights of poetic fancy shrouded in words that popped right out of a self-help book. a little too much flowery, faux deep stuff. not the crisp, humour that Lou brought to the table. I do like the fact that mr Goldman has given jack his condition - tics - as it makes for an interesting character arc. and it's not to heavy handed... more, ie were not meant to pity him. so props for that. but I'd really, really prefer to hang out with Lou.
review 2: A few weeks ago, author Joel Goldman offered the Kindle edition of THE DEAD MAN for free and I grabbed a copy, hoping for a good mystery. I didn't let the "thriller" tag deter me (I often avoid thrillers) and read through the grisly prologue with growing interest.This is the second of the Jack Davis Thrillers, but I wasn't too lost on Jack's life without having read the first. Goldman put in backstory when his protagonist was triggered to memories. At first, when this happened during a fairly active scene, it seemed intrusive, but I got used to the styleAll the characters were well-drawn and believable; the "thriller" aspects (blood, gore, graphic violence) wasn't too much to bear, and the story resolutions were effective. That's resolutions—plural—because protagonist Jack Davis had relationship issues to deal with, as well as his odd health condition, and his forced retirement from the FBI.A lot going on, here. Most was handled well, although the ventures into the points of view of other characters didn't seem necessary, and a few scenes really gave away too much. But then, I had determined the perp early on, and read along, learning more about Jack and wondering when he would pickup on the clues.In all, since it had few editing and formatting glitches, THE DEAD MAN was a satisfactory read from a competent writer. less

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