Sleep No More (pb)
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Amazon.com:
Eve Sumner has an uncanny resemblance to a long-dead woman with whom John Waters was once obsessively in love. The successful Mississippi oilman's college affair with Mallory Candler ended long before she was killed, but the mysterious Eve knows things about that affair that only Mallory could have known. That's more than a coincidence, since Eve is actually Mallory's reincarnation—or, at least, she's the corporeal body into which Mallory's restless soul seems to have migrated. Long before the bizarre denouement of this supernatural thriller--a departure for Iles, whose previous thrillers have been much more straightforward--the reader's sympathies have been engaged by Waters, a decent man whose best friend may be his worst enemy and whose past may destroy his future. Iles has many gifts as a storyteller, including ingenious plotting and solid pacing, both of which are on display here, but this foray into the occult doesn't show them off to best advantage.
I never read this, but will send on as a part of a surprise RABCK to Kimberleev who has another of Iles' books on her wishlist.
Eve Sumner has an uncanny resemblance to a long-dead woman with whom John Waters was once obsessively in love. The successful Mississippi oilman's college affair with Mallory Candler ended long before she was killed, but the mysterious Eve knows things about that affair that only Mallory could have known. That's more than a coincidence, since Eve is actually Mallory's reincarnation—or, at least, she's the corporeal body into which Mallory's restless soul seems to have migrated. Long before the bizarre denouement of this supernatural thriller--a departure for Iles, whose previous thrillers have been much more straightforward--the reader's sympathies have been engaged by Waters, a decent man whose best friend may be his worst enemy and whose past may destroy his future. Iles has many gifts as a storyteller, including ingenious plotting and solid pacing, both of which are on display here, but this foray into the occult doesn't show them off to best advantage.
I never read this, but will send on as a part of a surprise RABCK to Kimberleev who has another of Iles' books on her wishlist.
I received this book in a wonderful package of goodies from KimKerry today. Thank you so much for fulfilling this holiday wish (and many others). I've been wanting to read Greg Iles for a while.
I finally got a chance to read this book while on vacation. Greg Iles was a new author for me and I have to say that I really liked the book and his writing style. It was a real page-turner! I know I'll be looking for more of his books soon. KimKerry...thanks again for the fabulous package you sent at Christmas and for including this RABCK, but most of all for introducing me to a new author!
