More Twisted: Collected Stories, Vol. II
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743561864 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 158 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This Reader's Musings" according to Nicola Mansfield. I've read one Deaver novel, A Kathryn Dance one, which I enjoyed very much; and several of his short stories now. I enjoyed most of these stories with them ranging from excellent to mediocre and, imho, most were good-very good. My average rating comes to a This Reader's Musings I've read one Deaver novel, A Kathryn Dance one, which I enjoyed very much; and several of his short stories now. I enjoyed most of these stories with them ranging from excellent to mediocre and, imho, most were good-very good. My average rating comes to a 3.5 for the stories and I feel happy with that; just a bit better than good! Deaver shows himself to be a good writer and the master of the twist ending. He's been on my tbr list forever. Perhaps next year I can devote some time to him.1. Chapter and Verse - Good one! I played right into the author's hands! A witness in protection is threatened before going to trial and the police try to fi. .5 for the stories and I feel happy with that; just a bit better than good! Deaver shows himself to be a good writer and the master of the twist ending. He's been on my tbr list forever. Perhaps next year I can devote some time to him.1. Chapter and Verse - Good one! I played right into the author's hands! A witness in protection is threatened before going to trial and the police try to fi. "Wonderful Short Stories by Jeffrey Deaver" according to Rather be at the Beach. Who can ask MORE than a book full of short stories by JEFFREY DEAVER? He is driving me CRAZY because in a story in only 5 short pages, I STILL can't figure out "who did it" with a limited number of characters! He's a genius at the "Whodunit"! Gotta love that! I highly recommend this book to any Jeffrey Deaver lover or any murder mystery/mystery lover out there who loves good writing!. DAVID L. ANDERSON said I enjoyed Twisted I so much. I enjoyed Twisted I so much, I got Collection "I enjoyed Twisted I so much" according to DAVID L. ANDERSON. I enjoyed Twisted I so much, I got Collection 2 also ! Great Stories, Easy to pickup, Read a Story and Set aside for later.. also ! Great Stories, Easy to pickup, Read a Story and Set aside for later.
That said, readers will find a number of clever and concise thrillers. . In an afterword to the tale "Afraid," Deaver (The Bone Collector) explains how he works the concept of fear into his fiction. Sherlockians will get a kick from a pastiche narrated in third person, "The Westphalian Ring," pitting Holmes against a crafty jewel thief. From Publishers Weekly Bestseller Deaver's second story collection (after 2003's Twisted) is best enjoyed in small doses, since, as the author states in his preface, each of the 16 suspense tales contains a "gut-wrenching twist," a formulaic final reversal that loses its punch with too much repetition. (Jan.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. The standout, "Born Bad," about a
Here he presents sixteen more tales—including an all-new Lincoln Rhyme entry—spawned from his darkly brilliant imagination. New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, “the grand master of the plot twist” (Booklist), is back with more diabolical tales of suspense.Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme series (The Bone Collector, etc.), crafted first-rate thrills in the story collection Twisted. From a stressed-out commuter to a death-row inmate, Deaver’s characters are never what they seem—and every jaw-dropping curveball he delivers is nothing less than “ingeniously devious” (People).
Mr. Television series include In Plain Sight (debut USA), The Jury, Law & Order: SVU & Criminal Intent, Pastor's Wife, and Missing Persons. Jeffery Deaver is the bestselling author of The Sleeping Doll, The Cold Moon, The Blue Nowhere, The Bone Collector, The Empty Chair, The Devil's Teardrop, and fifteen other suspense novels. Gaines' film credits include Second Best, I'm Not Rappaport,