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Dead Time
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780525950066
ISBN: 0525950060
Label: Dutton Adult
Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: March 04, 2008
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Studio: Dutton Adult
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Editorial Review:
After the shocking developments in Dry Ice, Colorado psychologist Alan Gregory is struggling to deal with his newly adopted son and repair his shaky, though generally improving, marriage. But then Alans ex-wife, Merideth, reappears, seeking help she feels only Alan can give. Suddenly Alan is pulled into a mystery that reaches back years to a camping trip at the Grand Canyon involving Merideths fiancé and five friends whose lives were changed forever when a young woman mysteriously vanished from the Canyon floor. Enlisting the help of friend and detective Sam Purdy, Alan finds himself pitted against new demons and unseen enemies as he tries to uncover the connection between the unexplained disappearance at the Grand Canyon and Merideths missing surrogate. The clock is ticking, and as Alans and Sams investigations take them from New York City to Los Angeles to the cavernous reaches of the Canyon itself, Alan unearths a series of secrets and deceptions that someone wishes to keep buried at all costs.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Very Disappointed
I am very disappointed in this novel of Mr. White's. I loved his last two books but this one was honestly boring. The beginning caught my attention and I was ready to enjoy a good mystery. There was such a lull in the book where most of the story was Alan trying to decide if he was going to sleep with different women while his wife was away. Then the same thing was there for Sam too. Was he or was he not going to sleep with this woman? The only real clue in the entire mystery in two thirds of the ... Read More
Rating: - Kind of boring.....
This was a tough one to finish. Some other reviewers have mentioned that this book needs tighter editing; I agree. I skimmed so much, especially the conversations between Sam and Alan, which were tedious, boring, too long...you probably get my drift. Meredith's situation had nothing to do with the main plot line of the book and was unnecessary. Then there was the one character with three names, and a character with the last name "Poteet" and another with the last name of "Peet". And, also like ... Read More
Rating: - "Dead Time" is a suspensful thriller for the older crowd.
Thrilling, cliffhanger novel. I've never read any of Stephen White's novels before but the nice cover and "New York Times Best selling author" definetely attracted me to this book.
PROS:
-Very thrilling! Very fast-paced book, you can expect to finish this book in 1-2 weeks.
-Intricate plot, cliff-hanger, you rarely want to put the book down.
The first 50-100 pages are extremely puzzling, as I had no idea what was going on and I didn't grasp the main character's ... Read More
Rating: - Dick Hill is a great reader.... however,
Fine book. Maybe could be a little tighter and less repetitious. I'm looking forward to finding out what really happened in Europe.
Now... Dick Hill is a great reader, one of my favorites. However, a good part of this book is told in first person by Alan's ex. Maybe it's just me but whenever she started talking it jarred. Wrong-sex FP narration just doesn't work for me. Never have a problem with dialog in third-person. Funny, huh? Anyway, if that doesn't bother you you'll enjoy the book. ... Read More
Rating: - Disappointing
The "His Ex" and "Her Ex" contrivance was annoying and distracting; while some of the dialog much too ethnically-colloquial for my taste.
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