True Evil: A Novel by Greg Iles Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of True Evil: A Novel
Book Review: Another Winner for Iles
Summary: 5 Stars
Greg Iles never ceases to amaze and entertain. He is by far one of the most gifted authors I have read in a long time. True Evil grabs you on the first page, races at breakneck speed to a predictable ending, true, but still, I truly enjoyed the ride. The premise of killing your spouse rather than divorcing them is a unique storyline. Killing someone so it looks as if it was natural causes . . . and doing it for money. How evil is that? And all to save rich people money in alimony and shared estates. A rather frightening idea when you think about it. True Evil was thoroughly researched, extremely well written and undoubtedly one of the best reads I have enjoyed in a long time. You cannot go wrong with Greg Iles!Book Review: Another great read by Greg Iles
Summary: 5 Stars
In his latest thriller, Greg Iles presents an exciting premise and rich, developed characters.
Staying with his penchant for FBI agents, he centers this book around a hostage negotiator for the Bureau, but she is involved in anything but a routine FBI investigation.
This book simply flies by, keeping the reader riveted to see what will happen next.
Of note is the small town and small world feel of Iles' writing. Like Stephen King's works, Iles' stories seem to inhabit the same universe, with the central figures of previous novels making appropriate cameo appearances (or occasionally more substantial participation).
This book is highly recommended.
Book Review: Best book of the year!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a fan of all of the Iles books but this one is in the top two (with "Turning Angel"). The characters are so real, which is almost scary. It is a long book, at 600 plus pages, but you will finish it very quickly because it is very difficult to put down. The bottom line is "True Evil" is a great read, and I would highly recommend it to anyone!Book Review: Bona Fide Page-Turner
Summary: 3 Stars
I found this book quite engrossing, despite the fact that the reader knows basically what's going on by page 40 and who all the guilty parties are by page 100, leaving about 500 pages of denouement. This is not one of those thrillers that "keeps you guessing." Iles seems to go out of his way to tip off the reader when anything unusual is about to happen, so his skill in keeping you turning the pages has little to do with plot twists. (Imagine COMA where you know the plot in advance.)
Not everyone will like this book. On page 3 we learn that a victim, upon collapsing, voided her bladder and bowels. This not so vital information tells us, right off the bat, that this is one of those gritty, realistic thrillers that won't hide the messiness of real life from the reader. We are also treated to several depictions of sex that can only be described as pornographic. Perhaps this is mitigated by the fact that the people engaging in these acts are mostly villains. The heroes are rather chaste themselves. The reader may choose to speculate about Iles' sexual hang-ups.
If you are not deterred by such things, and if you need to kill time in an airport, for example, this is an ideal read.
Book Review: Busy, busy storyline
Summary: 1 Stars
This writer uses far too many "conveniences" to further his story. A scarred FBI lady conveniently has an ace detective friend who worked with her late Dad, and he fills in anytime, anywhere, as she can't be everywhere at once. Then she meets a sensitive, sweetie doctor who just happens to be about to be done in by his wife, and everyone is racing around, getting cancer, trying to prevent people from getting cancer, dealing with a looney who has an immediate neutralizer for home-grown cancer, etc...and all the while, of course, the FBI lady and the hunk doctor are falling in love. Depressing theme (folks getting intentionally killed by cancer), and a frivilous advancement of plot. Bottomline: Poorly written, or at best, on the Danielle Steele level. The discussions of China's likely being the U.S.'s next major problem were interesting, however.