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rbixby's review against another edition
5.0
I bought this on impulse one day at Powell's. It had been over ten years since I last reads a Greg Iles book, [b:Black Cross|369995|Black Cross|Greg Iles|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309284878s/369995.jpg|5951651] I think, and I really enjoyed that, as well as [b:Spandau Phoenix|537005|Spandau Phoenix (World War Two #2)|Greg Iles|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442873034s/537005.jpg|5951649]. I figured I couldn't go wrong and I was right.
This book is a taut page turner with a complex plot. The characters are well fleshed out. The good guys are likable and the bad guys are assholes.
I couldn't put this one down.
This book is a taut page turner with a complex plot. The characters are well fleshed out. The good guys are likable and the bad guys are assholes.
I couldn't put this one down.
aaronboyes19's review against another edition
5.0
Another great read by Greg Iles. Save for one, I have really enjoyed all of Iles’s works. Definitely recommend
carlylottsofbookz's review against another edition
5.0
I am touch and go with Iles, some of his novels I think are good, others...well, not so much. Thankfully I picked this book up at a garage sale, and thought I would give it a shot. I'm SO GLAD I did--this is the best Iles book I've read. And considering it's length (600+), I believe that says a lot about Iles' ability ot keep the reader hooked. The last 150 pages it was difficult for me to do anything but read this. If you are looking for a fun summer read, I suggest this!
novelesque_life's review against another edition
3.0
3 STARS
""If you wanted to kill your spouse and get away with it, you had to do something truly ingenious: something that wouldn't even be perceived as murder. And that was the service that Andrew Rusk had found a way to provide. Like any quality product, it did not come cheap. Nor did it come quickly. And perhaps most important of all, it was not for those with weak constitutions. Demand was high, of course, but few people were truly suitable clients. It took a deep-rooted hatred to watch your spouse die in agony, knowing that you had brought about that pain. But on the other hand, some people bore up remarkably well."
With these words, New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns to his trademark Southern milieu in this terrifying thriller, an unnerving tale of evil lurking beneath the veneer of idyllic suburban life. Brimming with the masterful suspense and intense psychological drama that made Turning Angel, Blood Memory, and The Quiet Game bestsellers, True Evil tells the chilling story of a divorce attorney who may be orchestrating the deaths of his clients' spouses, bringing new meaning to the phrase "'til death do us part."
Dr. Chris Shepard is thirty-six years old, newly married, and well on his way to a perfect life. Or so he believes. But that future is forever cast into doubt the day Special Agent Alexandra Morse walks into his office and drops a bombshell: Dr. Shepard's beautiful new wife is plotting his murder. Shepard is so shocked that he almost throws Agent Morse out of his office. Yet once he is alone, doubt begins to gnaw at him. Paranoia magnifies the small cracks in his marital relationship, and soon he can have no peace unless he knows the truth. When Agent Morse reappears, Chris agrees to act as bait to help her unravel the divorce lawyer's scheme, which may already have cost nine unsuspecting spouses their lives.
At the center of the mystery lies a maddeningly simple question: If these people really were murdered, why can't the FBI prove it? Rigorous autopsies have uncovered no forensic evidence of foul play, and the police believe no crimes have occurred. As Dr. Shepard and Agent Morse struggle against an invisible adversary, Shepard realizes that he's working with a desperate woman. The reason: the killer's last known victim was Alex Morse's sister, who from her deathbed accused her husband of murder and extracted a vow that Alex save her ten-year-old nephew from his father. This has driven Alex to risk both her life and her career to fulfill that vow. But Chris Shepard soon feels desperation of his own. As he probes his wife's hidden past, he is confronted by the probability that the woman he loves wants him dead.
He has adopted her son and given her everything he has to give, and yet somewhere out there, a killer with the brilliance to outwit the top forensic scientists in the world is closing in on him." (From Amazon)
A fair suspense/mystery about the every day man in peril.
""If you wanted to kill your spouse and get away with it, you had to do something truly ingenious: something that wouldn't even be perceived as murder. And that was the service that Andrew Rusk had found a way to provide. Like any quality product, it did not come cheap. Nor did it come quickly. And perhaps most important of all, it was not for those with weak constitutions. Demand was high, of course, but few people were truly suitable clients. It took a deep-rooted hatred to watch your spouse die in agony, knowing that you had brought about that pain. But on the other hand, some people bore up remarkably well."
With these words, New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles returns to his trademark Southern milieu in this terrifying thriller, an unnerving tale of evil lurking beneath the veneer of idyllic suburban life. Brimming with the masterful suspense and intense psychological drama that made Turning Angel, Blood Memory, and The Quiet Game bestsellers, True Evil tells the chilling story of a divorce attorney who may be orchestrating the deaths of his clients' spouses, bringing new meaning to the phrase "'til death do us part."
Dr. Chris Shepard is thirty-six years old, newly married, and well on his way to a perfect life. Or so he believes. But that future is forever cast into doubt the day Special Agent Alexandra Morse walks into his office and drops a bombshell: Dr. Shepard's beautiful new wife is plotting his murder. Shepard is so shocked that he almost throws Agent Morse out of his office. Yet once he is alone, doubt begins to gnaw at him. Paranoia magnifies the small cracks in his marital relationship, and soon he can have no peace unless he knows the truth. When Agent Morse reappears, Chris agrees to act as bait to help her unravel the divorce lawyer's scheme, which may already have cost nine unsuspecting spouses their lives.
At the center of the mystery lies a maddeningly simple question: If these people really were murdered, why can't the FBI prove it? Rigorous autopsies have uncovered no forensic evidence of foul play, and the police believe no crimes have occurred. As Dr. Shepard and Agent Morse struggle against an invisible adversary, Shepard realizes that he's working with a desperate woman. The reason: the killer's last known victim was Alex Morse's sister, who from her deathbed accused her husband of murder and extracted a vow that Alex save her ten-year-old nephew from his father. This has driven Alex to risk both her life and her career to fulfill that vow. But Chris Shepard soon feels desperation of his own. As he probes his wife's hidden past, he is confronted by the probability that the woman he loves wants him dead.
He has adopted her son and given her everything he has to give, and yet somewhere out there, a killer with the brilliance to outwit the top forensic scientists in the world is closing in on him." (From Amazon)
A fair suspense/mystery about the every day man in peril.
lindajo's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent book, major page turner. Couldn't put it down. Stayed up late to finish it.
alisonb's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoy Iles' novels and am propelled by the mystery and suspense of the main story. However, there are a few novels (this being one of them), where I am better without some of the intimate descriptions between characters. It is one thing to allude to interaction and let the imagination take hold versus getting detailed descriptions of lewd acts. Okay, beyond those moments, which are few and far between, this is a great read. Iles really knows how to bring his native South to life and create intriguing antagonists.
lwalker77's review against another edition
4.0
Last year I read the Natchez Burning trilogy and enjoyed all three books very much. Since then, I have picked up several other Greg Iles books, and recently decided, on a whim, to listen to True Evil on audible since it was read by my favorite narrator, Dick Hill. I was not disappointed! The book was fast paced, which seems to be a trait Iles books share, and the story was compelling. I also enjoyed the cameos by characters I had read about in the Natchez trilogy. Being from Louisiana myself, I think the setting enhances my enjoyment of these books, but I think anyone would enjoy them. I highly recommend this book!