Friday, July 16, 2010

Dead Men's Dust

Dead Men's Dust
By Matt Hilton
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2009
ISBN-13: 9780340978238
438 pages

The first Joe Hunter thriller is a good read. Joe is a former Special Forces soldier who has worked 14 years as a counterterrorism agent. The book has the necessary ingredients that make a good thriller, but it did not excite me as much as Lee Child’s Jack Reacher. The plot is fast-moving. Joe is on the lookout for his missing brother and he does it to help his sister-in-law. In so doing he is up against “The Harvestman,” a crazy serial killer. I like Joe’s character and decided to read the second book, Judgment and Wrath, to see how the character will develop.

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Note: This is a 100-word book review.
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10 commented:

  1. I'm always impressed with your 100 word reviews! Jack Reacher was the first thing I thought of when you started describing the book. It would be hard to out-do Jack. I've got 61 Hours loaded on my iPod and I can't wait to see what he is up to next!
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  2. Great review, Alice! I love the title of this book! The story sounds really good and I can't wait to check it out!!
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  3. Hi Alice.
    It's a nice blog you have it here.
    I also like reading and photoshoot. =)
    I'm using D60.
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  4. I love the title and it sounds like a book that i will pick up!
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  5. You sure do get a lot into 100 words Alice! This sounds pretty good.
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  6. This sounds like something I might like. You've also reminded me that I need to give Lee Child a try one of these days.
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  7. Sandy: Thank you! I couldn't resist thinking about Jack Reacher when I first read the synopsis. At that point of time, though, I haven't actually read any of Lee Child's books but had read quite a few reviews about them. I want to hear your thoughts on 61 Hours!

    April: Thanks! I do hope you would check it out. I always enjoy finding out more about new authors (or new-to-me authors) and their works.

    Buku Junkie: Hello! Thanks very much. I'm glad you like my blog and that we share the same interests! You have a better camera than mine! Haha!

    Darlyn: I sure hope you'd pick it up... :)

    Darlene: Thank you... I try...

    Wendy: You must give Lee Child a try!
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  8. This sounds very good, the title grabbed my attention right away.
    Great review!
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/
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  9. I love Lee Child's Jack Reacher's books! Very exciting book! I never heard of Matt Hilton, but this look like a good book :)
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  10. Hi Naida, great observation. That's what made me buy the book too. Thanks!

    Hi Julia, glad you like Jack Reacher. Matt Hilton's quite new and I do like reading new authors. You'd never know when you'd discover a gem.
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