Face Of Evil Dead Man Book 1 edition by Lee Goldberg William Rabkin Literature Fiction eBooks
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Matt Cahill is a widower leading a quiet, solitary life--cutting wood at a lumber mill in the Pacific Northwest, watching out for his trouble-prone friend Andy, and making his first, tentative attempt at a new romance with his co-woker Rachel. But a getaway to a ski resort goes tragically wrong and he is killed in an avalanche. That should be the end of his story, but for Matt, it's only the beginning. And now finds himself taking the first step in a horrifying odyssey across a dark world that exists within our own, where he must confront a violent, supernatural entity that spreads evil among us like a plague.
Face Of Evil Dead Man Book 1 edition by Lee Goldberg William Rabkin Literature Fiction eBooks
I ran across The Dead Man series by accident and thought it sounded like it might be an interesting read. More than simply "interesting," I found Face of Evil, the first book in the series, to be a refreshing addition to the horror/suspense genre.Centered around Matt Cahill, a likable enough guy who seems to be the modern equivalent of a saint for the way he looks out for his childhood friend, Andy, who grew up next to Matt in an abusive home, the story recounts how Matt was caught up in an avalanche during a ski trip. After three months buried under ice and snow, Matt's body is recovered and sent to the morgue. Once on the slab, the coroner makes a startling discovery: Matt is inexplicablly still alive.
Now the story moves into the realm of the supernatural as Matt seems to have the ability to see things others can't ... like rotting, maggot-filled sores growing on some of his acquaintances. He also meets the menacing Mr. Dark who first appears as a clown then later as a cop that others can't see.
Despite having just started a relationship with a new love interest (Matt had been mourning the wife he lost to cancer several years before the story opens), Matt realizes he must find this Mr. Dark after he appears at the scene of two separate tragedies. He must also discover the link between the horrific wounds no one else can see, his own resurrection from an icy tomb, and Mr. Dark.
Don't expect to find all the answers in this slim volume. Obviously authors Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin intend to stretch out the suspense in the three sequels already published. The books tend to be the kind of stories you can easily read in the course of an afternoon and the authors are churning out new tales every month or so. Surprisingly in suspense and supernatural-themed books, the authors include plenty of humor. It reminds me of the kinds of stories Stephen King could write before the size of his book began to keep pace with the size of his ego.
With Face of Evil, the series is off to a good start and left me wanting to know more about Matt and mysterious Mr. Dark. If the subsequent books in the series are anything like the first, I can look forward to more lazy afternoons of delving into the mysteries of The Dead Man.
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Face Of Evil Dead Man Book 1 edition by Lee Goldberg William Rabkin Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
The Dead Man Face of Evil, the first in a planned series of books written by series creators Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin, takes its cues from the best of the men's adventure genre of past decades and then hits the highway with its own twists, turns, and flaming rollovers.
The novel is horrific, suspenseful, mysterious, and adventurous, all at once. It's also fast-paced, grim-humored, and cleverly written. But mostly, it's a seat-edge read, equal parts chuckles and winces, that slams our hero from one peril to another. Did I mention it's a page turner?
I'll not rehash the plot--no need to spoil anything--except to say that I like where it took me (and where it promises to take me) and I dig the characters I met on the way. It's short, novella length, but that suits me just fine. I like my action in-close, pummeling, and tinged with humor, and The Dead Man Face of Evil offers that in spades.
The Dead Man Face of Evil is pure pulpy goodness. And even better--there's more to come! Book number two, The Dead Man Hell in Heaven, also written by Goldberg and Rabkin, is due out soon. And after that, we're promised further installments written by more modern pulp masters. Count me in.
First of all I have to say that I find some of the more negative reviews laughable.
For those who downrated the series for being a set of short novellas, I have to ask, did you read the description before you bought it? Because the description of the first book clearly says that it's 65 "print" pages in length. I think it's simply bad form and unfair to downrate a book because you didn't read the description closely enough.
Next, I just don't get all the people who are downrating this series for the "graphic sex". Really? Yes there is sex in these books. Much of the descriptive sex is of the main character's memories of making love to his wife, before she died. Some of it is with liaisons of women he meets along the way, but there's really not that much sex in the books. And what there is certainly isn't graphic. None of the standard slang words for various body parts are used and most of the descriptions are very euphamistic. In fact they remind me a little of a Harlequin romance novel sometimes! ) Anyone who says these short books are full of graphic sex must not watch or read much beyond Disney stuff.
Ok, having gotten that out of the way, here's my review
I think this series is very good. It's a well thought out action story line with a bit of a horror genre twist. It's not a 100% unique story, but it's done well enough to make it a good read. The concept of having different authors adding "chapters" to the series adds something different as well. There is quite a bit of gore and violence in the series, but that's pretty much inherent to the subject matter; a guy who comes back from the dead and sees true evil in people ... there's a lot of potential for violence and gore there. But if you don't like that kind of thing, then you're probably not going to be interested in the series anyway.
The only quibble I have is that by having different authors every once in a while I feel a disconnect between the main plot structure and the details of the story line. It's hard to have a 100% cohesive story when everyone is bringing their own unique spin to it. Mostly it's not too bad. The only one I really had an issue with was #7 as it felt much more "out of whack" with the rest of the series and didn't carry on the story of the search for Mr. Dark as much as the other novellas, I felt.
But overall the books provide exactly what the authors say they intended a serialized story in the tradition of the men's novels of the 70's and 80's ... "series like The Destroyer, The Ninja Master, Nick Carter, and The Death Merchant." Mack Bolan would be proud. )
Definitely worth 4* and I'll be on the lookout for each new book as it comes.
I ran across The Dead Man series by accident and thought it sounded like it might be an interesting read. More than simply "interesting," I found Face of Evil, the first book in the series, to be a refreshing addition to the horror/suspense genre.
Centered around Matt Cahill, a likable enough guy who seems to be the modern equivalent of a saint for the way he looks out for his childhood friend, Andy, who grew up next to Matt in an abusive home, the story recounts how Matt was caught up in an avalanche during a ski trip. After three months buried under ice and snow, Matt's body is recovered and sent to the morgue. Once on the slab, the coroner makes a startling discovery Matt is inexplicablly still alive.
Now the story moves into the realm of the supernatural as Matt seems to have the ability to see things others can't ... like rotting, maggot-filled sores growing on some of his acquaintances. He also meets the menacing Mr. Dark who first appears as a clown then later as a cop that others can't see.
Despite having just started a relationship with a new love interest (Matt had been mourning the wife he lost to cancer several years before the story opens), Matt realizes he must find this Mr. Dark after he appears at the scene of two separate tragedies. He must also discover the link between the horrific wounds no one else can see, his own resurrection from an icy tomb, and Mr. Dark.
Don't expect to find all the answers in this slim volume. Obviously authors Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin intend to stretch out the suspense in the three sequels already published. The books tend to be the kind of stories you can easily read in the course of an afternoon and the authors are churning out new tales every month or so. Surprisingly in suspense and supernatural-themed books, the authors include plenty of humor. It reminds me of the kinds of stories Stephen King could write before the size of his book began to keep pace with the size of his ego.
With Face of Evil, the series is off to a good start and left me wanting to know more about Matt and mysterious Mr. Dark. If the subsequent books in the series are anything like the first, I can look forward to more lazy afternoons of delving into the mysteries of The Dead Man.
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