The Bodies Left Behind: A Novel

I was shocked to read negative reviews on this book. But those readers are digging too deep into what is real and what is a novel. I "got it" that they shouldn't be able to see much at night and how do they find each other in the dark. But that's a novel---the author has that right to make his stories against what is real life. And that's what helps to make it exciting. I thought this book was amazing----I lost a lot of sleep over it. I just couldn't put it down. The twists and turns were awesome----some were those I never saw coming. I doubt that anyone could have figured out the ending ahead of time. No matter if you are smart enough to know that in real life, none of this could have happened---------if you take this book for what it is---a novel, fiction, made up by the writer-------then you'll love the action, the excitement, the cat and mouse game they play. Just sit back, have a mocha and enjoy. I also agreed with some others that said it's one of if not THE best book they have read in a very long time. Kudos to Deaver on this one-------that's my opinion anyway.

I am a Deaver fan, and yes, he has a supremely twisted mind. I enjoyed the twists and turns of this novel. I am always thinking ahead, and I didn't imagine this ending at all. I was not dissapointed in this mystery.

I thought this was one of the best mysteries I have read in a while. It gripped me from the first page, had surprises and just really, really was good. Very different for Jeffrey Deaver, I thought. His other books are good too but this was pretty awesome.

Deaver is one of my favorite thriller writers, and this one is especially entertaining. Most interesting of all, he introduces a new detective, Brynn. The first chapter is amazing. A lawyer and her social worker husband, along with a friend, Michelle, arrive at their secluded vacation home and prepare to relax. Situated close to a lake and with only a few other empty homes nearby, and surrounded by deep forest, the couple are surprised to hear footsteps. But who could be walking around their very private home? Suddenly they spy a man wearing a stocking mask at their window. He is carrying a rifle. The husband quickly tries to dial 911, but only gets to say, "This--" before the call is interrupted. Far away, the police must decide whether or not to respond. The first 100 pages move like lightening. Deaver has introduced a terrific new main character, Brynn, a policewoman with a teenage son and new marriage. To say the very least, she is in desperate trouble, pitted against a man named Hart. She's very different from the other main character in Deaver novels, Lincoln, but the book is just as good as any of the Lincoln novels. I don't want to give away much more than this. But it's a fast, fun book.

April seventeenth is a day that will affect many lives in Kennnesha County, Wisconsin. It begins with Emma and Steven Feldman enjoying a drink in their mini-mansion vacation home on Lake Mondac. They hear noises outside followed by two gunmen barging into their home. Before they shoot Steven, he connects to the Sheriff's Office for a brief moment. Sheriff Tom Dahl traces the 911 call and sends Deputy Brynn McKenzie to check it out. She finds the Feldman couple dead on their floor and the two killers Terry Hart and Compton Lewis eerily sitting casually nearby. She gets away running into the nearby woods where she meets Michelle, a friend of the Feldmans, who was visiting them. The two hit men chase after the women because they must have no witnesses to the murders. Brynn leads Michelle into a nearby state park while Hart and Lewis follow them. As they flee the thugs, they soon run into meth manufacturers in a place they thought they can call for help. Even if they somehow survive, Brynn's nightmare will not be over as the worst is yet to come. This is a superb cat and mouse thriller made even more exciting once the reader concludes that Hart and McKenzie are similar personalities in spite of being on opposite sides of the law. With actions scenes that will translate easily into a movie thriller starring females who prefer to live but will do what it takes to Die Hard if at all as they refuse to break. Fans will enjoy this exciting outdoor wintry thriller with two born killers chasing two strong women. Harriet Klausner