Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780451199690
ISBN number: 0451199693
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 416
Printing Date: March 01, 2000
Publishing house: Signet
Sale Popularity Level: 904948
Studio: Signet
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With over two million copies in print, the bestselling author of Headhunter presents his most terrifying, and twisted, villain ever. Meet Mephisto...
He buries his victim alive, just for the fun of it. No real harm...yet. He's waiting for the two detectives who are on his trail. Waiting for the real fun to begin...
'Top-Drawer Suspense.'--Booklist
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Ugh......there is nothing more irritating than an author who tries to use every adjective or metaphor known to man. I couldn't finish this book. I was so bored with the over descriptive story telling. Not worth my time.
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Burnt Bones, the seventh entry into bestselling author Michael Slade's superb Special X series, is a little bit different and a whole lot of fun.
A new villain has set his sights on Robert DeClercq, the head of Special X, and now the cop must match wits with the crazy before his maniacal machinations can come to fruition and endanger us all.
Burnt Bones is a thrill ride where every turn threatens to throw you from the car and leaves you breathlessly asking: "how does Slade keep doing it?" the answer is: He is just that good!
Michael Slade has, again, delivered an unstoppable work of fiction that begs to be read and read again!
Burnt Bones will leap from the pages and keep you coming back for more.
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This entry into the Special X universe is without a doubt my favorite, a book that features not only the introduction of a great villain, but a fun story that is hard to put down.
Memorable characters and page-turning suspense are just the tip of the iceberg with Burnt Bones; in true Michael Slade fashion, history weaves with modern day psychos to tell a creepy tale of obsession and desire - and provide the reader with an exciting rollercoaster of a conclusion at the same time.
While not the most forensics-oriented book of the series (remember that Michael Slade and his band of fictional Canadian Mounties were doing the crime scene thing long before CSI or its television clones came along), it is certainly the most fun.
So grab a cup of tea and a comfortable chair, and enjoy the fun of Burnt Bones.
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I am a big fan of Slade and find his books thrilling, informative and sometimes nightmarish. His style is to integrate into the story a lot of background on the places, people and events in the book. In earlier books this exposition has been balanced and did not distract from the plot. However "Burnt Bones" was more exposition than plot. The story could have been very frightning but the jumps from storyline to historical facts was not well planned and diminished the enjoyment of the story. I like Slade's style and most of the factual material is quite interesting, but when it completely overshadows the story it is annoying. I still am a fan and have his two latest books to read this summer. I hope more emphasis is placed on telling the scary stories he is famous for in these two.
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You know, if this book had been about two hundred pages shorter, I would have probably given it five stars. Literally, there was no reason for half of this book to have been written. And that half, of course, was the history Slade injected into this book. Pages and pages of it. Chapters and chapters of history. Then fivep ages of good writing. Then MORE history.
I hate to admit this, but it's obvious to me that Mr. Slade (or rather Mr. Clarke) was just churning this one out on his own to get it done, and sacrificed expanding the admittingly great plot and usual great characters just to finish the book and make a buck. It's a shame too, because if you discount the textook-esque history sections, there's a GREAT story here. I really wanted to like this book, and I really wanted to care about these characters. But the numerous history sections just got in the way.
I think the real main problem with this book is not really Mr. Clarke's (the main writer behind Michael Slade) fault...for unlike this book, he always has one or two writing partners when these books are written. I have the impression that with this novel, there was no one to hold him in 'check,' and thus he expanded on the history sections just to fill a page limit. A shame.
Headhunter, Ripper, and Primal Scream are Slade at his best. This one...well this one, sadly, is Slade at his worst. I'm feverently hoping that the addition of Slade's daughter increases the quality of his future books (and I've heard only good things about the new duo behind Slade, so I'm eager to pick up Death's Door).
Take a pass on this one unless you have a LOT of patience for dry textbook-esque prose.
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