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Some books aren't natural fits for audio. Edgar-winner Ellis's new novel, for example, has a complex plot that hops back and forth between the arrest, conviction and execution of serial killer Terry Burgos in 1989 and 16 years later when Burgos's prosecutor, Paul Riley, is drawn into the investigation of a very similar series of murders, involving many of the same characters. Complicating things even more, the contemporary sections jump from Riley's point of view to that of the demented new killer. Ellis uses chapter breaks, posted dates, italics and a shift from present tense narration to past tense for 1989, efforts that clarify matters in print but are a bit subtle for audio. Even an accomplished and inventive narrator like Dick Hill can only do so much-a pause before announcing a time shift, the use of a distinctive accent for the killer-to keep listener confusion to a minimum. But there's not much any reader could do with a key ingredient of the novel-the nonsense messages left at the crime scenes that contain a coded text that is near-impossible to distinguish by ear. Hill handles the dramatic sequences and thriller elements effortlessly and if one is willing to overlook several perplexing time-warped moments and the impossibility of deciphering the clues before Riley explains them, this audio provides a fair amount of entertainment. Simultaneous release with the Putnam hardcover (Reviews, May 21) (July)
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David Ellis is the author of seven novels, including Line of Vision for which he won the Edgar Award. An attorney from Chicago, he currently serves as Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and was recently appointed the Impeachment Prosecutor in the Blagojevich trial. Ellis lives in Springfield with his family.
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Posted January 27, 2009
From the second I began reading this book I couldn't put it down! This Author is so gifited with the way he can keep you on the edge of your seat and just want more and more. I read this book in one night it was that good, David Ellis should be reconized as good a writer as a Bestseller!!!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This book exceeded my expectations. This book has an interesting plot with great characters. I was hooked from the start and the book never let go. David Ellis shows serious talent for writing. This book was hard to predict how it would end, it was definately enjoyable. Overall, Eye of the Beholder deserves an 'A' for a grade.
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Posted August 20, 2007
U.N.P.U.T.D.O.W.N.A.B.L.E!!!!! I couldn't wait to get back to B&N to purchase his other books.
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Posted August 21, 2007
This is the first book i've read by Ellis and I've fallen in love with his writing style. I was engrossed from beginning to end and read the book in 3 days. I've recommended to many of my friends. I will definitely be reading more of Ellis' work!!!!
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Posted March 10, 2011
This is the first book I read from Mr. Ellis, and I must say, from the moment I began reading this book, I could not put it down. I received this book as a birthday present last year, and it has been the best book I've read so far. This is one of those rare books, that you just wish would go on and on. I love the style of writing, which begins at the end, and then goes back. I am now a lifetime fan, and have recommended this book to all my friends and family.
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Posted March 24, 2010
This book is an excellent read. Ellis keeps you working until the end trying to figure out who and what and how everything works and worked out.
This is a book that will interest and grab the mystery or thriller book reader and will keep you reading until you find out everything you can about the plot.
Well done, and exciting.
J. Robert Ewbank, author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
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Posted February 20, 2010
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Outstanding plot with many surprises. Exceptionally well written. Could not put it down! First book by Ellis I've read. Won't be the last.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.In the summer of 1989, six women were found in the basement near the maintenance lockers of Mansbury College. All the women were tortured and each died in a different manner ranging from strangulation to near decapitation. One of the victims, college student Ellie Danzinger had gotten a restraining order out against Terry Burgos, a part time handyman at the college. Whey they went to his home, they found enough evidence to convict him for five of the killings. The case of the sixth girl he killed Cassie Bentley, daughter to a mega-mogul billionaire was never tried to her father¿s influence. In 1996, Terry is killed but his last words, cryptic though they might be, were to the prosecutor Paul Riley: ¿I am not the only one¿.---------------- In the present, a series of murders are linked to the killings in 1989. Paul Riley, now the head of mega powerful law firm, receives strange notes from the killer, has his finger prints on one of the victims and is forced into part of the new case with it evidence similar to the case that solidified his reputation. Looked upon from a fresh perspective with new information, Riley finds that the 1989 case didn¿t reveal all its secrets and someone wants them to stay buried.----------------- This is one of the most energizing and emotionally satisfying police procedurals of the year. David Ellis makes his characters come alive so that readers will either root for or detest them no one will remain detached. There is plenty of action and the changing from the eighties to the nineties to the present is smooth so that the readers are never jarred out of the storyline. The protagonist as he ages from a man who sees life as black and white to a person who realize there are subtle greys has to make some decisions as he confronts his greatest success with the realization it is also his greatest failure.----------------- Harriet Klausner
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Overview
Paul Riley has built a lucrative career based on his famous prosecution of Terry Burgos, who gruesomely murdered six girls. Now, fifteen years later, the police are confronted with a new series of murders and mutilations. Riley realizes that the two cases are connected and finds himself at the center of a police task force—as an investigator…and a suspect.Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.