Walking Among the Dead [NOOK Book]

An Auspicious Beginning to This Author's Career

Slightly slow at the start, after one quarter of the book smoothed out, at slightly more than mid book, the book became a "do not put this book down" category read. I hope to see this author publish more of the same, great mix of the "politics", drama, case detail, and investigative drudgery of police work. Recommended, interesting and not a boring read.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Very interesting reading!

I was intrigued by the book after seeing a post on the boards and I'm happy to say this book was a great purchase and I hope when it lists Homicide Series #1 there will be more!
I don't want to go into detail about the cases but it was a nice change than the Ann Rule books I usually read.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Not Disappointed!!

Great read. Exciting stories. Don't let editing keep you from enjoying the first of, I hope, many books by this new author.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Recommended with reservations

The editing of the nook version is terrible. Missing words and spelling errors are numerous.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Read!

I could not put this book down once I started reading it! Anyone who enjoys reading crime books must read! I look forward to more in the series. This is a great start to a promising writing career.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Definitely worth the read!

As most books of this type kick off, it was a little slow out of the gate but once you connected with the authors style of writing I found myself wanting more. There's a uniqueness in how Lang captures your attention with how he melds several different murders together and takes them from several points of view. I really got the feel of what it must be like to be a detective. He also paints the picture of how he intermingled his family needs with his work. It appears that work never stops for a Homicide detective and unfortunately killings never occur at an opportune time. Some grammatical errors were present but were easily overlooked by the content of the read. Very interesting book for this detectives first writing venture. Looking for more work from him in the future as he hones in on his skills. Definitely worth the read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Highly Recommended

Very Highly recommended. Very interesting and can't wait till the next book comes out.If you like action, you will love his books.

An inside look.

This book was a fascinating and interesting inside look at the actual life and work of a detective from his files.

Ken Lang's 'Walking Among The Dead' Is A Page-Turning True Crime Thriller

Author and real-life Maryland State Police Department detective Ken Lang's distinctively gutty, insightful, gripping, and informative 'Walking Among The Dead' was such an extraordinarily good read that I decided to read Mr. Lang's incredible publishing debut a second time. As a best-selling author writing in the international espionage/thriller genre', I am no easy pushover, and am quite frankly somewhat critical of other's writings at times. However, Lang's 'Walking Among The Dead' had such a unique pulse - a heartbeat, if you will - that called me back to this magnetic true-crime story . as I carefully enjoyed every delightful page as I was consumed and immersed in the perspective, views, ordeals, and humanity of the story's characters, including the protagonist - Detective Ken Lang!

In an author's world of writing, perhaps one of the biggest compliments of distinction one writer may give to another is the comments, "I enjoyed and learned so much in your novel, that I read it twice - with the second time carefully taking notes!" Well, that's what I did - because Lang took me into the world of law enforcement in such a real, no-holds bar way and kept me there!

In 'Walking Among The Dead', we move from one case to another in a rapid-fire way. And clearly very cleverly this was Lang's point: the cases at times are whirlwinds in themselves, and reaction time for law enforcement is so limited that those who have dedicated themselves to good police work, live in such a fast-moving cyclone: there are limited transitions if any at all, but instead mountains of cases, each with unique issues and problems . all requiring a police officer to demonstrate a plethora of qualities and emotions. And that is where Ken Lang did something quite remarkable: he shared a series of interesting and disturbing cases in a way that allows the reader to become one with the police officers who are out there doing their job.

As a fan of true crime writing and fiction writers with great insight who focus in this area such as Michael Connelly or Patricia Cornwall, I have become accustomed to a certain level of quality writing. Ken Lang not only did not drop the ball to my high standards of reading pleasure, but in fact added a new dimension to my read as I felt the honesty and integrity of his writing so much so that I felt as if I was right there at the scene of a crime or in the squad room, or alone thinking about the many issues that go on when investigating a case.

Ken Lang's 'Walking Among The Dead' is a page-turning true-crime thriller steeped in harsh and cruel realities that are so clear that readers will walk away with a new, deeper understanding of police work, and the human side of those who wear a badge. Equally as important is the fact that 'Walking Among The Dead' is a gripping story of realities written by a clever and witty detective whose writing flowed so easily and whose insights were so easy to connect.

I highly recommend to all readers Ken Lang's 'Walking Among The Dead': after all, I read it twice because I thoroughly enjoyed Lang's debut that much! And I will be the first to order the sequel to 'Walking Among The Dead'. Well done!

Great Start

What a great start to this author's young career. I found the book intriguing and hard to put down. Having a prior background in law enforcement, Lang did a great job of describing the life of a detective and the cases they handle. Although it was a slow start, Lang found his stride in a very short time and hit this one out of the park! I can't wait for his next book.

Very interesting

I enjoy reading crime books. I first became aware of this book through our local paper and decided I had to check it out. I was not disappointed. The facts presented kept me interested through the whole book. A good read.

Great book - couldn't put it down!

Ken did a great job of incorporating all the many different aspects of a homicide investigation in his new book, Walking Among the Dead. I loved how he'd show a case from start to finish, from the thoughts going on in the victim's head to the courtroom and everything in between. The book read in a way that I could visualize people, events and circumstances as a movie in my head. LOVE that about a well-written book! Not without its tender moments and human aspect (references to his wife and family and his missing events and time with them), we get to see the police force, perps, and families of victims in their raw, true emotion, as well as the professionalism of the men and women who deal with these cases. Bravo for their hard work, training and intuition in dealing with these homicides. And bravo to Ken for telling the stories! Cannot wait for the rest of the series . . . will definitely buy as gifts for family members.

A must read! Highly recommend!!

I am a huge fan of crime drama books. In "Walking Among The Dead" Kenneth Lang describes true events in a manner that makes you feel you are working right along side him as he conducts his murder investigations. Extremely easy to read. I honestly could not put this book down until I finished it!! I highly recommend this book and am looking forward to more from this very talented writer and gifted detective!

Needs major editing

The stories were good, but I think it would have better flow if he told one at a time. I had trouble keeping up with some of the characters.

The grammar was horrible. For example:

. Using "your" which is a possessive pronoun instead of "you're", which is a contraction for you are.
. Using "it's" which is a contraction for it is instead "its" which is a possessive pronoun.
. Using "affect" which is a verb instead of "effect" which is a noun.
. Putting an apostrophe in a plural noun that is not a possessive noun or contraction.
. Overuse of exclamation marks in dialogue.
. There's more.

I do see that a cleaner copy became available for download on March 11. I hope he learned from this because he could be a good writer.

Hard to put down!

This book was filled with interesting stories, believable characters, and real-life reactions. It's amazing how seemingly small facts can make such a difference in solving a crime. I hope there are more stories on the way!

couldn't finish

Although the content was somewhat interesting, the poor use of punctuation was incredibly distracting. It gave the book a juvenile feel. Knowing this was autobigraphical made the third person storytelling awkward. Try telling through your own perspective next time to help your reader connect with you.

0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Don't waste your time.

Poorly written, full of typographical errors, and downright dull. Lang may be a great detective, but he's no writer.

0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Horrible and juvenile with multiple spelling and grammatical errors

This book was terrible. There was no flow or continuity and I felt that I was reading a homework assignment from a middle school creative writing class.

0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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