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| Plot Summary of Dead Sleep |
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Putnam, Jul 2001, 19.95, 352 pp.
ISBN: 0399147357
Thirteen months ago, Jordan Glass's twin sister Jane vanishes in New Orleans and is probably dead. Though Jordan subsequently wins a Pulitzer like her deceased father did in Cambodia, she feels empty. Her agent and her friends insist she take a vacation so Jordan complies, but arranges a book deal because she knows she would feel naked without a camera.
Jordan travels to Hong Kong and at the urging of a friend, visits the Hong Kong Museum of Art where everyone acts strange towards her. She learns why when she sees the exhibition of “Nude Women in Repose” by an anonymous artist, whom the Asian art world believes paints dead models. One picture looks identical to her; thus Jordan knows that the “model” is Jane. Jordan informs the FBI Investigative Support Unit and heads to New York to confront the unknown artist's agent Jonathan Wingate. Soon she finds herself as the bait in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the FBI on one hand and one or two unknown subjects kidnapping, killing, and painting New Orleans women.
DEAD SLEEP is an exciting suspense thriller that hooks the reader the moment Jordan steps into the museum and never slows down for a paragraph. Jordan is a fabulous lead character struggling between her fears and her needs to find the culprit(s). The story line is exhilarating as Jordan, the perp(s), and two Feds (the return of Baxter and Lenz from MORTAL FEAR) make Greg Iles latest tale a sure shot for most short lists for thriller of the year.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"In "Dead Sleep," a photojournalist has frequent flashbacks to the atrocities she's witnessed Capsule review: book starts off very strong, ends with a whimper, resorting to the old multiple-personality-disorder-serial-killer saw in conjunction with the old identical-twin-used-as-bait-and-becomes-center-of-FBI-investigation-but-is-captured-by-the-killer-for-the-big-showdown trope. Plus, I figured out the 'horrifying' core conundrum of the 'Sleeping Woman". I'm sorry, but this author ripped it off (and american-movie-worthy-thrillerized it) wholesale from a wonderful short story by Kawabata entitled 'Sleeping Beauties' and well worth a read."
HF, Resident Scholar
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"Jordan Glass is a single 40-yr old photojournalist whose job has taken her all over the world. Her twin sister has recently disappeared and Jordan goes to great lengths to find her with the help of the FBI. As a whole the book is suspenseful although the writing is repetitive at times and the ending is cliche. "
Jim Warren, Resident Scholar
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"War photographer Jordan Glass is shocked to see a painting of her identical twin sister in a Hong Kong art gallery. Because her sister vanished a year ago, one of a series of women who were apparently victims of a serial killer who the police never caught. With the help of the FBI Jordan sets out to track down the painter and find out what happened to her sister - even though this means putting her own life in danger."
Stephen Coombs, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Dead Sleep |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 25%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 25%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Big focus on forensic evidence
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, American
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- artist
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Deep South
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
City?
Yes
City:
- New Orleans
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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