BODY OF TRUTH. [Import] [Paperback]

David. Lindsey (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: NY: DOUBLEDAY. 1992; 1st THUS edition (1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0356207986
• ISBN-13: 978-0356207988
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,642,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great thriller, December 20, 2002

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Timothy Henderson (Montgomery, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body of Truth (Paperback)

I can't quite understand the negative reviews this book seems to be getting here. I think it may well be the best thriller I've read. I've spent a fair amount of time in Guatemala, and I'd say Lindsey may overstate the menacing atmosphere a bit, it is hard to look at Guatemala's recent history and fault him for this. A great book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Half as long would have been plenty, March 4, 2001

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El Capitan (Webster, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body of Truth (Paperback)

I struggled through the interminable descriptions of stench, of fountains bubbling in the background, of statues, wrought iron gates, you name it, Lindsey can write two paragraphs on it.

After 80 pages, I started skipping the paragraphs that were desciptive filler. I gave up by chapter 17.

If ever there were a book that would make me believe the author was being paid by the word, it would be this one. Had some of those words actually created a spark of interest in the characters, I might have pressed on.

Perhaps Lindsey has written better books. Too bad this was my first encounter with his writing. It will be my last.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars He doesn't know what he is writing, February 5, 2001

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Min-Seong, Jean (kyunggido South Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body of Truth (Paperback)

How could a book like this be published? Yes, He has been to Guatemala. Yes, He knows the structure of the city precisely. Yes, He invested his time and money preparing for the novel. DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE TO THREAD THROUGH ALL THE DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE CITY FOR MORE THAN 300 PAGES? He wrote pretty well at the beginning. But as the story went on he lost balance and wasted too much effort on city and landscape description. DON'T TRY TO READ THIS ONE. NEVER!