In Indiana the condemned die at midnight. Killers like Peter Tapley, a twisted man who lived in his mother's shadow and took his hatred out on trusting young women. Six years after Tapley's execution, his ex-wife Jill is trying to live down his crimes. But somewhere in the chilly night someone won't let her forget. Someone who still blames her for her husband's hideous deeds. Someone who plans to make her pay in blood.
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Jill Coffey's husband, Peter, was executed after a reign of terror as a deranged ax murderer. Six years later, Jill has a successful advertising career but remains concerned that Peter's mother, Evelyn, holds her responsible for Peter's madness. Then she notices a blue Volvo trailing her and soon finds herself charged with the brutal murder of her former partner. And, as one might expect, there's someone out there with an ax getting closer and closer to Jill. Gorman is one of our best and most underappreciated thriller writers, but here it seems he's settled for a standard psycho-killer slasher epic. It's very good psycho-killer fare--Gorman could rewrite a software manual and hold our interest--but it's mediocre Gorman. Buy sparingly for the devoted few. Wes Lukowsky
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Six years after her son Peter Tappley was executed for stalking, raping, and killing three women, his imperious mother Evelyn is determined to punish the person she thinks responsible- -Peter's wife, Chicago photographer Jill Coffey, whose dedication to her career ``made'' Peter go berserk. She's hired a pair of hit men to frame Jill for the murder of her lecherous ex-partner, adman Eric Brooks. Now which of the four complications--(1) Marcy Browne, the p.i. Jill's got on the case; (2) a lovers' spat between the two hit men; (3) Cini Powell, Eric's latest conquest, who saw the killer at Eric's office; or (4) Peter's sister Doris, who's doped out Evelyn's nefarious plot--will save Jill from her fate? Prolific veteran Gorman (Hawk Moon, p. 563, etc.) has churned out a wonderfully pulpish, greased-lightning homage to Robert Bloch that you can start just before bedtime confident that you'll still finish in plenty of time for a good night's sleep. -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
In Yo Face Page-Turner,
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This review is from: Cold Blue Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)
Ed Gorman is one of the best kept secrets in today's nail-biting thriller market. With the ability to write an extraordinary number of novels in a wide range of styles and voices, Gorman should be a household name synonymous with the likes of Stephen King, Tom Clancy, John Grisham, and Dean Koontz. Strangely enough, he isn't. Gorman, whose previous works include Cage of Night and Black River Falls, writes thrillers the way they were meant to be written. Fast pacing, intricate plotlines, and a mystery that isn't revelaed until the last chapter. All of this is readily available in "Cold Blue Midnight" and I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't mind skipping a night's sleep to get to the end. While the book is solidly plotted I will say it is not as good as some of his other novels. A little too much of this novel relies on coincidence and some of it is just plain unbelievable. Characterization is a bit thin and each character seems different f! rom the others in name only. Still this novel is light years beyond the drivel that Grisham and his ilk have been spewing onto the market.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly recommend this one!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cold Blue Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the 2nd Ed Gorman book I've read. Daughter of Darkness was good, but Cold Blue Midnight was an EXCELLENT book. It was creepy and at times a bit gory, but the story could not have been told any other way. This book grabs you from the first page. I would love to see this one on the big screen as long as the movie maintains the same quality as the book.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Standard Mystery Fare,
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This review is from: Cold Blue Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)
By no means is this a bad book but it leaves a lot to be desired. The characters were underdeveloped and inspired no feelings by the end of the book. Plot twists were completely contrived and sometimes completely unbelievable. Probably for true fans only.
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