With an extraordinarily acute take on the extremist mind, the award-winning author of Ratking gives readers an electrifying story of interconnected lives, all of which spin in a desperate orbit around a man known to his followers as the "Eternal Prophet."
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"A compelling page turner . . . a cunningly crafted thriller."
—Seattle Times
"A stone-cold thriller . . . a brutal adventure."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Chilling and relevant . . . [Dibdin is] a spot-on observer and piercing critic of American culture."
—Washington Post Book World
"Dibdin has an ear for prose that is rare in the crime genre . . . . His soaring imagination . . . makes his books well worth the read."
—Washington Times
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—Seattle Times
"A stone-cold thriller . . . a brutal adventure."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Chilling and relevant . . . [Dibdin is] a spot-on observer and piercing critic of American culture."
—Washington Post Book World
"Dibdin has an ear for prose that is rare in the crime genre . . . . His soaring imagination . . . makes his books well worth the read."
—Washington Times
From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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With an extraordinarily acute take on the extremist mind, the award-winning author of Ratking gives readers an electrifying story of interconnected lives, all of which spin in a desperate orbit around a man known to his followers as the "Eternal Prophet."
--This text refers to an alternate
Hardcover
edition.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Well written, terrible plot,
By Tim Krause "Tim" (Biron, WI, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dark Specter: Signed Edition (Hardcover)
Dibdin is an excellent writer and his prose is even stronger in a genre (crime writing) not normally known for that quality. I'd almost recommend reading Dark Specter for that reason alone because there aren't any other reasons to read it.The plot, on the other hand, is contrived and more often than not predictable. Dibdin does a pathetic job convincing his reader of a number of unlikely coincidences that allow him to take an eery tale of cults in modern-day society and wrap everything up in a tidy Hollywood ending. Where the last line of the book should be one of the creepiest you've ever read, it's as unlikely and unbelievable as the rest of the novel because a number of key characters remain underdeveloped. Skip this one.
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