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Dead Eyes

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This book was my first by Stuart Woods. The book is very... how can I put it... "disturbing" but it was great! The plot will surely frighten you and keep you hanging on the edge of your seat throughout the entire book. I couldn't put it down! The plot is so intricate and well-planned that you have to really pay attention to details to get a clue who the killer is. This book disturbed me so much that I was looking around corners at night time! I can easily say that it's the best suspense/thriller book that I've ever read. I've recommended it to many friends and they've all loved it!

I am so glad that this was not the first Stuart Woods book that I had read, because I probably would not have continued on. Stuart Woods is a superb writer, however, this book is not some of his finest work. The story is set around an actress who is about to make it big, her gay hairdresser, her stalker, and the police detective who is helping her with the stalker. All of the characters seem very flat and are never fully developed. I would have never guessed the ending to the book only because Woods never steered the story toward the ending that occurred. It was almost as if he thought to himself, I need an ending and he just shoved it in without making sure that it flowed or made any sense. Kind of a disappointment after reading the whole book. If this is your first time reading Woods, I would suggest one of his Stone Barrington series novels which starts with "New York Dead". One of the best in this series is "Worst Fears Realized" or "Swimming to Catalina." After reading some of his other books, you will realize that this one was just a miss for him.

I really enjoyed the book...quite the page turner, but I felt unsatisfied with the ending. There was zero explanation as to "why". It reminded me a bit of what Patricia Cornwell will do. It's as though she (and Woods) realizes that she needs to wrap up the story & does so quickly, without much explanation as to why the killer was who the killer was. I realize a lot of times there aren't reasons for killings, but in a book, for $..., there could be a reason or two explained! It was a good read, not as good as "The Run" (the first I read), but enough to have me reading more of his books.

Stuart Woods must suffer from multiple personality disorder: brilliant author/hack writer. "Dead Eyes" is a fall from grace from the author of the great "Chiefs." A run-of-the-mill stalker thriller. In fairness, the prose is lean and gets straight to the point.

This is the first Stuart Woods book I have ever read. This is such a cool book. I loved it so much I can't even put it in words!! Almost every part of this book was scary!!! Stuart Woods did a great job with this book. I am looking forward to reading all of his books. I have a feeling I am going to like each and every one of them more and more! By Jarel

Certainly not up to standard for this established writer. Shallow plot; little character development; unimaginative, amateurish - almost laughable - dialogue. Mr. Woods runs the risk of losing new readers if this book was their first exposure to his work. Dead Eyes left tears in mine.

Book sent on time and in the condition promised. Very Happy with my purchase. Would order again from this source.

I am reading all of Stuart Woods books. Right now I am reading one of the Orchid books. This one is a good book but I really like Stone Barrington books the best. Actually I like all of the Woods books. I haven't found a bad one yet. Dead Eyes was a little different but still a good one.

Put your feet up and enjoy this one like you would an old TV detective thriller because it has it all; murder, mystery, and suspense. It has a female in distress and a Hollywood detective and a friend to try and save her; what more could you as for. Oh yeah; it has a surprize ending with no commercials. Stuart Woods as always is a good read.

I read this book three years ago. It was the first and last book I read by this author. I read many thriller books and quite honestly, I'm pretty easy to please. In fact, this is about the only Thriller book that I didn't enjoy at all in the last 5 years. This is my first review and I'm writing it because I don't want people see the 5 star reviews and waste their time with this book. It's truly awful. It started off okay and then the characters and the plot take a horrible nosedive. I've never felt so cheated out of my time.