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Deadroll: A Cycling Murder Mystery

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I just finished Deadroll and am recovering from the final pages!! What a storyteller Greg Moody has become. I have read all of his previous novels, with Derailleur being my favorite... but I truly enjoyed the "melding" of sports and media in this story. The new characters are quirky and vividly described, as are the cycling scenes and settings! A great read for anyone who has been on a bike or wondered just what goes on at Channel 4!

The sad thing about mysteries is that so many authors have made such a success by being predictable and writing the same book over and over. Despite the heat he seems to be taking, I'm glad to see that Moody has the guts to stand apart, take some chances, and push his story and characters into new territory. I loved this story and can't wait for the sequel.

I Finished Deadroll last night. The goose bumps are still there at 3pm this afternoon. Wow! Even when you've read the previous Moody mysteries and think you have a sense for how the author thinks you'll be shaking your head over this ending. The way Moody's characters evolve from one book to the next is how life works. People get older. They change careers. They get married. They have kids. Good and bad things happen...and life goes on. Mario Andretti doesn't drive race cars for a living anymore. Will Ross isn't going to ride a bike for the rest of his life. When Moody writes about something it's always something he knows. He obviously knows bike racing and a little something about TV news. Don't be surprised if there's an ant farm in the next book!

Sorry, Greg sold out on this book, probably his last. He uses the reader to lure us into dramatic traps that turn out to be a bad experience. No one likes to read this much negativity. The previous books of his always had a great, suspensful and enticing ending, this one will just [make you mad], in the end. It certainly has less cycling in it than the others and reads as though Moody is sick of the series and just wants to end the book.

Far better if I would have stopped with book three. The characters were developed in an interesting, entertaining, and enjoyable manner to that point. I've had enough depressing experiences in life and don't need to be reading a book that gives me another dose. Unfortunately I had already ordered the fifth book in the series. It arrived and I threw it on the shelf with no desire to read further.

I got a chance to read an advance copy of this new Moody thriller and it is by far the best yet. The descriptions of the cycling are dead on and the mystery rings true -- especially in the terrifying conclusion. I can't BELIEVE how he ended this one. I've enjoyed his books in the past, especially Two Wheels and Perfect Circles, but Deadroll takes the prize. Well done!

What a waste of time. The ending is completely stupid--a total abdication by the author of his responisibility to the reader to bring the story to an interesting and satisfying ending. Of course that's not surprising given the complete lack of plausible connection between the hero and the villain. There are some hints as to why the bad guy is bad, but absolutely none of the detail that makes the serial killer novel an interesting gendre. I read Derailleur and really enjoyed it--stayed up until 2am to finish--but this book is not in the same class. Of course it does leave open the possibility of a sequel where all of my concerns may be addressed....

This is one of those books that makes you sorry you started it. The story line and character development start out well....but then it seems the author developed writer's block and just bailed out.

Depressing and not at all like the previous books.