Double Image, A Thriller [Hardcover]

David Morrell (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Warner Books, nd (1988), c (1988)
• ASIN: B00224IH70
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Quick Read? Yes. But Not What it Could've Been., July 29, 1999

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P. Connors "Colonialpara" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Image (Mass Market Paperback)

Like a lot of other readers at this site (and elsewhere), I am a longtime fan of David Morrell. I have read most, but not all of his works and I must agree with some of my fellow readers. There is a lot that iswrong with this book. First, Mr. Morrell seems to have broken a cardinal rule of plotting -- he combined two distinct, but unrelated plotlines into one novel and to what purpose? Second, as others have noted, some of the lines between Mitch Coltrane and his erstwhile lady-love border on the absurd and read like the trashy dialogue used on day-time soaps. It made me wonder if Mr. Morrell actually wrote entire sections of the book. In Mr. Morrell's defense, I will say this to his critics. It's very easy for those of us in his reading public to read his works and then "armchair quarterback" what he should and shouldn't have done with his plot and characters. It's another thing entirely to create something (in this case a novel) from nothing. Remember, Mr. Morrell make his living conjuring up stories to entertain the rest of us. That's a big task. How many of his readers could do half as good a job? How many of us could turn out books that please all readers, all of the time? I'm not a published author and I often wonder if any of my fellow critics are, either. Until such time as those of you who are his harshest critics become as big and best-selling an author as David Morrell, I say give him a break. After all, the only perfect person in the history of the world walked the face of the earth 2,000 years ago. He's gone now, David Morrell isn't him and will make a mistake now and then. So will the rest of us. Stop whining and wait for his next work. Or don't! The choice is yours.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different, but still as compelling as ever, May 20, 1998

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Jamie "Jamie" (FLORENCE, KY, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Image (Hardcover)

Double Image is a slight departure from Davids other recent work, but is still an excellent read. Less action thriller and more psychological, it reminds me of when I first saw Vertigo and couldn't wait to learn the answer to the mystery.

In typical Morrell fashion the descriptions are vivid and the pace is perfect. There are no 'rough spots' to get through where the story drags, and every time you have to put it down you feel like you're missing out on something. I am very thankfull that David has never subscribed to the Clancy and King motto of 'bigger is better'. My biggest problem with David's work is that I stay up all night reading and am tired at work.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay; kept me turning the pages but left me unsatisfied, January 1, 2000

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Brian H. Galloway (Spring, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Image (Mass Market Paperback)

As other reviews have stated, this book is basically two novellas very loosely tied together by an aging legendary photographer and the influence he has had on the central character's life and work. It was good for a bit of escapist reading, but left me wanting something meatier.