7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Moving With Real Heroes, November 8, 2002
This review is from: Dwelling in the Gray (Paperback)
I've read all of Clancy, Cussler, Dale Brown, most of W.E.B. Griffin, Ludlum, and Stephen Hunter, and others, and I find this book a moving read with real heroes. "Dwelling In The Gray" was written by Clay Harvey after he wrote "A Flash Of Red" and "A Whisper Of Gray", but the story line occurs years earlier. This is the best of the three. This book is moving because of Clay Harvey's real characters you can envision meeting in real life, his humor that will have you laughing to tears, and his development of character inner struggles with his main character, Tyler Vance, that leaves you wondering how you would handle the situation.
Harvey is at his best with his realistic and surprising humor, his description of a close friendship between Tyler Vance and his best friend, and his way of writing that puts you as an observer in the action scenes. As with his two previous books, Harvey knows his guns, and he knows how to describe fight scenes up close.
After reading this book, I have continued to look for it's sequel to come out - both to continue good writing, and to fill in the gap between this book and "A Flash Of Red." I hope Clay Harvey continues writing. His writing leaves me with a desire to meet him in person.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Harvey at his best!, April 13, 2000
This review is from: Dwelling in the Gray (Paperback)
Dwelling in the Gray was to me a much better and exciting novel than A Flash of Red to me personally. There was much more action and the story told you how and the why's of Vance and his friends and family. I love the lifelong relationship between Vance and Dave. Their banter is always fun to read and it feels every bit as "real" as me and my old friend. The writing style is a no-nonsense approach without being bogged down with details and blabber. My favorite part was the war and the relationship between Vance and the Korean girl, it was both innocent and war-torn, very well written. This is another breezy, easy-reading, fun novel that would make a good movie without having to spend millions of dollars with ground-breaking special effects with no storyline or reality-based feelings in them. A smart hollywood executive would be smart into making this a low-budget solid movie that would make a killing at the box-office - if they didn't botch the real story and not change it. The only thing I would change is the ending in my view. Though it was good, it kind of left me cheated when I really wanted a more action-packed ending. But I'm sure that was the whole point wasn't it? Expect the unexpected a little bit in a Clay Harvey novel is what I'm learning. I am looking forward to reading the last book for me to find - A Whisper of Black.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another excellent Tyler Vance story, June 1, 2000
This review is from: Dwelling in the Gray (Paperback)
I have become a big Clay Harvey fan. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books and this one was no different. An excellent story that describes Tyler Vance's life before the other books. I strongly recommend it to fans of Robert Crais, Robert B Parker or Charles Kneif
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