Hungry Eyes (Mass Market Paperback)

by Barry Hoffman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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This first novel by the editor of Gauntlet, a magazine devoted to fighting censorship, takes its time letting the audience in on its real story, but readers with patience will be amply rewarded. Hungry Eyes seems, at first, to be a fairly traditional story about the hunt for a serial killer. But it gradually becomes a two-character drama, a battle of wits between the killer and Deidre Caffrey, a former newspaper reporter now working for the mayor's office. Deidre soon learns (or thinks she learns) the killer's identity. But instead of telling the police, she conducts her own investigation, using information she discovers in a series of newspaper articles. The novel is ultimately the story not of a serial killer but of a reporter who must answer one of the toughest questions: Where does journalistic privilege end and moral responsibility begin? Does she have the right to keep certain information to herself, even if it means that people might die? A well-written, thoughtful, and unsettling novel. David Pitt --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843944498
• ISBN-13: 978-0843944495
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,124,451 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Food for thought in HUNGRY EYES, July 18, 2000

By	Susan Abramski (Chicago, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

Reading HUNGRY EYES is like watching your two best friends play a chess match - you want them both to win. This is because Hoffman goes beyond the "Bad Guy-Good Guy" thriller formula and gives you the motivation behind the characters' actions - the Good Guy isn't solely altruistic, and the Bad Guy just may be justifiably so. You'll come out of HUNGRY EYES with a whole new perspective of those shades of grey between good and evil.

In this novel, the interplay is between the "good" Deidre Caffrey, dogged journalist, versus her "old" adversary Shara Farris - the "Vigilante Killer", whose message NO MORE HUNGRY EYES scrawled in lipstick across a mirror sets off a cat-and-mouse game that leaves you uncertain of who will win, and even less certain who you'll WANT to win.

Every writer has her (or his) own favorite "line" in a book, one that makes us stop and catch our breath at the author's sheer skill. In HUNGRY EYES, mine was this: "She felt a rush before they died when she smelled the collapse of their resolve." Only Barry Hoffman can write like that.

I highly recommend HUNGRY EYES, a book that will keep you in suspense and leave you with food for thought - and will have you cheering for the victories and mourning the defeats of both sides. A truly well-written, well-conceived, unique horror/thriller.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hungry eyes, February 6, 2000

By	DON HENSLEY (jamestown usa) - See all my reviews

Very good book. Totally original concept of female/ serial killer/ victim. Barry Hoffman along with Owl Goingback are the best two new horror writers to come along in years.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This one isn't your everyday, run-of-the-mill revenge story, February 28, 2005

By	ThePaperbackStash.com (FL) - See all my reviews

The first of the "Eyes" Series, Hungry Eyes, is a noteworthy effort. Hoffman digs deeply into the minds of his characters and, whether or not you agree with their actions or not, they're still interesting. You don't always have to agree with the actions of the protagonist(s) to enjoy a book. These characters are not stereotypical, they are purely three dimensional, unusual, and fascinating.

The suspense really isn't that strong, it's not THAT type of thriller. Everything's intriguing though, there's lots of action going down, and the subject matter hasn't been touched upon in this way that much. Much of it is soaked with mental thoughts and ambitions, a very character driven story.

Hoffman has a powerful voice that should be listened to.