Icarus [Hardcover]

Russell Andrews (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Time Warner (2002)
• ISBN-10: 0751531545
• ISBN-13: 978-0751531541
• ASIN: B001KSSQAW
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ!, July 4, 2001

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Nick G - See all my reviews

This review is from: Icarus: A Thriller (Hardcover)

As a child, Jack Keller witnessed the horrifying tragedy of his mother being murdered.

Thirty years later, Jack has come along way - with a great marriage, a chain of successful restaurants, and good health - he feels he has it all...that is about to change.

At the grand opening of a new restaurant, Jack witnesses his second tragedy, and all it took was one bullet.

Recovering from his injuries, Jack is nursed back to health by Kid Demeter. Jack looks at Kid as his own son, and Kid looks up to Jack as the father he is missing. During the healing process, Kid will tell Jack stories of his reckless life, and the many women he entertains. In each of the stories, Kid describes the women as sexy, and dangerous, and will only refer to them by nicknames.

Before long, another tragedy strikes...Kid plunges twenty stories to his death.

Refusing to believe the official ruling of suicide, Jack believes one of Kid's women is responsible, and in his quest for answers, he will enter into the dark world of strip clubs, sex clubs, drugs, and extreme violence.

The closer Jack gets to the truth, a killer is closing in on him. Someone watching his every move. Someone killing anyone that gets in the way. And, one wrong move could cost Jack his life.

`Icarus' is an excellent thriller, and a wonderful follow-up to the heart racing bestseller, `Gideon'. In `Icarus' Russell Andrews has crafted a complex, spellbinding plot, worthy of anything Hitchcock created. The reader is kept guessing the entire time, while pieces of the puzzle fall into place. And, when the climax brings to light the final piece of the puzzle, we are left in awe, wanting more.

Russell Andrews has written another blockbuster bestseller, that all thriller fans should run out and buy. UN-PUTDOWNABLE, and utterly suspenseful, `Icarus' is what good thriller writing is all about. After reading this novel I was left with one thought..."If only ALL thrillers were this good."

A MUST read!

Nick Gonnella

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stop reading this review!, August 21, 2001

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Barry M. Iselin "Barry in Phoenix" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Icarus: A Thriller (Hardcover)

Stop reading this review. Immediately scroll back up and buy this book - DO IT NOW! And while you're at it - DO NOT read any reviews that describe the story line, plot, don't even read the jacket cover, because they tell you so much that it takes away from the impact of the book's events.

That said, Russell Andrews (or whoever the actual writers are) has crafted the best book I have read all year - maybe ever! The story of Jack Keller is woven around a host of other charcters from his past and present. Keller suffers recurring and horrendous tragedy and the story tells how he moves on with his life, while healing and searching for a killer. Very creative, very clever, well written and believable characters, excellent dialogue, very easy read, fast-paced. I really could not put it down until I had turned the last page. Finally a book with an uplifting and poignent ending.

Climatic scene that makes up the end of the story is a bit drawn out, but builds well on the mystery and Jack's fears and hopes for the future. Bravo. This book is excellent. I am now scrolling up to buy Gideon.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Un-Putdownable'!, September 8, 2001

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bobbewig (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Icarus: A Thriller (Hardcover)

While some reviewers felt that the first 90-100 pages were slow moving, I found that I did not want to put this book down from the very first page. Icarus is one of those rare books that the less you know about before starting it, the more exciting, surprising and suspenseful it will be to you. While I know it's hard to spend money on a book without knowing what it's about, this is definitely a book that should be the exception to the rule. The style of writing is very easy to read, the plot is very fast-paced, the action is non-stop (particularly in the second half of the book), and the characters are very credible. If this isn't enough to motivate you to put Icarus at the top of your "To Be Read" list, than maybe this will do it for you -- you won't guess who the killer is. Even if you do, it won't be until towards the very end of the book, and by that point you'll have probably gone through a list of characters who you thought "did it." Icarus is the most enjoyable thriller I've read in quite a while. Do yourself two favors -- 1) don't read any reviews that describe the plot, and 2) go right out and get a copy of Icarus (and don't be tempted to read the inside flap. It will take away from some of the suspense!). Also, if you have a little more money to spend, get a copy of Russell Andrews' first book, Gideon.