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A Simple Act of Violence (CD) | 
| Author: R.j. Ellory
Creator: Kerry Shale
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 187069
Format: Audiobook, Cd
Media: Audio CD
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Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1409100588
EAN: 9781409100584
ASIN: 1409100588
Publication Date: October 2, 2008
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 A simple act of storytelling November 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm clearly in a minority in not thinking that this is as good as Ellory's previous novel A Quiet Belief in Angels. But I do think that at 500 pages it is too long and could have done with some editing. That said it is a good read, mixing police procedural with a story of murky covert action by the CIA, and the final pages provide some satisfying shocks.
Murder, Intrigue and Suspense in Washington November 21, 2008
This is the fourth RJ Ellory book that i have read and it is, by far, his best to date.
We are led to understand that a women is about to be murdered - but with her consent. The detective assigned to the case, Robert Miller, is then guided through several dead-end (no pun intended) leads by the mysterious John Robey. Throughout the book, the interplay between these two characters will have you guessing about who did what to whom and why.
A Simple Act of Violence is a real page-turner. RJ Ellory's style of writing is to provide the reader with characters that have real personality, flaws, imperfections and many reasons to care about what happens to them.
The book contains many shocks, including the brutality of some of the deaths, but is nevertheless a book that you will want to continue reading right up to the final sentence.
The volume of research that must have been done prior to the writing of the story is immense. So much detail, you feel you are walking the cold and windy streets of Washington, tacking all of Detective Miller's movements.
If you like murder mystery, suspense, thriller or conspiracy theory books, there'll definitely be something in A Simple Act of Violence to keep you wanting to read more. And you'll possibly never believe anything you hear coming out of the CIA ever again.
Soaring with Angels November 16, 2008
ASAOV is up there with A Quiet Belief In Angels. RJE's words are a pleasure to read, and the fact that his subject matter in a crime novel is much more heavyweight than most only adds to the power of its impact. RJE's great ability is to be able to write such wonderful sentences that I would read them if there was no sense to what they were saying. The fact is it's a captivating story, and one that might just change the way you view the world.
A thriller in every sense of the word November 9, 2008
A Simple Act of Violence
If you want a superb mystery that keeps you turning the pages, then look no further. A Simple Act of Violence is a thriller in every sense of the word.
Never one to patronise or underestimate his readers, Roger Jon Ellory delivers a fast paced story, written with intelligence, thoughtful characterisations, punchy dialogue and such an ability to evoke heart stopping scenarios that he has gained a huge and loyal following. His dialogue is realistic, humorous and individual to each character. His prose is eloquent, written with intention and to great effect. Another reviewer, one-eyed Jack, may have been smiling to himself when reading the first few pages, but, as a woman who has experienced evenings alone in my home, the irony that OEJ refers to passed me by - the tension created in the first page alone left me with hairs standing up on the back of my neck. RJE certainly knows how to hook you fast and effectively.
The subject matter is that of serial killer and CIA conspiracy entwined so skilfully as to challenge the reader to examine his or her own understanding of American politics. RJE's power of keen observation allows him to create characters who are touchingly flawed and imbued with great humanity, even to the point that the reader can feel compassion for someone who has committed atrocities that are almost unimaginable. He also has a disconcerting gift for describing emotional events that allow the reader to relate to them so much that you can end up feeling sucker punched and have to take time to recover your composure. I know I did.
Having read all his published novels, I am no longer astonished at RJE's versatility. You couldn't do better than to spend some quality time with the writings of an author who is so clearly passionate about what he does and what he does with such virtuosity.
A Simple Act of Brilliance! November 9, 2008
After first reading A Quiet Belief in Angels I knew I had found the work of a brilliant author, so then I bought his other books and read them all which are fantastic! So it seemed a long wait for his next novel A Simple Act of Violence to come out, but believe me it was worth the wait!
ASAOV is the story of a group of women that have been murdered and the press dub the person the ribbon killer! You only have to read the first few pages and you are at once in the room with next victim awaiting her fate, you don't dare breathe as you are reading it, its that good, so with a start like that of course you just want to read more and more. The book is 500 pages long and to use one of Roger's signature words it only felt like just a 'handful of moments' and you don't want the moment to end.
This books weaves in so much, his work is never just a story its so much more, for me they are an eduation in events gone by that after reading you just want to find out a bit more about and try to distingish between fact and fiction, and think about the world a little more deeply.
The main characters Detective Robert Miller and John Robey are so real and in one part they have a conversation which reminded me a scene from Silence of the Lambs with Robey being Hannibal Lecter, and Miller, Clarice Starling having his vunerability and frustrations being exposed - very clever.
Please read this book it is full of suspense, you will not be disappointed and then tell a friend to read it to! he deserves the recognition - Roger Ellory is so talented. I can't wait now until June 09 for his next book and after reading any ASAOV you won't to.
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