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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780451220714
ISBN number: 0451220714
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 489
Printing Date: 2007-03
Publishing house: Signet
Sale Popularity Level: 93192
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He has chosen to die and signed a contract with the right people to make it happen. Everything will go as planned, even if he changes his mind. Which he has. And all he can do now is keep looking over his shoulder.
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This book has an interesting premise. First of all, I need to say. This is not an Alan Gregory book in the way you are thinking. He is a secondary character only. It is about a millionaire businessman who is never named that does some extreme recreational hobbies. One of his friends gets hurt, so he starts thinking about what if I was basically a vegetable...do I want to live like that? He comes to the conclusion that no he wouldn't. So he finds out about an agency that if you become disabled or if you are getting elderly that they will kill you when you can't live life as you are now. His "death insurance" clause gets activiated before he is ready. So the book is about that. I found his two lead characters very fascinating with their struggles. I thought that Mr. White did a really good job with the depth of his secondary characters like Thea, Adam and even with Dr. Alan Gregory. I was a little disappointed with some of the twists and turns this novel takes however. They weren't as believable as most of Mr. White's books. I still found this book to be a quick read and very engaging. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a suspense novel.
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I read 2-3 books a week and very rarely recommend books to friends. This one i recommend over and over and over. Because i read so much, many books get 'lost' and i have a hard time remembering them. Not this one.
I won't rehash the story as it's been done previously, but trust me, it's an incredible ride. This is one that will stay with you long after you've read it.
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This is the very first book I've read by Stephen White, but I have since gone out to my local used bookstore and purchased 7 others. I was bowled over by this novel. It easily ranks in the top 5 most enjoyable books I have read to date.
A wealthy man, who is never named, hires a group that he refers to as the Death Angels to end his life as painlessly as possible, while making it look like an accident, should he develop a catastropic illness or suffer from a life altering mishap. He meets with a liason from the group, sets the parameters he wishes the group to follow, then goes on about his life until one fateful day when fate rears it's ugly head. As you can predict, our Mr. No-name's health takes a nasty turn and reaches that threshold but for some reason he decides that he is not ready to check out until he accomplishes a few tasks and ties up some loose ends. The race is on, who will win?
I was sucked into the story at the very first chapter and raced through the book like a dehydrated person scoping out a body of water. This book was easy to read. The story flowed so fluently, it was like watching a movie unfold before your eyes. The characters were interesting and played their parts well. The story never bogged down or got hung up. I was sad when I got to the last page, breathless, but sad. I didn't want the story to end. Give this one a try, you won't regret it.
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Whoa! this was a powerful novel. Not only is it very well-written and with great intelligence, but the concept is so unique I was captured from page one. The dialogue is crisp and innovative and I was very impressed with Mr. White's use of the English language. I almost wanted to take notes about the wittiest lines but it would have taken me away from the fast-forwarding suspense. Intensity, yes! Do I want to read other books by Stephen White, indeed. Do I recommend this book? yes. Read it, I don't think you will be disappointed. You might not relish the idea of "Death Angels" and skeptical as I was that such an organization could actually exist, but, the truth is out there, isn't it?
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It is hard to root for the hero in this book. As the book progresses, you begin to feel less and less sympathetic to the main character. I thought it was a good read up to the last 50 pages because I so badly wanted to have the "hero" learn some sort of lesson on life. Instead, I thought it fizzled within the last 50 pages, and became predictable at that point. Entertaining, but not fulfilling.
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