Dead Eyes audiobook

I have to start off by saying, I don't think I had a choice but love this book. I have a bit of history with this book, and by that I mean, whilst in labor with me, my scholarly mother read this book, thanks to a lovely nurse who'd just finished it.Now on to the review.This book is full of mystery and intrigue. It feels as if there's a twist and turn around every corner that really sucks you in making you feel as helpless and scared as the characters in the book. All of the characters have such great personalities that make you fall in love with them and want to know them. You want to help them in their endeavor and you can't help but read this book from start to finish in one sitting. Check out more reviews here.

I was talking to my grandma about needing a new book to read and she gave me on of her old books that she thought I’d like. Dead Eyes by Stuart Woods. This book is about a young celebrity, Chris Callaway. She begins the story by moving into her new and unfinished Malibu beach house. She starts to settle in and notices there’s a note and some flowers in her mailbox from “Admirer”. Then it quickly escalates to Ms Callaway falling off of her deck and waking up blind. If anyone except for her hairdresser and best friend Danny Devere and her young and handsome detective of the stalker squad, Jon Larsen find out that she’s blind her career could be over forever. But since “Admirer” knows her secret, more could be on the line than just her job. I am just going to say this book has a lot to it. Almost every page had something in it that either gave me the creeps or surprised me. There are so many parts in the story where you can’t stop reading because you want to know what happens next. There’s the scary component of her stalker and her romance with her detective covering the case. I liked the way that it has length to it instead of it being another one of those stories where they find out who dun it right away. There is actually thrilling details that makes me want to finish it all in one sitting. I enjoy scary reads like this one because it’s something I know I don’t have to worry about but at the same time it still gives me the chills. Even though the ending didn’t quite sit well with me but its still worth reading.

1994 stand alone thriller from author Stuart Woods. A decade into his career, Woods is still developing his style and is dividing his writing between stand alone thrillers (this is his 5th) and series novels (he had written 6). Of the 6 series entries, only one was for Stone Barrington, which would become his most famous series (series entry #52 is scheduled for 2020). His next 3 novels would be his final stand-alones. After a slightly slow start developing his lead character. this turns out to be a good track the bad guy thriller with effective red herrings. The age of the novel shows when sidekick Danny says: "As Ross Perot likes to say, "I'm all ears". An enjoying read.Young Hollywood actress Chris Callaway is poised at the brink of stardom when her world collapses. Shortly after she begins receiving disquieting letters signed ``Admirer,'' she is nearly blinded in a fall at the construction site of her new Malibu home. As Admirer becomes a menacing stalker, sending gifts and a gruesome photo and calling on the phone, Chris is stoutly guarded by her best friend and confidant, hairdresser Danny Devere. Also on duty is Beverly Hills police detective and stalker expert Jon Larsen. The Admirer soon targets the threesome in escalating attacks that become grisly and, then, murderous. Meanwhile, Larsen races to investigate the sinister suspects that emerge from the cadre of subcontractors on the Malibu construction team.

Chris Callaway is a rising star in Hollywood and has gotten divorced, and is in the process of building a new house when she starts getting notes put in her mailbox with stamps. It then escalates to dozens of roses. She notifies the LAPD and is assigned Jon Larsen to help solve the case. So he and her gay hairdresser Danny Devere have to rally around and keep her as safe as possible while they try to find the person who is likely not going to stop he gets control of her or kills her.It turns out not to be anybody they first suspect even though some of the evidence would have pointed to him if they had just known a bit more.Very well crafted mystery story.

I enjoyed all parts of the book, though I feel the very ending was on the lesser climatic side of the story. I found myself talking outloud during this one, for example when encouraging someone not to enter in to a room, etc. Our main character, Chris, is a female actress on the up though a true accident sets her career path back a step. Just before the accident, an anonymous admirer enters the picture. After the accident, a detective enters Chris' life - one that has shut off the male sex partly because of a divorce she just finalized. This is a romance, mystery, murder, suspense novel that leaves you guessing "who dun it" to the very end.

Good Who Done ItThis is, as with most thrillers, the kind of story that has you saying, "Don't do that" over and over like when the woman walks down to the cellar to investigate a sound. These folks seem to be as dumb as most about putting themselves into vulnerable situations and not learning from their mistakes either. It was definitely thrilling and kept me reading, but it was frustrating to see them be so stupid. The smartest thing was the woman getting some self defense education. For a cop, the detective seemed pretty inept. It was a fun read though, as most of Woods tales are.

I liked itFast paced and well written. But the cop is kind of dumb and makes decisions and mistakes no professional cop would make. Good characters and a good story, but an unbelievable cop. He put them in more danger than he kept them from, lol. My first Stuart Woods book, will read more. This book was written in the 90s and we know so much more about investigating, law enforcement and how it all works these days.

The book itself was a fun thriller, with enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. But I had the audiobook , and the narrator, actor Tony Roberts was not the right choice. His old man, (well, he is an old man), gravely voice is better suited to reading bedtime stories to grandchildren). His delivery of the story was blah, and his trying to emulate the voice of a young woman laughable. I recommend getting a hard copy of the book rather than listening to an audio version.

This book is from 1993, so obviously one of Stuart Woods’ early books. I really enjoyed this. I’ve read all of his Stone Barrington books, along with a few more and this was so much better. It wasn’t filled with as much sex and going from one person to another to get it. There’s at least the same amount of drama, intrigue, funny spots, and thrills. Even though it’s almost 20 years old, I definitely recommend it.

Chris Callaway is an aspiring actress. As she shows here new house to her best friends she has an accident that leaves her blind. In trying to figure out who "Admirer" is, she learns more than she ever thought she could. The police she calls for help, become more important to her survival, and independence. An outcome you won't see coming.

This story is about an actress on the brink of success who loses most of her sight in a fall. She is dealing with an obsessed fan (stalker) who manages to find her, no matter where she goes. He escalates from love to violence in a very short time, killing people around her. There is a surprise twist at the end, so don't think you have it all figured out.

This is my 2nd time reading the book and even though I already knew the ending, it still was a great refresher read. I'm not too much of a fan of Stuart Woods' "series" books (ie: Stone). His stand alone books have been a better read (for me).

One of Stuart Woods earlier novels. Most likely this was the character that Stuart developed before Stone Barrington because the characters are really close. I enjoy seeing how Stuart evolved over time. I liked this book and highly recommend it. Thanks, Jim

Dead EyesA great read., lots of twists and turns, plenty of not now, we don't have enough solid evidence, how does he know what we are going to do, and don't leave by herself. Plus pressure from the chief, arguments about jurisdiction and romance. You be the judge.

Absorbing thriller. Enough said

Love Stuart Woods

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