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beccaalvey's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It kept me engaged the whole way. I felt it was very cleverly written and I especially loved the way the narration was cut off mid sentence when the character narrating died, I very much enjoyed that. There were plot twists after plot twists, some a little predictive but some completely unexpected. If you like books with lots of action and mystery, this book is definitely for you.
addypap's review against another edition
4.0
good story, the twists and turn got a little cliche towards the middle of the book, but solid story overall. Narration was good. Annoying issue with Audible app, every time book was paused narration speed resets to 1.
weaselweader's review against another edition
2.0
Deaver has created a topological impossibility! Sadly, EDGE comes up flat!
In the field craft parlance of personal protection – professional bodyguarding, if you will – “principal” is the person whose body or life is being guarded; “primary” is the person who the principal is being protected from; “shepherd” is the person doing the guarding; “lifter” is a person whose objective is obtaining information from the principal (at all costs and with extreme prejudice, if it comes to that); and, “hitter” is a person whose sole objective is the extermination of a principal. Corte is a shepherd and Henry Loving is a lifter. They’ve encountered one another before and each knows that the other is a worthy opponent. EDGE is an extended (in fact, very extended … indeed, OVER-extended) series of encounters between them as one tries to out-think the other in a deadly contest whose end-game will almost certainly exact the ultimate price from one of the players.
EDGE is reasonably well-written. It’s difficult to imagine an accomplished master of the thriller genre like Jeffery Deaver doing anything else. There are lots of twists and turns, blind alleys, red herrings and plenty of high-speed action but the fact is that, compared to his superb Lincoln Rhyme series, EDGE is repetitive, tedious and approaches downright boring. And that final revelation of the identity of the primary, to be completely honest, is so possible and so realistic in the climate of today’s sad realities that it becomes disappointingly banal and quite worthy of a ho-hum shrug!
Fans of Jeffery Deaver’s amazing body of work will want to read it for the sake of completeness but potential new readers should give this one a wide pass.
Paul Weiss
In the field craft parlance of personal protection – professional bodyguarding, if you will – “principal” is the person whose body or life is being guarded; “primary” is the person who the principal is being protected from; “shepherd” is the person doing the guarding; “lifter” is a person whose objective is obtaining information from the principal (at all costs and with extreme prejudice, if it comes to that); and, “hitter” is a person whose sole objective is the extermination of a principal. Corte is a shepherd and Henry Loving is a lifter. They’ve encountered one another before and each knows that the other is a worthy opponent. EDGE is an extended (in fact, very extended … indeed, OVER-extended) series of encounters between them as one tries to out-think the other in a deadly contest whose end-game will almost certainly exact the ultimate price from one of the players.
EDGE is reasonably well-written. It’s difficult to imagine an accomplished master of the thriller genre like Jeffery Deaver doing anything else. There are lots of twists and turns, blind alleys, red herrings and plenty of high-speed action but the fact is that, compared to his superb Lincoln Rhyme series, EDGE is repetitive, tedious and approaches downright boring. And that final revelation of the identity of the primary, to be completely honest, is so possible and so realistic in the climate of today’s sad realities that it becomes disappointingly banal and quite worthy of a ho-hum shrug!
Fans of Jeffery Deaver’s amazing body of work will want to read it for the sake of completeness but potential new readers should give this one a wide pass.
Paul Weiss
latas's review against another edition
5.0
Learnt some very interesting things from this book, as from all JD's novels. Lifters, Shepherds, Various game theories and their practical application while shepherding, the way the agencies work are all too exciting. I loved the ending. For once it was so good to see
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the ruthless Corte was a very simple family man, who kept his professional life and personal life completely separated.trixie_reads's review against another edition
4.0
The book went on a bit too long, but the author was really good at sprinkling red herrings throughout. I thought I knew what was going on several times, only to find that I was clueless.
tarsel's review against another edition
4.0
A film in a book. More twists and turns than a twisty-turny thing. Classic Deaver, great story, less great on the presentation, too many reveals after the event.
maurynna36's review against another edition
2.0
Had to force myself to get through it. Uninteresting story and dry lecturing tone. The last 30 minutes of the book could be deleted without any loss. Not Deaver's best work by a log shot.
lucyyyreads's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25