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elliespn's review against another edition
Interesting premise but it needed an editor so badly that I couldn’t keep going.
steph1rothwell's review against another edition
4.0
With thanks to the author for the copy received.I often hear about life changing injuries on the news but prosopagnosia was a condition I had never heard of. And I can’t imagine how devastating it would be to suddenly not recognise loved ones. Or be able to do your job. And Ray being able to recognise people was essential.
His emotions, guilt and frustrations were shown brilliantly. They were just as important to the storyline and the murder case that involved organ trafficking.
He was a character I warmed to as I read. I wished he could open up to his friends, colleagues and loved ones more and explain to them how it made him feel. But I understood the reasoning behind it. The loneliness it caused him and the feeling that he would lose the job he loved.
Whilst most of the novel concerns Ray there was a case to solve. His team was upset with the events that happened early on in the novel, and at Ray’s remoteness.
The case is important but my favourite part of the novel was Ray trying to accept that his life had changed. And him knowing that he had open up to people. It made me think about all the ones you hear of who have invisible illnesses, and how they cope with it.
A very interesting standalone novel that is different to everything else I have read recently.
bibliophilebookclub's review
4.0
Dead Blind is a really interesting read, with a premise that I hadn’t heard of. Prosopagnosia is essentially face-blindness, the inability to recognise a person’s face, and that’s what Detective Inspector Ray Patrick is suffering from in the aftermath of an accident while on duty.
This disorder has a huge impact on Ray’s life, and when he is put on an operation to catch the people responsible for illegal organ trading, it has the potential to ruin the entire investigation for him and his team.
I really enjoyed Dead Blind. Ray Patrick is a good character, and it is hard not to feel some sympathy towards him because of his condition. But on the other hand, I wanted to shout at him more than once because in not divulging his prosopagnosia, he puts so many people in danger.
I read this book with mounting frustration. Not in a bad way, just that the reader can see what is happening but Ray is so stubborn that he ends up with more and more hassle because he is hiding something big. It did add to the tension though, and I found myself willing him and the team on during the investigation.
Illegal organ trading is a tough subject, and I think it was dealt with quite well here. The story is well though out, and I liked the characters too. It was definitely a tense read, and I was eager to get to the end to see how it would all be tied up.
An interesting premise, with a real human dilemma at its core, Dead Blind was an intriguing and dark read.
Recommended for sure!
This disorder has a huge impact on Ray’s life, and when he is put on an operation to catch the people responsible for illegal organ trading, it has the potential to ruin the entire investigation for him and his team.
I really enjoyed Dead Blind. Ray Patrick is a good character, and it is hard not to feel some sympathy towards him because of his condition. But on the other hand, I wanted to shout at him more than once because in not divulging his prosopagnosia, he puts so many people in danger.
I read this book with mounting frustration. Not in a bad way, just that the reader can see what is happening but Ray is so stubborn that he ends up with more and more hassle because he is hiding something big. It did add to the tension though, and I found myself willing him and the team on during the investigation.
Illegal organ trading is a tough subject, and I think it was dealt with quite well here. The story is well though out, and I liked the characters too. It was definitely a tense read, and I was eager to get to the end to see how it would all be tied up.
An interesting premise, with a real human dilemma at its core, Dead Blind was an intriguing and dark read.
Recommended for sure!
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