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Harmless reading and mildly entertaining but there are better choices in this genre.
The ending will have the reader thumbing back through the pages to see how they missed anticipating what happens.
As an action-adventure thriller, Hades works, and works well. As a novel of suspense, it falls short.
A quiet, absorbing mystery that complements the engaging characters and a decidedly chilling plot.
There's often a fine line between the reasonable and the ridiculous. Murder... Suicide... Whatever... falls into the latter category.
A stylish, atmospheric thriller that is both beautifully written and solidly plotted.
A terrifying thriller that works equally well as an investigative detective story.
Shefchik takes a Columbo-like approach to his story yet this in no way lessens the appeal of the mystery.
Fans of the author's previous novels will forgive lapses in editing, plot, and character development; new readers may not.
One doesn't so much read Final Paradox as be drawn into it...
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