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Starred Review. Revenge drives this superb stand-alone from Edgar-finalist Koryta (A Welcome Grave). Frank Temple II, a U.S. marshal, commits suicide after a tip leads to the exposure of his secret life as a hit man. Seven years later, Frank II's 24-year-old son, Frank Temple III, learns from an old Vietnam pal of his father's that the man who ratted out Frank II, Devin Matteson, is returning to Wisconsin from Florida. Temple heads to his father's cabin in remote Willow Flowage, Wis., to confront Matteson, who first recruited Frank II into the assassination game. Temple realizes that there's more at stake than his vendetta against Matteson, as he encounters a group of ruthless killers and joins forces with Nora Stafford, the owner of an auto repair shop. Koryta's dialogue is as sharp as the knives his characters wield, and his plot twists at the most unexpected moments. This thriller places Koryta solidly in the company of the genre's most powerful voices. Author tour. (Aug.)
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“Koryta is one of the best of the best, plain and simple.”—Michael Connelly
“With Envy the Night, Koryta earns a seat at the high table of neo-noir crime writers.”—The New York Times
“A heart-pounding thriller.” —Boston Globe
“Koryta’s best work to date.” —George Pelecanos
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A grand slam homer of a book!, Aug 17 2008
By Lily Courthope - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Envy the Night (Hardcover)
I really wasn't all that happy to learn that this book wasn't going to be a fourth installment in Koryta's Lincoln Perry series. Well, I guess I needed my head examined because this book stretches so far beyond the Perry books, in voice (Koryta has successfully made the jump to 3rd person POV), in characterization, in tight and ORIGINAL plotting (something he had already mastered and which I thought he could not have improved on yet HAS done so to a degree that is mind-boggling!), that I not only did not miss Lincoln Perry, I'm not sure that I even want Koryta to back track to those books. If he has more of these kinds of books in him, then everyone should just stand back and give him plenty of elbow room. His earlier books amazed me for their mature writing, but this book is something very, very special. Koryta isn't just the kid-brother author any longer to writers like Crais, Lehane, Connelly. He's their equal and maybe then some.Synopsis: Frank Temple II, the son of a dead FBI agent/contract killer, wants to go after the mobster who ruined his father. But nothing is that simple in this book; when you think you can predict where Koryta is going in this story guess again, and then guess again. And you'll probably need to guess again. Temple is a perfectly written 3D character, young and smart, but not so smart that you disbelieve him. The turns in plot absolutely demand this story be written in third person, a new stretch for the author, and one he manages so handily, so naturally, that I am awestruck and left wondering how much more does Koryta have in the think-tank still to come in his work.
I'm a little jealous (not of Koryta; of him I am a LOT jealous) of those who pick this book up and read Koryta's work for the first time. It's just that good.
37 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Believe the hype!, Aug 20 2008
By Tim O'connor - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Envy the Night (Hardcover)
What do you hope to get out of a book when you pick it up off the shelf (or click on it)? Well-written dialogue? In-depth, interesting, and unique characters? Intense and page-turning action? Well-placed humor? Moral debates that make you question what you would do in the given situation? Writing that grabs you and takes you along for the ride?It is not often that you can get all of those qualities in one book, but Michael Koryta again has given us a thriller with such vivid writing and complex characters that "Envy the Night" answers YES to each of those questions.
The real question is: What are you waiting for? "Envy the Night" is a first-class crime/suspense novel and has me greatly anticipating Koryta's next endeavor.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Miss This Thriller, Aug 19 2008
By R. Johnson "Avid Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Envy the Night (Hardcover)
I am so happy to see that other readers loved this book as much as I did. I have read all four of his books and like one reviewer said, he just keeps getting better. I won't write a synopsis because the other reviewers have done such as excellent job as well as outlining why this book is a "must" for crime/thriller readers. It is not only a believable scenario, but incorporates tension, humor, good characterization, etc. It is highly touted by such well known authors as Ridley Peason, Michael Connelly and George Pelecanos. Please give this author his due as he seems to fit with the best of them.
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