Primal Scream: Amazon.ca: Michael Slade: Books

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Ripper

by Michael Slade

4.4 out of 5 stars (10)

Hangman

by Michael Slade

3.8 out of 5 stars (27)

Burnt Bones

by Michael Slade

3.1 out of 5 stars (32)

Evil Eye

by Michael Slade

3.6 out of 5 stars (11)

› Explore similar items

Product Description

From Publishers Weekly

In a novel filled with the atmosphere of movies like Seven or the clearly implied X-Files, Slade (Evil Eye) returns with his Special X Team of Royal Canadian Mounted Police to put down a Native American uprising and solve a series of grisly murders near the Indian encampment. Detective Robert DeClercq is in charge and soon shrunken heads are arriving addressed to him, reminiscent of the Headhunter case. Though Slade boasts a cornucopia of possibly interesting characters (and not a few duds), it is difficult to follow any particular thread because of the large playing field. The plot, while gruesome and detailed?especially from the killer's p.o.v.?proves tedious as Slade stops to consider Vancouver history and Mountie procedure.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Ingram

Decades ago, Inspector Robert DeClercq suffered a tragedy when his young daughter was kidnapped and killed after he was unable to save her. Only now, with a young girl named Katt in his life, can he put his demons to rest. Until DeClercq's Special X Team receives a shrunken head, heralding the return of the Headhunter--a psychopath who left a trail of headless bodies in his wake 11 years earlier--or is it a copycat? While the team seeks the answer, Katt is kidnapped, luring DeClercq away from his comrades in a deadly web of revenge!. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

19 Reviews

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(1)

Average Customer Review

3.6 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most helpful customer reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Very strange and gruesome..., Jan 10 2004

By	Thomas Duff "Duffbert" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Primal Scream (Paperback)

Being cooped up in the house during the weather led to a bit more reading time. That, and a two hour commute on light rail. Anyway, I just finished Primal Scream by Michael Slade. A strange and gruesome book that doesn't rank among my favorites. To start with, I think that much of the character development takes place in his earlier book Headhunter (which I haven't read). As a result, there were continual references to people and events that I didn't know anything about but that were important to this story. Next, there are two crime stories going on here that may or may not be interrelated, and it was confusing to figure out what was going on, and why. Third, there are vivid depictions of rape and sexual fetish stuff that is key to the story. Not for the squeamish. The storyline is that there are killings (beheadings, actually) that are going on, and they are similar to a crime spree from the first book. DeClerq is trying to solve the crime and figure out if they perhaps killed the wrong person on the earlier case. Some suspenseful moments to be sure, but very disturbing and somewhat confusing to follow...

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the weak of heart, Jan 20 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Primal Scream (Paperback)

This series of books is not for the squeamish or the faint of heart. I found that after reading a few they became a bit repetative.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

1.0 out of 5 stars Truly Disappointed, Jan 12 2002

By	shpxurnq (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Primal Scream (Paperback)

The authors propensity for villains with schizophrenia or MPD
and carrying multiple story lines in a single book is just getting old.
The story jumps around so much that it becomes quite hard to follow.
The plot is murky and although I don't mind foreshadowing I don't like
to be beaten to death with it (telling us someone's going to die once is
thrilling, more than that and it loses its impact and almost becomes
insulting "ok, I GET it they're going to die, get on with the story."). I
came across Ghoul a few years ago in a used book shop and was
enthralled now I'm just disappointed and doubt I'll read or buy further
books from this author and that saddens me.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 19 customer reviews...

Most recent customer reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the Best Slade I've read...but still good
Since I read Hangman, I was always looking for Michael Slade books to show up at my local library. So, when Headhunter came in, I picked it up immediately. Read more

Published on Nov 29 2001 by Jeff Manchur

4.0 out of 5 stars THEY ALWAYS GET THEIR MAN OR WOMAN
"Primal Scream" finally resolves the Headhunter case. After reading "Headhunter," you of course know who the Headhunter is. Read more

Published on Aug 4 2001 by Michael Butts

4.0 out of 5 stars Typical Slade fare
I started reading Slade more than ten years ago when Headhunter was first published. That book got me hooked on Slade and I've read them all since then. Read more

Published on Aug 2 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Much
This book started out with promise. There is too much information. I'm all for learning a little in a book but I felt like I was reading a history book. Read more

Published on Jul 24 2001 by A. Massey