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Double Exposure
Following his dad's death, Remington James returns to the small North Florida town where he grew up to assume his father's life -- taking care of his dying mother and running the local gun and pawn shop.
Picking up a camera again after a long hiatus, Remington returns to his first love, pursuing in earnest his lifelong dream of becoming a wildlife photographer.
One fateful fall evening, as the sun sinks and the darkness expands, Remington ventures deep into the river swamp to try out some new equipment and check his camera traps.
Encountering the kind of wildlife that made him want to be a photographer in the first place, Remington gets some of the best shots of his life, but he's about to happen upon the most dangerous animal of all -- a feral, patient, sociopath who wants Remington dead.
While checking his camera traps, scanning the eerie images of overexposed deer and bats and foxes, Remington comes across the most haunting images of his life --- the frame-by-frame capture of a shocking crime.
By exposing the criminal, Remington has exposed himself to danger, even possible extinction. Hunted like an animal, by the predator and his psychotic friends, Remington must do two things: make it through the night and make it to the river --- and the odds of doing either are slim to none.
An ode to the wild wonder of North Florida, Double Exposure is a minimalist marriage of the literary novel and the action adventure story.
Lyrical, literary, and told in poetic photographic impressions, Double Exposure is filled with far more than just exciting adventure and suspense. It's a meditation on life and death and art and meaning you won't soon forget.
Picking up a camera again after a long hiatus, Remington returns to his first love, pursuing in earnest his lifelong dream of becoming a wildlife photographer.
One fateful fall evening, as the sun sinks and the darkness expands, Remington ventures deep into the river swamp to try out some new equipment and check his camera traps.
Encountering the kind of wildlife that made him want to be a photographer in the first place, Remington gets some of the best shots of his life, but he's about to happen upon the most dangerous animal of all -- a feral, patient, sociopath who wants Remington dead.
While checking his camera traps, scanning the eerie images of overexposed deer and bats and foxes, Remington comes across the most haunting images of his life --- the frame-by-frame capture of a shocking crime.
By exposing the criminal, Remington has exposed himself to danger, even possible extinction. Hunted like an animal, by the predator and his psychotic friends, Remington must do two things: make it through the night and make it to the river --- and the odds of doing either are slim to none.
An ode to the wild wonder of North Florida, Double Exposure is a minimalist marriage of the literary novel and the action adventure story.
Lyrical, literary, and told in poetic photographic impressions, Double Exposure is filled with far more than just exciting adventure and suspense. It's a meditation on life and death and art and meaning you won't soon forget.
212 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2009
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About the author
Michael Lister
184 books233 followersNew York Times bestselling and award-winning novelist Michael Lister is a native Floridian best known for his literary suspense thrillers as well as his two ongoing mystery series, the prison chaplain John Jordan "Blood" series and the hard-boiled, 1940s noir Jimmy "Soldier" Riley Series, and the post-apocalypic suspense thriller Cataclysmos.
Visit www.michaellister.com for more information, or follow his youtube channel - Writing and Life at https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelL...
The Florida Book Review says that "Vintage Michael Lister is poetic prose, exquisitely set scenes, characters who are damaged and faulty" and Michael Koryta says, “If you like crime writing with depth, suspense, and sterling prose, you should be reading Michael Lister," while Publisher's Weekly adds, “Lister’s hard-edged prose ranks with the best of contemporary noir fiction.”
Michael grew up in North Florida near the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola River in a small town world famous for tupelo honey.
Truly a regional writer, North Florida is his beat.
Captivated by story since childhood, Michael has a love for language and narrative inspired by the Southern storytelling tradition that captured his imagination and became such a source of meaning and inspiration. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology with an emphasis on myth and narrative.
In the early 90s, Michael became the youngest chaplain within the Florida Department of Corrections. For nearly a decade, he served as a contract, staff, then senior chaplain at three different facilities in the Panhandle of Florida—a unique experience that led to his first novel, 1997’s critically acclaimed, POWER IN THE BLOOD. It was the first in a series of popular and celebrated novels featuring ex-cop turned prison chaplain, John Jordan. Subsequent books in the series include BLOOD OF THE LAMB, FLESH AND BLOOD, THE BODY AND THE BLOOD, BLOOD SACRIFICE, and RIVERS TO BLOOD, and each takes readers through the electronically locked gates of the chain-link fences, beneath the looping razor wire glinting in the sun, and into the strange world of Potter Correctional Institution, Florida’s toughest maximum security prison. Of the John Jordan series, Michael Connelly says “Michael Lister may be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction. It crackles with tension and authenticity,” while Julia Spencer-Fleming adds “Michael Lister writes one of the most ambitious and unusual crime fiction series going. See what crime fiction is capable of.”
Michael also writes historical hard-boiled thrillers, such as THE BIG GOODBYE, THE BIG BEYOND, and THE BIG HELLO featuring Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, a PI in Panama City during World War II. Ace Atkins calls the "Soldier" series "tough and violent with snappy dialogue and great atmosphere . . . a suspenseful, romantic and historic ride."
Michael Lister won his first Florida Book Award for his literary novel, DOUBLE EXPOSURE, a book, according to the Panama City News Herald, that “is lyrical and literary, written in a sparse but evocative prose reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy.” It is a contemplation of life and death, art and meaning, set deep in the swamps of the Apalachicola River, a thriller about a wildlife photographer whose camera traps capture a crime, that shows the beauty and danger of the Panhandle paradise.
His second Florida Book Award was for his fifth John Jordan novel BLOOD SACRIFICE.
Visit www.michaellister.com for more information, or follow his youtube channel - Writing and Life at https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelL...
The Florida Book Review says that "Vintage Michael Lister is poetic prose, exquisitely set scenes, characters who are damaged and faulty" and Michael Koryta says, “If you like crime writing with depth, suspense, and sterling prose, you should be reading Michael Lister," while Publisher's Weekly adds, “Lister’s hard-edged prose ranks with the best of contemporary noir fiction.”
Michael grew up in North Florida near the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola River in a small town world famous for tupelo honey.
Truly a regional writer, North Florida is his beat.
Captivated by story since childhood, Michael has a love for language and narrative inspired by the Southern storytelling tradition that captured his imagination and became such a source of meaning and inspiration. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology with an emphasis on myth and narrative.
In the early 90s, Michael became the youngest chaplain within the Florida Department of Corrections. For nearly a decade, he served as a contract, staff, then senior chaplain at three different facilities in the Panhandle of Florida—a unique experience that led to his first novel, 1997’s critically acclaimed, POWER IN THE BLOOD. It was the first in a series of popular and celebrated novels featuring ex-cop turned prison chaplain, John Jordan. Subsequent books in the series include BLOOD OF THE LAMB, FLESH AND BLOOD, THE BODY AND THE BLOOD, BLOOD SACRIFICE, and RIVERS TO BLOOD, and each takes readers through the electronically locked gates of the chain-link fences, beneath the looping razor wire glinting in the sun, and into the strange world of Potter Correctional Institution, Florida’s toughest maximum security prison. Of the John Jordan series, Michael Connelly says “Michael Lister may be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction. It crackles with tension and authenticity,” while Julia Spencer-Fleming adds “Michael Lister writes one of the most ambitious and unusual crime fiction series going. See what crime fiction is capable of.”
Michael also writes historical hard-boiled thrillers, such as THE BIG GOODBYE, THE BIG BEYOND, and THE BIG HELLO featuring Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, a PI in Panama City during World War II. Ace Atkins calls the "Soldier" series "tough and violent with snappy dialogue and great atmosphere . . . a suspenseful, romantic and historic ride."
Michael Lister won his first Florida Book Award for his literary novel, DOUBLE EXPOSURE, a book, according to the Panama City News Herald, that “is lyrical and literary, written in a sparse but evocative prose reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy.” It is a contemplation of life and death, art and meaning, set deep in the swamps of the Apalachicola River, a thriller about a wildlife photographer whose camera traps capture a crime, that shows the beauty and danger of the Panhandle paradise.
His second Florida Book Award was for his fifth John Jordan novel BLOOD SACRIFICE.
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July 10, 2017
What an incredible story!! This author has surprised me again with this tale of a man who enters a forest to take photographs, he goes to where he already had placed a 'trap' camera, to take photos with no one there. When he looks at the photos from the camera he sees a woman being murdered, captured in the pictures, then burned and buried. Imagine his horror at this, the night is closing in, he must go and report what he has found. The author writes this book as you would take a photo, short,descriptive words that let you know what is happening. This way of writing helps you feel exactly what the man, Remington, is feeling. If you let yourself read the story in this way you really get a profound effect. Something different that has made me sit up and recommend that you thriller readers give this book a chance!
June 21, 2021
I was looking for a fast paced novel to read by the pool and found this at the local library. I had not read any of Lister's novels, and was very glad i picked this one up.
I read this book in one day - written to keep your heart racing and turning the next page.
Remington is a man on the verge of discovery - the discovery of himself. He is struggling with the death of a parent, the dying of a parent,and the possible death of his marriage, the death of his career, but hopes to fulfil the desire to become a photographer and rebuild his life somehow.
He sets out in the Florida wetlands to take some pictures, and comes upon a crime scene. Those pictures tell the story and there are those who do not want those pictures developed! So Remington must make it through the night and get away from the men who have alot to hide - including murder. Remington has spent his life hunting and now he is the hunted. But Remington is determined to live at any cost - all he has to do it make it through the night.
3.5 stars. Very good and a quick read.
I read this book in one day - written to keep your heart racing and turning the next page.
Remington is a man on the verge of discovery - the discovery of himself. He is struggling with the death of a parent, the dying of a parent,and the possible death of his marriage, the death of his career, but hopes to fulfil the desire to become a photographer and rebuild his life somehow.
He sets out in the Florida wetlands to take some pictures, and comes upon a crime scene. Those pictures tell the story and there are those who do not want those pictures developed! So Remington must make it through the night and get away from the men who have alot to hide - including murder. Remington has spent his life hunting and now he is the hunted. But Remington is determined to live at any cost - all he has to do it make it through the night.
3.5 stars. Very good and a quick read.
April 30, 2014
Double Exposure is a chilling novel about a man whose life is at a crossroads. He enters a Florida swamp intending to photograph wildlife and encounters a group of men who have committed a murder his cameras (planted on trees)have captured. The chase begins. It's a tale of survival, reckoning, and of coming to terms with the limitations and regrets one may have about one's life. Told in dramatic, lyrical detail, the novel takes the reader through a nail-biting trek for survival and realization. A solid five stars for any lover of suspense/thriller novels.
Mark Rubinstein
Author of Mad Dog House, Love Gone Mad and The Foot Soldier
Mark Rubinstein
Author of Mad Dog House, Love Gone Mad and The Foot Soldier
September 13, 2009
Remington James is a successful but unhappy advertising executive when his father dies. He returns to his hometown to run his father's store and care for his mother who is dying of MS. While he is home, he decides to pick up the hobby, the passion, he gave up years ago, wildlife photography. He has set trap cameras in the woods of the Apalachicola River Basin in hopes of maybe catching the elusive Florida panther. As he is out taking pictures and checking his traps one evening, he discovers that he has caught not the panther on his camera, but a murder. And now the murderers are hunting Remington through the pitch black of the Florida woods.
If readers want to read DOUBLE EXPOSURE surfacely and minimally, they are in for a heart-pounding thriller. Lister's written a tight plot that doesn't allow one to slow down for even a second, just like his protagonist.
Lister created a powerful effect by being a minimalist in this novel. His protagonist is a photographer out taking pictures in the woods. Lister's prose mimics that process so you can hear the camera shutter click as you read:
Evening. Glow.
Dark figures.
Shot.
Explosion.
Bloom of blood.
Body dropping to the cold ground.
Death. Digging.
Fire.
And Lister's setting development carries you smack into the middle of Remington's Eden that is horrifically transformed into his Hell all in the course of one night. Remington reminds himself to "Use your senses. All of them." And Lister helps the readers to use their senses, all of them. Whether they are seeing the beauty of the landscape or the nightmare of a murder. Whether they are hearing life, or feeling fear. Readers will definitely be in the woods with Remington James on the most terrifying night of his life. But they'll have to listen carefully to hear nature's sounds over the thumping of their own hearts.
If you want to delve deeper, you will find a complex interweaving of theme, plot, character and setting that results in a magical reading experience. Remington is almost a unique character in crime fiction in that he comes from a functional family. His parents loved him and he loved his parents; while Remington doesn't seem conscious of it, the reader quickly learns that both parents taught him skills that made him a great man.
And of course, nature is a prominent theme as well as a symbol in DOUBLE EXPOSURE. The dark of night is essential to build up the suspense, but it plays a role also in the idea that man is destroying nature. So Remington's manic race is not just a race for his life, but a race for nature. Can they both make it out alive?
Brilliant.
Beautiful.
Must-read!
If readers want to read DOUBLE EXPOSURE surfacely and minimally, they are in for a heart-pounding thriller. Lister's written a tight plot that doesn't allow one to slow down for even a second, just like his protagonist.
Lister created a powerful effect by being a minimalist in this novel. His protagonist is a photographer out taking pictures in the woods. Lister's prose mimics that process so you can hear the camera shutter click as you read:
Evening. Glow.
Dark figures.
Shot.
Explosion.
Bloom of blood.
Body dropping to the cold ground.
Death. Digging.
Fire.
And Lister's setting development carries you smack into the middle of Remington's Eden that is horrifically transformed into his Hell all in the course of one night. Remington reminds himself to "Use your senses. All of them." And Lister helps the readers to use their senses, all of them. Whether they are seeing the beauty of the landscape or the nightmare of a murder. Whether they are hearing life, or feeling fear. Readers will definitely be in the woods with Remington James on the most terrifying night of his life. But they'll have to listen carefully to hear nature's sounds over the thumping of their own hearts.
If you want to delve deeper, you will find a complex interweaving of theme, plot, character and setting that results in a magical reading experience. Remington is almost a unique character in crime fiction in that he comes from a functional family. His parents loved him and he loved his parents; while Remington doesn't seem conscious of it, the reader quickly learns that both parents taught him skills that made him a great man.
And of course, nature is a prominent theme as well as a symbol in DOUBLE EXPOSURE. The dark of night is essential to build up the suspense, but it plays a role also in the idea that man is destroying nature. So Remington's manic race is not just a race for his life, but a race for nature. Can they both make it out alive?
Brilliant.
Beautiful.
Must-read!
September 23, 2024
Der Schreibstil war super!
January 9, 2010
I'm not sure now where I heard about this book--I thought it was from this site, but not that I can now discover. It certainly is a page-turner with a heartfelt and profound message growing out of the story and summarized memorably at the end. It begs to be read at one sitting, so don't pick it up unless you've got a couple or three hours. The entire plot is set in the woods and sloughs of northern Florida, where the protagonist has gone to check on an automatic camera he has set up to photograph wildlife. He finds that he has photographed a murder, and almost before he can collect his thoughts, he is spotted and then stalked through the woods by the killer and his team of bad guys. Anything else we learn is through flashbacks and memories as the hunted photographer tries to outwit his hunters. The style is very different from any thriller I have ever read--a brave experiment on the part of a young author. Unfortunately it didn't really work for me--it was a little too self-consciously arty. It removed me from the immediacy of the experience while trying to do just the opposite. Still, a very memorable read with a noble and honest conclusion.
July 19, 2017
I've read an enjoyed Michael Lister's ongoing mystery series of John Jordan ..... I didn't quite know what to expect in this off road experience. This is an equally compelling read told in a completely different style. In a mere economy of 200+ pages Lister creates an intense, lyrical tale of flight for survival .... with the protagonist, Remington James, realizing the essence and importance of life. Told in a staccato of well placed words that builds the tension to a fever pitch.
Remington James, returns to his beloved roots of wildlife photography .... abandoning his unhappy , but successful life as advertising executive. He enters the family owned woods in North Florida area to "check out" his camera traps. Instead of capturing the images of the elusive Florida panther ... he has a crisly murder scene on film. Before he can retreat and report the murder ... he is confronted by the murderer. The crescendo of the chase to avoid his own elimination by the band of psychotic killers is worth the price of admission. The importance of people in his life continually flash though his mind as a seeks to evade extinction.
Remington James, returns to his beloved roots of wildlife photography .... abandoning his unhappy , but successful life as advertising executive. He enters the family owned woods in North Florida area to "check out" his camera traps. Instead of capturing the images of the elusive Florida panther ... he has a crisly murder scene on film. Before he can retreat and report the murder ... he is confronted by the murderer. The crescendo of the chase to avoid his own elimination by the band of psychotic killers is worth the price of admission. The importance of people in his life continually flash though his mind as a seeks to evade extinction.
November 17, 2011
I liked the story premise, but hated the writing style.
September 26, 2015
2 1/2 stars. The plot was good but I didn't care for the style of writing. I got distracted so often that I never felt the build up of suspense. Decent story but not my taste.
August 30, 2012
I don't really care for the author's style of writing but it was an exciting story with a message.
May 17, 2019
Spannendes Hörbuch. Die Stimme des Sprechers erinnerte mich sehr stark an eine Dokumentation, was dem Charakter des Buches bzw. zum Schreibstil sehr gut passte. Denn der Autor sprach immer wieder über die Natur und die die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Natur und wie wir die Umwelt retten sollen.
Aber nun zur Story: Remington, der gerade erst wieder seine Leidenschaft für die Fotografie entdeckt hat und nun ausleben möchte, fährt in die Wälder auf seinem Anwesen in Florida und versucht mit den letzen Lichtstrahlen des Tages ein paar gute Fotos zu machen. Wenn der die Speicherkarte einer seiner versteckten Tierkameras checkt, entdeckt er, dass sie einen Mord aufgezeichnet hat. Kurz darauf hat ihn der Mörder auch schon gefunden und versucht ihn umzubringen. Nun beginnt eine Gefährliche Verfolgungsjagd, die sich über die ganze Nacht erstreckt – der Mörder bekommt Unterstützung von seinen Freunden und Remingtons Chancen, aus dieser Sache heil wieder hervorzukommen scheinen mit jeder Minute zu schwinden.
Ich mochte diese Verfolgungsjagd wirklich. Denn genau in diesem Stil träume ich des öfteren: eine Ausweglose Situation mit Verfolgern, wo man sich versteckt und davonläuft und versucht den Gegner auszutricksen. Remington konnte in diesem Fall auf sein Wissen zurückgreifen, dass er sich als Kind bei der Jagd mit seinem Vater angeeignet hatte: Orientierung im Gelände auch in der Nacht, wie man schießt, wie eine Treibjagd mit Hunden abläuft etc.
Das Ende ist
Aber nun zur Story: Remington, der gerade erst wieder seine Leidenschaft für die Fotografie entdeckt hat und nun ausleben möchte, fährt in die Wälder auf seinem Anwesen in Florida und versucht mit den letzen Lichtstrahlen des Tages ein paar gute Fotos zu machen. Wenn der die Speicherkarte einer seiner versteckten Tierkameras checkt, entdeckt er, dass sie einen Mord aufgezeichnet hat. Kurz darauf hat ihn der Mörder auch schon gefunden und versucht ihn umzubringen. Nun beginnt eine Gefährliche Verfolgungsjagd, die sich über die ganze Nacht erstreckt – der Mörder bekommt Unterstützung von seinen Freunden und Remingtons Chancen, aus dieser Sache heil wieder hervorzukommen scheinen mit jeder Minute zu schwinden.
Ich mochte diese Verfolgungsjagd wirklich. Denn genau in diesem Stil träume ich des öfteren: eine Ausweglose Situation mit Verfolgern, wo man sich versteckt und davonläuft und versucht den Gegner auszutricksen. Remington konnte in diesem Fall auf sein Wissen zurückgreifen, dass er sich als Kind bei der Jagd mit seinem Vater angeeignet hatte: Orientierung im Gelände auch in der Nacht, wie man schießt, wie eine Treibjagd mit Hunden abläuft etc.
Das Ende ist
July 21, 2017
One of Michael Lister's Best Books! You felt like you were in the woods with Remington the whole time
He was being hunted like a wild animal by the cops.
And they had to kill him because he saw a murder being committed on his fathers land. Some young girl
Was shot in the head and buried in a grave and burned by a conservation guy. That didn't make sense. And why would Gage call a posse in to kill him or the poacher he saw earlier on the land. All he wanted was to take wildlife pictures for his mother and Heather. He never imagined his last 24 hours on earth would be running for his life and having to kill men after him. You can hear his ragged breathing and feel his fear as he runs through the swamp and faces every fear known to man. This book definitely needs to be a movie......
He was being hunted like a wild animal by the cops.
And they had to kill him because he saw a murder being committed on his fathers land. Some young girl
Was shot in the head and buried in a grave and burned by a conservation guy. That didn't make sense. And why would Gage call a posse in to kill him or the poacher he saw earlier on the land. All he wanted was to take wildlife pictures for his mother and Heather. He never imagined his last 24 hours on earth would be running for his life and having to kill men after him. You can hear his ragged breathing and feel his fear as he runs through the swamp and faces every fear known to man. This book definitely needs to be a movie......
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July 10, 2017
Excellent!! Double Exposure is totally different from Michael Lister's John Jordan. Written in a totally different way that captivates you from the first words. We tour the deep woods and swamps of the Florida panhandle and see the native animals. Yes, we see these things thru the eyes of Remington James.The elegant words of the author send the detailed pictures to you. Lister touches on the greed that makes humans destroy what is beautiful. I finished this book in one sitting and was left moved and in tears as it ended.
Double Exposure will move you in ways you could never expect. Kudos to an astounding author and I highly recommend his work of art!!
Double Exposure will move you in ways you could never expect. Kudos to an astounding author and I highly recommend his work of art!!
October 7, 2017
Read this book!
Heartbreaking and heroic. Death, an affirmation of life. Love, the glue that binds everything together, that gives purpose and meaning to life. This was an astonishing book. Fast paced, thrilling, as well written as his John Jordan series (which I love), yet different. Staccato comes to mind in terms of style. Prose that's almost poetic, too. You can't help but become emotionally invested in Remington James and when you finish the book, you feel drained, spent--but also hopeful and uplifted. This was an incredible book. Michael Lister is an incredible author. Bravo!
Heartbreaking and heroic. Death, an affirmation of life. Love, the glue that binds everything together, that gives purpose and meaning to life. This was an astonishing book. Fast paced, thrilling, as well written as his John Jordan series (which I love), yet different. Staccato comes to mind in terms of style. Prose that's almost poetic, too. You can't help but become emotionally invested in Remington James and when you finish the book, you feel drained, spent--but also hopeful and uplifted. This was an incredible book. Michael Lister is an incredible author. Bravo!
October 20, 2025
Wow, what a great debut from the author!! The setting of getting chased in the forest at night with no phone signal really got me. I actually gave it 4.5 stars, because there were around 50-70 pages that were kinda unnecessary or boring. The only thing I have to criticise the unuseful mention of sex scenes between the Protagonist and heather?? Also he seems to have a foot fetish?? Wtf. Anyway, the rest of the story and the family background were really interesting tho, even if we didnt get to know that much about the mother. RIP Mother Nature... that was the most shocking moment
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July 9, 2017
DOUBLE EXPOSURE by Michael Lister. New series Remington James.#.1
Be sure to read the introduction, that lays the ground work for this terrific story. Powerful, and very different, few words, to let your mind be open and to visualize of what Michael is telling us. Do yourself a treat and read this. Loving his John Jordan series, this also is a winner. Looking for the next book, in either series. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.
Be sure to read the introduction, that lays the ground work for this terrific story. Powerful, and very different, few words, to let your mind be open and to visualize of what Michael is telling us. Do yourself a treat and read this. Loving his John Jordan series, this also is a winner. Looking for the next book, in either series. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.
July 13, 2017
Another riveting story by Michael Lister. Remington James has gone back to his home town to take care of his mother after his dad's passing and to run the store. He also likes photography, so he sets up some cameras to try and catch some wild animals at night. What he catches is the worse kind of animal....murders. Can get make it back in time to show the pictures or will he be caught and killed like a poached animal? Read the book to find out.
November 21, 2020
Different But Maybe Too Different
if you are a ctime mystery lover then this book is not for you. Evetything is known and so is the ending. Even though Lister had Connelly do an intro...believe this is a marketing ploy. Lister writes a wonderful genre lile John Jordan series...this is not one of them. He tried a new style...difficult reading rhythm explained wanted to be like camera...problem? Yes we are readers not a camera...I expect fluidity.
if you are a ctime mystery lover then this book is not for you. Evetything is known and so is the ending. Even though Lister had Connelly do an intro...believe this is a marketing ploy. Lister writes a wonderful genre lile John Jordan series...this is not one of them. He tried a new style...difficult reading rhythm explained wanted to be like camera...problem? Yes we are readers not a camera...I expect fluidity.
July 11, 2017
Wow is perfectly appropriate for this book. The author as usual has written an amazing book of suspense. When someone is trying to take pictures of nature and comes upon murder, the chase begins. It's impossible to not finish as soon as possible. Received an ARC. Love every book Mr Lister has written.
September 5, 2017
Not for me
Personally did not like the stream of consciousness narration. The bare story was good enough, but wordy. Several inconsistencies included men agreeing to talk in code and then not doing so, a rant about a woman's behavior and then how she's an angel, and some dialect that jarred me, as in " wouldn't've."
Personally did not like the stream of consciousness narration. The bare story was good enough, but wordy. Several inconsistencies included men agreeing to talk in code and then not doing so, a rant about a woman's behavior and then how she's an angel, and some dialect that jarred me, as in " wouldn't've."
July 22, 2017
Frightening. Thrilling. Exhausting.
You make every move, every footstep with Remington. You visualise every image his camera makes. Feel horror at the camera trap footage.
Rejoice at his achievements. Excellent.
You make every move, every footstep with Remington. You visualise every image his camera makes. Feel horror at the camera trap footage.
Rejoice at his achievements. Excellent.
September 4, 2017
Non stop action
I have greatly enjoyed each book that I have read of Michael Lister. He never disappoints. This book moved very fast, because of the style of his writing in this one. Lots of surprises.
I have greatly enjoyed each book that I have read of Michael Lister. He never disappoints. This book moved very fast, because of the style of his writing in this one. Lots of surprises.
October 8, 2017
I have become a Michael Lister fan by reading his John Jordan books. At the beginning of this first in a new series, I didn't like the unusual style of writing; however, it "grew on me." This will likely be a good series too.
May 5, 2017
Lister took a big risk with style in this novel, but I think it paid off. You be the judge.
October 12, 2017
Paints Pictures with Words
Great descriptions to envoke both visual pictures and emotional feelings in a dramatic story teaching us to be who we were meant to be.
Great descriptions to envoke both visual pictures and emotional feelings in a dramatic story teaching us to be who we were meant to be.
October 16, 2017
The unique writing style is intriguing, which makes this an excellent read. The photographic bits mix well with the place descriptions and the protagonist's voice is easy to understand.
December 10, 2017
Uniquely written story of a photographer on the run from a murderer. The author's use of a hyphen instead of quotation marks and of one-word sentences made the writing flow faster than normal.
May 9, 2018
If you like books written in the present tense, and One. Word. Paragraphs. This is the book for you. Not me. It didn't even have a happy ending!
November 12, 2018
Ich konnte kaum atmen beim Lesen!
January 28, 2019
WOW
Prepare to read in one sitting! This book is a fast paced story with introspective glances into a man's life. Exciting, nerve wrenching and impossible to put down!
Prepare to read in one sitting! This book is a fast paced story with introspective glances into a man's life. Exciting, nerve wrenching and impossible to put down!
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