What do You think about Dance For The Dead (1997)?
Didn't finish it... I wanted to give the author another chance. I get the impression he would rather be writing Native American history books. He did a better job of mixing the genres in this book, than in the first. At leas in this one the main character was DREAMING the historical stuff, not looking over a ridge and seeing it... Jarring until you finally realize that she was imagining it not REALLY seeing it. Distracting. Now though, she has such vivid and coherent dreams that they are their own story within the story, but are also distracting because all I can think is I've NEVER had a dream like that... I was okay with it all until we had to get into repeated rape.... I just don't enjoy that much darkness in my mysteries....
—Tracye Quinlan
Barraclough was a former cop turned hunter, but unlike a bounty hunter, his human quarry ends up dead. Working for a big private investigation agency, he was able to masked his illegal activities. After working with an embezzler to illegally acquire the inheritance of a small boy, he tried to have him kidnapped and killed, but only succeeded in having the people protecting the boy killed. Only Jane Whitefield survived the attack outside an LA courtroom. A sympathetic judge released Jane and secured protection for the boy.On the way out of LA, Jane spirited a young woman away from a group of men who were following her. After they got away, Jane found out the woman was an embezzler, and after putting her up safely in another city, left her and continued on her way back home.The last few chapters reads like one of those Charles Bronson/Clint Eastwood movies, but does not in any way detract from the plot.
—Rob
Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield # 2 "Dance For The Dead" is another excellent yarn as expected from Perry. This time out, Jane has to guide Mary Perkins off the grid, and out of the hands of some really bad guys. Once again Perry's knack for sharp and witty dialog is one of the strongest points of this novel. The characters he has created are almost life like, and have some colorful names such as, Mr. Barraclough, Cyrus Curbstone, Mona Turley, and Timmy Phillips. Yes,in "Dance For The Dead" Jane Whitefield must lead Mary Perkins through some very rough, and deadly situations. The plot is intense and reads very quickly. There were so few places I wanted to stop and put it down. Thomas Perry is a master story teller ,and it's fantastic to just get lost within one of his books ! Oh yes 5 stars out of 5 without any doubt. If you haven't ready any of Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield books you're missing a huge treat. My recommendation would be to grab the first one, and start tearing through them. Jane Whitefield is an amazing protagonist to be entertained by. This thriller series would be a great shame to miss out on. Hurry,pick up one of Perry's Jane Whitefield's books, and you'll not be sorry. !
—Jim
