Dead Men's Dust
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4.2 • 31 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
“A dose of pure rocket fuel….I loved this book.”
—Christopher Reich
Jack Reacher stand aside, Joe Hunter is on the job! Dead Men’s Dust marks the debut appearance of an unforgettable new tough-guy hero—as Matt Hilton, a superb new thrill-master, joins the ranks of Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Robert Crais, John Sandford, and Michael Connelly. Bestselling author Richard Hammond, star of TV’s Top Gear, calls Dead Men’s Dust, “Taut, thrilling, tense and sometimes scary…written with passion and backed up by real experience of some of the darker sides of life.” Readers will be riveted as ex-military officer Hunter follows the trail of his estranged brother, who may be the next target of a terrifying serial killer.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hilton's energetic but disjointed debut introduces British ex-soldier Joe Hunter, who after 14 years in counterterrorism now spends his time protecting those who need his help, as part hired muscle and part vigilante. Joe reluctantly agrees to track down his wayward half-brother, John Telfer, after his sister-in-law explains that her husband skipped out on the family and headed for America. As Joe and his friend Jared Rink Rington follow John's trail from Arkansas to the Mojave Desert, they come to realize that John's troubles run deeper than just unpaid debts. Interspersed are the musings of Tubal Cain, a man who claims to be the most prolific undetected serial murderer in America. When Cain's path overlaps with John's, it's up to Joe to bring his brother home alive and put a stop to Cain's spree. Hilton has an eye for action and gore, but can't quite wrangle his unwieldy plot. Hopefully, some of the many unanswered questions left at the end will be answered in the sequel.
Customer Reviews
Dead men's dust
This was an interesting read. I found the characters interesting and well defined, but I found their survival instincts wavered and inconsistent throughout the confrontations. My first read from this author. I may try a second book.
Dead Men's Dust
This is a below average action thriller story that spends all of its time discussing scenery and very little time developing the plot and the characters. The story bounces back and forth with each chapter like a ping pong match. It. Isn't hard to follow, it is just a little annoying and shows a lack of creative writing.
The story is about an ex-special forces soldier who is trying to track down his loser half-brother who has become involved with some druggies and has now disappeared. He hooks up with another ex-special forces man and they begin to search and destroy. Meanwhile, his half-brother crosses paths with a serial killer and they manage to work there way into a bigger mess by scamming some big time counterfeiters. There is a lot of killing and shooting, but it all leads to a big showdown in the end that is pretty unbelievable.
Bottom line is that it is a predictable story with unrealistic events, poorly developed characters, and below average writing. If you are stuck somewhere with nothing else to read, you may want to give it a try.