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You might already be drooling in anticipation because Chasing the Dead<\/em> by Tim Weaver seems like one of those dark and brooding crime thrillers that Dennis Lehane typically delivers. And to be fair, the book does start off on the right foot<\/strong>: you immediately empathize with David Raker after his great tragedy, and maybe you even grow to like this meek, good-hearted soul. The investigation is solid enough too, barring a few hiccups in the dialogue, like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Yes?”
“Yes.”
<\/strong>“Really?”
“Really.”
“Are you sure it\u2019s really real?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is everyone acting so weird here?!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Tim Weaver introduces such a twisted antagonist that you might just crap your pants! You\u2019re so freaked out that you barely notice how bizarre most of the characters in Chasing the Dead <\/em>are. For instance, they casually rat out their well-paying clients for a measly 200 quid or, for no apparent reason, suddenly off themselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Then David Raker\u2019s investigation shifts into full-blown action mode, and you think, \u201cHmm, still decent, maybe a solid 7\/10.\u201d And just at that moment\u2014when Raker, this mild-mannered soul, should be dialing the cops because he understands that things have clearly spiraled out of his control\u2014you realize that Tim Weaver, the author<\/strong>, probably took a little break during the writing process. Not too long, just enough to pop over to some shady clinic in Thailand and have the left hemisphere of his brain\u2014the part responsible for rational thinking\u2014surgically removed.<\/strong> The whole thing, no less!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World\u2019s Second Dumbest Conspiracy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From this point on, Raker uncovers THE WORLD\u2019S SECOND DUMBEST CONSPIRACY (see The Three-Body Problem<\/a> by Cixin Liu for the first), involving participants who, out of sheer goodwill, aim to \u201chelp\u201d others by subjecting them to brainwashing. If someone isn\u2019t too thrilled about this so-called help, they kill them. If anyone not a prospective patient happens to stumble upon them, they kill those people too. Meanwhile, they scatter half of England with corpses in an attempt to COVER THEIR TRACKS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During all this, their terrified, brainwashed, religiously fanatical members\u2014former abuse victims, as well as addicts and criminals\u2014infiltrate the HIGHEST levels of the British government and police. To spy. I\u2019ll tell you, they\u2019re definitely not lacking in self-confidence!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Man Shot in the Leg Is Hot on Your Heels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As for the diabolical villain in Chasing the Dead<\/em>, it turns out he\u2019s just your garden-variety psychopath (Tedious, very tedious.)<\/em>.* And Raker? A complete nutjob.<\/strong> He shoots his enemy in the leg and then proceeds to run from his limping pursuer. Yes, yes, you\u2019ve got it right: THE MAN SHOT IN THE LEG eventually sets a trap and CORNERS HIM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, and at this point, there are still fifty pages to go\u2014for reasons unknown\u2014because everything has already been solved. Why, you ask? Well, because Tim Weaver<\/strong> (remember this name, folks!!!) must have realized that even half a brain was too much for him. So, off he went on another trip to that infamous Thai clinic to have half of the creative side of his brain lopped off as well<\/strong>. You can imagine the kind of brilliance a poor bloke achieves with a paltry quarter of a brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rating: 4\/10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chasing the Dead (David Raker #1) by Tim Weaver
304 pages, Paperback
Published July 19, 2016 by Penguin Publishing Group<\/a>
—
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An Evil Mind by Chris Carter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* garden-variety psychopath (Tedious, very tedious.)<\/em> An elegant reference to the movie The Silence of the Lambs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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