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The Goodbye Man

The Goodbye Man

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  • Author：Jeffery Deaver
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Summary

A thrilling new Colter Shaw adventure by the master of suspense， Jeffery Deaver。

In pursuit of two young men accused of terrible hate crimes， Colter Shaw stumbles upon a clue to another mystery。 In an effort to save the life of a young woman--and possibly others--he travels to the wilderness of Washington State to investigate a mysterious organization。 Is it a community that consoles the bereaved？ Or a dangerous cult under the sway of a captivating leader？ As he peels back the layers of truth， Shaw finds that some people will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden。

All the while， Shaw must unravel an equally deadly enigma: locating and deciphering a message hidden by his father years ago， just before his death--a message that will have life-and-death consequences。

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Reviews

JoAnn Arnold ，

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Kathy kennedy ，

Colter is a sort of Robin Hood searcher。 He investigates and usually finds the missing person。 In this story there a 2 point agenda。 The first is to unearth his father's secrets。 His father dies many years ago and left a mystery behind。 Colter grew up on a rural compound， where the family moved to to get away from "enemies。" The second is to to investigate a cult that he believes is mind altering and guilty of murders。 Plot is contrived and sets up for a sequel。 Skippable。 Colter is a sort of Robin Hood searcher。 He investigates and usually finds the missing person。 In this story there a 2 point agenda。 The first is to unearth his father's secrets。 His father dies many years ago and left a mystery behind。 Colter grew up on a rural compound， where the family moved to to get away from "enemies。" The second is to to investigate a cult that he believes is mind altering and guilty of murders。 Plot is contrived and sets up for a sequel。 Skippable。 。。。more

Neville Townsend ，

I received this book from the publishers via Netgalley for a review。 The second book in the Colter Shaw series and is shaping up to be a good one。 Plenty of action and intrigue an author on top of his game

Larry ，

Another great book by Deaver。 Colter Shaw is the main character who is a bounty hunter of sorts 。 An investigation leads him to infiltrate a cult。 The story is riveting and never bogs down。 Ending was a little weak which is why it didn’t get 5 stars。

Heather ，

Not his best effort。 Usually， I can't put his books down， but this one I struggled to complete。 Not his best effort。 Usually， I can't put his books down， but this one I struggled to complete。 。。。more

Moon Petrie ，

By the usual thriller standards， this was fantastic。 Maybe I should have given it five stars。 But， like the first Colter Shaw novel， it just wasn’t as gripping and terrifying as I know Jeffery Deaver can be。 Strongly recommended for action/adventure thriller fans。 It was clear that the cult leader was written with Trump in mind， which was the most skin-crawling part of the book。 Trigger warning/TW: cult， suicide。

Giuls ，

Uno dei migliori libri di J。 Deaver che io abbia letto！Non vedo l'ora che esca il terzo della serie - e spero non ci mettino molto a tradurlo！ Uno dei migliori libri di J。 Deaver che io abbia letto！Non vedo l'ora che esca il terzo della serie - e spero non ci mettino molto a tradurlo！ 。。。more

Cara ，

New main character but unfortunately spends less couple of chapters introducing the next book in the series。 Took away from the impact of ending book number two

Zak ，

I've been reading Jeffery Deaver for years so I always know when I read his latest work that it will be gripping， fast-paced， disturbing （for multitudes of reasons）， and most importantly smart。 I should also add that Lincoln Rhyme is one of my favorite characters， not just of thrillers by Deaver but of literary characters in general。 With these two facts at the back of my mind when I started The Goodbye Man I knew that I would enjoy it even if Colter Shaw is of course not Lincoln Rhyme but still I've been reading Jeffery Deaver for years so I always know when I read his latest work that it will be gripping， fast-paced， disturbing （for multitudes of reasons）， and most importantly smart。 I should also add that Lincoln Rhyme is one of my favorite characters， not just of thrillers by Deaver but of literary characters in general。 With these two facts at the back of my mind when I started The Goodbye Man I knew that I would enjoy it even if Colter Shaw is of course not Lincoln Rhyme but still a compelling character。 What happened next， however， was completely unexpected。 The Goodbye Man ended up becoming my new favorite Jeffery Deaver book of all time and that is not fake news。 I personally found this to be his most disturbing thriller ever （for multitudes of reasons） but simultaneously I found it to be darkly funny in a rather therapeutic way （even if that feeling it evoked was also associated with anger and disgust）。 It's a very unique feeling to find oneself laughing hysterically while also feeling a deep dread that causes one to break out in a cold sweat as the reader feels his or her blood chill; I felt this sensation the entire time I was reading The Goodbye Man。 Also， it's probably obvious that I am a huge Britney Spears fan so the choice to use Toxics （capital T every time） ironically as a collective noun to refer to anyone who is opposed to the poisonous antagonist is something I chose to associate with the song Toxic and every time the word appeared in the text （which was often） I found it rather amusing and it made me smile。 If you like protest literature in the guise of a thriller The Goodbye Man is a must-read and one that you will not want to say goodbye to when it is finished。 。。。more

Nancy ，

I enjoy the author Jeffrey Deaver and I really like the new character Colter Shaw。 The second book in this series is just as exciting as the first。 Jeffery Deaver has done a brilliant job of creating an underlying menace throughout this novel。 Drawing readers back to the psychology of cults and the power of cult leaders such as Manson and groups such as the Aryan Nation， the way in which they manipulate others， feeding on fear， grief， the need for love and acceptance， or just plain hatred in ord I enjoy the author Jeffrey Deaver and I really like the new character Colter Shaw。 The second book in this series is just as exciting as the first。 Jeffery Deaver has done a brilliant job of creating an underlying menace throughout this novel。 Drawing readers back to the psychology of cults and the power of cult leaders such as Manson and groups such as the Aryan Nation， the way in which they manipulate others， feeding on fear， grief， the need for love and acceptance， or just plain hatred in order to get what they want from followers。 The Osiris Foundation， in this case， is a particularly nasty and insidious group， preying on those who have hit rock bottom through grief or personal tragedy and offering them a path to a better future … Of course there is a financial incentive for the leader to help them on their way and the seedy Master Eli is a perfectly awful character， flanked by a wealth of equally evil characters， especially his right hand man Hugh。 While Master Eli uses charm and personality to almost woo his followers， Hugh uses threats， violence and worse to control any dissenters。 Step by step Colter manages to expose to the reader， and the other followers， the much darker side of the seemingly positive environment they have turned too。 It’s a masterclass in smoke and mirrors， manipulation and grooming， and enough to make your skin crawl。The plot twists and resolution， plus the lead in to the next episode， are done so well that you'll have trouble putting this book down until you've finished 。。。more

mandyfujita ，

As a rewards seeker， expert tracker Colter Shaw next objective is to find the accused son of a hate crime。 This job takes him to the wilderness of Washington State。A friend of the accused son， a young man commits suicide and Colter wants to find the answers as to why he jumped off the cliff。 Colter finds himself in a grief support group called the Osirius Foundation。

j ，

A rambling tale， especially late in the novel when it turns into an entirely different story。 Very strange construction。

Gee ，

The second in the series featuring Colter Shaw， a Rewards man， someone who finds people for a living， This time his hunt leads him into the world of cults， religious， spiritual or otherwise。 With his survivalist background he’s the ideal man to get the information needed。 Knowing little about cults of any kind it was easy from reading this to see how people get sucked in， especially when they are traumatised， dealing with life changing events such as having lost someone。 It also shows how greedy The second in the series featuring Colter Shaw， a Rewards man， someone who finds people for a living， This time his hunt leads him into the world of cults， religious， spiritual or otherwise。 With his survivalist background he’s the ideal man to get the information needed。 Knowing little about cults of any kind it was easy from reading this to see how people get sucked in， especially when they are traumatised， dealing with life changing events such as having lost someone。 It also shows how greedy people can be， doing everything including murder to get what they want - money and power。 I’m not sure that the 2nd back story was needed as this book is fast paced enough without it。 Towards the end a couple of the scenes seemed a bit hurried， and I would have liked a bit more in them。 I also think it would have been better to have read the first book in the series before this。 However， an enjoyable read， and I look forward to the follow up。 Thank to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more

John Paul ，

This took me several months to finish。 I think the subject matter didn't interest me much。 Or maybe it's the pacing。 He's my favorite author because of his crime fictions， where， aside from his devilish plot twists， the protagonists are working against the clock to chase and stop the antagonists， but there wasn't that feeling in this book。 Took me a few months to get through half the book， then finished the last half in just a couple of days because the boring part was over。 Hopefully the last b This took me several months to finish。 I think the subject matter didn't interest me much。 Or maybe it's the pacing。 He's my favorite author because of his crime fictions， where， aside from his devilish plot twists， the protagonists are working against the clock to chase and stop the antagonists， but there wasn't that feeling in this book。 Took me a few months to get through half the book， then finished the last half in just a couple of days because the boring part was over。 Hopefully the last book in the trilogy is more interesting。 。。。more

Raymond White ，

Colter Shaw is a fascinating character--a man trained as a survivalist and tracker who earns his living collecting rewards for finding missing people， but who is just as likely to forego the reward if the person offering it is distraught。 I've been a fan of Jeffery Deaver for a long， long time。 His plots can be devious， but they are always intriguing and fun to read。 His Colter Shaw novels are no exception to that rule and I will continue reading them as long as he keeps up the great writing。 Colter Shaw is a fascinating character--a man trained as a survivalist and tracker who earns his living collecting rewards for finding missing people， but who is just as likely to forego the reward if the person offering it is distraught。 I've been a fan of Jeffery Deaver for a long， long time。 His plots can be devious， but they are always intriguing and fun to read。 His Colter Shaw novels are no exception to that rule and I will continue reading them as long as he keeps up the great writing。 。。。more

Rd ，

Not thrilled。 What is wrong with characters these days and why are they all so boringly predictable？

Vkm3 ，

Fast fun read; short story。 I like the Colter Shaw series。

Keith ，

If this author in the first 2 books of this series is not taking shots at Trump， his enablers and his cult like followers， then it sure is quite a coincidence。 This book is actually about a cult and it's leader says the word gorgeous instead of beautiful。 Hmmm。 I am looking forward to the next book where Colter now takes up the task his father died for trying to bring to justice。 If this author in the first 2 books of this series is not taking shots at Trump， his enablers and his cult like followers， then it sure is quite a coincidence。 This book is actually about a cult and it's leader says the word gorgeous instead of beautiful。 Hmmm。 I am looking forward to the next book where Colter now takes up the task his father died for trying to bring to justice。 。。。more

Kerry Bridges ，

Colter Shaw is on the trail of two young men accused of a hate crime。 When he catches them， one of them jumps off a cliff leaving Shaw wondering what the story is。 To find out， he must put himself right into the eye of the storm。This is a good old fashioned "lone gunman" thriller - the sort of thing I have read a lot of in my life and can never object to coming back to。 I can't say it's a masterpiece but it was an easy read which suited my needs at the time。 If we can ever go away again， read it Colter Shaw is on the trail of two young men accused of a hate crime。 When he catches them， one of them jumps off a cliff leaving Shaw wondering what the story is。 To find out， he must put himself right into the eye of the storm。This is a good old fashioned "lone gunman" thriller - the sort of thing I have read a lot of in my life and can never object to coming back to。 I can't say it's a masterpiece but it was an easy read which suited my needs at the time。 If we can ever go away again， read it on holiday and read it for someone else。 。。。more

Gary ，

This is the second book in the Colter Shaw series by author Jeffery Deaver and I enjoyed it so much more than the first book。 I enjoy the character Colter Shaw but the plot in the first book was not to my liking but this one was significantly better。Colter Shaw is in pursuit of two young men accused of terrible hate crimes when he stumbles upon a clue to another mystery。 In an effort to save the life of a young woman he travels to the wilderness of Washington State to investigate a mysterious or This is the second book in the Colter Shaw series by author Jeffery Deaver and I enjoyed it so much more than the first book。 I enjoy the character Colter Shaw but the plot in the first book was not to my liking but this one was significantly better。Colter Shaw is in pursuit of two young men accused of terrible hate crimes when he stumbles upon a clue to another mystery。 In an effort to save the life of a young woman he travels to the wilderness of Washington State to investigate a mysterious organisation。 He has to decide whether it is a community that consoles the bereaved or a dangerous cult under the sway of a captivating leader。 It all promises to be a dangerous job for Colter Shaw and as he peels back the layers of truth he discovers that some people will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden。Exiting plot， great characters and written by Jeffery Deaver， how can it fail to be a success。I would like to thank both Netgalley and Harper Collins for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Bruce and Linda Stennett ，

A fun readLess serious and gritty than his usual。books。 I enjoyed it。 A fast read that I finished in one sitting。 I do think。the last ten chapters were unnecessary。 they added little。

Steve Osten ，

A+Loved it。 It was a great book to read。 It took me a afternoon & evening to read。 Storyline was very believable and the characters were believable。 Would tell anyone who likes great reads this book is it。

Silvia Cherchi ，

Oltre a essere un romanzo d’azione di grande forza， apre una finestra sul mondo delle sette e i suoi pericoli。

Dave Wickenden ，

Colter Shaw tracks people for rewards。 On the trail of two young men wanted for a hate crime。 Finding them is the easy part。 Rather than accept being captured， one of the men throws himself off a cliff， a smile on his face。 Troubled， Shaw cannot let this one go。 He must find what would cause the man to do that。 As he investigates， he finds there is a self-help organization hidden in the mountains that may be the root cause。 To prove it， he must join the group to prove whether or not they are a c Colter Shaw tracks people for rewards。 On the trail of two young men wanted for a hate crime。 Finding them is the easy part。 Rather than accept being captured， one of the men throws himself off a cliff， a smile on his face。 Troubled， Shaw cannot let this one go。 He must find what would cause the man to do that。 As he investigates， he finds there is a self-help organization hidden in the mountains that may be the root cause。 To prove it， he must join the group to prove whether or not they are a cult。Tons of suspense and action makes this a fast read。 This is my first book By Deaver， but definitely not my last。 。。。more

Sara ，

This is the second entry of the Colter Shaw series。 He is a bounty hunter who in this episode is asked to find two teenagers who are accused of a church shooting。 In the course of the investigation， Colt finds the boys only to have one of them commits suicide by jumping off a cliff。 This leads to Colt finding that they are members of a cult led by a charismatic， controlling man。 The first third and final third of the book are well paced and compelling， however， the middle of this book is bogged This is the second entry of the Colter Shaw series。 He is a bounty hunter who in this episode is asked to find two teenagers who are accused of a church shooting。 In the course of the investigation， Colt finds the boys only to have one of them commits suicide by jumping off a cliff。 This leads to Colt finding that they are members of a cult led by a charismatic， controlling man。 The first third and final third of the book are well paced and compelling， however， the middle of this book is bogged down by excessive details regarding the level of control， fear and commitment required of the participants。 Maybe Jeffrey Deaver is suffering from the same level of PTSD related to our recent administration， but he includes a long bibliography related to cults seeming to distance himself from the obvious conclusion that the cult leader， a narcissistic， egomaniac who has an us vs them outlook， is not 100% based on Trump。 I look forward to his next book which will take Shaw away from this plot line！ 。。。more

Billie ，

This is a brilliant read。Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously。Can't wait to read what the author brings out next。Recommend reading。I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher。 This is my own honest voluntary review。 This is a brilliant read。Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously。Can't wait to read what the author brings out next。Recommend reading。I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher。 This is my own honest voluntary review。 。。。more

Barbara Gingras ，

Great mystery and suspense

Boyd ，

Scary。

Mark Nelson ，

Fine thriller。 The backstory narrative regarding Colter Shaw and his father is kind of just lying there。

Dara Parker ，

4。5

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