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Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

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  • Author：Jeffrey Archer
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Summary

An unputdownable story of murder， revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer – a rollercoaster thriller which takes detective William Warwick to the cold case unit， where he chases someone who thinks they’ve got away with murder。



'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' Mail on Sunday
 
'Peerless master of the page turner' Daily Mail
 
'If there were a Nobel Prize for storytelling， Archer would win' Daily Telegraph
 
 ‘Archer is a master entertainer’ Time

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Reviews

Jenn ，

Over my Dead Body is the 4th book in a series about Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick， and is the first Jeffrey Archer book I have read。 Although this particular offering is part of a longer series， this book is perfectly fine to read as a stand-alone。 There’s a bit of backstory to the characters in the previous books， but nothing that can’t be figured out with what has been written here。The novel starts with DCI Warwick on an idyllic cruise， accompanied by his wife， their first real hol Over my Dead Body is the 4th book in a series about Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick， and is the first Jeffrey Archer book I have read。 Although this particular offering is part of a longer series， this book is perfectly fine to read as a stand-alone。 There’s a bit of backstory to the characters in the previous books， but nothing that can’t be figured out with what has been written here。The novel starts with DCI Warwick on an idyllic cruise， accompanied by his wife， their first real holiday in a long time。 Sadly， things don’t quite pan out the way they hope， and Warwick is dragged back to work and solving a murder on board。 As the novel progresses more and more cases are opened up all centering around DCI Warwick's new cold-case team。The Team consists of DCI Warwick， DI Ross Hogan， and a handful of other detectives; each of which has been assigned their own particular case to solve。 While there was a clear distinction between DI Hogan and the role he plays throughout as the plot evolves and the rest of the team， I did find that a lot of the other characters just blended into the background。 There wasn’t enough distinction between any of them to make them enjoyable or memorable。 I even place the main villain， Miles Faulkner in this category as he didn’t make himself stand out for any real reasons against those that were trying to bring him to justice， despite the premise being so promising。Each of the cases has limited appeal to them and the way the novel is stitched together feels more like a collection of short stories that was haphazardly thrown together with very little care。 In the end， the solving of them felt extremely unrealistic and rushed。 It feels as though these cases are meant to keep the novel bound together for the reader， to keep a rolling interest as the narrative evolves; however， rather than being successful， it’s more like the story loses its focus and becomes disjointed。 At times I found myself to be rather lost with the intricacies of the characters; especially the female characters who seemed the most vacant and lacking in individuality。There is a bit of magic at the beginning of the book when DCI Warwick is enjoying his time off work on a cruise， where something tragic happens and Warwick is the one called upon to solve a murder。 This section of the book feels like a classic ‘Whodunit’ story along the lines of Agatha Christies well-known Poirot， series。 The way this section of the story was handled was particularly well written and the mystery element was gripping; even the characters introduced here had a lot more strength to them than the ones introduced later on。 Sadly， when the honeymoon phase of the book is over， the magic gets lost。DI Ross Hogan is a shining star in the book， his mannerisms and the events that surround him felt like there was some conscious thought into his making。 He was a character that had personality and came across as well-rounded; he had flaws as well as strengths， unlike his rather ‘too perfect’ DCI boss。 It was his story that engaged me as a reader。I adore a book that has a good， well-rounded ending and while the bones of this were present in Over my Dead Body， I do feel like the ending was rushed。 Everything came together just that little bit too quickly and the final ending was abrupt。 There was no sense of closure with how rapidly the book stopped， which after the break-neck speed in which everything was wrapping up felt jarring。Sadly， I struggled with this book and didn’t feel like I could connect with any of the characters。 Everything， from the overall plot to individual cases just felt dry and strangely incomplete somehow。 It felt like there was a distinct lack of personality to any of it and as a result， I only ended up finishing the book due to a sense of duty to NetGalley and Harper Collins for approving me to read it。 。。。more

Clarisa Butler ，

I had not read an Archer novel for a long time and was looking forward to reading this thriller detective-led story。 It is number four in the William Warwick series， and although I had not read the previous ones， it can stand alone perfectly well。 All in all， I have enjoyed it but not as much as I was expecting as I was not properly gripped and had to force myself to give it a proper go。 Loads of threads make it definitely entertaining but there is not much depth in the intricacies of the plot （ I had not read an Archer novel for a long time and was looking forward to reading this thriller detective-led story。 It is number four in the William Warwick series， and although I had not read the previous ones， it can stand alone perfectly well。 All in all， I have enjoyed it but not as much as I was expecting as I was not properly gripped and had to force myself to give it a proper go。 Loads of threads make it definitely entertaining but there is not much depth in the intricacies of the plot （of course， there are a number of surprises！）。 For me， the fact that it is a choral story， with loads of characters who come in and out of the narrative give it interest and clearly the story is going to be continued。。。 I can predict that a very clever boy will grow up and appear in a future instalment （I am curious about how the story will develop！！）， the same can be said of Ross or the barrister。。。 as for the storyline in Over my Dead Body， it follows the recapturing of the maverick Miles Faulkner with a number of detours， the best of all being Ross's incursion in the East End。。。 A good entertainment for the summer - cinematic and fun （some of the asides were really funny！！）。 With many thanks to Harper Collins via NetGalley for the advance copy。 。。。more

Janet ，

Date reviewed/posted: June 22， 2021Publication date: August 5， 2021When life for the entire galaxy and planet has turned on its end， you are continuing to #maskup and #lockdown to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #thirdwave （ #fourthwave #fifthwave？） is upon us， superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour， so yes， I have read the book … and many more today。 Plus it is hot as all heck and nothing is more appealing than sitting in front of a fan with a kindle。！I requested and receive Date reviewed/posted: June 22， 2021Publication date: August 5， 2021When life for the entire galaxy and planet has turned on its end， you are continuing to #maskup and #lockdown to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #thirdwave （ #fourthwave #fifthwave？） is upon us， superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour， so yes， I have read the book … and many more today。 Plus it is hot as all heck and nothing is more appealing than sitting in front of a fan with a kindle。！I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley， the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review。 From the publisher， as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews， I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸。An unputdownable story of murder， revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer。THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER…In London， the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit—a cold case squad—to catch the criminals nobody else can。 In Geneva， millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner—convicted of forgery and theft—was pronounced dead two months ago。 So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client？ On a luxury liner en route to New York， the battle for power at the heart of a wealthy dynasty is about to turn to murder。And at the heart of all three investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick， the rising star of the department， and ex-undercover agent Ross Hogan brought in from the cold。 But can they catch the killers before it’s too late？There was once a time when I lined up at the bookstore to buy the newest Archer - not anymore。 This book was just 。。。 okay。 You don't need to or have to read the other revious books to understand what is going on as this book is okay as a stand-alone novel。 Nonetheless， I will recommend this book to friends， family， patrons， and people reading books in the park as we do … I have had some of my best conversations about books down by the Thames！As always， I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I simply adore emojis （outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube Millionaires/snowflakes / literally-like-overusers etc。 " on Instagram and Twitter。。。 Get a real job， people！） so let's give it 📚📚📚 。。。more

Natalie ，

I enjoy this series， but this book had too much going on for my taste。 Once again， we see the nefarious Myles Faulkner being pursued by William。 Warwick。 Because of the repetition of characters and continuation of the same plot， this is not suitable as a stand-alone。 Additionally， Archer throws in subplots and more characters， simply too much。 I was disappointed and felt confused。 Like many series， there isn’t enough material in the same case to keep it fresh and exciting。 Thank you Netgalley fo I enjoy this series， but this book had too much going on for my taste。 Once again， we see the nefarious Myles Faulkner being pursued by William。 Warwick。 Because of the repetition of characters and continuation of the same plot， this is not suitable as a stand-alone。 Additionally， Archer throws in subplots and more characters， simply too much。 I was disappointed and felt confused。 Like many series， there isn’t enough material in the same case to keep it fresh and exciting。 Thank you Netgalley for this ARC。 。。。more

Shalini ，

I must say this was the first Jeffrey Archer novel which I was disappointed with。 I’m really a big fan of Jeffrey Archer and have grown up reading his books。 But I though this book was really not upto the standard that I expected from Jeffrey Archer。 I thought the story was really jumbled up with some characters introduced for no reason。 The book also did not keep me interested and I finished it just for the sake of finishing the book。 Anyways， I will give the book 3 stars as I did enjoy William I must say this was the first Jeffrey Archer novel which I was disappointed with。 I’m really a big fan of Jeffrey Archer and have grown up reading his books。 But I though this book was really not upto the standard that I expected from Jeffrey Archer。 I thought the story was really jumbled up with some characters introduced for no reason。 The book also did not keep me interested and I finished it just for the sake of finishing the book。 Anyways， I will give the book 3 stars as I did enjoy William Warwick’s character and his interaction with some of the other characters。Thank you HarperCollins UK for an advanced copy of this ebook and giving me a chance to review this book！ 。。。more

Maggie Harris ，

Over My Dead Body has our hero Detective Chief inspector William Wallace back chasing his supposedly dead old foe Miles Faulkner， millionaire art dealer and all round bad guy， still aided and abetted by his oily corrupt barrister Booth Watson。 The book starts with William and his wife on a transatlantic cruise， meeting a young member of a very wealthy American family Williams skills are called on when the head of this rich dynasty dies on board。When back in UK ， the team are called upon to look Over My Dead Body has our hero Detective Chief inspector William Wallace back chasing his supposedly dead old foe Miles Faulkner， millionaire art dealer and all round bad guy， still aided and abetted by his oily corrupt barrister Booth Watson。 The book starts with William and his wife on a transatlantic cruise， meeting a young member of a very wealthy American family Williams skills are called on when the head of this rich dynasty dies on board。When back in UK ， the team are called upon to look into some cold cases to try solve and also try to discover just where Faulkner is so he can be brought to justice。Ross Hogan has been working under cover for years and has been brought back to the murder squad， his way of previously working is pretty much the opposite of Williams。So we have a story with many layers， as usual it is well told and is full of twists， turns and excitement， plus a shockingly sad one。Enjoyable and page turning， but I really hope we have heard the last of Miles Faulkner now， we need to move on from him and get some ‘fresh blood’ and see him finally come to justice。My thanks to net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly。 。。。more

Tony S ，

This is the first of the William Warwick novels I have read as the last few Archer books I had not enjoyed as his earlier work。 the start is confusing maybe because I had not read the previous books in the series but once the actually main theme of this book starts it is an excellent read and I am glad to say more like the classic Archer I used to read with a great story that is easy to read and hard to put down。I will be looking back on the series and trying to catch up in the hope that they ar This is the first of the William Warwick novels I have read as the last few Archer books I had not enjoyed as his earlier work。 the start is confusing maybe because I had not read the previous books in the series but once the actually main theme of this book starts it is an excellent read and I am glad to say more like the classic Archer I used to read with a great story that is easy to read and hard to put down。I will be looking back on the series and trying to catch up in the hope that they are all as good as this and that Archer is back on form with single story books。 。。。more

ReadandRated ，

3 stars from meSorry Jeffrey， it pains me to give your book 3 stars as I have absolutely adored some of your previous books。Maybe that makes me judge you too harshly， hmmm。I greatly enjoyed the character of the young man that DCI Warwick met on the cruise and the little charade of ‘whodunnit’ was exquisitely Poirotesque。 Loved it。

Gary ，

I always enjoy Jeffrey Archer books and was steadily working my way through his novels when I was offered the opportunity to read book 4 in the William Warwick series。 Having only previously read the first book and being a stickler for reading series in order quickly read books two and three prior to starting this one。The thing with Archer novels are that the plots are always so well planned out。 This one is no different and makes a very entertaining read。In this fourth book in the series Detect I always enjoy Jeffrey Archer books and was steadily working my way through his novels when I was offered the opportunity to read book 4 in the William Warwick series。 Having only previously read the first book and being a stickler for reading series in order quickly read books two and three prior to starting this one。The thing with Archer novels are that the plots are always so well planned out。 This one is no different and makes a very entertaining read。In this fourth book in the series Detective Sergeant William Warwick is faced with a cold case and a suspect who has evaded arrest for far too long。In London， the Metropolitan Police have set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit to catch the criminals nobody else can。 Four victims。 Four cases。 All killers poised to strike again。 In Geneva， millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner， convicted of forgery and theft was pronounced dead two months ago。 So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client？ And who is the mysterious man his widow is planning to marry？Excellent storytelling a per usual make this series a very good cosy crime series。I would like to thank both Netgalley and Harper Collins for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

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