Gideon is back!That simple sentence has enough power in it for fans to salivate in this, the last book in a phenomenal series.I will be honest and say that this book didn't start off with the liquid fast pace that his others one have.It actually caught me off guard because I was like "what in the world"?It was that noticeable and very unusual for EJD.That being said, I still hung with it because this man is pure talent and I knew he wouldn't let the story down.AND HE DIDN'T!I was pulling for Gideon (of course) but through the course of the story I also felt myself pulling for Matthew and the red-hair lady who loved shoes.I take that back, this crazy woman had an obsession for shoes!!
It was almost comical in how Eric described her and her obsessive infatuation.This woman could be in a gun fight for her life and she could tell you not only where her would be assassins bought their shoes, but what size they were, how much they paid, and what store on the exact street they bought them in!!But that's just a side dish let me get back to the main course... Gideon.Gideon.Freaking Gideon!!This assassin/lover/protector/walking paradox/murderer/one-man-dispenser-of-justice is the driving force to this entire trilogy.To say that this man is battling demons is like saying The Clinton's hate the Obama's... no kidding!
Once this story got going it really didn't slow down and THAT is what I expect from Mr. Dickey.I also LOVED the relationship between Gideon and Hawks.That was a part of the story that I didn't expect but it was a very, very strong glue to this book.In this book Gideon is the hunter and the hunted, usually at the same time."Gideon" must be Latin for "nine lives" because this man gets out of more impossible situations than James-freaking-Bond.You really can't help but pull for Gideon even though his brutality is sometimes just downright...well... brutal.With violence emanating off him like cheap perfume it wouldn't be right if his friends and enemies were anything different.Once they start to hunt for each other the body count becomes high, the blood flows free, and the pain is given and taken like breaths.
The physical pain that Gideon goes through is only rivaled by the emotional and mental anguish he's feeling trying to protect what is "his".You read this series, this story in particular, and you wonder how one person can endure so much.So much pain.So much hunger.So much distrust.So much never having a home.So much destructive sexual freedom.So much what-ifs?So much... everything.Then you realize that Gideon is a murder-for-hire and maybe THAT is how he deals with it.But who knows?Maybe God?Maybe the devil, but even I think he's afraid to get on Gideon's bad side.
A really great finish to a really great series.I do think, however, that Eric is about .000008 seconds away from leaving the States and making his new home on the islands.The way he describes the islands is like describing an incredibly sexy and beautiful woman.If he does go I hope he's looking a chaperone... but I don't want Gideon as the pilot.:-)
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Dying for Revenge (Gideon Trilogy, Book 3) (Hardcover)
The 7th Victim is a masterpiece! Having read every James Patterson and several Jonathan Kellerman, JD Robb and other spy/murder novels, the 7th Victim ranks up there at the top.Super character development for the lead profiler, Karen.Lots of suspense, turns and twists, and non-stop action --- very difficult to put down.