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A Quiet Vendetta

Author: R.j. Ellory
Publisher: Orion
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

20 reviews
Sales Rank: 355751

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.8

ISBN: 0752860607
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780752860602
ASIN: 0752860607

Publication Date: August 18, 2005
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5 out of 5 stars

Awesome! June 17, 2008
Well, not having read the R J Ellory novels in the order that they were written; my first find being "A Quiet Belief in Angels" following it's inclusion in The Richard & Judy book review series, I thought that I would struggle to find a novel to knock AQBIA from the top of my list of favourite reads.

Then along came A Quiet Vendetta which had me hooked from the first page and resulted in my not being able to put it down until I had completed it!

The other good thing about all of the R J Ellory novels; and I can vouch for this from personal experience, is that you can give them as gifts, safe in the knowledge that the recipient is going to get as much enjoyment from them as yourself.

Surely it is only a matter of time before these novels are snapped up by Hollywood for transfer to the big screen, although perhaps we should be cautious of this based on what happened recently with The Davinci Code!

If you are reading this review and debating whether or not to make a purchase, buy it and trust me that you will not be dissapointed.

5 out of 5 stars

An Amazing Achievement June 11, 2008
Having read A Quiet Belief in Angels and being totally mesmerised by my experience I decided to purchase the remaining books on Ellory's bibliography. This isn't something that I have done before, but reading through the reviews I was at a loss as to which book to purchase next.

Having read in order, Candlemoth and Ghostheart, which again are brilliant in there own right I settled down with A Quiet Vendetta with great expectations.

Even with all the hype that I managed to build all by myself I was simple blown away by the shear scale of the novel and the characters which are so lifelike that it has been impossible to forget them even two months after finishing the book.

As someone mentioned, maybe here, or on another review, Ernesto Perez, the main character and the perpetrator of such evil is surprisingly lovable at the same time, and you find yourself feeling some kind of sympathy to his plight.

Ellory is a master story teller, each of his books has an amazing poetical feel to them and you cannot but help to take each story to heart and immerse yourself into the worlds in which he creates.

If you haven't read any of Ellory's books yet, don't read this one first, start with Candlemoth and read them in order. But do read this one - it is a startling adventure that will live with you long after you have turned the very last page.

A new novel is due out in October, one in which I am highly anticipating. With the commercial success of A Quiet Belief in Angels I am hoping that more people will become familiar with Ellory's work. With more people experiencing 500 pages of pure literacy genius like this one Ellory deserves all the success and plaudits that come his way.

5 out of 5 stars

A quiet masterpiece May 27, 2008
This is a very clever novel. By combining third person and first person narrative, there are TWO central characters. One: the assasin is well drawn, credible - even at times likeable - and yet no punches are pulled in the accounts of his actions. Two: the Cop. He is flawed, subtly astute, wounded by life, and yet asks for no sympathy from the reader. No overwrough self pity laboured here!
The two characters fit together like 'hand in glove', making this an accessible and easy to read novel. There's the central focus of a kidnapped girl. But although relevant, unlike so many crime novels, it's not overbearing. It doesn't dominate.

5 out of 5 stars

OUTSTANDING May 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

After reading both `Candlemoth' and `Ghost Heart' by R.J. Ellory and enjoying them both immensely, I was really looking forward to his next `human drama'. Well I have just finished reading `A Quiet Vendetta' and I suppose I could sum it up in one word, `outstanding'. Although in truth I think it is really better than outstanding.
I felt that I was involved in two separate lives, my own real life, and (every time I picked the book up) in someone else's life. I almost believe that I have really visited the many places that are superbly described in such detail. I also felt that I really knew each of the brilliant characters so well, again so wonderfully described.
I have to say, when I got down to the last couple of chapters, I didn't feel as though I wanted to continue, for two reasons. Firstly, I didn't want the story to end, like when you're enjoying a really good film, you just want it to go on and on and never end. Secondly, I was afraid that the ending may not be the one I was hoping for.
I was truly sorry that the story had to end but I was over the moon with the ending. I know Ernesto was, in many ways, a bad man but equally I think he had many redeeming qualities. I could never condone some of the things he did but I just couldn't help becoming very, fond of the man.
And the ending, well what can I say. What an incredible twist, I am usually fairly good at guessing what's coming or who's done it, but I never saw any of that coming, a really fantastic surprise. Every loose end tied up nicely.
All in all a very, very moving read, like nothing I've ever read before. Not everyone will agree with my comments but I'm certain many, many more will. I will go as far as saying, for me personally this is the BEST book I've read so far. Thank you, R.J. Ellory.
Next stop `City of Lies'.

5 out of 5 stars

Another Triumph April 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Having loved A Quiet Belief in Angels I was keen to see whether Roger Ellory's other books reached the same high standard.

This one is very different. It is a brutal and at times savage book rooted in the life of Mafia hitmen, but still retaining the characterisation of fragile human beings that the author has the ability to conjure up.

The success of this book lies in a very different area to that of A Quiet Belief. Here was have a central character in Ernesto Perez who seems to kill men at will. But there is more to Perez than meets the eye and that in many ways is the point of the novel. After reading of Perez' killing sprees can we find any sympathy for the man and his own tragedies. The brilliance of the novel lies in the fact that I still can't answer that question. You try to like the man but in the back of your mind is always the sordid murders and violence. You try to hate him but in the back of your mind is always the other side of Perez - the side that loves and is loved.

It wouldn't be an Ellory book without characters wrestling with their own demons. Here it comes in the shape of investigator Ray Hartmann, a man struggling with alcoholism and the potential breakdown of his own marriage.

Perez unveils his life story to Hartmann in a series of interviews. There is always the underlying feeling that there is more at stake here than the truth and this is the way it turns out with a neat twist at the end which leaves us wondering about Perez' motives yet again.

Once again Roger Ellory underlines the corrupt nature of American politics and the way the system can be bucked by those who are little short of criminality themselves. By the time the story reaches its climax we are entitled to feel exhausted by the sheer scope of what takes place over decades of American history.