The Ways of the Dead

The next read in my determination to catch up on some of my backlog of purchased novels saw me picking up Neely Tucker's "The Way's of the Dead" which was recommended to me a while ago - and with good reason because it was beautifully done noir with an authentic twist. We follow reporter Sully Carter......more

3.5/5 Stars The Ways of the Dead is set in 1999, during a time when the internet had yet to take over the media, and newspapers are still the primary source for news. After the teenage daughter of a high-powered Washington, DC judge is killed in an inner-city alley, the murder seems pretty open and s......more

Now THAT'S how you write crime fiction with a twist. I love how every now and then a novel comes along the ups the game of everything around it, I especially love it when that comes from new talent. The Ways of the Dead is a cut above your average crime thriller, oh yes indeed. So, what's it about ba......more

I had a sneaky eye on this one from the minute it arrived into the bookstore where I work, due to the temptation of a cover recommendation from Michael Connelly, and a Washington setting promising echoes of George Pelecanos. To be honest, I could not have been any more delighted with this book, as i......more

The Ways of the Dead introduces Washington, DC newspaper reporter Sully Carter. Sully is battle-scarred – literally – both physically and emotionally from his war reporting in Bosnia. He has nightmares – so he sleeps little - also anger management issues and problems with authority – starting with h......more