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Dead Man Talking by Mark Stibbe
2nd – 15th October
Genre: Supernatural Thriller
BACK OF THE BOOK:
Cameron Stone imagined he heard the airman’s words again and, as he did, he spoke under his breath. “I am going to find you.”
It is March 15th 1944 and Second Lieutenant George Hailey, an outstanding African American pilot, is presumed dead, along with the rest of his crew, when his Catalina seaplane disappears on its return to Lough Erne in Northern Ireland.
80 years later, a young history professor, Cameron Stone, is examining a WW2 photograph of George Hailey when the airman and his dog come alive. “Find me!” the pilot cries.
Teaming up with the missing man’s granddaughter, Maya Hailey, Stone travels to Northern Ireland only to uncover a terrifying and sinister conspiracy that puts both their lives in grave danger.
Dead Man Talking is the first in a series of supernatural thrillers involving Maya Hailey (a former pastor) and Cameron Stone (a history professor) – an unlikely duo whose synergy is as powerful as their growing chemistry.
REVIEW:
A Dead Man Talking by Mark Stibbe is the second of the authors books I have read. As with the previous book, this one has a supernatural element to it.
The story is set across 2 time periods with the main scenes taking place in 2024 and others through letters providing flashbacks take place in 1944. Cameron Stone is examining a photograph taken during World War 2 and is of George Hailey, who was an airman during the war, and his dog. Both George and his dog come alive and George asks Cameron to find him. Cameron teams up with Maya Hailey, Georges granddaughter, and the pair begin an investigation that has a hidden conspiracy putting everyone’s lives in danger.
As a fan of the first book I read, House Of Dreams, I definitely wanted to read this new novel. I love how Mark mixes thriller, mystery, and the supernatural together to make for exhilarating stories that you can’t put down. The character development was brilliant throughout and knowing that this is the start of a series I really hope some of the side characters join Cameron and Maya in the future books as some of them, such as Siobhan, help add something special to the overall story. I also liked how Mark has blended Segregation into the overall story in a way that is respectful while showing the potential impact this had during the war and also its impact across different countries, specifically America and Ireland.
This is a series I will definitely be continuing and is a must for lovers of thrillers. I’m sure it won’t disappoint.
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