[.ca] Sleeping With Strangers (ISBN 0525949992)

Sink Deep into the Soul-Deadening Illusions and Hates of a Hit Man:
Before deciding to read Sleeping with Strangers, be sure you realize that the book ends in a series of cliffhangers that will draw you into reading Waking with Enemies which will be available in August 2007: You're taking on a two-book commitment with a potential delay in between. If you want to skip the delay between books, put off reading Sleeping with Strangers until August. That's what I would have done if I'd realized that the two books share the same story line. How does someone become a hit man? How do you become good at it? Why do you stick with it? What does it do to your personal life? What are the compensations? Who can you trust? How do you retire? If you're curious about any of those questions, Eric Jerome Dickey's story will intrigue you. Through a series of deft flashbacks, you'll find some startling answers. To make the perspective sharper, Mr. Dickey provides you with two hit men to compare and contrast. Otherwise, the story has more psychological development than action. Those who are looking for a fast-paced story may be disappointed. After all, a book about hit men suggests at least the potential for lots of action. If you look beyond the context of hit men, you'll find that the book is considerably more universal in its exploration of how we built up feelings and illusions that draw us into places and actions that aren't so good for us. You'll probably see yourself in the mirror before the book is over. Naturally, Mr. Dickey has arranged to provide some of the provocative sexual interludes that are his trademark. If you like aspect of his books, you'll probably wish there were two or three more. To me, the best part of the book came in the way that Mr. Dickey gently developed mysteries concerning the relationships among the characters and delayed revealing all of the backgrounds and motives as long as possible. As a result, you'll always feel a little off balance.

Eric's mine never seems to runs dry...:
....and how exciting that is. After reading this I must say that "Sleeping with Strangers" continues his winning streak, bringing back some characters you've already had a chance to get to know and love--and introducing a brand new bad-boy you'll love as much as you hate. In here we got hit man Gideon who has always been master of his game, with plenty of money, women and power to his credit. But a heated encounter in a London hotel room could lead to his downfall.... With a supporting cast of grifters and killers, broken-hearted squares and streetwalkers, and three very different women who each want to become Gideon's leading lady, this is a world that thrives on the darker passions of revenge and desire. EJD takes you a journey of people who are in conflict with various emotions within themselves. As one of his characters said 'inner struggle with ying and yang'. He takes you back and lets you see why these people act the way they act. He takes you deep into the thoughts of his characters and their feelings!!! EJD sends you on sexapades, chases, and just plain ol' strolls. There are many high points and many few low points in the book. After each page, I wanted to know more about what was about to happen. Who was out to get who? This man strives for your attention and makes it just that. I'm already 'lusting' for the sequel and the cliffhanger at the end was great. I completely expected not to have a resolution, that's why this is clearly a two-part novel. A must read if you're a fan. If you're just getting started you need to go back to Thieves Paradise, let that Drive You(Me) Crazy, then and only then are you worthy to Sleep With Strangers...