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| View Larger Image | Night of the Jaguar (Jimmy Paz) | Mass Market Paperbackby Michael Gruber (Author)
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| | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Publisher: | Harper | | Page Count: | 432 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 01, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 288,508th |
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Product Description
Deep in the jungles of Colombia, an American priest is shot dead in his makeshift church. A few weeks later an Indian shaman arrives in South Florida, armed only with a bag of totems and the fearsome power of his vengeful god. As a Miami Homicide Detective, Jimmy Paz saw terrible things that defied rationality. Now retired, he's put the darkness behind him. But suddenly he, his wife, and their young daughter are being haunted by horrific dreams—terrifying visions of a giant jungle cat. And when affluent Miami businessmen begin dying gruesomely in their fortress-like homes—with the footprints of a massive animal found at the crime scenes—the baffled police must turn to Paz, who has experience with the impossible. Paz cannot refuse, for he's tied to this case by a shocking secret from his past. And what he loves most may be the next thing devoured in this nightmare of carnage and sacrifice. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 14 reviews)
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Worthy and interesting read by John Augsbury (Cayman Islands)  5 Stars
September 15, 2009
This is the third Jimmy Paz adventure that I have read and I've enjoyed the series very much. One of the difficulties this type of adventure has and a common problem of many books is the creation of an almost invincible evil in the first 85% of the novel only to be defeated in an almost simplistic method. I still recommend these books if the genre of spiritual mystery is of interest to you and hope my critique hasn't put you off.
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Outstanding by David J. Kaplan 5 Stars
May 18, 2009
Briiliant new genre, excellently written, a great pleasure to read. Has a quite different twist.
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Night of the Jaguar by Bob Bowers (Waialua, Hawaii) 5 Stars
May 07, 2009
I found the writings of Michael Gruber by accident about a year ago. I was so impressed and entertained by his book that I had to find out just who this guy was and why had I not come across him before. Turned out that he was busy. Google him, he's had a fascinating career outside of writing and he certainly brings this rich background into his stories. His characters are uncommonly well defined. In other words, they are ALIVE. His story lines are intelligent and seamless. "Page Turners", I would find myself up a 2am saying "just one more chapter, I'm good with 4 hours sleep." I've read all his books and happily await for more.
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Plausibly supernatural & a fine character-driven mystery by Ralph M. Hitchens (Poolesville, MD United States) 5 Stars
June 05, 2007
Nobody has done a better job of bringing the "lost" supernatural dimension of primitive folk magic and religion into the modern mystery/thriller world than Michael Gruber. He has a deep and sympathetic understanding of what we secular Westerners might regard as "alternative belief systems," and he manages to seamlessly juxtapose witchcraft, Santeria, etc., with utterly plausible crime and violence plotlines. Additionally, few authors in the thriller genre can match Gruber's ability to flesh out characters -- even bit players -- in three dimensions. By now it's well-known that Gruber is the ghostwriter responsible for the first 13 crime novels "authored" by his cousin, Robert K. Tanenbaum, which are among the very best of the genre. I will read anything he writes.
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Plus one star for the CD audiobook by lyle (Brooklyn NY)  4 Stars
April 03, 2007
Night of the Jaguar is smooth and fast and consistently entertaining. In this review I want to take special note of Jonathan Davis' audio performance.
I have heard more than a hundred audiobooks. It is a distinct art form. Davis is the best reader I have ever heard. Each character in the large cast has a clearly identifiable speaking voice, precisely appropriate to age, gender, background, and ethnic origin. The voices never bleed into the narration, nor vice versa. Even sound effects - in this case, the menacing breathy growl of the Jaguar - are perfect.
Congratulations to Michael Gruber for a fine, intelligent supernatural mystery, and to Jonathan Davis for a performance that captures it in living color.
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