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Original Title:	Dead Even
ISBN:	0340658177 (ISBN13: 9780340658178)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	New York State(United States)

Dead Even

Brad Meltzer

Paperback | Pages: 512 pages

Rating: 3.8 | 4555 Users | 312 Reviews

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Title	:	Dead Even
Author	:	Brad Meltzer
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 512 pages
Published	:	December 31st 2002 by Warner (first published May 13th 1998)
Categories	:	Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Suspense. Legal Thriller. Crime. Mystery Thriller

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This is my second disappointing stab at reading a Meltzer novel. I'm simply underwhelmed with his weak writing ability. The actual story behind "Dead Even" is really quite good, but Meltzer's characters are so utterly annoying that reading about them is the literary equivalent of enduring nails raking down a chalk board. Ugh! In "Dead Even" the female protagonist, Sara, is a complete witch (or think of a rhyming synonym) but we, as readers, are supposed to sympathize with her. Her husband, Jared, in contrast, comes off as a spineless wimp (who needs to discover the word "assertive") instead of portraying the loving and protective husband. The plot: Sara, an unemployed lawyer, finally lands a job at the NYC DA's office. However, major City budget cuts are announced on her first day of work and she fears for her job. As the rookie, she's desperate to prove herself so she takes on a few cases. One of those cases, however, was a home robbery misdemeaner earmarked for a more prestigious and well-regarded Assistant DA, but she takes it anyway. By that small act of legal thievery, Sara becomes entangled in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game full of crooked public employees, psychotic murderers, and heartache as the defendent "hires" Sara's husband to represent him. Both Sara and Jared are told, without each other's knowledge, that they must win the case or the other will die. Thus, the thrilling circus begins. And it is a great story; one that would have been marvelous had a better writer set upon it. Awful dialogue and irritating characters do not a great book make.

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Ever since the mind-blowing Identity Crisis saga, Meltzer has caught my attention. (You have to be a genius to successfully make a C-list superhero like the Elongated Man a central protagonist.) his Book of Fate and Book of Lies raised him to Dan Brown status. (Which means great, in my book.) now with Dead Even, he has risen into my favorite writers column. (Above Dan Brown because he publishes more.) Great characters, nice plot, great twists. Can't wait to read more Meltzer.

A fun, fast paced read full of action and intrigue. Worth the time.

An intersting premise but the story does not hold up for a full book. A big problem in this story are the characters. It seems that everyone is at one point an antagonist which becomes confusing and redundant. Is all of New York a suspect? In this book maybe so. And it would be fine if the author did a better job of resolving all the redirection and suspicion but this is not the case, characters act in ways that do not fit their profile just to add another layer of "who did it" fake suspense.

Guaranteed sparks from the premise of the husband and wife being on opposite sides of a criminal case that goes well beyond the initially reported burglary. Add to it that the couple are pawns of their clients or associates who have bigger concerns to address, and everyone is beyond edgy. Realistic? I don't know, but attention-holding on my drives to work and back.

2 annoyed starsThe story line is intriguing but the characters are so annoying. Jared acting like a douche to Sara, Sara NOT acting like an ADA, Victor who could have been so much more and Conrad dying... smhAfter some silliness we get to the end which sees Sara confront Victor about being shady. And then the end. Really? I am just a bit disappointed with the outcome.

I usually love Brad Meltzer books, but this one was awful. Maybe it's because he wrote it early on, when he was first starting out (1998)? The plot was a little convoluted. The prose was stilted and hackish. There were too many points in the story where one had to suspend one's disbelief so much that it was ludicrous.In other words, I'm so glad he got better as an author, because the books he writes now are wonderful potboilers.