"If the dead could speak, what would they say?"

By: Seth Patrick

Genres: Horror

Posted: January 9, 2014

Jonah Miller can revive people from the dead. He is a reviver. The dead have the chance to send their love or even tell who killed them. For this reason, Jonah is part of a forensic investigative team who work with the police in order to solve murders. Things change when, during a revival, he notices a terrifying presence. Next, a journalist is murdered and Jonah gets caught up in the search for answers. While he works on the case, he uncovers something bigger than he imagined, and if he doesn't help to stop it, humanity is in danger.

I love the premise of this story - a man who can revive dead people to give them a kind of last coup de grace. It all sounds very Hollywood, so it came as no surprise to hear that the book has already been optioned to be made into a movie. It's a unique idea and one that is pulled off with panache. The author takes this wild idea and presents it as though it were known to be true. It's this kind of confidence that puts it in another category, giving it that extra push to become a better novel. The idea of talking corpses was enough to hook me.

REVIVER is a debut for author Seth Patrick and it's a pretty strong first novel. Jonah was a great character, well written with just enough humanness to relate to him considering the fantastical element of his story. Grab this one and read it before you see it hit the big screen.

Book Summary

HE GIVES JUSTICE TO THE DEAD. Jonah Miller is a reviver. Part of a forensic investigative team, he is able to wake the recently dead and let them bear witness to their own demise. The testimony of the dead is permitted in courtrooms across the world. Forensic revival is a routine part of police investigation.

But while reviving the victim of a brutal murder, he encounters a terrifying presence. Something is watching. Waiting. His superiors tell him it was only in his mind, a product of stress. Jonah is not so certain.

Then Daniel Harker, a journalist and revival supporter, is murdered, and Jonah finds himself getting dragged into the hunt for answers. Working with Harker's daughter Annabel, he's determined to find those responsible and bring them to justice. Soon they uncover long-hidden truths that call into doubt everything Jonah stands for, and reveal a threat that, if not stopped in time, will put all of humanity in danger . . .

Reviver by Seth Patrick

Reviver

by: Seth Patrick

Thomas Dunne Books
June 1, 2013
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Featuring: Jonah Miller
416 pages
ISBN: 1250021707
EAN: 9781250021700
Kindle: B00BUOA6S6
Hardcover / e-Book

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