Waking with Enemies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 400 pages
• Published by: NAL Trade July 1, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0451222741
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0451222749
• Book Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 12 ounces

From Publishers Weekly
Picking up where Sleeping with Strangers left off, Dickey's latest novel finds hit man Gideon in London, where another assassin, a mysterious man with a broken nose, is hot on his trail. Gideon's most recent target was a rapper, Big terrible Wolf. The rival rapper who hired Gideon for the hit, Sledge, was recently assassinated, and Gideon assumes he is the latest target. The nonstop narrative follows Gideon as he evades the assassin, searches for the truth about his hooker mother, continues his involvement with tough girl Arizona (who wants Gideon to kill her older sister), tries to figure out who ordered the hit on him and finds time for some explicitly chronicled fantasy sex. Though the revelations about who's behind what are a stretch and the ending is a little too much on the rosy side, there's a lot of fun to be had in watching Gideon work his brutal trade, and the high-octane narrative will have readers burning through page after page. (Aug.)
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Product Review
“Will have readers burning through page after page.”
—Publishers Weekly

A “wild…taut, fast, and bold” (Publishers Weekly) new direction for “the king of African American fiction” (Entertainment Weekly).

“A steamy noir-fest of sex, intrigue and danger.”
—Boston Herald

“Filled with romance, violence, and mystery.”
—Chicago Sun-Times

“[A] breakneck read.”
—Library Journal

“Rivetingan action-packed classic noir thriller.”
—Ebony

“A fast-paced cliff-hanger.”
—Essence And “it’s also sure to create new fans.”
—Booklist (starred review)

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Waking with Enemies (Gideon Trilogy 2) (Hardcover) Well, Gideon is back, in all of his hotness, his mental anguish/turmoil, and his life-threatening action. However...I have to say there is more Gideon hotness present in this novel than anything else. The story opens with a summary of Gideon's childhood, and the drama involving his mother; something most of us probably did not require if we read this novel's predecessor, Sleeping With Strangers. Rather quickly it launches into sex scenes....threesomes, specifically, involving Gideon and the women in the story. Eventually we move on to the hitman who has been contracted to end Gideon's life....and of course, in addition to his pursuit, he is also engaged in his own romantic interludes. And Arizona, the woman who has stolen Gideon's heart makes her own return...in more ways than one in this tale. There is action to be had in this novel...Gideon is, after all, an assassin. But if you are looking for pure action--involving guns and knives rather than the flesh--this may not be for you. This EJD tale simply does not contain enough of the former to warrant a read, if that is the case. But most EJD fans will find this books a satisfying marriage of both. Although I must say...this author certainly could launch a career in the erotica genre, if he hasn't already. DYB