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I Am Death: Der Totmacher by Chris Carter

udita_001's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

panda27's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow this book definitely my favourite from all Chris carter books

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book as the first book was recommended to me by a friend and I instantly loved this series. The first and third book still make my skin crawl to this day. So, I was looking forward to reading this book and this book broke my heart and just freaked me out as well.  

The main character in this book and series is a detective named Robert Hunter. He has just come back from his “vacation”. He was supposed to go to Hawaii and instead ended up helping the FBI on a case. He is on a new case. A twenty-year-old woman is found on a patch of grass by the Los Angelous International Airport – she was reported missing seven days ago. She has been left with her limbs stretched out and spread apart, placing her in a five-point human star. The autopsy revealed that she had been murdered in a violent and terrible way. Once Robert is assigned to the case, a second body turns up, Robert knows he must act quickly. He finds himself chasing an unpredictable monster and a predator whose past hides a terrible secret, whose desire to hurt people and thirst for murder can never be quenched for he is Death. Will Robert Hunter be able to find this killer once and for all.  

The thing that gets me every time is Chris Carter manages to freak me out every single time, within every single book. The mystery and the suspense is brilliant and enough to keep you hooked and you shouldn’t be because it is disturbing but I couldn’t put it down. I was on edge and so frustrated with how the case was going. The way that both of these detectives were close to giving up hurt my heart. Is it too much to ask for Robert to be happy though? Like please? All I want is for him to have a life partner that keeps him in check and makes him want to come home instead of staying at the office. The plot twist of this book when you found out who Death was had me kicking my feet because I was so annoyed, I didn’t manage to guess who it was. The banter between Garcia and Robert in the beginning was so funny and it hurt my heart because I thought Garcia was leaving. 

One thing I would say is a weakness, for me personally, is the short chapters. I just prefer bigger chapters. However, in this book, it did fit well with Chris Carter’s writing style where it usually doesn’t work for me. I was hooked that after a while the short chapters didn’t bother me as they usually would with other authors. 

Overall, the book was an easy and quick read and because the writing was amazing, the storyline gives me the creeps and it was overall brilliant I gave it four stars. I cannot wait for the next book in the series and see how much the next bad guy creeps me out. 

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scrollsofdragons's review against another edition

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5.0

I thought the last Chris Carter was his best but man, this one, I was mind blown. I did not see that coming. The only gripe and it's a small one is that Hunter, never go in alone!!! Do you detectives not learn never to wait for backup? If you have no choice, fine but if you do, don't do it.

iamnotkieltho's review against another edition

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4.0

Man, after finishing this, I only worry about the squirm who was left alone with no one to look for him and no one to know he existed. If he'll survive or not.

samirahmaidi's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

kruemelgizmo's review

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4.0

Vor dem Los Angeles International Airport wird eine junge Frau tot aufgefunden. Ihre übel zu gerichteter Körper wurde wie ein menschliches Pentagramm drapiert. In ihrer Kehle hat der Mörder eine Zettel mit einer in Blut geschriebenen Nachricht hinterlassen - "Ich bin der Tod". Robert Hunter und Carlos Garcia übernehmen diesen Fall, und schon bald wird die nächste junge Frau ermordet. Der Modus Operandi ist diesmal ein völlig andere, aber der Mörder her wieder seine Nachricht hinterlassen. Hunter und Garcia wird schnell klar das sie ein Monster jagen, das mit ihnen spielt...

I Am Death - Der Totmacher ist der 7. Teil der Hunter-und-Garcia-Reihe von Chris Carter.

Nach "Die Stille Bestie", für mich bisher sein bestes Buch, kehrt Carter mit diesem Buch in sein altes Muster zurück. Carter präsentiert in diesem Teil wieder äußerst brutale, außergewöhnliche und blutige Morde. Aber wirklich unter die Haut ging mir die Geschichte des Jungen, der in einem weiteren Erzählstrang erzählt wird und manchmal nur schwer zu ertragen war.

Robert Hunter, der wieder als der Übermittelter schlechthin dargestellt wird, und Garcia, fast ein genauso guter Ermittler wie Hunter, aber nur fast, tappen diesmal für mich relativ lange im Dunkeln herum. Eine wirkliche Ermittlungsarbeit findet irgendwie nicht statt, sondern sie beschäftigen sich vor allem mit den Nachrichten die der Mörder schickt, und das mehr als ausführlich und immer wieder, ohne das sie dahinterkommen was in ihnen versteckt ist. Wie Hunter dann tatsächlich auf den Täter kommt bleibt der Phantasie des Lesers überlassen, denn das wird nicht weiter erklärt, was mich persönlich doch sehr störte.

Mit diesem Teil hat Carter wieder alle Knöpfe für einen spannenden und brutalen Thriller bei mir gedrückt, und doch konnte er mich nicht ganz so fesseln wie seine Vorgänger,

Eine kleine Anmerkung muss ich noch zum Buchrückentext loswerden, denn dieser stimmt so nicht. Ich frage mich ob der Verfasser/die Verfasserin ein anderes Buch gelesen haben als ich, denn einen gefassten Verdächtigen, der sich als Falsch herausstellt, gibt es in meiner Ausgabe nicht.

Mein Fazit:
Ein spannender und brutaler Thriller, ein typischer Carter halt, den ich trotz meiner kleinen Kritikpunkte wieder sehr gerne gelesen habe. Meine Leseempfehlung geht an die Freunde des blutigen Thriller!

hannah_17's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

If it where a puzzle, the picture would change with every piece one put together.

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lucydamoglou's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

diadiscovers's review against another edition

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1.0

Probably my least favourite book of the series. There wasn't much guessing to do as we didn't have enough information to go by. Also I really don't know how Hunter functions as a human being if he doesn't sleep.