Ruben's older brother, Cole, wasn't going to sit around and wait. The problem with that was, Ruben knew the murderer was already dead and buried and the case wouldn't be solved anytime soon. After a trip to the police station to find out how long her body would be held, the family found out that the police would keep her until the case was closed meaning the murderer had to be caught. They wanted to bury her and put her to rest. The most important thing to the family was to get her back. Her body was found the following morning strangled, raped, and battered. After her visit was over, she left and made her way toward London to return home, but never made it. The details were simple, Rachel, nineteen-years-old, was visiting an old school friend in the small village of Lychcombe on Dartmoor. He realized he wasn't when the police contacted the family. He knew exactly the moment Rachel's life was taken from her.Д®ven though he knew it had happened and knew the Dead Man killed her, Ruben didn't say anything to his family. This is what happened when he felt his sister, Rachel, get attacked and murdered. He could sense their thoughts and emotions. Ruben often left his own body and could attach himself to others. He was sitting in the backseat of an old Mercedes in his family's salvage yard when the feeling came over him. Even though he knew it had happened and knew the Dead Man killed her, Ruben didn't say anything to Ruben knew exactly when it happened. He knew exactly the moment Rachel's life was taken from her. His other books are impressive as well-its what I think young adults should be reading instead of all the vampire/werewolf/romance stuff that fills the shelves now.more Kevin Brooks does have a mind for great realism, in my opinion. It could have tried to exude bravado and macho mucho, tried to make everything look cool, but instead it was down to earth, honest and warm.Д«y now I think its clear that I cannot make this review without sounding in love. I admired everything, from its storytelling, how the characters were drawn, the cheeky humour that hits and misses the characters in the book, the protective nature of the two protagonists and the adventure overall. Overall its pretty dark and gritty, but I read this as a teenager-and I have never felt so excited for a setting like this. I'll paint some pictures from the book for you: two gypsy brothers on a road trip, a murder in the moors, a shifty town with a secret and a low class organized crime with unstable henchmen and investigations a la Supernatural.

I admired everything, from its storytelling, how the cha The Road of the Dead is one my favourite books of all time. The Road of the Dead is one my favourite books of all time. It just proves my point that no writer can please everybody.more I thought Cole and Rueben were fully developed, along with plenty of interesting side characters. I've noticed that some Goodreads readers said there was a lack of character development. The writing is strong and he doesn't 'dumb-it-down' like a lot of y/a writers seem to do. There are plenty that I like, but Brooks definitely writes with a confidence that I haven't seen from a lot of Y/A writers. A very entertaining read and finally I have found a y/a writer that I really enjoy. I thought Cole and Rueben were fu Well written and also dark and creepy.

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