Abra Cadaver

By James Tucker

Book Overview

A dead body is fished out of the Allegheny River near Pittsburgh. The coroner determines that the victim had died of natural causes. There's no sign of foul play. But the body was already embalmed! A... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739401343
• ISBN13: 9780739401347
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: SIGNET
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A thrill ride from beginning to end!

First off let me say that I am not a big fiction reader as to the nature of the work I do with teaching computers and networking. Abra Cadaver is the first fiction book I have read in over a year, and I must say that it's time for me to start looking at other works of fiction.Tucker takes you on a journey of suspense and murder mixed with magic to keep you guessing right to the very end. I found that I was unable to figure out the "whodunit" until I was almost finished, which makes this book a most enjoyable reading.Unlike other suspense-murder-mystery books this book as a twist, the main character is not only a doctor but a magician and with both of those skills blended together you get a surprising and entertaining novel.The 375 plus page book was read in just over 3 days and for this reviewer I look forward the next novel from Tucker. For those in the movie industry this book needs a serious look as it has all the merits of a great made for television movie. Excellent job Jim - keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!

Wow! A great read!

If you love a good mystery with realistic characters, you must grab this book. I happen to live where the book takes place, and being able to envision exactly every location in the book only adds to the great story. Tucker spins many characters together without confusing the reader or just boring them to death (no pun intended haha). The descriptions are fabulous, and the book moves at a great and steady speed. Pick it up today!

Excellent, captivating, easy to read and follow!

This is the first book I have read in years, none have captured my interests like Abra Cadaver. Hard to believe this is James Tuckers first book, very well written, full of suspense, very hard to put down. Finished the book in 2 afternoons.

Hard to put down.

This is an excellent mystery with plenty of surprises. Having graduated from Pitt made it that much more fun. I look forward to his next effort!

Tucker delivers what the doctor orders - a medical thriller.

Tucker gives us a magical twist on the medical murder genre - without the hocus pocus. We are reminded that "death is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get". The book reveals the secrets of the mysterious murder of a medical resident in the same fascinating way that the cadaver reveals it's secrets to the medical student - one layer at a time. Clever Dr. Jack Merlin and sexy lawyer Tory Welch are the presumed protagonists, however, as the book develops the stars turn out to be the cadavers in the gross anatomy lab. They truly prove the phrase "Mortui Docent Vivos" - the dead teach the living. For those who like Robin Cook and Patricia Cornwell it's time to give James Tucker a read. The growing legions of Tucker fans are dying to read his next one.