Road of the Dead

by Kevin Brooks

Book Overview

Now available in paperback. Blood runs thick when two brothers leave their London home on a journey to the ghostly moors of Devon to hunt down the truth about their sister's savage death. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439786231
• ISBN13: 9780439786232
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Chicken House
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A book of shock

This book was one of my favourites involving two younger boys in their teens and their murdered sister Rachel which they loved so much. While their mother is still worried and scared at home thinking about her husband (a gypsy) arrested for beating up and killing another guilty man her two older boys set out to find out how Rachel was killed( a huge mystory) They find themselves were she was (a small small town) and start investigating. This book is well described and full of scary adventures leading to danger and possibly death. the adventure is nicely tied in with gohstly tales and chills. It was so interesting and you could never predict what was next. You can relate to the charactors or atleast understand them. I cant get over how well it's described and written. Once you get to the end of the book you will never beleive what happens next. You find out more about Cole and Ruben's tough family , their friends , their enemies , Why Rachel and how Rachel was murdered , and how it ends up for Cole and Ruben. At times it was a little gross but not in a disturbing or sexual way. it was just told so talently that you could picture yourself being right there at the scene of the crime. But, one of the coolest parts of the story that makes you apreciate and understand The charactors so much is their relationship with Rachels and Ruben's Speciol Power. Buy It, Read it, Finish it!

Not for kids, but a GREAT book!

The graphic details of torture and fighting, the acceptance of revenge and violence - these things stop it from being a book appropriate for young men. Any child (aged 11-16) who reads this book would get the impression that revenge and violence are perfectly acceptable ways of dealing with tragedy. The books itself was awesome! I was hooked from the first page and finished it quickly. At the end I was left wanting to know what else happened, which I do believe makes any book a good one. Kevin Brooks writes with such detail you feel as if you're right in the book with Cole, Ruben, Rachel and the other characters. More than worth your while, however if you're thinking of this as suggested reading for the YA set, think again.

A dark tale of discovery and unusual talents set against a backdrop of murder

Kevin Brooks' The Road Of The Dead tells of a teen who can sense things nobody else can. After his sister's death, he and his brother leave their London home for the moors of Devon, where they are determined to uncover the truth behind her murder. The Road Of The Dead is a recommended pick for mature teens: a dark tale of discovery and unusual talents set against a backdrop of murder.

Powerful

I usually don't pick up books at the library unless the inside front cover synopsis hints at romance or humor. The Road of the Dead hinted at neither, but something made me take it anyway. Perhaps I was just tyring to convince myself that the above statement wasn't true. I wasn't expecting to be moved by this book -- I thought maybe I'd like it, maybe not. I didn't think it would make much of an impression on me. But I was wrong. I really liked the portrayal of Cole and Ruben, the brothers who are searching for their sister's killer -- not, as in most other cases, for revenge, but simply so that they can bring her body home and bury her. The brothers are different -- as Ruben says, his mind is fast but his fists are slow, and Cole's mind is slow but his fists are fast -- but each is skillfully drawn. And the relationship between them is wonderful. It is the unattainable epitome of sibling relationships, and yet somehow realistic. It is the driving force behind the book, and a powerful force it is. The Road of the Dead contains a slightly supernatural element, but it is worked in so seamlessly that after closing the book I found it odd that people can't see through the eyes of others who are far away in real life. It makes the story more complete, as well, and helps to give a first person narrative omniscience. This book is well written and engaging, and I highly recommend it.

Killer Novel

Road of the Dead is one of the most exciting novels ive ever read!!! i am not an avid reader and when my friend recomended this book i had my doubts, but i was wrong! this book has kept me up until 3 am before and i hope Kevin Brooks' other novels will keep me just as entertained