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Gideon #1
Sleeping with Strangers
Drifting from relationship to relationship in his work as a killer for hire, Gideon interacts with a range of con artists, prostitutes, and broken-hearted clients while passing time with three very different women, each of whom wishes to capture his heart. By the author of Chasing Destiny. 150,000 first printing.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2007
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Eric Jerome Dickey
62books3,492followersEric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended the University of Memphis (the former Memphis State), where he earned his degree in Computer System Technology. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in engineering.
After landing a job in the aerospace industry as a software developer, Eric Jerome Dickey's artistic talents surfaced, inspiring him to become an actor and a stand-up comedian. Yet Eric quickly found out that writing was something he could do and do well. From creative writing classes to avidly consuming the works of his favorite authors, Eric Jerome Dickey began to shape a writing career of his own. Having written several scripts for his personal comedy act, he started writing poetry and short stories. "The film work gave me insight into character development, the acting classes helped me understand motivation...All of it goes hand in hand," Eric explains. He joined the IBWA (International Black Writers and Artists), participated in their development workshops, and became a recipient of the IBWA SEED Scholarship to attend UCLA's Creative Writing classes. In 1994 his first published short story, "Thirteen," appeared in the IBWA's River Crossing: Voices of the Diaspora-An Anthology of the International Black Experience. A second short story, "Days Gone By," was published in the magazine A Place to Enter.
With those successes behind him, Eric Jerome Dickey decided to fine-tune some of his earlier work and developed a screenplay called "Cappuccino." "Cappuccino" was directed and produced by Craig Ross, Jr. and appeared in coffee houses around the Los Angeles area. In February 1998, "Cappuccino" made its local debut during the Pan African Film Festival at the Magic Johnson Theater in Los Angeles.
Short stories, though, didn't seem to fulfill Eric Jerome Dickey's creative yearnings. Eric says, "I'd set out to do a ten-page story and it would go on for three hundred pages." So Eric kept writing and reading and sending out query letters for his novels for almost three years until he finally got an agent. "Then a door opened," Eric says. "And I put my foot in before they could close it." And that door has remained opened, as Eric Jerome Dickey's novels have placed him on the map as one of the best writers of contemporary urban fiction.
Eric Jerome Dickey's book signing tours for Sister, Sister; Friends and Lovers; Milk in My Coffee; Cheaters; and Liar's Game took him from coast to coast and helped propel each of these novels to #1 on the "Blackboard Bestsellers List." Cheaters was named "Blackboard Book of the Year" in 2000. In June 2000, Eric Jerome Dickey celebrated the French publication of Milk in My Coffee (Cafe Noisette) by embarking on a book tour to Paris. Soon after, Milk in My Coffee became a bestseller in France. Eric Jerome Dickey's novels, Chasing Destiny, Liar's Game, Between Lovers, Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, Drive Me Crazy, Genevieve, Naughty or Nice, Sleeping with Strangers, Waking with Enemies, and Pleasure have all earned him the success of a spot on The New York Times bestseller list. Liar's Game, Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, and Genevieve have also given Dickey the added distinction of being nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. In 2006, he was honored with the awards for Best Contemporary Fiction and Author of the Year (Male) at the 2006 African American Literary Award Show. In 2008, Eric was nominated for Storyteller of the Year at the 1st annual ESSENCE Literary Awards. In January 2001, Eric Jerome Dickey was a contributor to New American Library's anthology Got To Be Real: Four Original Love Stories, also a Blackboard Bestseller. He also had a story entitled “Fish Sanwich� appear in the anthology Mothers and Sons. In June 2002, Dickey contributed to Black Silk: A Collection of African American Erotica (Warner Books) as well as to Riots Beneath the Baobab (published by Inte
After landing a job in the aerospace industry as a software developer, Eric Jerome Dickey's artistic talents surfaced, inspiring him to become an actor and a stand-up comedian. Yet Eric quickly found out that writing was something he could do and do well. From creative writing classes to avidly consuming the works of his favorite authors, Eric Jerome Dickey began to shape a writing career of his own. Having written several scripts for his personal comedy act, he started writing poetry and short stories. "The film work gave me insight into character development, the acting classes helped me understand motivation...All of it goes hand in hand," Eric explains. He joined the IBWA (International Black Writers and Artists), participated in their development workshops, and became a recipient of the IBWA SEED Scholarship to attend UCLA's Creative Writing classes. In 1994 his first published short story, "Thirteen," appeared in the IBWA's River Crossing: Voices of the Diaspora-An Anthology of the International Black Experience. A second short story, "Days Gone By," was published in the magazine A Place to Enter.
With those successes behind him, Eric Jerome Dickey decided to fine-tune some of his earlier work and developed a screenplay called "Cappuccino." "Cappuccino" was directed and produced by Craig Ross, Jr. and appeared in coffee houses around the Los Angeles area. In February 1998, "Cappuccino" made its local debut during the Pan African Film Festival at the Magic Johnson Theater in Los Angeles.
Short stories, though, didn't seem to fulfill Eric Jerome Dickey's creative yearnings. Eric says, "I'd set out to do a ten-page story and it would go on for three hundred pages." So Eric kept writing and reading and sending out query letters for his novels for almost three years until he finally got an agent. "Then a door opened," Eric says. "And I put my foot in before they could close it." And that door has remained opened, as Eric Jerome Dickey's novels have placed him on the map as one of the best writers of contemporary urban fiction.
Eric Jerome Dickey's book signing tours for Sister, Sister; Friends and Lovers; Milk in My Coffee; Cheaters; and Liar's Game took him from coast to coast and helped propel each of these novels to #1 on the "Blackboard Bestsellers List." Cheaters was named "Blackboard Book of the Year" in 2000. In June 2000, Eric Jerome Dickey celebrated the French publication of Milk in My Coffee (Cafe Noisette) by embarking on a book tour to Paris. Soon after, Milk in My Coffee became a bestseller in France. Eric Jerome Dickey's novels, Chasing Destiny, Liar's Game, Between Lovers, Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, Drive Me Crazy, Genevieve, Naughty or Nice, Sleeping with Strangers, Waking with Enemies, and Pleasure have all earned him the success of a spot on The New York Times bestseller list. Liar's Game, Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, and Genevieve have also given Dickey the added distinction of being nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. In 2006, he was honored with the awards for Best Contemporary Fiction and Author of the Year (Male) at the 2006 African American Literary Award Show. In 2008, Eric was nominated for Storyteller of the Year at the 1st annual ESSENCE Literary Awards. In January 2001, Eric Jerome Dickey was a contributor to New American Library's anthology Got To Be Real: Four Original Love Stories, also a Blackboard Bestseller. He also had a story entitled “Fish Sanwich� appear in the anthology Mothers and Sons. In June 2002, Dickey contributed to Black Silk: A Collection of African American Erotica (Warner Books) as well as to Riots Beneath the Baobab (published by Inte
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May 31, 2017
Okay, so let me break this down right quick if I can, Gideon is a hitman, but that's not his real name. He's on the hunt for a woman named Thelma, but there's more to her that you think. At the beginning of the book you are with Gideon as he takes on a job killing a preacher, and then we follow Gideon to England to take on another job, but when he gets there, right from the moment he gets off the plane Gideon is looking over his shoulder. The book is told in first person POV you go on this ride with Gideon from the states to England and all his adventures. At first, the writing, or style, kinda through me off and it took about a chapter or two to realize this was Gideon being cold and distant, trying to make sure to never loose focus on his goals. While we're with Gideon we take flashbacks at his life up to this moment, everything that has lead to him being in London, his childhood, his previous jobs and all that jazz. On the other side of this you get the POV of the mad with the broken nose, he goes by the name Bruno, but that isn't his real name either and he is also a hitman. Now his reasons for being on the other side of the pond have nothing to do with Gideon at first, but then he gets a package and it all goes sideways from there.
What I liked most about this book was the action. The suspense the thrill of the kill was everything. Even the sexy time parts weren't anything to laugh at. I liked the voices of the characters and even some of the side characters (FYI: Arizona is a messy bitch) were great. There were moments I laughed, moments of shock, it was such a great read. I'm so disappointed in myself that it took me YEARS to read this book. I'm glad I finally gave it a chance. That ending was crazy!!! OMG I will definitely be continuing this series.
What I liked most about this book was the action. The suspense the thrill of the kill was everything. Even the sexy time parts weren't anything to laugh at. I liked the voices of the characters and even some of the side characters (FYI: Arizona is a messy bitch) were great. There were moments I laughed, moments of shock, it was such a great read. I'm so disappointed in myself that it took me YEARS to read this book. I'm glad I finally gave it a chance. That ending was crazy!!! OMG I will definitely be continuing this series.
December 29, 2014
Guess Who's Back?!?
My boy EJD is back, and so am I! Keeping it real, I took an Eric Jerome Dickey hiatus. For years he held a special spot on my shelf as my favorite author, hands down. Then it happened...his books just weren't doing it for me anymore. Call in change, call it growth, falling off, call it whatever, but I wasn't feeling it. DRIVE ME CRAZY drove me crazy and I couldn't finish it. Unheard of for me. CHASING DESTINY came, but I let her run right past me. However, the title of his new release piqued my interest, so I decided to give it a shot and I am glad I did.
Death is life. Gideon is a freelance hit man. In the seedy underbelly of death for hire, Gideon is known as a man of talent and business; a profitable business. He has a goal that he is trying to reach and with this acceptance of his most recent job, he just may obtain it. This job could put him over the edge financially and literally. Has the hunter become the hunted?
"Sleeping With Strangers" is a smartly written, great reading drama/thriller that showcases Dickey's talent. He blended success, style and heartlessness. Then he added some ruthlessness, deceit and trickery. Let's not forget murder, mayhem and steamy sex scenes. My hiatus is officially over. I enjoyed SWS. Now I`m at the door, looking out the peephole waiting on the sequel to arrive.
My boy EJD is back, and so am I! Keeping it real, I took an Eric Jerome Dickey hiatus. For years he held a special spot on my shelf as my favorite author, hands down. Then it happened...his books just weren't doing it for me anymore. Call in change, call it growth, falling off, call it whatever, but I wasn't feeling it. DRIVE ME CRAZY drove me crazy and I couldn't finish it. Unheard of for me. CHASING DESTINY came, but I let her run right past me. However, the title of his new release piqued my interest, so I decided to give it a shot and I am glad I did.
Death is life. Gideon is a freelance hit man. In the seedy underbelly of death for hire, Gideon is known as a man of talent and business; a profitable business. He has a goal that he is trying to reach and with this acceptance of his most recent job, he just may obtain it. This job could put him over the edge financially and literally. Has the hunter become the hunted?
"Sleeping With Strangers" is a smartly written, great reading drama/thriller that showcases Dickey's talent. He blended success, style and heartlessness. Then he added some ruthlessness, deceit and trickery. Let's not forget murder, mayhem and steamy sex scenes. My hiatus is officially over. I enjoyed SWS. Now I`m at the door, looking out the peephole waiting on the sequel to arrive.
May 10, 2016
This was a good read. Different but good.
March 27, 2012
I started reading his books when my high school teacher began bragging about this guy years ago. This was his last book I read. I was really into it. I'm not going to lie, I didn't buy it. I was a broke college student at the time, but I was so addicted I went to Barnes and Noble weekly to finish it up. I found out my school had the book in our bookstore so I'd read it standing up for an hour between classes. The story was really engaging and the action was well balanced. The women were just as mysterious as Gideon, which is what kept me coming back to it. Amazing read.
November 25, 2016
"Sleeping with strangers will have you waking with enemies."
November 19, 2008
Revolving cast. Set in London. Gideon is a contract killer on his way to London after a contract in the States. Meets Mrs. Jones on the plane, Lola Mack, and the man w/ the broken nose. Thinking things could be a set-up he keeps an eye on thier gestures and what they say.
Man with the broken nose, Bruno, also a contract killer is contracted to kill Gideon. The story is told over a period of several hours with these 2 as the leads as only Dickey can do it. Snapshots of a fractured life.
Like a caress at the back of the neck, finger's lazy trails through your hair. Dickey's lyrical rhymes keeps you turning the page an picturing what he's laid out in words.
His characters create a heavy world (with sex, violence, shady pasts, romantic longing). You can feel thier emotional weight. From begining (first book I read) to end (the most current books I am reading) EJD keeps you living in his world so as long as you continue to read his books.
Sometimes a few days after.
Man with the broken nose, Bruno, also a contract killer is contracted to kill Gideon. The story is told over a period of several hours with these 2 as the leads as only Dickey can do it. Snapshots of a fractured life.
Like a caress at the back of the neck, finger's lazy trails through your hair. Dickey's lyrical rhymes keeps you turning the page an picturing what he's laid out in words.
His characters create a heavy world (with sex, violence, shady pasts, romantic longing). You can feel thier emotional weight. From begining (first book I read) to end (the most current books I am reading) EJD keeps you living in his world so as long as you continue to read his books.
Sometimes a few days after.
January 17, 2021
I hadn’t read this author’s work years, and picked this up to broaden my reading year. I listened to the audiobook and I AM HOOKED! The story is great and the erotic portions are well done.
I did start this before the author passed away. RIP to a great novelist ❤️
I did start this before the author passed away. RIP to a great novelist ❤️
October 3, 2024
This was a recommendation - I can say I’ve never read anything by the author before now & I am glad I started with this series. Hopefully I’ll finish the entire series by the end of the year.
May 22, 2008
I wasn't sure that I'd like the book when I picked it up. I was burned by The Blonde not too long ago and didn't want to make the same mistake twice. Twice, that's a type of mistake sequence you don't want to make.
Wha?
The language above is the sort of thing that fills the pages of this book, though, surprisingly, it's not as maddening as you might think.
The writing was, on the whole, very good and propelled the story and it's host of genuinely creepy and malicious narcissists along an engaging, if convoluted plot nicely. It's the sort of reading experience where you find yourself looking to see how many pages the current chapter has left but, by the time you reach the chapter mark you want to see where the story is headed and continue reading.
Indeed, the chapters are structured or came to be in a way very much like the book. Slow, brooding, somewhat inscrutable but with a definite build to a compelling end that satisfies only so much and never completely, forcing you to turn the page, invest in the next chunk and read on (I understand that the story is resolved in the next installment, Waking with Enemies).
The worst part of the novel is certainly the descriptions of sex. The awkward turbidity clears only when Dickey interjects language so ludicrous you can't help but assume he was playing a joke on his editor--and given that I read an old advance copy, maybe he was.
A prime example occurs when one of the characters is seducing another in a cab. The man gently strokes the woman's knee, then her thigh, then inside her thigh the whole time saying things that sound like a teenage boy's understanding of seductive banter. Finally the man reaches under her skirt and, "...felt my hand brush her panties. I could feel her global warming."
I'm sorry, what? Can you describe some more sex, Dickey?
The woman, now in the hotel room, kneels before the man and, before fellating him informs, "I'm so wet. I'm marinated."
Terrible.
I'm not sure whether Dickey was intentionally making the sex awkward to highlight the issues sociopaths with crippling emotional problems might encounter with romance. He does such a wonderful job describing their world and motivations and pursuing a genuinely thrilling plot I hate to think he didn't...but that nagging doubt lingers.
I skipped all the sex scenes and, without them, the book is a great noir romp through the seedy side of civilization that exposes and makes tender, though ironically, the criminals that only mal-adjusted teenage boys honor: Contract killers.
Wha?
The language above is the sort of thing that fills the pages of this book, though, surprisingly, it's not as maddening as you might think.
The writing was, on the whole, very good and propelled the story and it's host of genuinely creepy and malicious narcissists along an engaging, if convoluted plot nicely. It's the sort of reading experience where you find yourself looking to see how many pages the current chapter has left but, by the time you reach the chapter mark you want to see where the story is headed and continue reading.
Indeed, the chapters are structured or came to be in a way very much like the book. Slow, brooding, somewhat inscrutable but with a definite build to a compelling end that satisfies only so much and never completely, forcing you to turn the page, invest in the next chunk and read on (I understand that the story is resolved in the next installment, Waking with Enemies).
The worst part of the novel is certainly the descriptions of sex. The awkward turbidity clears only when Dickey interjects language so ludicrous you can't help but assume he was playing a joke on his editor--and given that I read an old advance copy, maybe he was.
A prime example occurs when one of the characters is seducing another in a cab. The man gently strokes the woman's knee, then her thigh, then inside her thigh the whole time saying things that sound like a teenage boy's understanding of seductive banter. Finally the man reaches under her skirt and, "...felt my hand brush her panties. I could feel her global warming."
I'm sorry, what? Can you describe some more sex, Dickey?
The woman, now in the hotel room, kneels before the man and, before fellating him informs, "I'm so wet. I'm marinated."
Terrible.
I'm not sure whether Dickey was intentionally making the sex awkward to highlight the issues sociopaths with crippling emotional problems might encounter with romance. He does such a wonderful job describing their world and motivations and pursuing a genuinely thrilling plot I hate to think he didn't...but that nagging doubt lingers.
I skipped all the sex scenes and, without them, the book is a great noir romp through the seedy side of civilization that exposes and makes tender, though ironically, the criminals that only mal-adjusted teenage boys honor: Contract killers.
July 6, 2016
I didn't care much for the writing, tone, & didn't feel anything for the main character. Couldn't care less if he lived, died, got lucky or dead. He just didn't seem real. Not a great reader, either. His voice was good (I really liked the mellow tone.) but the way he tended to stress the oddly patterned sentences made the story worse. I kept trying to think it was OK & hoping I'd get finally get caught up in the story, but I didn't. I might have if there was anything compelling to draw me along, but not caring about the MC is pretty much a death knell. I even took a break thinking that might help, but it didn't so I finally gave up.
This is the 2d book I've tried & disliked by Dickey. The first was . I quickly gave that up as too stupid. That was read by a couple of different people. This one was read by . I'll steer clear from now on. His writing doesn't work for me, I guess.
This is the 2d book I've tried & disliked by Dickey. The first was . I quickly gave that up as too stupid. That was read by a couple of different people. This one was read by . I'll steer clear from now on. His writing doesn't work for me, I guess.
August 14, 2011
It is difficult to build suspense into a written piece, because you must do such a strong job with descriptive imagery that the reader transcends the "book" and goes into their own mind. I found this book to have a fast paced storyline with great action sequences.
Some reviewers voice distaste w/the length of the "erotic" passages that are in the Gideon series--and those passages do go on for several pages at different times--but ultimately, they are effective in portraying Gideon as a dangerous but sexy hitman.
Relax when reading the Gideon Series, suspend "how did they do that?" Gideon is Bourne, Salt, Grosse Pointe Blank, and the like.
Just enjoy the action and blush during the romance.
Some reviewers voice distaste w/the length of the "erotic" passages that are in the Gideon series--and those passages do go on for several pages at different times--but ultimately, they are effective in portraying Gideon as a dangerous but sexy hitman.
Relax when reading the Gideon Series, suspend "how did they do that?" Gideon is Bourne, Salt, Grosse Pointe Blank, and the like.
Just enjoy the action and blush during the romance.
March 17, 2016
It's been a while since I have wrote a review, and I wish I could say that I wrote this because the book was just so damn good that I had to tell everyone about it. But, as you probably guessed via my one star rating, this is not an uplifting endeavor. I hesitate to write a bad review because honestly, I am not it's target audience. Can I indeed fault something that is not my own personal tastes?
BUT TO HELL WITH THAT. THIS BOOK WAS FUCKIN' TERRIBLE.
If I could write a book that is the exact opposite of how I would write anything ever, the result would be this book. Sleeping with Strangers is a sexist, racist, pop culture referencing, stereotypical romp in the life of manly man/ hit-man Gideon as he sexes and kills everything in his way.
But don't take my word for it, let us let the book speak for itself with classic lines like:
"I wondered if she was wet. If the folds of her secrets were moist." MOIST OH SO MOIST.
"Wherever she had gone, she was still a whore. Whoring was all she knew. Like killing was all I knew." This is what Gideon says about his mother. Throughout the book, there are illusions to this mysterious woman being a former lover.
"They approached me with gangster intentions in their eyes." This is how I approach everyone. Am I adulting wrong?
"I gave her a pearl necklace* to go with that diamond ring." *If you don't know what this is, DO NOT GOOGLE IT.
And my personal favorite:
(In referring to his cum): "She hummed and licked her fingers like it was a bucket of KFC." Disgusting and racist! Classic Sleeping with Strangers!
It was fun, however, to drink wine and read aloud with my boyfriend as he did a Golem voice during those gratuitous and unnecessarily long sex scenes.
I am never eating KFC again. But then again, that might be a good thing.
BUT TO HELL WITH THAT. THIS BOOK WAS FUCKIN' TERRIBLE.
If I could write a book that is the exact opposite of how I would write anything ever, the result would be this book. Sleeping with Strangers is a sexist, racist, pop culture referencing, stereotypical romp in the life of manly man/ hit-man Gideon as he sexes and kills everything in his way.
But don't take my word for it, let us let the book speak for itself with classic lines like:
"I wondered if she was wet. If the folds of her secrets were moist." MOIST OH SO MOIST.
"Wherever she had gone, she was still a whore. Whoring was all she knew. Like killing was all I knew." This is what Gideon says about his mother. Throughout the book, there are illusions to this mysterious woman being a former lover.
"They approached me with gangster intentions in their eyes." This is how I approach everyone. Am I adulting wrong?
"I gave her a pearl necklace* to go with that diamond ring." *If you don't know what this is, DO NOT GOOGLE IT.
And my personal favorite:
(In referring to his cum): "She hummed and licked her fingers like it was a bucket of KFC." Disgusting and racist! Classic Sleeping with Strangers!
It was fun, however, to drink wine and read aloud with my boyfriend as he did a Golem voice during those gratuitous and unnecessarily long sex scenes.
I am never eating KFC again. But then again, that might be a good thing.
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June 27, 2009This was the beginning to the Gideon trilogy and boy I tell ya if you haven't read it you're in for a nice rollcoaster ride! It' extermely suspenseful, action packed, and just a overall joy to read. Gideon is one hitman who doesn't play just ask those who've crossed him! Oh wait, my bad you can't cause their all dead! This trilogy is a must read I give it two thumbs up.
January 30, 2009
Gideon killed his first man at seven years old. He was protecting his mother. Gideon is now a man and he kills for a living. This is part of a Trilogy and each part is excellent. If you like murders and sex then this is the series for you.
November 19, 2019
This book had me up wii hours of the morning. Very captivating, very sexy. Love it
November 4, 2017
Here's the situation. I was introduced to Eric Jerome Dickey's Gideon Series with Dying for Revenge (book three in the series). I know, that is not how someone should enter into a collection, but it was on discount at Barnes and Noble, and I don't pay attention to the particulars when I'm intrigued with a concept. Gideon is a contract killer. He is the "hero" of the novel. That right there was enough to pull me in. Anyway, loved that book, so then I read the fourth book in the series: Resurrecting Midnight. And then I waited. I waited for book five. I've waited a long time. Finding Gideon has just come out, and I wanted to jump in and read it, but I changed course. Can't further the story until I discover more completely the past. So, I broke down, went to the public library and pulled this book off the shelf. Loved it. It starts on an airplane. Serendipitous events swirl around Gideon, and he begins to suspect everyone he comes in contact with is a potential threat: an assassin, just like him. And he has cause for alarm. Wait, it actually starts with a contract hit. One I learned about in one of the two previous books, but here I see it unfold in its original moment. Not a fleeting memory that haunts him, but the actual moment of violence. I enjoy thrillers that begin in the middle of the action. No wasted time with exposition. Right to the conflict. So Sleeping with Strangers begins with a thumbs up from me, and never lets me down. So, for those unfamiliar with EJD, he also writes erotica. And he writes "relationship" stories. His works would find their place on several different shelves of your library if you were cataloging them by genre. The Gideon series incorporates all three. So you have well developed relationships with believable dialogue that doesn't appear to be stilted from a male perspective (thin Jack Reacher novels), and you have powerful and intimate sexual encounters (that become a necessary escape from the violence for the reader and the characters), and you have a first class action novel, with plenty of unexpected twists (even after reading the later novels first). So, if this sounds like a thriller noir novel to your tastes, you will not be disappointed. You may, like me, find yourself so intrigued by the writer and his style, that you will go and pick up some of his other books that aren't in the thriller genre. One other element of Dickey's books that I love, is that you are actually in the place where the story is set. His descriptions of the locales are dead on. You could probably google map his settings and trace the streets and see the shops his characters are passing by. I actually feel as if I've visited the cities once I've read the story, or at least added particular places I want to visit onto my touring list. And he provides this description without losing the pace or tension of the story. It is wonderful. Stop reading now if you don't want to hear the one disappointment I have in the novel.
My only frustration with Sleeping with Strangers is the ending. The second book in the series, Waking with Enemies, is the conclusion to this story. I hate novels in a series that don't resolve at least one conflict introduced in the story. And there isn't a single complication in this book that is resolved. Not one. Everything is left on a cliff-hanging moment. If I had read this prior to the second book being on the market I would have been very disappointed. Needless to say, when I returned this to the library, I stormed back to the stacks, waving off the librarian asking if I needed help finding anything, yanked Waking with Enemies off the shelf, went straight to the counter, checked it out, and sat in the parking garage for twenty minutes plowing through the opening to book two. I honestly believe it was broken into two parts because the publisher wasn't sure a thriller over 700 pages would be marketable. Anyway, if you've read this far you're at least prepared for needing the second book to finish what you started. (That isn't the case with books three and four in the series).
My only frustration with Sleeping with Strangers is the ending. The second book in the series, Waking with Enemies, is the conclusion to this story. I hate novels in a series that don't resolve at least one conflict introduced in the story. And there isn't a single complication in this book that is resolved. Not one. Everything is left on a cliff-hanging moment. If I had read this prior to the second book being on the market I would have been very disappointed. Needless to say, when I returned this to the library, I stormed back to the stacks, waving off the librarian asking if I needed help finding anything, yanked Waking with Enemies off the shelf, went straight to the counter, checked it out, and sat in the parking garage for twenty minutes plowing through the opening to book two. I honestly believe it was broken into two parts because the publisher wasn't sure a thriller over 700 pages would be marketable. Anyway, if you've read this far you're at least prepared for needing the second book to finish what you started. (That isn't the case with books three and four in the series).
June 21, 2021
A wonderful read, intriguing, engaging and steamy. I like the characters created here, they all have a certain pull to themselves that curiosity just gets the best of the reader, heck even with the ending where it was (which I tend to hate like that) I couldn't help myself but have only praise for this. Great book.
March 6, 2009
The book that I am reviewing is called Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey. The Book is main view is about sex and violence and how a man named Gideon gets his revenge This book is a drama novel .
The book is about a man named Gideon he is a hit man that just committed a murder in Florida for a fee and has fled to London because he knows things can get ugly soon. On the way there Gideon has a feel for the women .He desires one women and she doesn’t want him .Gideon Will soon find out there’s a hit on him.
The book was good I liked it; it had regret and tension making you keeps reading until my eyes hurt. The book opens up a new topic about the words would you. This book really makes you think about the gang violence and murder that was committed. This Book is a mix of lust, desire, and murder.Example , Love how Gideon thinks so critically . He has a criminal mind and that helps him on his job that makes everything more interesting because you don't know what hes gonna do next .This book has suspense and curiosity.
Plenty of Boy teenagers and Guys Would Love this Book because it relate to them if they want to know what a real life in the streets are like. .If you have every Read any books by Eric Jerome Dickeys books. Then this will relate to you very much.
The book is about a man named Gideon he is a hit man that just committed a murder in Florida for a fee and has fled to London because he knows things can get ugly soon. On the way there Gideon has a feel for the women .He desires one women and she doesn’t want him .Gideon Will soon find out there’s a hit on him.
The book was good I liked it; it had regret and tension making you keeps reading until my eyes hurt. The book opens up a new topic about the words would you. This book really makes you think about the gang violence and murder that was committed. This Book is a mix of lust, desire, and murder.Example , Love how Gideon thinks so critically . He has a criminal mind and that helps him on his job that makes everything more interesting because you don't know what hes gonna do next .This book has suspense and curiosity.
Plenty of Boy teenagers and Guys Would Love this Book because it relate to them if they want to know what a real life in the streets are like. .If you have every Read any books by Eric Jerome Dickeys books. Then this will relate to you very much.
March 22, 2016
I picked this book up when I was on a leave of absence from work and went home made a pot of coffee, food, snacks and curled up to it with a blanket. I never put it down and finished it the next day (I want to say afternoon) not realizing it was a series. I got up, grabbed my purse and drove down the street to the bookstore and bought the next installment Gideon #2 Waking with Enemies.
I was blown away by the aura and the shifting change in EJDs writing style. I loved the whole premise. I fell in love with Gideon's character and had so much compassion for him his desires and struggles. Crime novels are fun, whitty, and just good for the brain because they make you think about the situations and who did it or who didn't do it or is that the way it really happened? etc.
It was a great break from reading romance novels and it has peaked my interest for more crime novels like this....definite fun and intriguing read. My hand was over my mouth the whole time...and I love the writing style.
Also check out the audiobook. Dion Graham really brought Gideon to life and made the story even greater!!!!
I was blown away by the aura and the shifting change in EJDs writing style. I loved the whole premise. I fell in love with Gideon's character and had so much compassion for him his desires and struggles. Crime novels are fun, whitty, and just good for the brain because they make you think about the situations and who did it or who didn't do it or is that the way it really happened? etc.
It was a great break from reading romance novels and it has peaked my interest for more crime novels like this....definite fun and intriguing read. My hand was over my mouth the whole time...and I love the writing style.
Also check out the audiobook. Dion Graham really brought Gideon to life and made the story even greater!!!!
July 7, 2015
I love Eric Jerome Dickeys' books; he's an amazing author!!!!
I love the main character, Gideon, who's a hit man on the run. Gideon flees to London murdering a notoriously known man back in the States. On his trip to London which is also his hometown, he meets two beautiful woman whom he not only gains a relationship and trust with but endangers their lives as well. The three of them are running from their past finding comfort from each other. I love how Gideon meets up with his past while running from his present problems. Although he's strong and tough, he's a small boy on the inside suffering from his mother's ill treatment as a child. Throughout the book he realizes no matter where he goes he's not safe and have to find a resolution for his lifestyle. I'll definitely continue the series; can't wait to get to the next book.
I love the main character, Gideon, who's a hit man on the run. Gideon flees to London murdering a notoriously known man back in the States. On his trip to London which is also his hometown, he meets two beautiful woman whom he not only gains a relationship and trust with but endangers their lives as well. The three of them are running from their past finding comfort from each other. I love how Gideon meets up with his past while running from his present problems. Although he's strong and tough, he's a small boy on the inside suffering from his mother's ill treatment as a child. Throughout the book he realizes no matter where he goes he's not safe and have to find a resolution for his lifestyle. I'll definitely continue the series; can't wait to get to the next book.
May 23, 2017
EJD is one of my favorite authors! I ended up reading this series out of order (which really didn't matter) but I prefer to read series in their correct order. I love Gideon and can't wait for the next one!
May 29, 2020
Love this introduction to the Gideon Series. I’m a huge fan of EJD and read his books more than once. This book gives you a mix of thrill chaos and sex. All to keep you wanting more. A little glimpse into the life of hit men lol. Now on to waking with enemies !
March 23, 2017
Wonderfully contradictory to EJD's traditional books. Had me wide open from beginning to end. Couldn't wait for part 2
August 5, 2009
Love this book! Gideon is the man!
June 30, 2016
Breathtaking, Action Packed, Steamy, Twisted, Funny & Touching! An Exciting Read! I Loved it!
November 22, 2018
Great read!
March 11, 2020
Such an amazing story!
May 26, 2019
Started out kind of slow to me but by the end i was ready for the rest of the series.
February 9, 2022
This was quite the globetrotting assassin read. Every time I zigged with this book, it zagged. Fun, sexy, well-paced. It comes with the standard issue misogyny and gay panic, which sucks. Aside from that, it's great. I'll be checking out more of Eric Jerome Dickey's work.
October 27, 2021
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