OK, so he was a bit full of himself.

Mike Ross is a veteran of the Iraqi war, discharged after friends died and he, himself, was seriously wounded. An head injury required him to undergo a cornea transplant. Along with his regular restored sight, he also received the ability to see ghosts, and to interact with them. At first, this story told by Ross from his first person perspective, seems to be mini ghost adventure tales strung together within a larger life arc, but the whole starts to come together with increasing suspense and excitement about half way through as Ross's understanding increases and he begins to more fully embrace his role as ferryman. And, of course, confront his enemies.

Jeffrey Kafer narrates, slipping comfortably into the role of Ross - sarcastic and sardonic, with his own moral code and apparent easy come, easy go attitude. His reading is a pleasure to hear: well intoned and nicely pzced, clearly understanding the nuances of the text, and each protagonist is given a seperate, distinctive voice. A fine performance. The book itself is a noir urban fantasy of a kind which should delight Jim Butcher fans, with the returned and damaged soldier becoming increasingly central to the invisible world. Characterisation takes second place to action, although Mike Ross slowly emerges with a definite personality all his own.

My thanks to the rights holder of Dead Eye, who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy, via Audiobook Boom. It was enjoyable, fun, sometimes amusing, worth persevering through the earlier parts to the fuller, more adventurous second half. Obviously, also, this is the start to a new series which, now that the scene has been set, might become a classic of it's type. Recommended to all who enjoy a little paranormal with their noir adventures..

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more than a ghost story

told in the first person by mike ross this is the story of how he went from battle injured soldier to becoming the ferryman.
this is a great book which I highly recommend it deserves higher than the five stars I have given it

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Good

I was given this free review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Story well written and great narration

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5 star from beginning to end!

Really enjoyed this! I didn’t read the synopsis so I had no idea what to expect and I was so pleased to have enjoyed it so much!! Literally couldn’t put it down. Really well written with plenty of humour and action.
I’ve listened to other books narrated by Jeffrey and he was awesome; this book was no different. He pulls off the character voices superbly and is as great with the sarcasm and wit as he is with the serious action!
I’m straight into downloading book 2!
This is my honest opinion of a free review copy.

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Dead Eye: Pennies for the Ferryman

I found this to be an entertaining listen, with interesting characters and a good story.

The narration was enjoyable

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Dead Eye

I like the story line of this audio book and very entertaining. J Kafer is a very good narrator. Very clear and easily understood.

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Dead Eye

I liked this book.Jeffrey Kafer was at his best narrating Mike Ross.Mike received a cornea transplant after war injuries.The 'gift' of seeing ghosts, and then negotiating on their part, came with the new cornea.Mike is not thrilled with the gift, but he deals with it in fun ways.I was given this book free by the author, narrator or publisher.

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That was pretty bad.

I'm normally fairly generous with books but this wasn't very good. The main character's internal monologue gets old very fast and isn't particularly funny or clever.

None of the characters are very gripping as most are one dimensional and easily pigeon-holed. The premise is decent enough but I think the execution was less than ideal. I got a little bit lost with the who, what, wheres and I think a Pennyslvania native might enjoy this more.

The narrator is fine but nothing special. The plot is done in episodes and seems unusually discontinuous because of it.

I wouldn't recommend this to a new listener and if you have read other works by the author perhaps try some of his other books before this one.

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