A young boy passed beyond the pale of death, and old man wanted to know nothing more of the terror of life and the horror of death, a beautiful girl who was caught in forces beyond her control. Each of them were prey to the intrigue that overshadowed them...........an evil that reached out from the abyss of the past to haunt the present......
Vey good read, edge of your seat...A young boy passed beyond the pale of death and returned with no answers-except chilling clues to the ultimate mystery...An old man spent his life solving mysteries until he wanted to knownothing more of the terror of life and the horror of death..girl-for whom sex hheld no mystery but whose fate was a question mark-was caught in a whirlpool of forces beyond her control...Each was aprey to the intrigue that shadowed them, and al the others in their trendy world of wealth, power and pleasuree-an evil that reaches out from the abyss of the past to haunt the present and claim the living...
One of the better horror/crime novel that I have ever read,, I read this book in a evening I could not put it down...A great book to read
A gripping horror/crime novel about a young boy, an old man & a beautiful women caught up in a labyrinth tale of family relationships & murder.
One of the best mysteries I've ever read. Good twists!
While this may not be my usual type of reading as of now, it is likely that Peter Straub will join my ever-growing list of "must read" authors.
The characters are different yet totally believable. The locals are strange to me but again, totally believable and finely drawn.
I felt almost as if I could smell the bad smells, see the beautiful things, hear the people talk!
I highly recommend this book to all who can deal with more than the lightest of reading.
The characters are different yet totally believable. The locals are strange to me but again, totally believable and finely drawn.
I felt almost as if I could smell the bad smells, see the beautiful things, hear the people talk!
I highly recommend this book to all who can deal with more than the lightest of reading.
Mystery is so rich and masterfully plotted and constructed, and so entertaining that it would be unfair to reveal the story. Here we have a mystery of astonishing complexity and depth with an astonishing solution and breathtaking climax. We also have three-dimensional characters , a moving love story, and a wonderful evocation of the milieu of the very rich, both in the Caribbean and in Wisconsin. The author is not only investigating two fictional crimes, he is also after the greatest mystery of all: the mystery of life and death.
An offbeat sort of book, rated as horror but more a murder mystery.
