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Book Review of His Father's Son

His Father's Son
His Father's Son
Author: Bentley Little
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Paperback
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From the back cover:
Steve Nye writes for Alumni Publications, and his long-term relationship is on the steady path to marriage. But his quiet life takes an unexpected turn when he receives a phone call from his mother. His father attacked her and has been committed to a psych ward. The doctor says he's suffering from dementia-but Steve's father seems so calm, clear-eye'd, and perfectly lucid when he whispers, "I killed her."
Is it simply another symptom of delusion and madness? To find the answer, Steve investigates the cryptic message, which leads him down a terrifying path of his own making...and of his own nightmares.


This is nothing like anything Little has ever written and it is kind of a weird story. No horror in this story. If I didn't know it was Bentley Little, I would never have guessed. I was interested enough to finish it, but it wasn't anywhere as good as his others. I sure hope his next one is better. This was almost boring.