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by Lee Thompson
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Kitty Horror
Kitty Horror rated it 10 years ago
Edward Wood is a disgraced former governor who broke up his family with one horrifying act of violence. Edward witnesses the death of a teenage boy in his yard and sees the killer leaving the scene. His eldest son, Sammy, believes that his father may be responsible but he soon changes his mind when ...
mpontiff
mpontiff rated it 10 years ago
In Lee Thompson's latest work, he moves away from his comfort zone and tries his hand in the crime/thriller genre. While I had some trepidation about this one due to him trying something new, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it worked for me. The storyline is narrated by the main character, S...
Lornographic Material
Lornographic Material rated it 11 years ago
If second-person narration is the red-headed stepchild of style, then first-person omniscient is the creepy uncle whom no one trusts. You don't see him often, and when you do, you don't quite know what to make of him. Even though there's nothing technically wrong with him, he's jarring, and can be h...
Lornographic Material
Lornographic Material rated it 11 years ago
If second-person narration is the red-headed stepchild of style, then first-person omniscient is the creepy uncle whom no one trusts. You don't see him often, and when you do, you don't quite know what to make of him. Even though there's nothing technically wrong with him, he's jarring, and can be h...
Chris' Eclectic Book Reviews
Chris' Eclectic Book Reviews rated it 11 years ago
I received this book through my Darkfuse Book Club membership, which I have thoroughly enjoyed. I am also one of Mr. Thompson’s pre-readers. First off, you have an experiment with a unique narrative voice that some have called “first person omniscient.” Whether that truly is the case or whether...
Reclusive Reads
Reclusive Reads rated it 11 years ago
This was an eARC from Netgalley.Lee Thompson tosses his hat into the thriller ring, bringing all the strengths that make him one of the most compelling horror authors around, producing a powerful work of dark fiction, blending the gritty edge of noir with his trademark ability to form an empathic co...
Shiftyj1
Shiftyj1 rated it 11 years ago
I am a big Lee Thompson fan. The dude knows how to write some powerfully emotional dark fiction and now he has turned his skills to crime fiction! Nice!Extremely well drawn characters that grew throughout the duration of the story and kept me engaged until the very end. It actually started a bit cho...
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