The Listener
From a June 6, 2016 interview with Mr. McCammon.Right now I’m finishing up a book called The Listener, set in the 1930s, about the kidnapping of two children in New Orleans.Q: Is The Listener a supernatural novel?A: Well, let’s say it has ‘strange’ elements. Not necessarily supernatural, but...
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From a June 6, 2016 interview with Mr. McCammon.Right now I’m finishing up a book called The Listener, set in the 1930s, about the kidnapping of two children in New Orleans.Q: Is The Listener a supernatural novel?A: Well, let’s say it has ‘strange’ elements. Not necessarily supernatural, but there’s a bizarre hook to the story. I also think I may have created one of the mo
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781587676130 (1587676133)
Publish date: 2018-02-27
Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
I love a book that starts off with a bang. Not necessarily in terms of action, but in emotional impact. This one grabbed me by the ear and yanked me right into it, and once it had my attention, it slowed down a bit to introduce and develop characters - and what amazing characters they were! - then p...
I have had a terrible and stressful few weeks (months, really) and am having a difficult time focusing or finding the energy to write a review so this will be much shorter than it deserves. First off, I have to say that The Listener has an opening scene that will cement the villain as one of the w...
The Listener was actually the first book that I had read by Robert McCammon. I have heard the name almost since I started reading horror, but he was always in my “someday” pile, which I had meant to get to a lot sooner. I now understand why literally everyone I know raves about his writing, because ...
“What’re you planning on doin’ with your share?”“‘Raisin’ hell,’ said Donnie . . . ‘What else is there?’” After decades in the writing business, Robert McCammon proves he still has tricks up his sleeve and isn’t content to stick with any one genre. In The Listener, McCammon’s first crime thriller,...