A chilling tale that could only come from the pen of the best-selling wizard of suspense Whitley Strieber. Here is a story so terrifying it will leave you breathless. Whitley Strieber's newest novel about a young boy who is kidnapped by a deranged misfit is a shocking look into the dark soul of a psychopath. Whitley Strieber is also the author of such novels as Communion and Transformation.
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"Billy did not come out the same innocent boy again....Not as intense as Misery since the boy wasn't as badly abused/injured as the author in Misery but still....you worry about Billy and the end is just really really sad. " — Ares (4 out of 5 stars)
"Billy did not come out the same innocent boy again....Not as intense as Misery since the boy wasn't as badly abused/injured as the author in Misery but still....you worry about Billy and the end is just really really sad. "
" A truly sad view of what can happen when the legal system is mismanaged. "
" this book will tear your heart out...written so beautifully, it will stay with you forever. "
" You know what's going to happen from the beginning, but this book really affected me. I bawled like a baby. It might be because I'm the mother of two boys, but it really got to me. "
" Jesus gets me! "
" This story made me cry! An amazing read, highly recommended!!! "
" This book made me want to become a writer. It simply tore my heart out. I couldn't stop crying. Beautiful. "
" This book broke my heart. I was in tears by the end. Beautifully written but so sad. "
" Amazing story....very sad "
" I didn't really sympathize with anybody in this book; on the contrary I felt like the characters were written for me to pity, and that just didn't work for me. This was no To Kill A Mockingbird, or In Cold Blood. "
" Amazing Book....Albert French's work is remarkable "
" Its a very good book. I really got a connection with the characters. The story is very unfair and sad, yet I could not put the book down. It would definitely recommended it. "
" raw, incensing, beautiful. i'll never read it again. "
" A little hard to read at first but once you get used to the way it's written it's an easy read. Really displays racism. There are a lot of characters and it gets a little confusing but over all is an amazing book. "
" This book made me think of my own two boys, 3 and 8. This book left my heart aching. Yet, the reality of this fictional novel is the truth that young boys were killed and still are killed like this. "
" What is fair punishment for an underage boy raised in poverty & racial animostiy? I found this book to be very sad & tragic. "
" horrifying premise, a boy being kidnapped in his own house, and seeing the story through the eyes of the kidnapper, the child and the parents.Well told, but not the most memorable crime/tragedy story I've read. "
" This book freaked me right out. I'd love to say that I hated it but if a book can get to me the way this one did, I have to respect that. "
" as happened with The Grays the neat 3-act narrative resolution was a bit of a let down (for me). I loved the writing though, the emotion, the edge-of-seat. "
" Couldn't put this book down. It was like seeing a suspense movie. At the end, I was trying to read it as fast as I can so I can see what's next. I recommend it!! "
" Actually quite good. Likeable boy hero in a very bad situation. Not gratuitous 130 pages in but gripping. I've never read anything exactly like it. "
" This book was very creepy--you got to see the points of view of both the serial killer pedophile and the young boy he stalks and kidnaps. "
" amazing and controversial, about a child abduction, I believe this book has been pulled and is no longer in print due to the content. "
" I found the pedophilia disturbing but not at all gratuitous. "
" Trashy pulp in the vein of "Hostel" or "Captivity," but a true page turner and fast read. "
Whitley Strieber is the author of more than twenty-five novels and works of nonfiction, including The Wolfen, The Hunger, Communion, The Grays, and The Coming Global Superstorm (with Art Bell), which was the inspiration for the film The Day after Tomorrow. His website, Unknown Country, which explores the edge of science and reality, is the largest of its kind in the world.
Roddy McDowall (1928–1998) was a British actor born in London. After a stint in theater, he returned to film in Cleopatra. Afterwards, he took a recurring television role on the Batman series. In 1968, he played Cornelius in the film and television versions of Planet of the Apes. Toward the end of his career, he provided his voice for numerous animated series.
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