One summer night a boy and his beautiful cousin plunge naked into the moonlit waters of a rural quarry. Twenty years later, the boy, now grown, flees the wreckage of his life and returns to his home town in search of everything he has lost. But for Miles Teagarden, the landscape he had known so well has turned eerie and threatening. And the love he shared has become very, very deadly...
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"I loved it. This book stirred up weird emotions for me. I ended up having very odd dreams after trying to playback the book in my head. Despite that I liked the protagonist, the setting, and the ominous slow buildup, although the ending was a bit flat. I think I'll read more Peter Straub." — Michael (5 out of 5 stars)
"I loved it. This book stirred up weird emotions for me. I ended up having very odd dreams after trying to playback the book in my head. Despite that I liked the protagonist, the setting, and the ominous slow buildup, although the ending was a bit flat. I think I'll read more Peter Straub."
" Boring, annoying characters, no hope for anyone, couldn't finish it. "
" My first and favorite Straub novel. I liked the slow reveal. "
" solid little chiller "
" One of my favorite horror novels. Almost perfect except for the ending, which was a little too simple. "
" I started out loving this one, and somehow the buildup didn't lead to anything at all. "
" The early Straub is great stuff... I liked this novel especially. "
" The final forty pages of this book is the best stuff that Straub has written. Highly recommended. "
" Pretty good. Not Straub's best, but readable. "
" Seemed to draaaagggg on foreverrrrrrr. "
" First Straub novel I read, and while not expecting much, it was pretty enjoyable. A good mystery novel set in a small mid-western town. "
" Creepy, this book will slowly but steadily work its way into your head. "
" Peter Straub is the master of the modern day ghost story. This book is all about sins of the past catching up with the present. The mood is creepy and it almost reads like a whodunit with lots of red herrings and false endings. Definitely a keeper. "
Peter Straub (1943-2022) was the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for his two of his novels and a short story collection, 5 Stories; he has also won a World Fantasy Award and an International Horror Guild Award. He received a BA degree in English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MA from Columbia University.
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