Free (Amazon) Desert Places:A Novel of Terror by Crouch & Kilborn

[Fbone]

Still free for non-Prime members.

http://www.amazon.com/DESERT-PLACES-...s_154606011_99

From Booklist
Things seem to be going quite well for suspense writer Andrew Thomas until the May afternoon when he finds a letter in his mailbox informing him that there is a dead woman's body buried on his property, covered in his blood, and murdered by the paring knife that has gone missing from his kitchen. Thomas is instructed to call the number he will find in the dead woman's pocket or else the local police will receive an anonymous tip implicating him in the murder. This starts him on a journey into his own personal hell as he finds that his tormenter is actually someone from his own past--someone who has grand plans to develop Thomas' "potential." Freshman novelist Crouch, a Thomas Harris wanna-be, has created a villain who strives to be Hannibal Lector but more closely resembles one of the maniacs from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That film's popularity, however, should be indication enough that there is a ready audience for graphic gore, sadistic torture, and homicidal psychopaths. Michael Gannon
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[carld]

My first reaction was ... nope, nope, nope, aint a'readin' that one.

I grabbed it anyway, though I might be too squeamish to actually read it. Thanks for the heads up on the freebie.

[Dr. Drib]

This thing has gotten some pretty horrible reviews (along with some good ones, too, of course), but still....

I think I'll pass on this, but thanks for the head's up - or should I make that plural possessive?





Don