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BOOK REVIEW: BAIT AND SWITCH (A Kurtz and Barent Mystery) by Robert I.BOOK REVIEW: A DAUGHTER OF THE ISLAND by Sharon E.I recommend it to fans of the genre most highly and without hesitation. In “Haven” Deady has constructed a truly exceptional novel of horror, dread, and small town life. Like I said at the beginning, this is a big old book and I found myself on numerous occasions, awake in the wee smalls, losing much-needed sleep, because I was unable to put it down. I won’t say more about the plot here except that it involves caves (this was really frightening), an underground cavern, and an abandoned military base! As for the characters, they are complex, realistic, and so well drawn, you will find it hard not to become invested in their fates. An unusual heat wave, a missing dog, and, of course, missing children, strike fear and anger in the hearts of its inhabitants. All the while, strange things are happening in Haven. Unfortunately for Greymore, almost as soon as he sets foot in his old hometown, the murders begin again.įor twelve-year-old Dennis O’Brien (Denny) and his friend, Billy, Greymore is, at first, a villain to be feared, but Paul’s gentle demeanor wins them over and they begin to believe in his innocence. He maintains his innocence and is persuaded by the local priest (Father McCarthy) to return to Haven, the town he grew up in and scene of the crimes. Greymore, whose face is badly scarred from an accident when he was a child, was convicted seventeen years earlier of a string of brutal child murders. The story starts when Paul Greymore is released from prison. Tom Deady’s “Haven” is one great big, page-turner of a novel! Reminiscent of early Stephen King (most notably “It” and “Salem’s Lot”), Deady weaves a tale of small town New England beset by monsters, both of the human and inhuman sort.

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