The Lake
by Richard Laymon
Taste attributes: horrorthrillercrimeunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeMorally murky and intimate: a heightened horror novel. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
About This Book
When a teenage girl is terrorized by a madman out for blood, could it have something to do with what happened to her mother so long ago at the abandoned house out on the lake?
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- Author
- Richard Laymon
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 374
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- Source
- Open Library
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