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Genre: horror
Length: 432 pages
Publisher: Titan Books
Release date: April 15, 2025
Brief description: what do you see…?
When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered in the desert on the outskirts of Los Angeles, the detective assigned to the case can’t deny the similarities between this murder and one that happened a year ago. The media is quick to assume it’s the work of a budding serial killer, but Detective Bill Rennie is grappling with an entirely different mystery that ties him to the husband of his first victim.
what do you understand…?
Maureen Park, newly engaged to Hollywood producer Greg Dawson, finds her engagement party ruined by the arrival of Landon, Greg’s son. A darkly disturbing young man, Landon invades Maureen’s new existence, and the longer he stays, the more convinced she becomes that he may have something to do with a recent murder in the high desert.
what do you feel…?
Toby Kampen, a self-proclaimed human pilot, begins to obsess over a woman unlike any he’s ever met. A woman with snake teeth and a tendency to bite. The woman who put him under her spell. A woman who may or may not be fully human.
In Ronald Malfi’s new thriller, these three stories come together to create an unparalleled tapestry of deception, mistrust and horror. A new novel of dark suspense set in the City of Angels, as only the “Faulkner of Horror” would say.
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pointless It was a different experience for me. I usually love it Malfi Work, but one of the three storylines in this book left me less engaged. Toby and his thoughts about being a “fly” and his mother being a “spider” almost left me wanting to get back to some of the remaining topics. I also couldn’t follow his obsession with the woman he thought was a “vampire”. I couldn’t figure out if the fly and the spider were talking about his bad mental state or what the author had in mind.
The theme, featuring Greg, his son Landon and his fiancee Maureen, was filled with a healthy dose of tension. Landon was a dark and disturbing character. Between her and Greg I didn’t trust either, it’s very easy to sympathize with Maureen. I planned for her to survive and have a happy ending.
Detective Bill Rennie and his team along with Alan find out who killed his wife, MJ. I was really wrapped up in this thread and figured out who the killer was in her murder and who killed the woman found in the desert. As the three threads culminated, many details were revealed. I loved the road Malfi Put it all together. Then there was the ending, which I found odd. I didn’t get the typical satisfaction of a closed story. I felt like Detective Rennie was gone and I had to say more. Overall, it was a good read, but pointless Not my favorite book from one of my favorite authors.
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Ronald Malfi, Biography-
Ronald Malfi is the award-winning author of several horror novels, mysteries and thrillers, including the bestselling horror novel. come to me He is the recipient of two Independent Publishers Book Awards, the Beverly Hills Book Award, the Vincent Price Horror Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, and his novel. Floating staircase Was a Bram Stoker Award finalist. He lives in Maryland with his wife and two daughters and tweets @RonaldMalfi.
