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The continuing mystery of the Blue Rose Murders draws Tim Underhill back to his home town, where he will help a friend accused of murdering his wife clear his name. By the author of Koko. 150,000 first printing. Major ad/promo. Tour.
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Review:
A masterpiece. . . . The most intelligent novel of suspense to come along in years. Washington Post Book World
Disturbing. . . . Satisfying entertainment. . . . A bloodstained tapestry of stunning emotional power. San Franscisco Chronicle
A classic mystery novel. . . . Deft, impressive. The New York Times Book Review
Magnificent. . . . Intensely riveting. . . . A haunting tale of murder, obsession, and the malevolent horror that can inhabit those dark forbidding places in us all. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Terrifying psychological horror. . . . One of this year s best contemporary horror novels. . . . Straub, a master storyteller, weaves a tale that's rich in detail and character. Cleveland Plain-Dealer
An intense thriller. . . . Fans of Straub s Koko will be pleased to know that Tim Underhill is back. USA Today
An excellent psychological novel. . . . Straub well understands the dark recesses of the psyche where the personal demons dwell. . . . We may want to turn away . . . but we cannot because the horror mesmerizes us. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Suspenseful and compelling. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . An accelerated roller-coaster read that is totally engrossing. . . . Just when the reader thinks he has the cases figured out, Straub manipulates the plot to expose yet more twists. Chattanooga Times Free Press
Marvelous. . . . Enormously satisfying. . . . Unashamedly designed to fascinate. Sacramento Bee
The best of Peter Straub s writing. Houston Chronicle
The characters are outstanding. . . . They are the story, enshrouded by a nightmare that never lifts. Peter Straub takes bold risks and he succeeds. San Jose Mercury News
Enomously entertaining and scary. . . . Rich, complex, dark, and tough to put down. New York Daily News"
"A masterpiece. . . . The most intelligent novel of suspense to come along in years." --Washington Post Book World "Disturbing. . . . Satisfying entertainment. . . . A bloodstained tapestry of stunning emotional power." --San Franscisco Chronicle "A classic mystery novel. . . . Deft, impressive." --The New York Times Book Review "Magnificent. . . . Intensely riveting. . . . A haunting tale of murder, obsession, and the malevolent horror that can inhabit those dark forbidding places in us all." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Terrifying psychological horror. . . . One of this year's best contemporary horror novels. . . . Straub, a master storyteller, weaves a tale that's rich in detail and character." --Cleveland Plain-Dealer "An intense thriller. . . . Fans of Straub's Koko will be pleased to know that Tim Underhill is back." --USA Today "An excellent psychological novel. . . . Straub well understands the dark recesses of the psyche where the personal demons dwell. . . . We may want to turn away . . . but we cannot because the horror mesmerizes us." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Suspenseful and compelling. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . An accelerated roller-coaster read that is totally engrossing. . . . Just when the reader thinks he has the cases figured out, Straub manipulates the plot to expose yet more twists." --Chattanooga Times Free Press "Marvelous. . . . Enormously satisfying. . . . Unashamedly designed to fascinate."--Sacramento Bee "The best of Peter Straub's writing." --Houston Chronicle "The characters are outstanding. . . . They are the story, enshrouded by a nightmare that never lifts. Peter Straub takes bold risks and he succeeds." --San Jose Mercury News "Enomously entertaining and scary. . . . Rich, complex, dark, and tough to put down."--New York Daily News
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Disturbing. . . . Satisfying entertainment. . . . A bloodstained tapestry of stunning emotional power. San Franscisco Chronicle
A classic mystery novel. . . . Deft, impressive. The New York Times Book Review
Magnificent. . . . Intensely riveting. . . . A haunting tale of murder, obsession, and the malevolent horror that can inhabit those dark forbidding places in us all. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Terrifying psychological horror. . . . One of this year s best contemporary horror novels. . . . Straub, a master storyteller, weaves a tale that's rich in detail and character. Cleveland Plain-Dealer
An intense thriller. . . . Fans of Straub s Koko will be pleased to know that Tim Underhill is back. USA Today
An excellent psychological novel. . . . Straub well understands the dark recesses of the psyche where the personal demons dwell. . . . We may want to turn away . . . but we cannot because the horror mesmerizes us. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Suspenseful and compelling. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . An accelerated roller-coaster read that is totally engrossing. . . . Just when the reader thinks he has the cases figured out, Straub manipulates the plot to expose yet more twists. Chattanooga Times Free Press
Marvelous. . . . Enormously satisfying. . . . Unashamedly designed to fascinate. Sacramento Bee
The best of Peter Straub s writing. Houston Chronicle
The characters are outstanding. . . . They are the story, enshrouded by a nightmare that never lifts. Peter Straub takes bold risks and he succeeds. San Jose Mercury News
Enomously entertaining and scary. . . . Rich, complex, dark, and tough to put down. New York Daily News"
"A masterpiece. . . . The most intelligent novel of suspense to come along in years." --Washington Post Book World "Disturbing. . . . Satisfying entertainment. . . . A bloodstained tapestry of stunning emotional power." --San Franscisco Chronicle "A classic mystery novel. . . . Deft, impressive." --The New York Times Book Review "Magnificent. . . . Intensely riveting. . . . A haunting tale of murder, obsession, and the malevolent horror that can inhabit those dark forbidding places in us all." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Terrifying psychological horror. . . . One of this year's best contemporary horror novels. . . . Straub, a master storyteller, weaves a tale that's rich in detail and character." --Cleveland Plain-Dealer "An intense thriller. . . . Fans of Straub's Koko will be pleased to know that Tim Underhill is back." --USA Today "An excellent psychological novel. . . . Straub well understands the dark recesses of the psyche where the personal demons dwell. . . . We may want to turn away . . . but we cannot because the horror mesmerizes us." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Suspenseful and compelling. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . An accelerated roller-coaster read that is totally engrossing. . . . Just when the reader thinks he has the cases figured out, Straub manipulates the plot to expose yet more twists." --Chattanooga Times Free Press "Marvelous. . . . Enormously satisfying. . . . Unashamedly designed to fascinate."--Sacramento Bee "The best of Peter Straub's writing." --Houston Chronicle "The characters are outstanding. . . . They are the story, enshrouded by a nightmare that never lifts. Peter Straub takes bold risks and he succeeds." --San Jose Mercury News "Enomously entertaining and scary. . . . Rich, complex, dark, and tough to put down."--New York Daily News
"A masterpiece... the most intelligent novel of suspense to come along in years"
WASHINGTON POST
Writer Tim Underhill, the haunted Vietnam-vet hero of 'Koko', has been summoned by childhood friend John Ransom to his home town of Millhaven, the site of old horrors now plagued by new demons. After decades of silence, it appears that the Blue Rose killer has struck again – brutally murdering Ransom's wife.
Assisted in his search for the truth by the reclusive amateur detective Tom Pasmore, Underhill is swiftly drawn into a dark labyrinth of lies and deceit, each turn punctuated by jolting shocks, leading inexorably back to the terrors of his own past – to mysterious events in the jungles of Vietnam; to the day he witnessed the killing of his young sister; and to the ensuing series of murders that rocked the city.
"Gripping and many-layered enough to hook even readers who never sample horror novels. Think of a high quality 'Twin Peaks', only deeper and far better plotted. Straub matches Stephen King's feel for the real America."
DAILY MAIL
"A blood-stained tapestry of stunning emotional power, thoroughly satisfying"
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Very impressive... a classic mystery."
NEW YORK TIMES
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- PublisherRandom House Value Pub
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 051713571X
- ISBN 13 9780517135716
- BindingHardcover
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