Richard Laymon Same Vein
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Date of Release: Dec '98 |
Publisher: Leisure Books |
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BLOODLINES by J.N. Williamson
Bloodlines run deep in the Madison family...real deep.
Thaddeus and Caroline have a happy childhood. Sure, dad stays home and writes all day and mom goes out to earn enough money for them all to survive, but they're happy and loved and that's all that matters.
But then one day Thaddeus is taken into the bathroom by their father and there, naked, horrible things are done to him.
And then, his mother walks in on them.
And all hell breaks loose.
Their mother barricades both kids in a room and calls for the police. Then, she steps into the bathtub and slits her wrists...eventually bleeding to death.
And their father, Marshall Madison, runs into the night, never to be heard from again.
Thaddeus and Caroline are sent to a SoHo guardian home and, eventually, split up into two foster homes. And all is forgotten...
Until Marshall Madison makes good on his promise to return and reunite his family. No matter who gets in the way, Marshall will have his family once more...at whatever the cost.
J.N. Williamson dazzles the imagination with a tale of horror and suspense like none other. The characterisation is first rate as readers get to know, and fall in love with, both Thaddeus and Caroline and their new families. Even the damned spectre of Marshall Madison evokes sympathy in this hang-onto-you-hat thriller that grips you from the first page.
Williamson shows once again his strength is in drawing strong and compelling characters into a world of nightmarish reality from which the reader can only hope they will escape.
The angst and emotional turmoil of foster families and their children is brought to light here in a daring and unconventional way. The ending is a surprise and will leave the reader begging to know more about the characters and their lives.
Top rate.
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