What a strange, strange book. This was a fast moving book. Easy to read and easy to get into. It’s amazing the misfortune and intrigue that had a very simple genesis. While things started out innocently and you can easily feel for the main character, there are some dark secrets in her past that are only hinted at that make everything that happens much more plausible. Some of the later action points seemed to be repeats of earlier scenes in the book, but overall the feel was great. And for a change in my recent reading habits, the ending did not seem contrived or forced. It played out in a way that was believable. Very nice job and I look forward to picking up other Laymon novels. Too bad Laymon died in 2001, I bet he had a few more good novels in him. I shall pick up his other releases. I really enjoyed this one. ( )