Jay Bennett (1) (1912–2009)

A wonderful, short and swift tale of suspense, it involves Phil Brant who reveres his older brother who died in "Nam. But visits from two 'friends' of Vinnie suggests that he was not the perfect role model Phil saw him as. Written in short to medium-length chapters full of pathetic fallacy and often ending in foreshadowing to maximize the thrill, it is gripping on every page.

The day after his eighteenth birthday, Ray Bond's uncle gives him $30,000 in cash, takes him to the bank to put it in a safe deposit box and make him promise never to tell anyone about it. He wants Ray to use it to go to college and become a lawyer. The next day, Ray's uncle commits suicide. Soon, several people are after him, threatening to kill him if he doesn't give them the money. Who does the money really belong to? Did his uncle really commit suicide? Should Ray keep the money or get show more it back. With his life on the line, he finally finds out the truth. This was a good short book. It read fast and kept moving throughout. show less

Bruce, Ed and Elaine are the survivors of a car wreck that killed their friend, Raymond. Now they are getting strange telephone calls and someone is stalking them, making them pay for what happened.

This book wasn't a good s I thought it could be. The bones were there but I felt that the finished product never reached it's potential. I liked the character development and the story was believable. (In that serial killer madman kind of way)

A psychological thriller by a master mystery writer offers a portrait of a tortured young man searching for his past in order that he may live to see the future.