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The new Bates Motel is a tourist attraction, a re-creation of the infamous murder site, and the developers are already counting their profits. But there's a new exhibit that nobody expected: the bloody corpse of a teenage girl crumpled in the front hall, stabbed to death. Among the avalanche of press and publicity is reporter and true-crime book writer Amelia Haines, who is studying the original Psycho killings. To her, the new murders are a golden opportunity; if she can become part of the show more investigation, perhaps track down the killer herself, then her fame and fortune will be assured. But catching the madman won't be easy: the town is full of suspects, and Amy's best informants keep turning up murdered. If she isn't careful, Amelia Haines may become the next permanent guest at the Bates Motel.. show less
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A little surprising to find this sequel may be the best of the trio. When Bloch penned the inventive Psycho, the story was a mishmash of psychological cleverness and twists, but he seemed to be writing an afterthought that he never figured would take off like it did. In Psycho House, the mystery is killer - pun intended - with clever red herrings and hints. We even get a demonologist of all things putting in the plausibility of a demon affecting Norman and his predecessors - sounds cheesy, but it was kept in the background and done so in a tasteful way which added to the story. Bloch wrote this one with confidence and strength, a delight and well-paced read. There's a glimpse of the past since the old Bates Motel and house have been show more rebuilt, a revisit to the doctor from the second novel, some new psychological inspection from a new leading shrink, reporters and police oh my. There is an interesting twist that the town itself may very well be twisted. show less
Sincerely, this one seemed to be written by a different author compared to Psycho and Psycho 2. It was a detective story that tried to intrigue the reader by taking advantage of the great Bates Motel and the events that took place there. It just didn't feel like this book is a part of the trilogy at all.
More like a 2 1/2. Meh. Love Robert Bloch though.
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- Canonical title
- Psycho House
- Original title
- Psycho House
- Original publication date
- 1990
- First words*
- Als Terry und Mick die Eingangstür erreichten, verschwand der Mond gerade hinter den Wolken.
- Publisher's editor*
- Dr. Edgar Bracht
- Blurbers*
- Straub, Peter
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