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sea_caummisar's review
3.0
This one started confusing, like a jumbled diary entry from an unreliable narrator. That smoothed out, and then it turned into a tale of a violent father, a murderer, and a very brutal person. It showed how both of his sons turned into their dad, essentially. The downside was that they were mental. So the story was chopped up, and like I said originally, unreliable. When he was dreaming, everything became even more confusing.
Ultimately, the story ends with a cop that had it bad for the family and wanted to bring the last living family members down.
I almost DNf'ed this book at about 75%. In all honestly, I skimmed the last 10%. Either I'm in a funk, or it was the book, but it wasn't really for me
Ultimately, the story ends with a cop that had it bad for the family and wanted to bring the last living family members down.
I almost DNf'ed this book at about 75%. In all honestly, I skimmed the last 10%. Either I'm in a funk, or it was the book, but it wasn't really for me
wellwortharead's review against another edition
4.0
I wasn't sure what I would think of this story since the description begins with telling us about the detective on the hunt for a killer. I am usually not a big fan of detective stories, but this book gets right to the heart of the matter. The killers and what makes them tick
Charlie and Caleb Cunningham are bad apples that didn't fall far from their twisted family tree. Like their daddy and his day before him. Fans of horror and thrillers alike should enjoy this well written and gory tale, I was up all night reading this one.
Be warned it is quite graphic!
I received a complimentary copy for review.
Charlie and Caleb Cunningham are bad apples that didn't fall far from their twisted family tree. Like their daddy and his day before him. Fans of horror and thrillers alike should enjoy this well written and gory tale, I was up all night reading this one.
Be warned it is quite graphic!
I received a complimentary copy for review.
staceybroadbent's review
3.0
This book was well written, and had a lot of potential. I loved the prologue, delving straight into it, however, it slowed down considerably after that. I would have found it more thrilling to have seen the whole story from Caleb's eyes, instead of a re-telling of past events. I wanted to feel his reactions from his childhood and see how they moulded him into a disturbed adult.
Nature vs Nurture? The Cunninghams are a sadistic family, and twins, Caleb and Charlie are both drawn in to the depraved behaviours of their father, eventually becoming like him.
We get to see into the mind of these serial killers, and get a glimpse at their psychosis.
Synopsis:
For over two decades, Detective Ray Truman has been searching for the killer, or killers, who have terrorized Portvale. Headless corpses, their bodies mutilated and posed, have been turning up all over the industrial district near the docks. Young female prostitutes had been the killer's victims of choice, but now other districts are reporting the gruesome discovery of decapitated bodies. It seems the killer has expanded his territory as more 'nice girls' feel the wrath of his terrible rage.
Meet the Cunninghams... A family bound by evil and the blood they have spilled. The large lodging-house they live in and operate on Artaud Avenue reeks of death, and the sins that remain trapped beneath the floorboards.
Ray Truman's search for a killer leads him to the Cunningham's house of horrors. What he finds there will ultimately lead him to regret ever meeting Caleb Cunningham and the deviant family that spawned him. The hunter becomes the hunted, as Truman digs deeper into the abyss that is the horrifying mind of the most dangerous psychopath he has ever met.
Nature vs Nurture? The Cunninghams are a sadistic family, and twins, Caleb and Charlie are both drawn in to the depraved behaviours of their father, eventually becoming like him.
We get to see into the mind of these serial killers, and get a glimpse at their psychosis.
Synopsis:
For over two decades, Detective Ray Truman has been searching for the killer, or killers, who have terrorized Portvale. Headless corpses, their bodies mutilated and posed, have been turning up all over the industrial district near the docks. Young female prostitutes had been the killer's victims of choice, but now other districts are reporting the gruesome discovery of decapitated bodies. It seems the killer has expanded his territory as more 'nice girls' feel the wrath of his terrible rage.
Meet the Cunninghams... A family bound by evil and the blood they have spilled. The large lodging-house they live in and operate on Artaud Avenue reeks of death, and the sins that remain trapped beneath the floorboards.
Ray Truman's search for a killer leads him to the Cunningham's house of horrors. What he finds there will ultimately lead him to regret ever meeting Caleb Cunningham and the deviant family that spawned him. The hunter becomes the hunted, as Truman digs deeper into the abyss that is the horrifying mind of the most dangerous psychopath he has ever met.
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