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mad_about_books's review
5.0
There is twisted and macabre, and then there is Dan Foley's twisted and macabre. In ABANDONED, he has taken the Frankenstein trope and made it all his own. Along with the nasty bits, he has a clear sense of the all-important 'I' in the world of crazy.
This is not a book for the faint of heart or the weak of stomach. It hovers somewhere between the world of psychological horror and the ever-popular thriller. At the same time, it is a character driven study of the human condition. There is something palpable about the deranged main character that might evoke a twinge bordering on sympathy until he commits his next gruesome act.
Although this is not a mystery in the classic sense of q whodunit, several police departments have a hard time putting all of the crimes together. Foley's writing style is direct and to the point, so that you can see how the clues will eventually piece together. There are no unnecessary McGuffins leading you down the garden path. The only thing I didn’t see coming was the very end.
Abandonment issues are the central theme here. How does a woman deal with having given up her son? And how does that son deal with being adopted? That's as close to a spoiler as I can do. Oh yes, from now on, never leave anything behind.
Dan Foley sent me an ARC to read and review
This is not a book for the faint of heart or the weak of stomach. It hovers somewhere between the world of psychological horror and the ever-popular thriller. At the same time, it is a character driven study of the human condition. There is something palpable about the deranged main character that might evoke a twinge bordering on sympathy until he commits his next gruesome act.
Although this is not a mystery in the classic sense of q whodunit, several police departments have a hard time putting all of the crimes together. Foley's writing style is direct and to the point, so that you can see how the clues will eventually piece together. There are no unnecessary McGuffins leading you down the garden path. The only thing I didn’t see coming was the very end.
Abandonment issues are the central theme here. How does a woman deal with having given up her son? And how does that son deal with being adopted? That's as close to a spoiler as I can do. Oh yes, from now on, never leave anything behind.
Dan Foley sent me an ARC to read and review
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