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jezebelsk's review against another edition
I just couldn't finish this. I got to the point where I just didn't care what happened to the character or the victims!!! It's a shame because I've liked Laymon's work before. This one just didn't do it for me.
rayd's review against another edition
3.0
Once again Laymon tricks us into thinking he's written a horror story, but in reality it's porn with blood and killing mixed in.
shane's review against another edition
3.0
I always know what I'm getting with Richard Laymon. It's impossible not to smile while reading one of his books. This one's a little different(but only a little) in that it's told in flashback, so we know from the very beginning that the main protagonist does at least survive. In short, Alice, which she goes to great lengths to tell us isn't her real name turns out to be a bit of a maniac. She inadvertently kills a guy that dials a wrong number when he turns up at her door to make sure she's ok after she sees an intruder in the pool. This is just the start of her killing spree which is punctuated at regular intervals with lots of clothes being removed/discarded/ripped off etc and, this being a Richard Laymon novel, we're also treated to wonderful descriptions of Alice's breasts, usually while she(and they...) are in motion. It's classic Laymon stuff and very enjoyable in it's own way. Mr Laymon always reminds me of the very best b-movies writ large.
Very enjoyable, although not his best in my view.
Very enjoyable, although not his best in my view.
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