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Scream
by Mike Dellosso
While talking to his friend on the phone, Mark Stone is startled by a cacophony of otherworldly screams. Seconds later, a tragic accident claims his friend’s life. When this happens several more times—screams followed by an untimely death—he is compelled to act. Battling his failure as a husband and struggling with his own damaged faith, Mark embarks on a mission to find the meaning behind the screams and hopefully stop death from calling on its next victim. When his estranged wife is kidnapped and he again hears the screams as she calls from her cell phone, his search becomes much more personal and much more urgent.
Scream is Mike Dellosso’s second published novel, and as the back-cover blurb divulges, Scream has a refreshingly original plot and extremely important message which swirls in and out of the reader’s thoughts long after the book is finished – a very good thing indeed.
That’s what I really appreciate about Dellosso’s stories. Firmly rooted in the Christian thriller/chiller genre, while containing strong faith-based morals/teaching – leaving the reader satisfied by the ride and exhorted by the message.
As I expressed in my last review, Peretti and Dekker have raised the bar very high when it comes to Christian thriller/chillers, and I imagine every author of the same genre must dread the inevitable comparison to them.
I’m happy to say I agree with C.J. Darlington when he wrote:
Mike Dellosso could very well be the next Frank Peretti – if you liked The Oath and Monster, you are going to love The Hunted.
One last thought, and it is not a criticism of Scream, but a hole I have dug myself. Regarding the genre, I find myself anticipating the twist/surprise-ending in many of these stories which kinda dooms me to being disappointed every time with the familiar “I didn’t see that coming… not” response.
Can anyone else relate?
Scream is Mike Dellosso’s second published novel, and as the back-cover blurb divulges, Scream has a refreshingly original plot and extremely important message which swirls in and out of the reader’s thoughts long after the book is finished – a very good thing indeed.
That’s what I really appreciate about Dellosso’s stories. Firmly rooted in the Christian thriller/chiller genre, while containing strong faith-based morals/teaching – leaving the reader satisfied by the ride and exhorted by the message.
As I expressed in my last review, Peretti and Dekker have raised the bar very high when it comes to Christian thriller/chillers, and I imagine every author of the same genre must dread the inevitable comparison to them.
I’m happy to say I agree with C.J. Darlington when he wrote:
Mike Dellosso could very well be the next Frank Peretti – if you liked The Oath and Monster, you are going to love The Hunted.
One last thought, and it is not a criticism of Scream, but a hole I have dug myself. Regarding the genre, I find myself anticipating the twist/surprise-ending in many of these stories which kinda dooms me to being disappointed every time with the familiar “I didn’t see that coming… not” response.
Can anyone else relate?