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Nightcry
by
Gregory M. Thompson (Goodreads Author)
Set in the present in a Midwestern small town, Nightcry is about Grant Sykes, who has returned to his hometown of Ilton to run the local paper. Soon, people start to die and fingers point to him--it doesn't help the evidence continues to amass against Grant. He thinks the deaths may have something to do with a supernatural being that killed his parents years ago, but the l...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
March 9th 2011
by Trembles Press
(first published March 3rd 2011)
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Won this in a goodreads giveaway! Looking forward to checking it out!
The concept of this book was a great one. How does a person clear their name of murder, when the murder has supernatural implications?
In Nightcry, the protaganist, Grant Skyes, Grant's last name should have been of a recognizable Irish origin. He found only three web sites in his search. I tried it, not to dispute Grant's internet search ability, but to learn more about Banshees. I had 16,900,000 hits.
With that in mind, the au...more
The concept of this book was a great one. How does a person clear their name of murder, when the murder has supernatural implications?
In Nightcry, the protaganist, Grant Skyes, Grant's last name should have been of a recognizable Irish origin. He found only three web sites in his search. I tried it, not to dispute Grant's internet search ability, but to learn more about Banshees. I had 16,900,000 hits.
With that in mind, the au...more
The premise of Nightcry was a creative and imaginative one, suspense and horror combined with a supernatural element. The suspense begins with the opening scene and continues to grow throughout the story, with lots of twists along the way. As the story progresses, the fact that Grant himself could be the guilty party gave the story an edgy feeling. The author interjects Grant's somewhat disjointed, and sometimes inappropriate, thoughts in the midst of the text. While distracting, it is purposely...more
This novel was worth reading. The characters were well written, accessible and their thoughts aligned with their actions consistently throughout the book. The story was complete from start to finish. The plot, which was unique enough to keep me guessing, also had that delectable mixture of tilted reality that provided a vista familiar enough to give me a false sense of security while ratcheting up the tension as it pulled me along. It was shorter than I had expected, but having read this book an...more
I can't help but feel that this is still a work in progress. I know as well as anyone about how you can get sick to death of your manuscript, after writing and rewriting for months, or even years. You get to a point where you can't stand to be in the same room as your manuscript for ONE. MORE. SECOND. But that doesn't mean it's ready to publish. When published too early, it tends to come across as being amateurish. However, all that being said, I see a great amount of potential in this author, a...more
Sep 19, 2011
Sarah (Workaday Reads)
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Grant is the editor of his home town newspaper. One of only two people still here from his high school class; the other being Police Chief Bobby Hamilton. When people start dying and the evidence points to Grant, he must figure out what is going on in order to save himself. His investigation begins to point to a supernatural being, but how can he prove that?
I find myself very torn about this story. I liked the premise of the storyline, but I hated the main character and wasn't satisfied with ful...more
I find myself very torn about this story. I liked the premise of the storyline, but I hated the main character and wasn't satisfied with ful...more
Review originally posted on my blog : http://killie-booktalk.blogspot.com/
The concept of "Nightcry" is an interesting one as Gregory H Thompson has attempted to mix suspense, mystery and horror together. The story follows the protagonist Grant Sykes, a man in his mid twenties and the editor of the local paper in a small town in the US Midwest. The book does get off the mark quickly with the discovery of a dead body in the first few pages and it continues at this fast pace as other deaths begin t...more
The concept of "Nightcry" is an interesting one as Gregory H Thompson has attempted to mix suspense, mystery and horror together. The story follows the protagonist Grant Sykes, a man in his mid twenties and the editor of the local paper in a small town in the US Midwest. The book does get off the mark quickly with the discovery of a dead body in the first few pages and it continues at this fast pace as other deaths begin t...more
Grant Sykes recently returned to his small hometown in Illinois, after a three year absence, to become editor of the local paper. After finally settling in to his new/old life, people in town begin to die - and the victims are somehow tied to Grant. Almost everyone in town, including his old high school nemesis Bobby Hamilton (who happens to be Police Chief) believes Grant is responsible for the deaths - Grant believes they're connected to the supernatural being that killed his parents. This is...more
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Imaginative idea for a mystery novel, with a supernatural element.
The interplay among the characters was realistic. (view spoiler)
The editing (Or lack thereof) was very distracting.
The interplay among the characters was realistic. (view spoiler)
The editing (Or lack thereof) was very distracting.
I thought this was an interesting book. It is about Grant, a small town newspaper editor. I has some science fiction to it as it talks about banshees. There is one that is haunting Grant's life. He is being accused of murder. There is a surprise ending. I would recommeend this book.
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