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The Man on the Bench (Novella): A Tale of Suspense
by
Robert Swartwood (Goodreads Author)
In the summer of 1922, nine-year-old Ethan’s only worries are chores, having fun, and keeping out of trouble.
But a shadow soon falls over the tiny backwater town of Benton, Pennsylvania that threatens to change everything.
First the cats disappear.
Then the little girls.
After that, the real horror begins.
THE MAN ON THE BENCH is a 24,000-word coming-of-age story in the vein o...more
But a shadow soon falls over the tiny backwater town of Benton, Pennsylvania that threatens to change everything.
First the cats disappear.
Then the little girls.
After that, the real horror begins.
THE MAN ON THE BENCH is a 24,000-word coming-of-age story in the vein o...more
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Published
February 5th 2012
by RMS Press
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Man on the Bench, like King's Stand by Me, is a novella about a group of boys who were bullied by their peers but who have to ultimately have face their own fears.
Chased by bullies, Ethan and friends escape to the local pond where they hope that a man on the park bench will protect them. Only no one can see the man except Ethan and his friends. As the boys find out, the old man will not help them but that the man holds the key to a secret that has affected Benton, Pennsylvania for a long time. F...more
Chased by bullies, Ethan and friends escape to the local pond where they hope that a man on the park bench will protect them. Only no one can see the man except Ethan and his friends. As the boys find out, the old man will not help them but that the man holds the key to a secret that has affected Benton, Pennsylvania for a long time. F...more
not enough detail and not particularly well written...pleasant enough but thats about it.
No big deal this little story. I wish there could've been more detail and suspense.
Was searching for something else on kindle and found this for 1.49. For some strange reason set in 1922 but absolutely no sense of this in the story so why bother? 3 lazy references to Mary Pickford don't count - and full of speech anachronisms. Shades of It by Stephen King but nowhere near as gripping and disturbing.
A fantastic, very well written story. What imagination. I was hooked from beginning to end.
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USA TODAY bestselling author of The Serial Killer's Wife, The Calling, Man of Wax, and several other novels. He created the term "hint fiction" and edited Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer.
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