Revolving around a bloodthirsty devil-worshipping "tribe" called The Left-Handed Path, this thriller considers what it means to surrender oneself c...
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Jan 06, 2012
James
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Bob Hightower is a by-the-book sheriff's deputy in a small California town right up until the night that his ex-wife and her new husband are butchered in what appears to be a demented cult killing, reminiscent of the Manson Family. Even worse, Bob's young daughter, Gabi, has been taken by the killers. Traditional police methods turn up no leads to the killer or to Gabi, who may be dead or alive. Hightower is nearly at the end of his rope when he receives a letter from a young woman named Case Ha
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Jan 21, 2010
John
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This is my first review online so I will try to be cohereant, make my thoughts clear, and not give away any spoilers.
First off, what a violent, bloody, horrific but immersive book this is. I loved the main characters, they were well thought out and drove me to turn page after page to find out what they did, what they were thinking, and how they could get through this with some shred of their souls. You feel their pain, live their horrors, and want/need them to come out the other end of thi More...
First off, what a violent, bloody, horrific but immersive book this is. I loved the main characters, they were well thought out and drove me to turn page after page to find out what they did, what they were thinking, and how they could get through this with some shred of their souls. You feel their pain, live their horrors, and want/need them to come out the other end of thi More...
May 03, 2009
Ann
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Apr 21, 2009
Rasma
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I just saw someone rated Haunted as the worst book they'd ever read, and it reminded me of good old dog bullet god bullet. My friend Pål and I read it together, thought we'd get a little book discussion partnership going, and this was the worst choice, it ruined our project. Though come to think about it, we could at least commiserate on its awfulness.
I recommend this highly for creative writing classes to read and dissect and rewrite... anyone with half an intention could write bett More...
I recommend this highly for creative writing classes to read and dissect and rewrite... anyone with half an intention could write bett More...
Dec 29, 2010
Jim
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Boston Teran? Boston Te-h-ran? Give us a break mate. But his book is as likely to make you boke as his name. Crime novels like this must make James Lee and Elmore weep, as it almost did to me. It's like he's trying to write the most violent, most terrifying, most piercing commentary on the vileness of the human condition EVER, and it's toe-curlingly awful. The dialogue. Where do I begin? The unnecessary cruelty. The complete and utter lack of humour that made something like The Crosskiller reada
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Aug 22, 2009
Steve
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Super violent, over-the-top pulp thriller that crosses elements of The Searchers with the Manson family (and a satisfying touch of The Missouri Breaks at the end). Case, the junkie bad girl heroine, is as tough as they come, which is good news, because she'll need to be. Teran's first book, and still his best. I suspect "Teran" is pen name.
Sep 28, 2011
Darcy
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This book is very much not my kind of book, but my book club picked it and I try to read them so that when we meet I can say something. This one just wasn't for me. It was so odd to start with and I found myself very confused. I tried to keep reading, but after a few pages just didn't care if I figured it out.
Mar 25, 2011
Khosch
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This book was nicely written and the story was interesting. I just couldn't take Cyrus seriously though - no one would be allies with anyone who was so universally horrible to everyone. Granted, his closest allies are kept on his leash because of their addictions, but he doesn't seem to have any compunction about hurting and killing them. Also, I didn't really like the other characters either.
Apr 05, 2009
Ashton
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Michelle recommended this book to me and I was reluctant to read a book about ex-cults and drug rehab and killing, but there was more to it then that. It was also about love, lust, religion, and death. It taught me so much and i devoured it. The reason for the title held much learned.
Jan 01, 2010
Lee
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A fourteen-year-old girl is kidnapped by a satanic cult that calls itself the Left-Handed Path. The leader, Cyrus,is a vicious,sadistic,& one of the scariest characters ever in a book I've read. This was an amazing debut novel.
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Sep 01, 2009
Matthew
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Very violent story of a father's search for his kidnapped daughter. Title comes from a poem found written on a toilet partition (as all good titles do).
Nov 09, 2008
Chris
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There's a lot I liked about this one. Good story, dark, gritty as hell, interesting characters. But, believe it or not, there's some pretentious to some of the writing. Occasionally that shit took me out of the filthy world I'd been drawn into and annoyed me. Still worth reading overall...
May 06, 2007
owen
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really really unique. lots of child molestation and satanism and ugly people. bends back and forth between poetry and straight fiction so much that it takes a few chapters to get the hang of.
Apr 04, 2009
JanOMalleycat
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I learned from this book that there's a point where I'm unable to suspend disbelief, let alone tolerate impossible plot elements and coincidences and abhorrent behavior by humans.
Feb 15, 2010
Max
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Had me crying by page 50. Definitely intend to read everything else this author's written.
Jan 24, 2010
Injuneer
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Would rate it 4.5 stars if I could. graphic violence. R+ Is God a bullet?
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