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Dec 20, 2010
Stunatra
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A masterful page-turning, thrilling, suspenseful, horror novel. You won't want to put it down. I didn't. I read it in one night, all 393 pages, it was that good. And this does not happen often. Usually, it takes me AT LEAST two days to finish a book. Rarely is the case that I can finish a book in the same day I'd started it. The pages turn so quickly, the book is over before you know it and you're wondering where the time went.
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Oct 21, 2011
Jeff
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This book kicked ass. Plain and simple. With Laymon, you should never expect the great American novel. But what you should expect is an extremely fast paced, nail-biting thrill-ride. That's exactly what this one was. Part horror, part mystery, part action. Nothing supernatural, or even too far beyond impossible happens in Among The Missing. I read this book in two sittings over two days. If you want a quick read that will satisfy you far more than a typical airplane paperback, this is the bo
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Jan 24, 2008
Robert
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Richard Laymon, Among the Missing (Leisure, 1999)
Richard Laymon has been churning out suspense and horror novels since what seems like the dawn of history now, and yet is just this side of unknown in his native land. Across the pond, they can't get enough of him; few Laymon novels don't get a first press in England that outstrips his total American sales. (This, thankfully, may be changing; his 1998 novel Bite hovered around the edges of a few bestseller lists before fading into Americ More...
Richard Laymon has been churning out suspense and horror novels since what seems like the dawn of history now, and yet is just this side of unknown in his native land. Across the pond, they can't get enough of him; few Laymon novels don't get a first press in England that outstrips his total American sales. (This, thankfully, may be changing; his 1998 novel Bite hovered around the edges of a few bestseller lists before fading into Americ More...
May 11, 2010
Victoria
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This one turned out to be much better than I thought it was going to be. The twist at the end certainly took me by surprise! I honestly didn't see it coming and I think it saved the book as a whole, since it seemed a bit more crass than the other Laymon books that I have read. Still, all of his books are fast reads and definitely entertaining page-turners.
Oct 29, 2010
Jim
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Laymon's version of the murder mystery genre. He won't be confused with Agatha Christie, there are few clues given, just a day of investigation and you will probably figure it out, but typical Laymon, it is a fast prose laden read. This is probably his most mainstream type novel.
Jan 15, 2012
Robyn
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Ok, I need somebody who has read it to send me a private message...haha...a simple book, yet I have a question about it and don't want to post any spoilers. Thanks!
Jul 14, 2011
Grant
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This was a very tame book for Richard Laymon, but it's an utterly enthralling thriller that you can fly through quickly.
Oct 19, 2010
Dale
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Although the author kept me guessing, this book just did not keep me up late at night wanting more.
Sep 13, 2009
Birdlashes
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Atypically R, rather than X...a read-in-a-day middle-tier Laymon. More thriller than horror.
Mar 16, 2009
DJMikeG
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Another Laymon book that was impossible to put down but had a somewhat lame ending.
Feb 18, 2009
Juliette
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Just another one of his fun quick reads. Not a horror book so much, but lots o' sex.
Dec 31, 2008
Unusual book for Laymon (at least to me) in that it seems more mainstream.
May 18, 2010
Dawn
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Not as exciting as his other books but it does contain may twists and turns and I wasn't able to guess the ending until the last few chapters.
May 09, 2011
Daniel
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A very different outing from the master of splatter. Yes, a head is cut off very early on, but this is the height of the gore. If you can stomach that, then maybe this is a better Laymon novel for those readers who don't like crimson saturated books. What we have here is a different approach by Laymon but still using his lightning fast pace...a crime book. A surprise and one I can highly recommend.
Mar 10, 2011
chucklesthescot
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An couple find a headless body near the river and startle someone who is beside it. So begins the murder mystery that the police have to solve. Who was the victim? Who was the murderer?
This was more of a crime novel than a horror story so it didn't really appeal to me the way his horror books do. But give him credit, I did not see that twist at the end coming.
This was more of a crime novel than a horror story so it didn't really appeal to me the way his horror books do. But give him credit, I did not see that twist at the end coming.
Jul 04, 2009
Jenn
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I found this Laymon book to be very much like a mystery, with very little horror/gore. I thought that was quite unusual for a true horror story. I would almost classify it as horror-lite. There wasn't much detail on the head severing and I found there was more eluding to sex acts than discussing the nitty gritty. Overall, I did enjoy this thriller/horror.
Nov 11, 2008
Kristi
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for grown ups only,
when they don't want to act like grown ups.
funny to say but less gory than some of his others, I love the surpise twists, way explict and mostly in bad taste but sometimes i just need that. This one was more of a mainstream story beginning, middle end than some of his others too.
This was about the sheriffs.
when they don't want to act like grown ups.
funny to say but less gory than some of his others, I love the surpise twists, way explict and mostly in bad taste but sometimes i just need that. This one was more of a mainstream story beginning, middle end than some of his others too.
This was about the sheriffs.
Jun 06, 2008
Maurean
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WOW!! What a terrific little tale of terror this one was! I've never had the pleasure of reading anything by this author, until now, but you can be assured I will hunt down more of his books. A real page-turner, Laymon is a master of story-telling in this genre.
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Jan 27, 2009
Bill
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I really enjoyed this book. It was a very easy read and the end was well-written and unexpected (until I re-thought of all the clues that had been left throughout. More sex than I was expecting, but overall a good book which kept me on the edge of my seat.
Nov 07, 2011
Ejscott11
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Reading this book for the second time. I have read almost all of the Laymon books, and almost all are excellent. Would recommend this author to any mature person. Not for the young. Too many sexual situations and various body references.
Oct 02, 2011
Carrie
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This was a really awesome suspense novel! Good Laymon novel for someone that can't handle the usual Laymon...It is a good book that you want to keep reading, but it isn't quite as graphic as most Laymon books.
Nov 20, 2009
Amy
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Not the usual fair from Laymon, but I enjoyed this book, a good fast-paced thriller with a nice twist at the end, which, unfortunately, I saw coming. I wish I knew what became of Merton, the ole perv!
Sep 06, 2011
Stephen King recommended author. "If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat!"
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