false <![CDATA[The Church of Dead Girls: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172777985m/215605.jpg 215605 12 A literary chameleon, Stephen Dobyns is as well known for his poetry as he his for his taut and chilling mysteries. The two disciplines collide in <I>The Church of Dead Girls</I>, a lyrical novel that inspired Stephen King to comment, "If ever there was a tale for a moonless night, a high wind and a creaking floor, this is it ... I don't expect to read a more frightening novel this year." <p> Aurelius is a drowsy bedroom community in upstate New York that is rocked by a vicious, seemingly random killing. A woman is found murdered in her bed, her left hand missing. Just when the grisly details begin to fade, a young girl vanishes. The only clue: a bag with the girl's washed and folded clothes and a mannequin's left hand. Soon two more girls disappear, and when clues remain elusive, conjecture and rumour take over. The town awakens to a nightmare of suspicion and vigilantism. As the killer spirals in to kill again, the town spins out of control, and The Church of Dead Girls heads to a jolting conclusion. It'll give you goosebumps even if you read it at the beach. 1316738 1997 The Church of Dead Girls: A Novel total:374|5:75|4:142|3:111|2:34|1:12| 374 1356 559 54 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 13:05:31 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:05:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu May 08 08:20:12 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 08:21:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 14:24:33 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 17:07:05 -0700 2009
It was a correct assumption. I wasn't scared to sleep, walk down the hall, these type of things, but it was creepy for sure.

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The writing is worth staying through the story which is sad and hard to read as a parent. But this is an author I will seek out again and again because he is incredible!]]> 2 0 false true Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 06:33:39 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 06:33:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Nov 26 12:09:24 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 12:12:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed Jul 30 12:22:04 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 10:57:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 27 20:27:07 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 20:28:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 10:56:28 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 15:35:46 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 28 16:40:01 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 16:42:12 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 05:35:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 05:36:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 26 06:49:38 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 06:52:38 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 10 19:19:59 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 14 18:19:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 06:36:46 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 06:37:04 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 09 23:36:37 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 23:37:24 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Sep 19 13:43:03 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 13:45:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Mon May 25 18:12:42 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 18:14:01 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Feb 20 08:05:26 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 23 09:13:06 -0700 2008
Any book about a small town mystery involving a local serial killer, where everyone begins to suspect one another is going to capture my attention and interest.

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