false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170636699m/65927.jpg 65927 5 <p> Some believe Bedford, Maine, is cursed. Its bloody past, endless rain, and the decay of its downtown portend a hopeless future. With the death of its paper mill, Bedford's unemployed residents soon find themselves with far too much time to dwell on thoughts of Susan Marley. Once the local beauty, she's now the local whore. Silently prowling the muddy streets, she watches eerily from the shadows, waiting for . . . <i>something</i>. And haunting the sleep of everyone in town with monstrous visions of violence and horror. </p> <p> Those who are able will leave Bedford before the darkness fully ascends. But those who are trapped here&#8212from Susan Marley's long-suffering mother and younger sister to her guilt-ridden, alcoholic ex-lover to the destitute and faithless with nowhere else to go&#8212will soon know the fullest and most terrible meaning of nightmare. </p> 2252549 book 1 9 2006 The Keeper (Keeper Series, Book #1) total:211|5:25|4:52|3:79|2:39|1:16| 211 664 414 55 2 2 true false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Aug 29 12:54:39 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 12:57:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 21 19:07:14 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 19:07:54 -0800 2008 The Keeper is apparently a debut horror/suspense novel, and the blurb made it sound halfway interesting, so I figured what the hell.

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A dark tale of a small town and it's inhabitants. The story is focused on the Marley family, a defunct paper mill, and how the residents of this depressing small town get caught up in horrific events. The story fits somewhere in between a witch tale, a ghost story, and a family ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 23 11:48:05 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 03:01:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 19:33:18 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 19:34:31 -0700 2008 Bedford,Maine is a ghost of its former self. Once a bustling mill town that era has finally came to an end whith the company who ran the mill moving on to greener pastures. With the last source of employment drying up, the town teeters on the brink of oblivion. In this limbo the mysteri...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 21:46:08 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 09:07:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 13:20:48 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 13:41:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 07:26:20 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 07:29:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 13:31:14 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 13:57:48 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 16:11:58 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 16:14:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 01 14:08:52 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 14:08:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 22 06:39:42 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 06:44:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 12 09:37:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 19:37:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 15:09:51 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 15:12:24 -0700 2009
Unexciting plot, but the characters are well developed. Decent pre-halloween read :)]]> 2 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 12:46:50 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 12:55:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:09:23 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:09:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 03 22:48:58 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 22:50:26 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 27 06:16:57 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 14 00:35:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=65927