Curse

by Andrew Neiderman

Magic or Murder?When miserly landlord Henry Deutch is found dead of an apparent heart attack, no one is happier than Anna Young. It was Henry who evicted Anna's mother from his Catskill tenement, which eventually led to her death. Anna swore a blood oath of vengence, but her alleged attacks were purely metaphysical. Yet, some claim them mortally effective; those who frequent her tiny shop for love charms and protective amulets attest that Anna Young is a master of black magic.Now a politically ambitious prosecuter has filed first-degree murder charges against Anna, contending that her spell casting litteraly frightened old Henry to death. And though the public remains divided among those who believe in Anna's powers and those who think she's a murderous fraud, one Del Pearson, her court appointed lawyer, is about to discover the whether Anna Young is a harmless charlatan, a cold blooded killer...or quite something else indeed.

Genres: Mystery, Crime

370 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Andrew Neiderman is the author of over 44 thrillers, including six of which have been translated onto film, including the big hit, 'The Devil's Advocate', a story in which he also wrote a libretto for the music-stage adaptation. One of his novels, Tender Loving Care, has been adapted into a CD-Rom interactive movie.

Andrew Neiderman became the ghostwriter for V.C. Andrews following her death in 1986. He was the screenwriter for Rain, a film based on a series of books under Andrews name. Between the novels written under her name and his own, he has published over 100 novels.

Reviews

[Leo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A 3.7 star rating rounded up. An interesting horror like book without being to scary. Enjoyed the plot a lot, whether or not the main character should be prosecuted for giving her landlord a curse to his dead. Kept being interesting from beginning to end

[Jo Trelfa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, kept me engaged all the way through.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me a while to settle into this book, because for more than half of the book I just couldn't decide who the main character was with who I could sympathize.
It is very well written, though, and quite fast paced, so from beginning till end a pleasure to read. I enjoyed it!