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I know what to expect and yet, Lanyon has done it to me again. Abrupt, unfinished ending. Off to see if there is a sequel or coda.
Quite the disturbing story about Flynn, a reporter, who works on his latest story in the early 20's about a massacre in a small town in the US. At the boarding house he meets the young Julian, who works as a medium. In the same area a couple of murders took place and Julian foresees the last one which gets him into the focus of the cop's attention. And while Flynn doesn't like the show of Julian he starts feeling attracted to the other man who is under some kind of spell by his grandfather. A lo
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I am torn about this one.
On one hand I loved it, I loved the peek into the 20's and I cared about the characters. On the other hand it all went too quickly for me, I needed more depth to the characters and the story. Things happened much too fast and it made me question some of the motivations and outcomes.
Again though, I am not much of a short story reader so my feelings may reflect that as much as it reflects the story.
Definitely still worth reading however. ...more
On one hand I loved it, I loved the peek into the 20's and I cared about the characters. On the other hand it all went too quickly for me, I needed more depth to the characters and the story. Things happened much too fast and it made me question some of the motivations and outcomes.
Again though, I am not much of a short story reader so my feelings may reflect that as much as it reflects the story.
Definitely still worth reading however. ...more
He gets me everytime! Once again I thought I had this figured out and I didn't, this is the creepest Lanyon I've read yet!
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Not my favorite Josh Lanyon book at all. Very rushed near the end and then abruptly it was over. Maybe I will reread it when I am in a different frame of mind
My review of The Dark Farewell will appear on my web site soon.
Dec 28, 2011
Uli
marked it as own-to-read
Nov 02, 2013
karlakolumna
marked it as to-read
Jan 18, 2014
Josephine
marked it as to-read
Jan 27, 2014
Deanna
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Feb 15, 2014
TN's Beta
marked it as to-read
May 31, 2015
Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~
marked it as wishlist
