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Not surprising that this book is unsettling. The titular character does remind me a bit of Roger Broome, another disturbed individual, the main character in the somewhat experimental 87th Precinct novel called He Who Hesitates. The books were published about a year apart - I think the mid-1960s saw a rise in this type of Crime fiction. Psycho had probably helped cause this to happen.

I had no idea what this novel was about. I’ve read the Introduction…and now I know I’m in for a disturbing read. Maybe not as disturbing as Billy by Whitley Strieber, but probably close to that. I’ve debated putting this book off for a bit - but I’m gonna read it right after some Power Man and Iron Fist escapism.