Stephen King Read A Likes
1.Clive Barker, Cabel, 1988 368 pages, Gallery books
Clive Barker has been
terrifying readers for twenty years. Barker's Cabel gives the reader what they come to expect in a Barker take;
graphic scenes, rich with detail and imagery. Cabel is four long stories and a novel. The reader will not be
disappointed in these horror stories. In the story a vulnerable psychotic named
Boone and the main character is taking advantage of by his therapist and madness
ensues. Boone is lead on an emotional
rollercoaster verging on the brink of madness. Dead souls, night time jaunts in
a crypt, and thyroid Mary's are all plots lines in his shorter stories. Appeals
Fast paced, descriptive, tormented characters.
Publisher Weekly "The
most ambitious dark fantasist of our time" Amazon.com
The Washington Post
" In the hands of a lesser writer this could be just another tale of
nightmarish evil…[what] common craftsman to the rarefied and chancy domain of
artist is his profound awareness of the alienation and he brings these insights
into dramatic focus through the
innocence of his monsters." Amazon.Com
2. Anne Rice, The Witching Hour, 1993, 1056 pages
Ballatine Books
The first in the
series on the Mayfair Witches series, masterfully story teller, Anne Rice takes
the reader to New Orleans and into the lives of Rowan Mayfair and her haunted
family. Rowan comes for a long line of witches and her tragic family past is
recounted in this novel. The Mayfair witches grapple with murder, incest, and
the occult. The Mayfair's lives are chronicled in this novel and their dealing
with Lasher the devil. Rice is the writer of other books dealing with the
occult such as "interview with a vampire." Rice writes deeply descriptive prose in her
novel and writes in intricate detail about the mansion. Her description brings
to live the house in which the Mayfair's have lived for over 100 years, and
makes it a character of its own. Appeal: rich in detail and description,
haunted characters.
3. Peter Straub, A Dark Matter, Reprint Edition, 2011
Anchor Books
Peter Straub is a
master storyteller who weaves intricate plots into his stories. This modern
master of horror recounts an occult group's lead by Spencer Mallon. Mallon a
charismatic leader performs a deadly ritual in 1960 in a Madison, WI. The group
ritual leaves on poor soul dismembered, and the ritual was a closely kept
secret that that one man forty years later tries to solve. The main character
Lee is writing a story about the group and interviews those who were there the
night of the ritual. Appeals; fast paced, setting, characters.
4. John Saul, Perfect Nightmare, 2006, pg 384
Ballatine Books
John Saul sets the
perfect mystery in the Perfect Nightmare.
Moody teenager Lindsay disappears from her home and her parents are desperate
to find her. The story enfolds and a horrific plot line emerges, someone who
knows her home intimately has stalked Lindsay. Appeals, fast paced, character
driven,
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5. William Bernhardt,
Perfect Justice, 1995 Ballantine
Books
Bernhardt’s book Perfect Justice is a thrill ride from
beginning to end. This book will leave the reader wanting more. In Perfect
Justice, A white supremacist is accused of a grisly murder. Attorney Ben
Kincaid believes that his new client may be innocent. The book will keep you
entertained while shedding light onto serious topics such as racism and
xenophobia.
The Orlando Sentinel
“Rewards it’s readers with a genuinely surprise ending while also raising
serious issues.”Appeals: fast pace, story line, tone
6. Scott Turow, Reversible Errors, 2011, Grand Central
Publishing, pg. 560
Arthur Raven knows
his way around corporate law, so he is thrown for a loop when he finds himself
representing a death row inmate. Raven makes last ditch appeals to save his
client who appears to be falsely convicted. This is Turow’s sixth novel about
normal everyday people in bad situations.Appeal everyday characters, setting, pace
7. David Baldacci, The Simple Truth, 1999, Grand Central Publishing, pg. 544.
Baldacci is the king
of conspiracy thrillers and he doesn’t let the reader down with The Simple Truth. Baldaccis novel
comprises of corruption and romance. This book looks at the heart of the
American republic. The main character attorney and brother of the murder victim
are determined to find out that killed his brother.
“Sizzling” USA Today.
Appeal fast pace, setting, tone
James Patterson Read A Likes
8. Patricia Cornwell,
The Body Farm, 2004 Berkley, 400pages
The Body Farm is fifth in the Kay Scarpetta Series.
Kay Scarpetta is the Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia. Scarpetta searches for
the killer of an eleven year old girl, while hunting down a serial killer
Temple Gault. Gault is a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to get closer
to Scarpetta. Cornwell's books are a
thrill ride for the reader, rich with medical jargon but beginning readers of
Cornwell will be able to follow along. Cornwell creates characters the readers
want to read about, and plot lines that keep your turning the pages. Appeal characters, tone, setting
9. Michael Connelly, Blood Work, 1998, Grand Central Publishing, pg. 528
Blood Work by Michael Connelly is now a motion
picture movie played by actor Clint Eastwood. The main character Terrell
McCaleb is a retired FBI agent who comes back to the agency to search for the
demented killer of his sister.Appeal tone, pace, framing
10. Thomas Harris, Hannibal, 2005, Delta, pg 528.
Fans of Hannibal
Lecter will love the latest book by Thomas Harris. Hannibal reintroduces readers to the diabolical killer. Lecter
escaped from FBI custody and has been roaming lose for seven years. FBI agent
Clarice Starling is back on the hunt for the killer. Harris gives more in-depth
insight into Lecter's character. Hannibal
reveals the inner works of the notorious serial killer.
Appeal dark tone, character, framing
11. Jeffery Deaver, The Empty Chair, 2001, Pocket Books pgs. 512.
11. Jeffery Deaver, The Empty Chair, 2001, Pocket Books pgs. 512.
The Empty Chair is Deaver's third book in the Lincoln
Rhyme series. NYPD criminalist Lincoln Rhyme finds himself chasing a kidnapper
and murderer in North Carolina swampland. The Insect Boy eludes capture and tests
the limits Rhyme's expertise. The Empty Chair also features Rhyme partner and
love interest Amelia Sachs. It is an exciting read that is loaded with plot
lines and intriguing twist.
Appeal: tone, plot, character
Appeal: tone, plot, character
12. Jeffery Deaver, The Coffin Dancer, 1999, Pocket Books, pgs 560.
Second Book in the
Lincoln Rhyme series, The Coffin Dancer, is a page turning thrill ride. Rhyme a
quadriplegic who works as A NYPD criminalist with help from his investigating
partner Amelia Sachs. The team is on a manhunt for a serial killer who can only
be identified by a tattoo of a grim reaper on his arm. They are trying to stop
him before his kills again.
13.John Sandford,
Eyes of Prey,
John Sanford's Eyes
of Prey is about a serial killer obsessed with removing the eyes of his victims
and a killer who teams up with him. This dangerous team is taunting the city in
an ultimate game of cat and mouse. Washington D.C. lieutenant Lucas Davenport
takes the case and is now on the hunt, but will it be to late?
Appeal Fast paced, character, setting
Appeal Fast paced, character, setting
14. Johns Sandford,
Sudden Prey, 1997, Berkley, pgs. 464
Lucas Davenport finds
that when revenge is a motivating factor some people will stop at nothing to
seek revenge. Sudden Prey finds Davenport up against a killer who is seeking
revenge for a partner that was shot by Davenport during a hold up.
Appeal: fast paced, character, tone
Appeal: fast paced, character, tone
15. John Sandford, Winter Prey, 2009, reissue edition. Berkley pages 416.
In Winter Prey Sandford takes the reader out of the gritty D.C. neighborhood and into the rural Wisconsin countryside in search of the killer named the iceman. Sandford writes another page turner and thrill ride with this novel . Appeal Setting, Characters, pacing
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