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Richard Laymon (Author)
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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Feature; New Ed edition (10 Nov 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747245096
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747245094
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 178,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Donnerville librarian Jane Kerry receives an envelope containing a 50-dollar bill and a note instructing her to "look homeward, angel" and signed "MOG (Master of Games)." So begins The Game--pushing Jane into crazy, immoral, and criminal actions. When she tries to quit, MOG has other ideas.

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Richard Laymon was born in Chicago in 1947 and grew up in California. Four of his books have been shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award, which he won in 2001 with THE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW. Among his many acclaimed works of horror and suspense are THE STAKE, SAVAGE, AFTER MIDNIGHT and the three novels in the Beast House Chronicles: THE CELLAR, THE BEAST HOUSE and THE MIDNIGHT TOUR. Sadly, Richard Laymon died in February 2001.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My first Richard Laymon I read and I did it in a day! Could not put it down - Looks like I came to races late, because I've only just started to read his books, but he is a class act. His characters are real life people with all the flaws intact. This book reminded me of of a cross between the film's 'The Game' and 'Saw'. I could not put it down, as I have since discovered with his other books. Love the way he throws you straight into the story - No toe dipping here!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Kevin
Format:Paperback
WOW!!! This was a great book...I couldnt stop reading...I turned the pages so fast I thought the book would catch fire. I came across a one star review..."WOW" I thought....this reviewer must have read a complete different book than the one I just read...

The main character is great and very likeable...MOG plays on her greed and sucks her into a very interesting game. ( MOG ) being Master of games. I dont want to give away to much information so I will stop here. I can tell you this...Jane the main character is taken on a whirlwind of a ride, her greed pushes her beyond reason. She falls prey to an ever growing danger in each phase of the game.

Laymon is a master story teller...as for the reviewer who gave this one star all I can say is "WOW"...maybe you should switch to a different genre....horror may not be to your liking...Laymon is the "KING"....no one comes close.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5 STAR STORY 29 Oct 2003
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Format:Paperback
This is the second Laymon book I have read (previously read Body Rides). Having only read two, my perspective is a little limited, but on his showing so far I would note the following about his work; - the "story" shines through, the "story" is gripping, the "story is quality". Secondly, I'd say his writing style is very straight-forward, no nonsense, simplistic even - very easy to get to grips with, you certainly don't need to be literary genius or conniseur to understand Laymon's work. And my last point on his showing so far is this - there seems to be a lot of fairly low key, yet graphic, sexual content that is really rather superflous to the story...

But withe regard to IN THE DARK - well... A superb story, superbly crafted with some sort of conflict in every scene. The story really is top drawer - I found myself saying "It couldn't happen like this, could it?" - and my answer was always "yes"... How far would you go when the money being offered to you doubled each time until in the end you're looking at an inviting Half A Million Dollars - and thats the theme, greed and perversion - will good win over evil. And it's that conflict, I think, that really makes this such a wonderful story. Do you turn your back on the "relatively easy money", abide by law and good social conventions - or do you bend the law a bit, break with convention?

The only downside for me is the unnecessary sexual references - there is some "sex" relevant to the story - but as in Body Rides, I did find myself often asking "why is he telling me this?" - and often I found myself unable to give an answer. On top of that - there were one or two characters introduced along the way that I felt were going to play a part in the story at a later time - they didn't... But if you sit and redlect on the book, I think you can see why these characters were introduced - They give a further insight into Jane's (the protagonist) character - but it wasn't until the culmination of the book that I realised that - I kept expecting them to pop-up later!

Conclusion - Great Story, well-crafted, simply written, very enjoyable read.

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Very Fun
This might be the first Richard Laymon book that I read, and I enjoyed it a lot. I'm not really sure if it is his best work, but I know that I enjoyed it quite a bit. Great book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by David Nash
Just excellent
This was my first dose of Laymon and I was not dissapointed. Right from the very first page the book is fast paced, it just demanded so much of my attention that I devoured it... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Emma
Better keep the lights on when you read In The Dark!
Oh, wouldn't you love to be Jane Kerry, a librarian who happens to find $50 and a note signed by MOG (Master Of Games)convincing her to play his innocent little game. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Gerry Griffiths
Just for careless fun (don't ask questions, there are no answers)
The first book I read from Laymon was "Dreadful Tales" and I can say that it is maybe the best short-story horror collection I have ever read. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2009 by Paul Revod
Trash
It's not often I'll actually bother to finish a book that I don't like, but this is so gobsmackingly poorly written that I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published on 23 July 2009 by Richard G. Rowe
An unbelievable page turner
Once I had finished the book I realised that no other author could have got away with a similar plot with so many unanswered questions! Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2008 by Peanuts
Great but not without its faults.
Another great book from Laymon,it`s not as gory as some of his work but had an interesting story to tell,but he never really tells the reader how Mog managed to get into her house... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2008 by S. Williamson
Classic Laymon
I started reading 'In The Dark' as soon as I got it, I couldn't put it down.
Gripping stuff that I really enjoyed - until the ending. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2007 by Amanda
In The Dark
We agree with ian d smith in that the characters are very real with all their flaws intact. We both found that we could not put this book down and eagerly awaited the next clues... Read more
Published on 17 July 2007 by bigbird74
Great Gripping Stuff
What a tragedy that Mr Richard Laymon is no longer in this world.He has to have been one of the greatest writers of this genre of all time. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2007 by Pete A
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