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‘Grips like an anaconda from hell.’ Time Out
‘A masterpiece of concealment and revelation, the most intelligent novel of suspense to come along in years.’ Washington Post
‘Gripping and many-layered enough to hook even readers who never sample horror novels. Think of a high-quality Twin Peaks, only deeper and far better plotted. Straub matches Stephen King’s feel for the real America.’ Daily Mail
‘A classic mystery.’ New York Times
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Peter Straub’s chilling Blue Rose Trilogy comes to an astonishing close—secrets unearthed, demons revisited, and mysteries solved.
The Throat. Tim Underhill, now an acclaimed novelist, travels back to his hometown of Millhaven, Illinois after he gets a call from John Ransom, an old army buddy. Ransom believes there’s a copycat killer on the loose, mimicking the Blue Rose murders from decades earlier—he thinks his wife could be a potential victim. Underhill seeks out his old friend Tom Pasmore, an aging hermit who has attained minor celebrity as an expert sleuth, to help him investigate. They quickly discover that Millhaven is a town plagued by horrifying secrets and there is a twisted killer on the loose who is far more dangerous than they ever imagined. Expertly tying together the events of Koko and Mystery, The Throat proves Peter Straub to be the master of the suspense novel.
The Throat. Tim Underhill, now an acclaimed novelist, travels back to his hometown of Millhaven, Illinois after he gets a call from John Ransom, an old army buddy. Ransom believes there’s a copycat killer on the loose, mimicking the Blue Rose murders from decades earlier—he thinks his wife could be a potential victim. Underhill seeks out his old friend Tom Pasmore, an aging hermit who has attained minor celebrity as an expert sleuth, to help him investigate. They quickly discover that Millhaven is a town plagued by horrifying secrets and there is a twisted killer on the loose who is far more dangerous than they ever imagined. Expertly tying together the events of Koko and Mystery, The Throat proves Peter Straub to be the master of the suspense novel.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This continues Straubs work on the after affects of Vietnam which he started in Koko. Throat concentrates on Tim Underhill as he retraces his childhood whilst helping an old freind to discover a killer. Its hard to define this as horror as its also a compulsive page turning thriller. Absolutely brilliant.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Like a jigsaw puzzle whodunnit where, just as you think all is revealed, Straub throws a few more pieces on the table just to confuse you. I wouldn't call this a horror story, more crime+thriller category - though there's several horrible moments described vividly. The story has echoes of "Apocalypse Now" type Vietnam memories, all linked up with child abuse, and serial killing on a grand scale across America. It's narrated in first person by Tim Underhill,(vet hero of 'Koko') who is chasing personal demons alongside investigating this mystery. His pal and fellow investigator Tom Pasmore is the son of the "Shadow" (Of "Who knows what lurks in the minds of men? - only the Shadow" - radio play fame)- and has appeared in Straub's book "Mystery" - of which this book could be called a sequel, or maybe just an off-shoot. I thought it was great - kept me guessing (almost) to the end.
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"Mystery" and "The Throat" once saved me from winter depression, sending me deep into the dark, gloomy stories of Tom Pasmore and Tim Underhill. Lies, deceit and violence inhabited the large mansions as well as the ramshackle buildings of "Pigtown", the ghettolike part of the island, where the poor black people lived. People look down on the "detectives", disliking their digging in other people's miserable secrets and their interest in the truth, truths they themselves wanted to keep hidden. Men in high places try to stop them, at all cost..
The writing is superb and I enjoyed the books to the last page.
Straub has been said too be the "Stephen King for adults", perhaps an unhappy choice of words, since both writers deserve far more credit than that, but I partly agree. They are both masters in building this tension, this uncanny feeling that someone is watching you. If you want that feeling, without any supernatural stuff, these books are for you. I promise you won't be disappointed!
The writing is superb and I enjoyed the books to the last page.
Straub has been said too be the "Stephen King for adults", perhaps an unhappy choice of words, since both writers deserve far more credit than that, but I partly agree. They are both masters in building this tension, this uncanny feeling that someone is watching you. If you want that feeling, without any supernatural stuff, these books are for you. I promise you won't be disappointed!
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Grabs you by the Throat and doesn't let go
This is one of Straub's finest novels. Don't try to categorize it as 'horror' or 'mystery/thriller', as this book defies classification and lives independently of any genre. Read more
Published on 19 May 2010 by Acton
the best book i own
How do I convey in words just how good this book is? I continue to read it at least once every 2 years and still get involved in the complex storyline as if it were the first... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2005 by Ms. J. Kelly
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