- Paperback: 880 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (8 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0586218491
- ISBN-13: 978-0586218495
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11.9 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 463,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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A magnificent tale of dark mystery and psychological suspense from the acclaimed author of The Talisman and Mr X. First published in 1993 and now reissued in a new cover.
Writer Tim Underhill, the haunted Vietnam-vet hero of Koko, has been summoned by childhood friend John Ransom to his home town of Millhaven, the site of old horrors now plagued by new demons. After decades of silence, it appears that the Blue Rose killer has struck again – brutally murdering Ransom’s wife.
Assisted in his search for the truth by the reclusive amateur detective Tom Pasmore, Underhill is swiftly drawn into a dark labyrinth of lies and deceit, each turn punctuated by jolting shocks, leading inexorably back to the terrors of his own past – to mysterious events in the jungles of Vietnam; to the day he witnessed the killing of his young sister; and to the ensuing series of murders that rocked the city.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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
Format:Paperback
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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"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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