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Carabolia: A Modern Tale of the Undead [Paperback]

David H. Schleicher (Author)
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September 2002
A towering neon sign looms over the interstate and begs you to take exit 42. “EAT.” You feel a deep craving, and next you find yourself entering a 24-hour diner on the edge of a dense forest. Something is strange about this diner that you can’t quite identify. You walk outside and begin to hear whispering in the trees. You listen to their story.

ThereÂ’s a body in the woods, but poor Maggie Delaney canÂ’t convince anyone of what she saw. The body mysteriously disappears before the police arrive on the scene, but the young and eager Sheriff Â’s Deputy, Lloyd Hatchet, has a hunch that Maggie might be on to something.

An ominous storm is on the horizon. You see an approaching flood, a conspiracy in the Sheriff Â’s office, a cemetery uprooted, a diner that may be a portal into another dimension, clues hiding in dreams, and behind it all a body that may only exist in the mind of a delusional woman.

It becomes increasingly clear, however, that all roads lead to one thing: MURDER. Welcome to Leedstown and CaraboliaÂ’s Diner, where some bodies take on a life of their own.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Writer's Showcase Press (September 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0595242197
  • ISBN-13: 978-0595242191
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,873,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One hell of a read...it will knock your socks off..., October 2, 2002
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Mary Hunter (Charleston, SC, USA) - See all my reviews
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WOW! This is one of those rare books that lulls you into a dream like state while reading it, seduces you into believing you can solve the mystery, keeps you up all night, and then rips the rug out from under you and leaves you breathless. A totally exhilirating read the likes of which I haven't been pleasured to in a long, long time. Part neo-gothic horror, novel, part murder mystery, part mystical conundrum, Carabolia is quick and dirty read that lays on the mystery, eloquent metaphors, and surrealism in heavy and seductive doses while weaving the tale of a young troubled waitress who can't seem to convince anyone of the body she found in the woods or of the horrors lurking beneath the surface of the small town and the local diner where she works. Schleicher is a very able-minded word weaver and gives up quick snapshot glimpses into the lives of the characters and the places both physcial and non-physical they inhabit. A must read for anybody who likes wicked plot twists, lots of dream imagery, and lots of psychological suspense. I can't recommend this novel enough. Who needs Stephen King (let the man retire) when we now have D.H. Schleicher!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I Couldn't Put It Down!, October 2, 2002
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Judith Oliver (Burlington County, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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Intriguing and Suspensful! Schleicher uses his study of the human psyche to propel you into the world of dreams versus reality. He is a master storyteller, teasing you with subtle hints to the truth, yet keeping the final chapters totally unpredictable.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Untruth is out there..., October 24, 2002
This review is from: Carabolia: A Modern Tale of the Undead (Paperback)
"Carabolia: a Modern Tale of the Undead" marks the author's second novel. His characters get more flesh and blood all the time...or do they? Anyway, we loved Maggie Delaney to death. Mr. Schleicher explores a theme of the many eye witness accounts one gets from the same crime scene...only this time the accounts take the form of dreams and the mystery is whose dream is it anyway? The Untruth is out there, and Mr. Schleicher will help you find it. Bottom Line: Read it for yourself but not after midnight or when you're home alone!
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