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Daughter of Darkness

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Another excellent Gorman novel, I love it when he gets
into these moods, he is, like Joe R. Lansdale, obscenely underrated
and writes such strange compelling stories. I'm glad I found this
talented multi-genre writer, look forward to more like this!

This book was way too wierd for me. If you like the very worst Dean Koontz books or the sort of thing that Stephen King wrote when he was in middle school, this book might appeal to you. The text is reminiscent of The Dukes of Hazard, a narrator providing too many details about what is going on. No subtlety. Bizarre plot. Augh!

This book is the story of two psycho psychiatrists and what they're doing to poor Jenny. Jenny, is an overly-coddled rich girl, who has no personality to speak of (unless you're dealing with Linda, her split personality), not much of a spine, and yet she still manages to have every man in the story tripping over themselves to swoon over her.

Coffey is an ex-cop cum cab driver. He too falls head over heels for cardboard Jenny. He's convinced she didn't kill the two men she's accused of murdering. Why? Because he loooooooves her after setting eyes on her once. Who cares that she's a spineless headcase, she's hot!

The pacing in this book was terrible. It lurches and jumps all over the place. Overly predictable, there are several moments in the story that are really funny, it's just that the author probably didn't intend for them to be. Though, I do have to admit, the red car with SATAN spraypainted on the door was classic. Daughter of Darkness gets a second star just for that.

This book was absolutly wonderful! I couldn't put it down! It's full of suspense and plenty of drama. It begins in the shopping mall of a small town. The character ( I can't remember her name) is in the mall window shopping. She's admiring a little girl and her grandmother when she suffers from an horrendous headache. She decides then to kill the girl and her grandmother, which she does in the mall. The next chapter begins with a different young lady who can't remember what happened the night before or who she is. She's also suffering from really bad headaches. All she could remember was a motel room where a dead man lies. Every time she loses her memory, a person dies and evidence of her being at the murder scene always appears. But she knows she didn't kill these people. She's helped by a former cop who falls in love with her and take drastic measures to protect her. This book enters the world of split personalities and mind control with an ending so shocking it's hard to believe!

I GIVE IT TWO THUMBS UP, WAY UP!!!!!