Dismember [Kindle Edition]

Daniel Pyle (Author)

Book Description

The summer he turned seven, Dave Abbott survived a gruesome mountainside car accident that left the rest of his family mangled and dead.

Now, after living twenty-three years with the twisted backwoodsman who pulled him from the wreckage, Dave is carrying out a plan to replace each of his lost loved ones with members of nearby, unsuspecting families. He has prepared, he’s stalked, and now his chance has come to get his family safely out of the mountains once and for all. 

Whether they like it or not.


What they're saying about Dismember:

“Dismember’s a fast-paced grindhouse-movie of a book with plenty of unexpected twists and turns and a fresh new crazy for a villain. The late Richard Laymon would have been grinning ear to ear.”
     —Jack Ketchum, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Girl Next Door and The Woman

“With Dismember, Daniel Pyle joins the select group of authors who can provide real chills and genuine surprises. Taut, weird, and intriguing.”
     —Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Dragon Factory and The Wolfman

“The tourniquet-tight plot and constant suspense keeps the pages flying. A solid, suspenseful thriller that enables readers to envision the movie it could become.”
     —Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Daniel Pyle is the author of Dismember, Down the Drain, Freeze, the upcoming Man vs. Himself, and many short stories. He is also the editor of Unnatural Disasters and an Active member of the Horror Writers Association. After studying creative writing at Amherst College, he moved back to his hometown of Springfield, Missouri, where he now lives with his wife and two daughters. You can visit him online at danielpyle.com.

Product Details

• File Size: 494 KB
• Print Length: 308 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0982869118
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Blood Brothers Publishing (November 6, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004AYDK7M
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,660 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars The difference between scared and creeped out November 20, 2010

By Candy Beauchamp TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

I don't think I scare easily. I do, however, get creeped out easily. My nightmares have nothing to do with Freddy Kruguer and everything to do with some guy breaking into my house and killing my husband and stealing my child or some lady snatching my kid from the grocery store. I'm not all that anxious about it, but that's what wakes me up at 3am in a cold sweat. THOSE kind of nightmares.

... which would explain why, at 2am, I was sitting up in bed, reading this book, wide awake, listening to every groan of the house, every branch scratching the window, completely unable to breathe. One might wonder why I do this to myself, but the fact of the matter is that I love it! There's something about what reading these kinds of books does to my head that is both disturbing and exhilarating. I'm sure some scientist will come up with a reason that I'm completely twisted, but well... who cares.

The author has a knack for this kind of writing. He kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen. Sometimes, it was nothing and sometimes it was definitely something. There was some serious gore int his book *shudder* but it wasn't all gore all the time, there were actual hardcore story lines with actual developed characters. It made me care about them, even care about the murderer at times. Really superbly done.

Now for the bad... I'm taking away only one star for it, but... he messed with my bow. What bow? The bow that ties up the end of my books with a pretty nice package, that's the one. I hated the ending. I need to KNOW what happens. I need it spelled out for me. If there's a book two, okay, but don't leave me hanging on a stand alone book. I know, I know, it's a split of how you should do it... sometimes it's best left to the reader's imagination. Blah blah blah. But, dude, Mr. Author... you left me hanging. Sigh.

This book is recommended for horror/suspense fans that like a good solid story line.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was expecting March 22, 2011

By K. Hudson

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I like scary stories with big scary monsters. With the title of this book being Dismember I thought, "nice - a hack and slash, squirt and splash". I was in the mood for one of these and I thought that I had found another author that could satisfy my sick lust especially after reading Down the Drain.

This was not the gruesome, messy, sloppy story that I was expecting. Instead, Mr. Pyle introduced me to a different kind of monster; a plodding, methodical and conniving being and I liked it!

I thought that the story was well thought-out and artfully written. The pacing of the story was a smidgen on the plodding side for me but patience is rewarded.

Nicely done sir! One favor though, if you don't mind, forget my birthday please.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An edge of your seat thriller! November 6, 2010

By Scylla

Format:Paperback

I originally bought this book in the digital version and I had to sit at my computer to read it. I hate reading on the computer but I couldn't leave the screen, I had to finish it. I then bought the Kindle edition, to read again. Now I'm going to have to get the hardcopy just so I can lend it out. I'm not going to say anything about the plot and give the story away. All I can say is I highly recommend this book. It's one of those books you won't be able to put down. If you like a good thriller, you'll enjoy this.

More About the Author

Daniel Pyle is the author of DISMEMBER, DOWN THE DRAIN, FREEZE, the upcoming MAN VS. HIMSELF, and many short stories. He's also the editor of UNNATURAL DISASTERS and an Active member of the Horror Writers Association. After studying creative writing at Amherst College, he moved back to Springfield, Missouri, where he now lives with his wife and three children. You can visit him online at www.danielpyle.com.