Homecoming [Paperback]

Matthew J. Costello (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1992

Returned to the home he thought he would never see again, American hostage Simon Farrell finds his homecoming bliss shattered by a sadistic ex-con.

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From Publishers Weekly

Simon Farrell is the tormented hero of this taut page-turner. Taken hostage in Lebanon, he is kept blindfolded, regularly beaten and put in a cell with a hanging corpse, attended by guards whom he mentally labels "Big Shoes" and "Garlic Breath." Farrell escapes, but his return home is far from happy. While he tries to reestablish his life with Lizbeth, his wife, to whom he has become a stranger, a sadistic character is on the loose--a serial killer with the cartoonish name of Donald Pick. Released from prison for his earlier crimes, Pick performs an elaborate mutilation on police consultant Dr. Lane Cubbage: "He quickly mashed the testes in his hands until they collapsed into a hemorrhaging paste." Lieutenant Jack Friedman finally tracks down Pick--otherwise known as "the Meatman"--but not before the killer has gone after Farrell and his wife and daughter, making a mockery of Farrell's homecoming. Costello ( Darkborn ) can write with power and pathos, and he gives his story a tragic twist, but the gratuitous cruelty brutalizes the reader.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 298 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; First Edition edition (November 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425135039
• ISBN-13: 978-0425135037
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,425,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE SAFELY OUT OF THE WATER..., January 23, 2010

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This review is from: Homecoming (Paperback)

For years, American Simon Farrell has been held hostage in Lebanon, while his wife and daughter continue on with their lives. After years of torture, suddenly, he is coming home to a family he hasn't seen in years.

Donald Pick is also coming home. He has childhood memories of mental and physical abuse that he likes to re-enact. He also enjoys killing. Somehow, his path will cross that of Simon Farrell, and their lives will never again be the same.

This is a tautly written, gripping story of psychological terror and suspense. It is a story that will hold the reader's imagination and keep the reader turning the pages.