Something Evil [Hardcover]

Caroline Crane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1984

A teenager has been kidnapped. The ransom was paid, but Amy is still missing. Detective Mike Tarasco turns to his friend Solomon Thayer, a professional psychic, for help.Solomon sees the girl in an underground vault. He sees that there have been others victimized by the same person. As Solomon searches for the girl, his feelings about the kidnapper grow stronger. He senses something terrible, something evil. But hampered by personal problems, he is unable to concentrate.His young wife, rebelling against an unsatisfying marriage, has been seeing another man, but she does not want to hurt Solomon. Because he is psychic, she must block her thoughts. Aware that something is happening, he struggles to penetrate her mental wall as she struggles to protect it.Meanwhile, a man is caught with some of the ransom money. He confesses to the kidnapping, but cannot tell the police where Amy is. They think they have their perpetrator. Solomon disagrees, but no one listens. He is losing his wife and his credibility.Then the killer strikes again. And again. The story races toward a startling climax as Solomon engages in a life-and-death struggle for everything that he and others hold precious.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Caroline Crane is the author of more than 20 published novels, including book club selections and many foreign language translations. She has taught novel writing and, with her late husband, a travel agent, journeyed over several continents. Caroline lives in Wurtsboro, NY. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 214 pages
• Publisher: Dodd Mead; 1st edition (October 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0396084192
• ISBN-13: 978-0396084198
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,245,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Something Different, May 28, 2001

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This review is from: Something Evil (Hardcover)

The story was excellent for a suspense novel. The only thing I didn't like about the story was the lack of flow, it didn't move smoothly. The story is told from 3 different people's points of view. It was confusing, when which character was speaking, wasn't clearly stated. Half-way through the novel I thought I knew who the killer was. I was right, but not entirely. The ending takes quite a twist. Predictable endings are so boring. I'm glad Crane got creative at the end.

This novel is about a psychic who works on missing persons/homocide cases. He's married to a younger women whom he suspects is having an affair. As a psychic he has the ability to see into other people's minds. His wife is hiding something from him and he must figure out what it is while trying to find a serial killer and missing persons at the same time. The hard times he's going through in his marriage seem to affect his capabilities in finding the victims. He interprets some of his visions wrong, but in the end figures out their true meaning. The climax is full of suspense. I read until I finished the novel. I couldn't put it down until I knew exactly who the murderer was.