Stained [Paperback]

Lee Thomas (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930997531
• ISBN-13: 978-1930997530
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lee Thomas is the Bram Stoker Award and the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of STAINED, PARISH DAMNED, DAMAGE, THE DUST OF WONDERLAND, and IN THE CLOSET, UNDER THE BED. His latest novel THE GERMAN was released to critical acclaim in March, 2011.

Lee currently lives in Austin, TX, where he's working on a number of projects.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding First Novel from an Author to Watch, July 12, 2004

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Nicholas Kaufmann (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stained (Paperback)

Stained is a great first novel, one part supernatural horror, one part murder mystery. Lee Thomas does a superb job creating the fictional Louisiana town of Marchand (apparently based on Nachitoches) and its inhabitants, all of whom seem closely related either by blood or town history. But unlike other "evil comes to small-town America" novels, Stained doesn't go the route of questionable prejudices. There are no ancient Indian burial grounds or the desecrated bones of black slaves causing the evil to happen, which is a refreshing change. Instead, we get evils closely tied to what lurks inside the people who actually live there: child abuse, misogyny, violence by those who feel beneath or out of place. Lee Thomas is a tight plotter, setting everything up beautifully before knocking it all down. He is also a natural master of the red herring--he ought to try writing a straightforward mystery or police procedural some time. I'd buy that in a heartbeat!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stained by Lee Thomas, January 27, 2005

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John Perry - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stained (Paperback)

Great read. I bought this on the advice of a friend & could not put it down till it was done. The plot is tight, and Mr. Thomas makes you really care about the characters. He is also really very good at setting the action. The reader feels like they really know the town. Try this book. You are going to love it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!, September 7, 2004

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Giasone Italiano (Waterloo Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stained (Paperback)

This year, some of my horror reading material has included books by Doug Clegg, Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, Peter Straub and Brian Keene to name a few. This book rates right up there, and in many ways, was the best read of the bunch.

The book is equal parts a murder mystery, a supernatural thrill ride, and a horrific journey into the dark parts of the human mind. Ultimately, the book is about people and their relationships with their family and friends, while dealing with unresolved issues from there past that continue to haunt their present. A well written and well paced debute!