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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Trilogy of The Perfect Child: A Short Story about a short ghost, January 2, 2008
Mr. Gargus' "can't put it down" book lends memories of a gentler time when a ghost story could raise the hair on the back of your neck without the author relying upon blood spilled by the gallons, macabre creatures slithering from out of nowhere, body parts scattered hither and yon. Very believable circumstances flow from start to finish. Don't peek at the end.....you will spoil it for yourself!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
"How I Spent My Christmas Vacation", January 2, 2008
Grateful to have a few days to get caught up on my reading I obtained a copy of Richard's book, THE TRIOLGY OF THE PERFECT CHILD. It was recommended to me by a common friend who knows I am an afficionado of the macabre, the paranormal, and unexplainable mysteries. This is a very well-crafted book that would lend itself to screenplay, also. Mr. Gargus has a deft command of the machismo imagery that several of our contemporary male writers are expert in using. After I read a book, I often wonder--"Will I remember the plot, the characters, two, five, ten years from now?" Sadly most of the books that are turned out by popular writers now, have not had that quality. That is a test I use in my head to try to gauge how enduring a book will be. I am certain Richard's story will be the exception to that and I will remember Tina and John Alford and their mysterious journeys permanently. Chapter 15, "The Resting Place," the final chapter is so beautifully written, especially the last three paragraphs bring a wistful, goose-bumpy feeling--a pleasant one. I came on to this book because Richard Gargus and I went to high school together in Texas. At the time he had a slight musical bent. None of us ever knew the talent he had lurking in the depths, as a WRITER. Well done, Richard.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Perfect Read, June 10, 2004
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This book exemplifies what you would call a "page-turner" ... a perfect book. The characters seem so real. The protagonists, Mr. Alford and Tina act, talk and respond to all the situations as you would expect a real person or yourself. It's easy to relate to the hero and the little heroine and so very easy to forget that one of them is a ghost. Tina behaves exactly like either of my two 5-year old granddaughters. (All three of them perfect!)
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The action is believable too (well, almost all of it). But the suspense keeps you turning the pages not expecting the next evil curve ball that the author, Mr. Richard Gargus, will throw at Alford and precious Tina. Gargus has a wicked imagination.
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I highly recommend reading "The Trilogy of the Perfect Child". Thank goodness it's written as a "three-parter". Otherwise, I'd had to read the whole book in one sitting.
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