Sarca

This one has been on my to-read pile for years, and I wasn't disappointed. A lot of twists and turns. Great prose. I think I'll pick up more from Jesse Kellerman.

I had never read anything of Ramsey Campbell's before, so I had no idea how or what he wrote. I found this book, was interested in the synopsis, and that was that. I can say that I have never been so bored out of my mind by a book written in the horror genre in my whole life. The prose was hard to get into, and, if memory serves, the synopsis on the back of the book was far removed from the story I was reading. I gave the book up and lent it to a friend who also felt the same. Maybe his short stories are better?

She's Not There was pretty decent. It's a story about Caroline whose daughter was abducted many years ago while the family was on vacation in Mexico. She is contacted 15 years later by Lili, a girl who claims to be the missing daughter. Meanwhile, Caroline has been suffering in dealing with her daughter's disappearance, losing her job, being a suspect...the plot overall was suspenseful, but I have to say, predictable, as I guessed early on who the perp was.

Lastly, it's 2016, and no one uses a smartphone to look things up? At least Fielding heard of DNA...

You know, I never read any Nancy Drew as a kid. So, why not now? I totally get it, why girls love her. It is a little hokey and antiquated in the writing, but there is something about it that I quite enjoyed.

Coben weaves a suspenseful tale.