The Suicide Motor Club
Ratings5
Average rating3.9
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Ratings5
Average rating3.9
"They hunt on the margins of an America in turmoil, on the wide new highways and in small, forgotten towns. Using their powerful, big-block cars as weapons, they cause horrific accidents, feed on the carnage, then hurtle back into the dark. Killing their prey and wiping the minds of those they meet, they remain faceless, hidden; until one woman survives the wreck that kills her family and carries the memory of their shining eyes and their teeth with her on a cross-country odyssey of revenge. This is a story you will remember on long drives down lonely roads, and on starless nights when you wonder about your fellow travelers – especially the one that just got behind you with no headlights on."--Amazon.
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Vampire horror story blended with a revenge fantasy and fast-paced action thriller.
It is part of the same world as the Lesser Dead (there's a brief reference to one of the characters from that book) so the same vampire “rules” apply.
Set in the late sixties, this is also historical fiction. The vampires in the title “club” seem inspired by the Manson family and the Stuntman from Tarentino's film, Death Proof.
Quite an adrenaline booster. Recommended if you like fast-moving, fun horror books.
I love this writer. I think he's amazing. His prose is usually gorgeous. But this time, I felt like he was dialing it in. It's not a bad story, just not quite up to par with the other things I've read. Basically, it's the late 60s, with vampires, mayhem, muscle cars, and a vengeful nun. The characters weren't as well drawn as characters in his other novels. The plot was there, but the emotion wasn't. And whilst I liked Clayton, the good vampire, I didn't like him as much as I should have. There is set-up for a sequel which, of course, I'll read. But I hope it will be more like ‘The Lesser Dead,' which is amazing.
