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Synopsis
The latest member of his family to be responsible for weeding Lorne Field, which must be tended properly to prevent the growth of a horrifying monster, a miserable Jack Durkin waits for his son to come of age and dreams of leaving with his wife. By the author of Pariah. Reprint.
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About the Author
Dave Zeltserman is the author of ten horror and crime novels, including Monster, a Booklist Top 10 Horror Fiction selection; The Caretaker of Lorne Field, shortlisted by the American Library Association for best horror novel of 2010; and A Killer's Essence. He lives in the Boston area.
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"If Stephen King had a true Noir calling and Peter Straub added contemporary horror ... and Dean Koontz threw in his fine depiction of ordinary life ... then bring the specter of James M. Cain to write the narrative, you'd come close to describing the whole effect of this stunning, slice-of-the-zeitgeist, wondrous novel. And the writing is pure dark bliss." -- Ken Bruen
"If Stephen King had a true Noir calling and Peter Straub added contemporary horror... and Dean Koontz threw in his fine depiction of ordinary life on the edge of the unknown... then bring the specter of James M. Cain to write the narrative, you'd come close to describing the whole effect of this stunning slice for the zeitgeist wondrous novel and the writing is... pure dark bliss." -- Ken Bruen, author of" London Boulevard"
""The Caretaker of Lorne Field" is a magnificent novel, with truly believable characters and suspense that keeps building to an explosive climax. There it is, plain and simple." -- Seymour Shubin, Edgar Award finalist, author of "Anyone's My Name"
"Compared to how artfully Dave Zeltserman handles the similar question of reality or psychosis in his 2010 novel "The Caretaker of Lorne Field," [Stephen] King never rises above pulp fiction."-- "Boston Globe"
"This superbly crafted horror story explores the dichotomy between belief and rationalit
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- PublisherThe Overlook Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1590205790
- ISBN 13 9781590205792
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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