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Fiction.
Horror.
Thriller.
HTML:Peter Straub's chilling Blue Rose Trilogy comes to an astonishing closeâ??secrets unearthed, demons revisited, and mysteries solved.
The Throat. Tim Underhill, now an acclaimed novelist, travels back to his hometown of Millhaven, Illinois after he gets a call from John Ransom, an old army buddy. Ransom believes there's a copycat killer on the loose, mimicking the Blue Rose murders from decades earlierâ??he thinks his wife could be a potential victim. Underhill seeks out his old friend Tom Pasmore, an aging hermit who has attained minor celebrity as an expert sleuth, to help him investigate. They quickly discover that Millhaven is a town plagued by horrifying secrets and there is a twisted killer on the loose who is far more dangerous than they ever imagined. Expertly tying together the events of Koko and Mystery, The Throat proves Peter Straub to be the master of the suspense… (altro)
I started this trilogy several years ago but got waylaid somewhere along the way and realized that I had never read how it ended. I corrected that right away. I'm really glad I still had all the books. Tim Underhill and John Ransom once again are solving a mystery that starts in Vietnam and ends in Millhaven, Illinois. What became known as the "Blue Rose" murders of years ago are being imitated by another killer, who may be an admirer of the original killer. Tim Underhill returns to his hometown to do what the police can't...solve the crimes. I think of the 3 books, this one is the most disturbing...although all three are griity and scary. They can also be read as a trilogy or as standalones. Peter Straub keeps you guessing and at some point, you will suspect every character in this book until you finally find out who it is. An amazing climax to a really outstanding trilogy. If you would like to read the trilogy in order the books are Mystery, Koko, and The Throat. ( )
Rating it a 3 is a bit low, but I don't think it's quite a 4. Nicely twisty plot; I predicted some parts of it but not all. I think its real lack was in good characterization; in many ways it's character-driven, but the characters were rather 1-dimensional. ( )
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A being can only be touched where it yields. For a woman, this is under her dress; and for a god it's on the throat of the animal being sacrificed. - George Bataille, Guilty
I see again my schoolroom in Vyra, the blue roses of the wallpaper, the open window... Everything is as it should be, nothing will ever change, nobody will ever die. - Vladimir Nabokov, Speak, Memory
Dedica
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For Ann Lauterbach and Susan Straub
Incipit
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An alcoholic homicide detective in my hometown of Millhaven, Illinois, William Damrosch, died to ensure, you might say, that this book would never be written.
Citazioni
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None of us are as strong or as brave as the children we used to be.
This is where I dip my buckets, where I fill my pen.
...there is another world, and it's this world.
Let me tell you something. The world is full of ghosts, and some of them are still people.
Ultime parole
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There he was, and I was there too, beside him, crying and laughing at the same time, waiting for the telephone to ring.
Fiction.
Horror.
Thriller.
HTML:Peter Straub's chilling Blue Rose Trilogy comes to an astonishing closeâ??secrets unearthed, demons revisited, and mysteries solved.
The Throat. Tim Underhill, now an acclaimed novelist, travels back to his hometown of Millhaven, Illinois after he gets a call from John Ransom, an old army buddy. Ransom believes there's a copycat killer on the loose, mimicking the Blue Rose murders from decades earlierâ??he thinks his wife could be a potential victim. Underhill seeks out his old friend Tom Pasmore, an aging hermit who has attained minor celebrity as an expert sleuth, to help him investigate. They quickly discover that Millhaven is a town plagued by horrifying secrets and there is a twisted killer on the loose who is far more dangerous than they ever imagined. Expertly tying together the events of Koko and Mystery, The Throat proves Peter Straub to be the master of the suspense
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Rápidamente, descubren que Millhaven es una ciudad plagada de secretos horribles y que hay un asesino retorcido suelto que es mucho más peligroso de lo que jamás imaginaron.