Rate this book

The Piper (2013)

by Lynn S. Hightower(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0727882511 (ISBN13: 9780727882516)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Severn House Publishers

review 1: I should have read this during the day. Once I started I couldn't stop which sucks for me because not only did it creep me (it takes a lot to accomplish this), I'll be sleeping with the lights on. For readers who love reading bone-chilling thrillers with paranormal elements that make the hairs on your neck stand up, look no further as "The Piper" does not disappoint. The author successfully delivers a well-written story that captures the reader's attention and imagination; watching it unfold like a movie so clear and vivid in their head - a movie that you won't soon forget. This is a definite must-read. Don't miss out. If you scare easily, I suggest you don't read this late at night.
review 2: This was a random selection based in part on a great cover, in part ... moreon its availability at the library and in part on my constant quest to find good female horror authors. Hightower has a background in crime fiction and it shows, because the book kept slipping into a police procedural. Another thing constantly evident was the fact that it was written by a female author...in an extreme case of write what you know all the major characters were female and oddly abbreviated (seriously, Amel and Ack, seriously, while male characters go by Bennington and Jamison), occasionally tipping the book over into chick lit, which is horrific in itself but in a totally different way. Olivia, the main character, overweight due to a horrendous diet and abhorence of any exercise (including avoiding stairs in favor of elevators despite claustrophobia, claustrophobia that conviniently vanishes later), a woman who is prone to unreasonability and being overemotional, a woman who finds logic annoying...is for all her shortcomings a fairly compelling lead, enough to make the readers take a journey with her as her whole world turns to a dark and pervasive nightmare. The book was well paced and pretty intense and had enough suspense and a sense of unease (without any overt gore or other genre trappings) to keep the pages turning all the way to a slightly unsatisfying ending. The title character should have been better explained, being the most interesting one. The writing was solid and capable. Adequate and fairly entertaining read that could have been much better. The quest for good female horror writers continues. less

Download links for: The Piper

Advertising