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An Apple For Zoë (2011)

by Thomas Amo(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

GothicTwist Publishing

series

The Forsaken

review 1: It was the eerie book cover that led me to pick up a Kindle copy of An Apple for Zoe. Very disturbing read! Throughout the book I was wondering who Zoe is and how the title had anything to do with the story. The scenes of violence were horrific and unsettling, and the reader is taken to hell and back. I did get confused a little; this is a story that requires constant concentration in order to keep up. This is an action packed horror/paranormal thriller leaving no room to be bored. Overall, I enjoyed this book, but some of the scenes were a bit too brutal and disturbing for me. Finally, it’s always a pleasure to spend time with strong, female characters in books, like Agent Summers and Paige Collins of the FBI.
review 2: When I first read the summary for "An ... moreApple for Zoe" I could not wait to read this book. What's not to like when you have a plot that includes murder, old Hollywood movie star scandals and an ace detective? As I began reading, I was mesmerized by the writing and the initial suspense. All was great for the first 40% of the book. Then, as the body count began to skyrocket, every unsolved murder in history was incorporated into the storyline (Zodiac, Manson, Fatty Arbuckle,Black Dahlia, Hitler's minions), and the gore began to escalate to the point of nauseum, I found I could no longer stand to read this book. I found myself asking, "What in the world just happened?"Inspector Thomas James is called to a local funeral home in San Franciso. It seems the owner came in to open for the day and found a girl's body in a casket, beautifully outfitted with make up ready for viewing. When the inspector arrives not only does he find this victim with a childish note in her hands, he finds an elderly man's body hanging from the ceiling in a storage closet.During the autopsy, James discovers that the man's body is none other than a Nazi war criminal responsible for the sadistic rapes of many young girls. The female victim had a credit card and the war criminal's penis in her purse. The name on the credit card is that of Virginia Rappe, the victim of a horrendous rape and murder some 50 years prior blamed on the actor and comedien, Fatty Arbuckle. The murder occured in the famous Aleris Hotel and James in convinced another body maybe awaiting him if he goes there.Upon arrival at the hotel, Inspector James discovers the hotel locked. What hotel is locked? So, once the manager is called he comes down to the hotel and after some persuading by Inspector James, he allows them into the hotel. What they find is body after body on the floor, sitting in chairs, in the elevators, just plain everywhere. When they venture up to the 12 floor to the rooms (1219, 1220, 1221) originally rented by Arbuckle and his gang of Hollywood deviants, he discovers the body of another girl killed in the exact manor of Virginia Rappe. I will spare you the details.As I stated earlier, this book began with such promised but then, took a detour into crazy, demented, bizarro town. To put it bluntly, it was just plain old overkill and as the body count grew the more convoluted the story line became. The perversity of the murders, rapes and mayhem was just plain old too much for me; so, I did what I hardly ever do, I did not finish this book! Now, let me confess. When I looked over the reviews for this book, many people both men and women gave it 4-5 stars so it appears I may be in the minority in terms of how I felt about it. The writing is excellent but the gore and rehashing of old hate filled crimes was just too much for me. As with anything, I recommend that you read reviews carefully and decide what is appropriate for you. This just was not my cup of tea and I know when to quit! less

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