Richard Quist's review of A Child Alone With Strangers

5/5: A Child Alone With Strangers by Philip Fracassi is a fantastic read. A thrilling ride that tells the tale of Henry, a young boy, who is recovering from a horrific incident that claimed the life of his father. While recovering from his physical injuries he realizes he also has gained insight into the emotions and feelings of those around him, but he soon adapts to living with his aunt and uncle, and life returns to something approaching normal. Normal, until, Henry is kidnapped and taken to a secluded cabin in the woods by the kidnappers to wait while their ransom demands are met. But Henry,...

Richard Quist's review of Memorials

5/5: Memorials may be Richard Chizmar's best, scariest book yet. It follows the journey of a trio of college students, Billy Anderson, Melody Wise and Troy Carpenter, as they embark on a trip to create a documentary telling the stories behind roadside memorials in the Appalachian region of Pennsylvania for a class project. Along the way they encounter both friendly support and encouragement, as well as antagonism from members of the communities they visit. They also begin to suspect that someone who doesn't want the documentary made is following them, and their growing sense of paranoia isn't ea...

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Richard Quist's review of Becoming the Boogeyman

5/5: Richard Chizmar has another winner in this follow-up to 2021's Chasing The Boogeyman. While you don't have to read Chasing The Boogeyman before diving into the new book, you should strongly consider doing so, as there are references to people and events from the earlier book that will make more sense if you do. Here's my spoiler free review of the original. In this fictional "true crime" story Chizmar delivers a suspenseful, even more personal tale full of unexpected action, twists and turns. A series of gruesome killings straight out of The Boogeyman's playbook are happening, and the Chiz...