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The Visitors

Catherine Burns

6.0 (5 Ratings) Rate It

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Marion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother, John in a decaying Georgian townhouse on...

House of Bones

Graham Masterton

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No one lives for very long in the houses they buy from Mr Vane. Neighbours complain of noises that...

Kim Newman recommended The Living Skeleton (1968) in Movies (curated)

The Living Skeleton (1968)

1968 | Horror

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"To be found in the When Horror Came to Shochiku set from Eclipse, Horishi Matsuno’s engagingly demented Japanese picture jumbles gruesome crime, supernatural vengeance, psychic twins, mad science, and strange sea story—it may never settle on a tone, but its unpredictability is compelling. Haunted by her twin sister, who was murdered during a pirate attack, Saeko is mentored by a priest whose cool sunglasses conceal an evil secret identity and scars. Other pirate victims appear as living skeletons who inhabit a wreck and bring about the deaths of their murderers, and there’s also a mad scientist with vampire tendencies in the mix."

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Broken (Will Trent, #4) in Books

Dec 7, 2020

Broken (Will Trent, #4)

Karin Slaughter | 2010 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

7.0

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Broken isn't my favorite Slaughter book, nor is it my favorite Trent book. However, I enjoyed it much more than Undone. It didn't feel quite as long or tedious. The murderer and circumstances of the events were a little hard to accept, but all-in-all, it was enjoyable. I like the fact I can focus on a few different plot lines: Will and Angie's relationship, Faith with her baby girl, and now the true history between Sara and Lena. Broken wasn't very gruesome and it felt more oriented around the characters' lives instead of their case - that was a nice change.

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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Perfect Remains: A Gripping Thriller That Will Leave You Breathless in Books

May 10, 2020

Think this book may have fallen victim to the too much hype before I read it syndrome, I kept hearing what a great procedural this was but as solid as it was it didn't blow my socks off.

Unusually, with a police procedure, I liked the main characters but found the actual story/case somewhat lacking. With a bit too much showing behind the curtain, I didn't find the investigation into the gruesome crime all that fascinating. The interesting side case was wrapped up too early and I'm just left hoping our intrepid French/Scottish investigator will have a better outing next time.