240 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684836270
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication date: 20 August 1997
Description
From the author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes a thrilling and chilling novel that bestselling author Peter Straub says serves as a "guidebook to hell." To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. Af...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,482 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
challenging 40%
sad 27%
emotional 20%
mysterious 9%
reflective 5%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Cannibalism, MurderModerate
Racism, Police brutality, HomophobiaMinor
Incest
240 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780684836270
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication date: 20 August 1997
Description
From the author of Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Wormwood comes a thrilling and chilling novel that bestselling author Peter Straub says serves as a "guidebook to hell." To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. Af...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,482 reviews
Moods
tense 65%
challenging 40%
sad 27%
emotional 20%
mysterious 9%
reflective 5%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 22%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, Cannibalism, MurderModerate
Racism, Police brutality, HomophobiaMinor
Incest