In the Dark - Richard Laymon > Reviews

Advantages: good storyline
Disadvantages: bad writing, other flaws

...the rest of his books in no time. I was, however, very much disappointed. ~*~ THE PLOT Jane Kerry is the new librarian at Donnerville Public Library. She’s desperate to make a good impression on the visitors, but is getting slightly bored with the daily routine of her life. However, all this is about to change, when a mysterious envelope with her name on it appears at the library desk. What could it be, and more importantly, who ... Read review

Advantages: A bit of suspense and thriller
Disadvantages: Poorly written and a but far fetched sometimes

...town and gets a job in the local Library. She feels her life is very mundane and boring and she will not be able to meet new people but then an envelope appears on her desk in the library with her name on it. She opens it to find $50 and a note with a clue which leads her upstairs to a book where she finds another envelope with a note but this time with $100. The notes are signed MOG (Master of Games) and each note has another clue which leads her ... Read review

Advantages: Richard Laymon wote it
Disadvantages: Ending could have been better explained

...Kerry is the new librarian in small town Donnerville.One evening as she is getting ready to close up she discovers a envelope addressed to her.Upon opening it she finds a note wrapped around a fifty dollar bill. The note reads 'Look homeward,angel' signed Master Of Games.Checking the Thomas Wolfe novel of the same title she discovers another envelope with another note and one hundred dollars. Her tasks cause her to meet up with Brace a college ... Read review

Advantages: Great read, full of surprises
Disadvantages: Not for the easily offended

In the Dark is definitely one of Laymon's better books, which keeps you guessing right to the end. It's about Jane, a librarian, who out of the blue receives an anonymous letter with a cryptic clue leading her to a financial reward. One clue leads to another, but as the prizes become bigger, the feats she has to perform become more and more sinister, dangerous and downright evil! It's a brilliantly written novel, full of surprises, and Laymon even ... Read review