Advantages: Complex plot keeps you guessing, warmth and depth of characters, fluid writing style Disadvantages: Confused me a tad along the way
...I've read and reviewed a Montanari book or two previously and remember thinking quite positively of his stuff, so I was looking forward to this when I came across it in the library. On the cover it reads 'no one can hear you scream', and it also tells us ...
Advantages: A thrilling, gripping, enjoyable read Disadvantages: Ending a bit rushed
In the heat of Philadelphia, a violent murder has taken place. A beautiful young woman is violently slashed to death in a motel bathroom. But this is no straight-forward murder. It comes to the attention of the Philadelphia Police Department by way of a r ...
Advantages: Brilliant plot twists, likeable characters, exciting story Disadvantages: None
I’ve wanted to read The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari since first reading a brief synopsis a few months ago, and now I’ve read it I’m so glad I did. The basic premise of the story is that someone is terrorising Philadelphia; a madman is committing murd ...
Advantages: well plotted, realistic characterisations, unexpected outcomes Disadvantages: usually distributed only via motorway services and airports, and Amazon Marketplace
As hubby is out on the road most of the week, living in his lorry as he tramps goods from one place to another, he gets a lot of time on his hands. Sitting in queues waiting to be loaded, waiting in queues to be unloaded, sitting at truck stops waiting fo ...
Advantages: A mind bending walk through the eyes of madness Disadvantages: You just can't put it down
... Big heading Death at it most gripping, movies will never be the same again. Montanari, has captured the true essence of madness in The Skin Gods. From the archives of Hollywood horror, the killer brings death scenes to life in the streets of Philad ...
