"Incredible!"
Two decades have passed since Jack Sawyer saved a
different world from destruction, but remembers nothing
about his heroism. Over the subsequent years Jack became a
LAPD homicide detective until an incident propels his
subconscious mind into pushing him into a retirement in
Coulle County, Wisconsin before he recollects his non-
earthly gallantry. Life near the upper Mississippi is pleasant for Jack
until a series of gruesome homicides occur. Someone is
dining on the town's children. Chief of Police Dale
Gilbertson knows his staff is undermanned and
inexperienced. He asks his buddy Jack to help with the
investigation into what appears is the youthful
reincarnation of Albert "Fisherman" Fish, a killer who used
the same modus operendi several decades ago. As Jack makes
inquiries he obtains aid from an assortment of fringe
characters, but also begins to believe that the Fish is the
puppet of something more malevolent and deadly. The sequel to the TALISMAN is an incredible
collaboration by two grandmasters brilliantly merging the
best that each one brings to a novel into one of the top
books of the year. The story line is a superb horror tale
that terrorizes the reader with fear. The characters seem
genuine especially Jack. The references to other novels
adds a Speilberg-like appeal especially to fans of Stephen
King. Many times the reality never comes close to the
hype, but BLACK HOUSE does that and more as Mr. King and
Peter Straub co-author a classic that hopefully will not
require twenty years for the next team-up. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted August 31, 2001
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