"Appeals to fans of Poppy Z. Brite"
He's a gifted psychic who gave the police the break they
needed to find Mary English, a serial killer who killed
fourteen children. Deacon Silvey solved many cases for
the Atlanta police before the ugliness he subjected
himself to finally wore him out. He was an unemployed
drunk living in Birmingham when he met Chance, a young
woman on the right side of the tracks who wanted Deacon
but only if he gave up the bottle. They eventually married, the geology professor and the
recovering alcoholic and they expect their child to be
born in a matter of weeks. Their happy life shatters when
serial killer Narcissa Snow enters their lives first
through a vision and then in physical form. She wants
their child to offer up to the monsters in the hope that
they will make her one of their own. When she kidnaps
Chance, days before the birth Deacon must rely on an
otherworldly being to track Narcissa before she can have
his wife and child. Caitlin R. Kiernan will appeal to readers who like the
works of Poppy Z. Brite. She writes dark fantasy where
happily ever after is never guaranteed. The protagonist
is a dark and brooding Heathcliffe who can act the hero
when the need arises and has the inner fortitude to handle
the tough breaks fate throws at him. LOW RED MOON is a
haunting gothic urban fantasy that will not easily be
forgotten. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted October 14, 2003
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