"Psychological suspense"
When Roy Slater left Kingdom County to go to college, he
vowed he would never return. Nobody, not his father or
the woman he loves, wanted him. Guilt makes him return to
care for his father who has only a few months left to
live. Lila, his only love, lives in the poorest section
of the country but he doesn't expect to see her because
she wrote him a note saying she wouldn't marry him. To temporarily get away from his father, Roy visits
Sheriff Lonnie Porterfield, who is called out to look at a
dead body; Roy tags along. The dead man is a tenant on
Lila's land so Roy ends up seeing her and realizes he
still has feelings for her even though he won't act on
them. Roy's brother Archie confesses to killing his
girlfriend's father and mother two decades ago and hangs
himself in the cell three days later. Roy and his father
believe the old sheriff Wallace Porterfield, a crooked,
violent thug, knows more about the case than he lets on
and they both start investigating. What Roy finds out
puts him in a killing rage, and only a miracle can prevent
blood from being shed. Master storyteller Thomas H. Cook is a literary giant in
the psychological suspense genre and always writes a story
that enthralls the audience. INTO THE WEB is more than
just a story of reworking an old crime in the hopes of
getting new information; it is a story of a father and son
who finally reconcile after many years of
misunderstandings. The protagonist is a bit passive but
he had to be written that way for the story to work. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted May 3, 2004
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