A woman driving upstate with her five-year-old daughter takes a shortcut that leads to disaster when her car breaks down in a rainstorm. When they seek refuge in a nearby farmhouse, she and her daughter become "playmates" in a violent whirlpool of unrelenting terror. Now a major motion picture, starring Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson, and Mia Sara.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Indeed, this novel is a very suspensful thriller. This is my third Andrew Neiderman book (I've read PIN and BRAINCHILD), and once again, the author delivers. Fast-paced, nicely crafted, with a plot that keeps you glued to the very last page, THE MADDENING (aka PLAYMATES) is definitely worth your while ! I, too, will check out the movie adaptation.--M. Boucher
By CD
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I picked this novel up at a used bookstore, and it was in the print under it's original title, "Playmates." I haven't finished it yet, but so far, it is horrifying. The horrors that go on at the farmhouse truly are "maddening." When I finish reading this book, I am sure I will still think that it is amazing. So far, it is a suspense filled psycho-thriller. I definitely recommend it. You are pulled into the story almost immediately, and the characters have true substance and can be cared for. I have to see the movie!!
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A VERY GOOD TRIP IN THE BACKWOODS !
Jun 27 1999
By A Customer
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Indeed, this novel is a very suspensful thriller. This is my third Andrew Neiderman book (I've read PIN and BRAINCHILD), and once again, the author delivers. Fast-paced, nicely crafted, with a plot that keeps you glued to the very last page, THE MADDENING (aka PLAYMATES) is definitely worth your while ! I, too, will check out the movie adaptation.--M. Boucher
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't wait to read it again.
Sep 8 2008
By dawnyfox
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Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was the scariest book I have read in a long time. I found it difficult to find in used book stores. Got a great deal on it through amazon.com. It is borrowed to a friend but I can't wait to read it again.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beware of Short Cuts
Nov 9 2006
By Danny Matthews
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Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was very good. A woman and her daughter set off on a road trip and have problems with their car. when the man at the gas station tells them about a short cut that will help them make up some time the nightmare begins.
they have been kidnapped and locked up in this house of maddness.
the husband goes looking for his wife and daughter and it will keep you reading to find out how it all will end. If you are looking for a good thriller this is it.
they have been kidnapped and locked up in this house of maddness.
the husband goes looking for his wife and daughter and it will keep you reading to find out how it all will end. If you are looking for a good thriller this is it.
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