- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition edition (April 1 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312354134
- ISBN-13: 978-0312354138
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #472,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. As the first anniversary of the kidnapping of two-year-old twins Liam and Shane Boyle approaches in Sidor's bone-chilling third novel, Chicago freelance journalist Jase Deering decides to investigate with his partner and girlfriend, the blind Robyn Matchfrost. Jase has his own demons: his 12-year-old brother, Matthias, was abducted and murdered when they were children. With the help of police detectives, Jase traces the palindrome mirrorrorrim, which the twin's abductor carved into their nanny's living flesh, to cult leader Aubrey Hart Morick, who advocated human sacrifice. Though Morick is long dead, Jase discovers that his son, Graham, lives in the area and isn't as harmless as he first appears. As Jase spends the next 10 years delving deeper into the world of Morick's cult, he realizes that even if he finds the Boyles, it may be too late to save them or himself. Sidor (Bone Factory) is a master of the unsettling, and each twist is more grisly and unexpected than the last. Readers won't be able to resist staying up all night to finish this haunting tale, though they may wish they hadn't. (Apr.)
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Review
“Unforgetable, spellbinding, and darkly suspenseful. Sidor must have sold his soul to the devil to write this well.” – Steve Hamilton, author of Night Work, on Skin River
“Sidor is a prince of darkness, steeped in the noir tradition and not giving an inch. That said, he is also bountifully talented.” – Kirkus Reviews on Bone Factory
“Steven Sidor keeps the pacing piano-wire taut and selects his words with a vivisectionist’s diabolical care.” – Stewart O’Nan, author of The Good Wife, on Skin River
“Ideal for those who enjoy queasy, uneasy, macabre reading – this is stomach churning suspense at its best.” – Lansing State Journal on Bone Factory
“With an eye for gritty detail and a predilection for metaphor, Sidor paints a morbid picture of deviance and death….The salty prose and clever narration will keep readers hooked.” – Publishers Weekly on Skin River
“…dark, harrowing, and unpredictable as a run of dangerous river. Sidor plunges you into chilling waters on page one and barely lets you up for air.” – Gregg Hurwitz, author of The Crime Writer, on Skin River
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4.8 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A smart, scary page turner ..., April 6 2008
By Charlie Stella - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mirror's Edge (Hardcover)
I'm a fan of this author's writing on many levels, the most obvious being his consistency. Sidor started good and gets scary better with each new offering. The Mirror's Edge is a frightening journey we take with a cynical narrator through a satanic world of evil and magic. I read it over two days and expect nightmares born of the cloven entourage Jase finds himself fighting from start to finish. It's a battle that jumps continents and Sidor's sharp, economic narrative keeps the story moving at a fast pace. His characters (the good, the bad and the misbegotten) grab hold and don't let go.
This is a writer making leaps where most of his contemporaries are forced to climb the ladder one step at a time. Read this baby with the lights on and make damn sure it's not on a stormy night ...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
one-sitting superb but upsetting suspense tale, April 19 2008
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mirror's Edge (Hardcover)
Independent reporter Jase Deering believes it was the disappearance of his brother Mathias who at twelve years old walked into the wintry woods and never came safely home. Now as one year has passed since the kidnapping of two-year-old twins Liam and Shane Boyle, Jase and his blind girlfriend Robyn Matchfrost decide to investigate what the police have classified as a cold case.
The Chicago police detectives who worked the official inquiry assist Jase and Robyn as much as they can as they want closure almost as much as the victims' parents crave it. The journalist team interviews the Boyle former nanny who lives in total abject fear and shows them the term "mirrorrorrim" that the abductor etched on her skin. That message leads Jase and Robyn to black arts cult leader Aubrey Hart Morick, who believed strongly in human sacrifice; however Morick was dead long before the snatch occurred. Jase turns to Aubrey's offspring and soon uncovers disturbing information that makes him wonder if the son is a chip off the evil father's block. Finding the twins and proof remain elusive as the years go by with Jase now a solo act digging deeper and deeper into the cult and the supernatural. He knows he is too late for the boys and for himself, but obsessively keeps drilling deeper in search of the truth
This is a one-sitting superb but upsetting suspense tale (keep the antacid tablets handy) that plays out like an investigative thriller, but is much frighteningly more. Readers will follow every disconcerting twist with macabre fascination as Steven Sidor keeps the audience mesmerized with what is going on especially in the obsessed mind of Jase. You will not sleep well thinking about what really happened in this unforgettable novel.
Harriet Klausner
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read -Excellent book, April 15 2008
By Brown-eyed girl - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mirror's Edge (Hardcover)
I would say the third time is a charm! This book is the best that Steve has written. As I was reading this book, I was always wondering what was on the next page. I could not put this book down, let alone sleep at night.
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