- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition edition (Aug 5 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312242719
- ISBN-13: 978-0312242718
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.6 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Veteran crime author and editor Gorman gives psychological profiler and former FBI man Robert Payne (Harlot's Moon, Hawk Moon, etc.) a fourth chance to shine, but he manages only a pale glow in this loosely constructed tale. Brenner, Iowa, seems an unlikely locale for voodoo activity, but local legend supplies an explanation. Wealthy, charismatic and insane Paul Renard, a rapist and murderer who was confined to Sterling Psychiatric Hospital, not only practiced voodoo but also arson. When he burned down the hospital in the late1960s, more than 20 people, patients and staff, perished. Renard escaped and, though once spotted, has eluded capture ever since. Now a recent murder has stirred up the dormant legend. Tandy West, a psychic who's helped the FBI in the past by locating missing bodies, calls in Payne. West has profited from exercising her paranormal gifts on a cable TV show, but unfortunately the show's ratings have slipped to almost zero, along with her psychic powers. Payne, who was once West's lover, may be her only hopeAboth to solve the murder and to revive her sagging career. Gorman lays on the gothic trappings, including timely thunderstorms, hidden identities and secretly buried bodies, but the plot is just too haphazard and full of loose ends to produce much suspense. Some bright dialogue and Payne's engaging narrative voice stand out in what otherwise seems a halfhearted effort. (Aug.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Twenty-five years ago, in a small Iowa town, an asylum for the criminally insane burned to the ground, killing inmates and employees. The fire was set by Paul Renard, a sexual psychopath who escaped the blaze and disappeared. Today young Ricky Hennessey faces murder charges in the death of his girlfriend. His defense: Paul Renard did it. Legal investigator Robert Payne joins the case at the request of Tandy West, a cable TV psychic and Payne's former lover. She's doing a piece on the Hennessey case for her show but has begun to question her gift and feels the need for Payne's reality-based investigatory skills. With the assistance of the local police chief, Susan Charles, Payne learns that the past has invaded the future in a most unexpected way. This fourth installment in the Moon series offers an exciting mix of horror and suspense. Another fine novel from the always reliable, underrated Gorman. Wes Lukowsky
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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1.0 out of 5 stars
A pretty bad book loaded with "potty talk",
By "hjsam" (Naples and Connecticut) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Voodoo Moon (Hardcover)
I usually write reviews on only very good or very bad books. This one is clearly the latter. Gorman is a pretty bad writer, with a plot with a Bates Motel-like ending that is dopey beyond belief. In addition, the two female leads (one is the narrator's sometimes lover) are two of the most obnoxious characters I have read in some time---totally unsympathetic!! Worse than all of that, frankly, is the fact that this author just loves "potty talk", in bed, out of bed, wherever!! Every bodily orifice is discussed in detail. The heroine(?) vomits on what seems every few pages. After making love she asks whether she farted all night while she slept, saying she had a flatulence problem. She also said she smelled at the beginning of her menstrual cycle. The narrator described every pee he took, etc., etc. These are not people I would invite over for dinner. What an offputting book Gorman has written!!
4.0 out of 5 stars
More twists than a pretzel,
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This review is from: Voodoo Moon (Hardcover)
This was the first book that I read by Ed Gorman and I ejoyed it very much. I thought it to be a very fast read and did not lack for excitement. The "profiler" Robert Payne is a compassionate character, but still dedicated to seeking the truth. The female characters are interesting and treated with great respect by Payne. I was not able to predict the many plot twists and the ending was great!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very well written,
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This review is from: Voodoo Moon (Hardcover)
Over thirty ago, voodoo practitioner Paul Renard permanently shook up the town of Brenner, Iowa when he burned down sterling Psychiatric Hospital, killing over twenty people. The killings were as gross as anyone can remember. To the fear of everyone, the lunatic escaped, leaving behind voodoo symbols. Though seen once over the subsequent years, Renard was never caught.Just when the townsfolk started to feel safe, a new string of voodoo killings occur. TV Psychic Tandy West asks her former lover ex-FBI profiler Robert Payne to help find the murderer. Instead of a simple and clear case, Robert finds a town without pity filled with individuals who want their personal pasts burned away like Renard did to humans three decades ago. The fourth Payne tale is an intriguing thriller that stars an entertaining lead protagonist who readers will enjoy observing in action. The story line places elements of the psychological thriller inside a modern day gothic tale. When the plot veers towards a gothic, it seems to sputter, but when talented Ed Gorman stays within the psychological path, the exciting tale is faster than a SST. Overall, the return of Payne, especially glimpses into his personal side, turns this into a fine novel that fans of the series will enjoy. Harriet Klausner
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