From Publishers Weekly
Goldberg's sleek tale of haute hookers, a Literary Guild alternate selection and a Doubleday Book Club selection in cloth, shows a sure hand, delivering informed entertainment that builds to a good-humored denouement.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Following in the bloody footsteps of his last thriller, Lie to Me ( LJ 6/1/90), Martin has again created a grisly work that is definitely not for the faint of heart. Network newscaster John Lyon sets out to expose the criminal doings of West Virginia doctor Mason Quinndell, who has been accused of murdering 18 babies. During his quest, Lyon encounters voodoo, a hermit dwarf with man-eating dogs, a comatose woman in a coffin, and the sadistic doctor, who has recently been blinded. With the help of an ex-prostitute and a grossly obese, corrupt deputy, the sightless doctor (who gets his jollies from slowly dismembering vagrants with a spoon--yes, a spoon--and other torture devices) tries to stop Lyon's investigation. Luridly fascinating and bargain-priced, this will provide a cheap thrill for Martin's fans. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 3/1/92.
- Rebecca House Stankowski, Purdue Univ. Calumet Lib., Hammond, Ind.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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