Sep 13, 2006 07:21 PM
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John Saul's Midnight Voices is an easy read, with a terrifying twist. When Caroline Evans' husband was killed during a mugging, she is left with two young children and a demanding job. Struggling to make ends meet, she is ecstatic when she meets the man of her dreams.
After a whirlwind courtship, she marries the handsome, wealthy Anthony Fleming and her life seems perfect. Until they move into an apartment in the Rockwell, a well-known building in New York. There she meets the denizens of the building, an eccentric and strange bunch.
Her daughter Laurie begins to experience unsettling nightmares and her son Ryan exhibits animosity toward Caroline's new husband. Excusing her children's behavior, she does everything to please her husband, including visit with the neighbors who begin to show an unhealthy interest in her children.
Before long, Caroline realizes she has made a huge mistake. Nothing is as it seems...and there might be no one she can trust. Except maybe the voices in her head--the ones that tell her that her new home hides a terrible secret.
Creepy in a Rosemary's Baby sort of way. Made me glad I don't live in an apartment. Kudos, Mr. Saul!! I'm a lifelong fan!
~Cheryl Kaye Tardif, author of Whale Song (2007 Kunati Inc. Book Publishers, https://kunati.com)