Another random selection from my stack of unread thrillers, Creepers is a Thriller with a capital 'T'. In it Frank Balenger joins a group of 4 urban explorers (or 'creepers') as they investigate a long-abandoned hotel before it is knocked down. Needless to say, things go awry pretty quickly when it appears that the Paragon may not be as empty as they thought...
brilliant...
Wow - talk about exciting, unputdownable fiction, this book hit all the right notes and had me desperate to get back to it. Morrell (creator of Rambo) is a new name to me, and if his other work is as good as Creepers I'll definitely be searching it out (turns out I have another of his books tucked in my box sets, score!). His style is punchy, his characters well sketched without too much detail slowing down the action, and the plot unravels like a skillfully wrapped confection, especially in the way that Balenger's history and true motives are revealed bit by bit. I didn't know what to expect from this book, and I thought from the cover it might be a horror or have a science fiction bent. Rather it's a tale of greed, obsession and some pretty gory action as Balenger and his new friends face off against a trio of well-equipped thieves and the real boogie man that has been haunting the hotel for decades. The book reads like a gripping movie, in a good way, although I wouldn't like to see an adaptation as it would be too bloody for my viewing taste.
briefly...
An unexpectedly fantastic chiller that is written with such verve that every time I put it down to go to sleep I felt disappointed.
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