Review: "A Haunting Thriller Which Will Make Your Heart Beat Faster"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
As I came to the end of this story, I realized that I had been holding my breath.  I took several deep breaths.  This story will do this to you, too.  It's a story that is chilling and intense, and you'll never know what will happen next.  So let's begin at the beginning.  Dana Barnes is 26 years old, living in Los Angeles.  She's had bouts with depression and her therapist suggests she stay at the Expedition House, a psychiatric facility for five days to get a quick-start to erase her depression.  Dana had been diagnosed two years earlier as being bipolar.  But at the facility they treated her as though she was suicidal.  After the five-day internment, she is driven toward Oklahoma by Tyler, who she considers her boyfriend.  Her sister, Zoe, lives in an isolated area at an experimental environmental community called 'Rainbow.'  Zoe is married to the founder, Clive.  Enroute, during a terrible storm, they stop at an outdated motel for the night.  The Motel Americana ... well, you'll soon think of it as the Bates Motel.  When she awakens, there is no trace of Tyler other than his belongings, wallet, and keys.  What has happened to him? The local police feel he just walked away from her ... or, maybe she was delusional about him even being with her. Soon, she decides she best complete her trip to 'Rainbow.' She should have followed her instincts and driven back to Los Angeles.  This story is an extremely well written spooky story! At first it reminded me of the chill of reading years ago John Fowles thriller, "The Collector." This, too,  is a haunting story you will read non-stop.  The pace grows more vigorous by the page, the plot is excellent with many twists and turns that will shock you.  If you like thrillers, you will love this story; I did!