Review: Nice "creature feature"!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2014
Lurker is a story set on the British coast about a rat race escapee and her still very much in-the-rat-race husband.  They've moved there for her benefit, as her husband is constantly reminding her, but all is not quite what it seems.  She starts digging into the history of the place out of curiosity, and the things that she learns, coupled with her own paranoia about the state of her marriage, and odd things happening around the house, lead her to believe that she may in danger (trying to be intentionally vague so as not to give too much away).This is very much a character study of the main character's psychological decline, and that part of it is done very well - the atmosphere of paranoia and unease was very real.  The "creature" is also fascinating and original to me, and I love that sort of thing.  I personally didn't connect with the writing style as much.  While it is clear the author has a firm command of the language, there were times I felt the prose got in the way of what he was trying to say rather than enhancing it.  There were other times he succeeded, though, but on balance I felt the style detracted from the overall impact for me - your mileage may well vary.