Review: A surreal police procedural
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2013
I've read a few of Sandy DeLuca's books and have enjoyed them all.  She has a knack for creating a surreal, nightmarish atmosphere in which the lines between reality and imagination are blurred.Hell's Door is a bit more straightforward, as a large part of it is a police procedural tale of the hunt for a gruesome serial killer.  This different approach didn't work as well for me as Ms. DeLuca's other writings.  The combination of the procedural elements with some of the more outlandish material felt a little awkward to me at times.  This could certainly be just my own experience based on my preconceptions of the kind of story I would be reading.  Kudos for trying something new, but it wasn't an approach that I enjoyed as much.The ending is fantastic and shocking, and really made the book for me.  While not my favorite of Sandy's works, it is still well worth reading.  3.5 stars.