Review: Horrifyingly detailed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2012
McKinney is an undisputed master in the art of creating mental images - whether it's something you want to see or not!This is not my favorite of McKinney's work because, to me, the characters don't seem very original.  Creepy dead twin girls - The Shining.  Loving yet very insensitive husband with an oddly accepting wife who's great to him anyway - same book/movie.  Even the creepy caretaker-type figure; it's been done before.  I'm accustomed to pure originality from this author, so I'm probably being a little tough on him.Characters aside, the setting and story are EXCELLENT!  The descriptions are so spot on and detailed, Mr. McKinney has images jumping into your mind from beginning to end.  It's very fast-paced.  At no point are we given a chance to catch our breath or even think of boredom.  Frankly, we're too creeped out to think of anything but what awaits us on the next page.  I thought I even smelled the decaying, maggot-infested raccoon!This is a very entertaining story packed with elements of horror, the supernatural, mystery, and crime.  How this author manages to combine so many genres and still make it work, I will never know and always admire.