Review: Half-Western, Half-Serial Killer novel. Daring read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2013
I didn't expect STAGGER BAY to be such a good time. It took me so many different directions and spun around genre tropes so much, I couldn't help but be invested and challenged. While I have one real problem with STAGGER BAY, it's a novel that does so many small things right that it tips the scale in its favor. Once again, the sense of place is incredible. Actually, it's beyond incredible. The fictional city of Stagger Bay has a pulse and despite that it borrows from various iconic works (notably For a Fistful of Dollars and Silent Hill), it is truly an original creation.STAGGER BAY is the boldest, most original serial killer novel written since Thomas Harris stopped publishing. It will mess with more than just your suspension of disbelief.