Stained
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by Lee Thomas
A madman. A secret, generations old. Another missing boy. They called the sadistic killer The River Rat, and he'd struck again. In a desperate search for his neighbor's son, Ted Lewis came face to face with the killer and survived, but his life was irrevocably altered. The residents of Marchand, Louisiana believed they were safe. The murderer had been captured and was behind bars. But the nightmare wasn't over yet. Because on that summer night, something passed between the two men. Memories of brutality and phantoms of countless victims torment Ted. His normal life is shattered, and he struggles to fight a growing presence that threatens to leave his soul stained forever. Author Lee Thomas's debut novel won the Bram Stoker Award and returns to print in a fine anniversary edition complete with new introduction by the author and an afterword by Steve Berman.
A madman. A secret, generations old. Another missing boy. They called the sadistic killer The River Rat, and he'd struck again. In a desperate search for his neighbor's son, Ted Lewis came face to face with the killer and survived, but his life was irrevocably altered. The residents of Marchand, Louisiana believed they were safe. The murderer had been captured and was behind bars. But the nightmare wasn't over yet. Because on that summer night, something passed between the two men. Memories of brutality and phantoms of countless victims torment Ted. His normal life is shattered, and he struggles to fight a growing presence that threatens to leave his soul stained forever. Author Lee Thomas's debut novel won the Bram Stoker Award and returns to print in a fine anniversary edition complete with new introduction by the author and an afterword by Steve Berman.
''Stained hooked me from the get-go with its characters, its attention to setting, and certainly not least, its most refreshing premise. The prose is vivid, the pacing right on the money and I was guessing straight on through to the end. Ready and waiting for the next one, Mr. Thomas!'' -Jack Ketchum
''Thomas' debut novel starts out with a rollercoaster-ride of twisted shock and violence, then never slows down.'' - The Horror Fiction Review
''Thomas' debut novel starts out with a rollercoaster-ride of twisted shock and violence, then never slows down.'' - The Horror Fiction Review