His Father's Son

ISBN: 0451227778

Author: Little, Bentley

Condition: New

On a par with such greats as Stephen King, Clive Barker and Peter Straub (Midwest Book Review), Bentley Little brings his unnerving talents to the terrifying story of a dysfunctional family in crisis.Steve Nye writes for an alumni magazine and his long-term relationship is on the steady path to marriage. But his quiet life takes an unexpected turn when he receives a phone call from his mother. His father attacked her and has been committed to a mental asylum. The doctor says hes suffering from dementia. But Steves father seems so calm, clear-eyed, and perfectly lucid when he whispers, I killed herIs it simply another symptom of delusion and madness? To find the answer, Steve investigates the cryptic message leading him down a terrifying path of his own making-and of his own nightmares....