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Mannheim Rex
by Robert Pobi
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Pub Date
Nov 20 2012
| Archive Date
Jan 31 2013
Description
After the sudden death of his wife, famous horror writer Gavin Corlie retreats from New York City to a secluded house on Lake Caldasac. But his new life in the country is far from idyllic; when a thirteen-year-old wheelchair-bound boy named Finn Horn nearly drowns in the lake, Gavin discovers a startling secret: people in this peaceful lakeside community keep vanishing. Is the corrupt, Benzedrine-fueled town sheriff to blame? Or is Finn’s account of a lake-dwelling monster more than a near-death hallucination? Racing against time and Mother Nature, Gavin and Finn embark on a quest to catch a nightmare that seems to have evolved with a single frightful purpose: to feed on human prey.
An homage to the blockbuster Jaws and the classic American novel Moby-Dick, Mannheim Rex is a deep dark thriller that switches seamlessly between heart-warming friendship and heart-stopping action.
After the sudden death of his wife, famous horror writer Gavin Corlie retreats from New York City to a secluded house on Lake Caldasac. But his new life in the country is far from idyllic; when a...
Description
After the sudden death of his wife, famous horror writer Gavin Corlie retreats from New York City to a secluded house on Lake Caldasac. But his new life in the country is far from idyllic; when a thirteen-year-old wheelchair-bound boy named Finn Horn nearly drowns in the lake, Gavin discovers a startling secret: people in this peaceful lakeside community keep vanishing. Is the corrupt, Benzedrine-fueled town sheriff to blame? Or is Finn’s account of a lake-dwelling monster more than a near-death hallucination? Racing against time and Mother Nature, Gavin and Finn embark on a quest to catch a nightmare that seems to have evolved with a single frightful purpose: to feed on human prey.
An homage to the blockbuster Jaws and the classic American novel Moby-Dick, Mannheim Rex is a deep dark thriller that switches seamlessly between heart-warming friendship and heart-stopping action.
A Note From the Publisher
Robert Pobi dealt in fine Georgian antiques for thirteen years before turning to writing full-time. He has fished for everything that swims - from great white sharks off Montauk to monstrous pike in northern Finland. He prefers bourbon to scotch and shucks oysters with an old hunting knife he modified with a grinder. In warm weather he spends much of his time at a cabin on a secluded lake in the mountains and when the mercury falls he heads to the Florida Keys. The critical response to his first short story (written when he was twelve) was a suspension from school. Now he writes every day - at a desk once owned by Roberto Calvi.
Robert Pobi dealt in fine Georgian antiques for thirteen years before turning to writing full-time. He has fished for everything that swims - from great white sharks off Montauk to monstrous pike in...
A Note From the Publisher
Robert Pobi dealt in fine Georgian antiques for thirteen years before turning to writing full-time. He has fished for everything that swims - from great white sharks off Montauk to monstrous pike in northern Finland. He prefers bourbon to scotch and shucks oysters with an old hunting knife he modified with a grinder. In warm weather he spends much of his time at a cabin on a secluded lake in the mountains and when the mercury falls he heads to the Florida Keys. The critical response to his first short story (written when he was twelve) was a suspension from school. Now he writes every day - at a desk once owned by Roberto Calvi.
Advance Praise
Praise for Robert Pobi's Bloodman:
"A very suspenseful novel." —O, The Oprah Magazine
"…A Sixth-Sense-like take on Thomas Harris in his prime…" —Sarah Weinman for The National Post
"Pobi boldly announces his arrival as a cunning novelist…" —Publishers Weekly
"A fantastic new voice in the thriller genre…" —New York Review of Books
"There's
a new gun in town… A deft combination of edge-of-your-seat terror and
heartbreaking pathos, Bloodman is one of the strongest debuts I've seen
in a very long time." —Spinetingler Magazine
"Bloodman should
come with a halogen nightlight. This Stephen King meets Michael Connelly
thriller is scary, creepy, page turning, original, bloody." —The
Mystery Site
Praise for Robert Pobi's Bloodman:
"A very suspenseful novel." —O, The Oprah Magazine
"…A Sixth-Sense-like take on Thomas Harris in his prime…" —Sarah Weinman for The National Post
"Pobi boldly...
Advance Praise
Praise for Robert Pobi's Bloodman:
"A very suspenseful novel." —O, The Oprah Magazine
"…A Sixth-Sense-like take on Thomas Harris in his prime…" —Sarah Weinman for The National Post
"Pobi boldly announces his arrival as a cunning novelist…" —Publishers Weekly
"A fantastic new voice in the thriller genre…" —New York Review of Books
"There's
a new gun in town… A deft combination of edge-of-your-seat terror and
heartbreaking pathos, Bloodman is one of the strongest debuts I've seen
in a very long time." —Spinetingler Magazine
"Bloodman should
come with a halogen nightlight. This Stephen King meets Michael Connelly
thriller is scary, creepy, page turning, original, bloody." —The
Mystery Site
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9781612184487 |
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781612184487 |
| PRICE |
$14.95 (USD)
|
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