His Father's Son

"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 he's suffering from dementia. But Steve's father seems so calm, clear-eyed, and perfectly lucid when he whispers, "I killed her..."

Is 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....

Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 09/01/2009
ISBN: 9780451227775
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 6.73h x 5.86w x 1.05d

Review Citations: Booklist 09/15/2009 pg. 33
Library Journal Annex 10/12/2009