3/1/03
Book
The Chosen Child - Graham Masterton
Sarah Leonard is trying to build a new Senate hotel in Warsaw Poland. For all that she is known as the "Ayatollah", and other names like "ball-breaker", she cannot get the work to go forward. A man has been found beheaded inside a broken sewer pipe at the site. The man is the seventh victim of the serial killer dubded "The Executioner". Working hard on the case is a police detective Stephan Rej who is getting nowhere on the case. The victims seem to be chosen at random. The newest victim brings the first possible clue, corruption in the Senate company for which Sarah works. The other victims do not share that link though. As the body count continues to rise both Sarah is drawn into Stephan's search in order to get construction back on schedule.
Graham Masterton is on the ball on this one. It's full of intruigue, suspense, and pulse-pounding terror. The backdrop of Warsaw is portrayed very well. The use of the sewers as a significant setting is done in just the right amount of detail. The story draws the audience in by all five senses. The action and pacing makes for a great page turner. The terror is sharpened to a series of nice sharp points. The horror is mostly limited to the physical though there are some really nice supernatural aspects to the story. The characters are excellently portrayed and given a nice depth. Both of Sarah and Stephan develop and grow nicely. The Chosen Child is another masterful story of the Masterton mythos.
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