Are you groaning at the prospect of yet more serial killer
thrillers? Admittedly, the genre has become somewhat overcrowded of
late, but this remarkable book by the Eddings demonstrates that
there is plenty of life in the concept yet, particularly if the
theme is handled with the imagination and panache displayed here.
Renata Greenleaf is struggling to deal with the death of her sister
Regina, victim of a serial killer in the city of Seattle. The only
communication Renata offers the world now is in the curious
language the sisters mutually created: it was one of the many
symptoms of their almost totally symbiotic relationship (like many
twins, they delighted in swapping identities in order to confuse
people). College lecturer Mark is attempting to deal with Renata's
trauma and bring her back to normality. She has agreed to attend
his classes, and begins to show signs of return to a regular
lifestyle, but the brutal killings in Seattle are still continuing.
And then Mark discovers a dark secret that he may need to keep to
himself in order to protect Renata's sanity - even if it leads to
more bloodshed. David Eddings is one of the most accomplished
writers in the fantasy genre, and his collaborations with his wife
Leigh, while never quite in the class of his solo efforts, are
still first-rate. This is a thriller rich in elements of the
bizarre that will delight the duo's many fans. (Kirkus UK)
A brutal serial killer stalks the Seattle nights. Regina Greenleaf
was one of the victims. Her beautiful twin sister, Renata, is
deeply traumatized. Renata barely knows she's alive. She talks only
rarely, and then always in twin-speak, the special language she and
Regina made up long before they'd learned to speak English. When
there had been two of them, they used to swap names. At school,
they'd swapped the ribbons in their hair that were the only way of
telling them apart. They were so close to each other, they might as
well have been one person. Mark, a college lecturer in English, is
Renata's friend and her post-trauma protector. He's the only person
Renata recognizes and will talk to. She agrees to attend his
classes, and with the help of Mark's room-mates Renata seems to be
coming to terms with her loss. But the number of murders in Seattle
rises, and Mark has some dreadful suspicions. If he says anything,
it's guaranteed to send Renata back to the hospital. But if he
doesn't, there may be blood on his conscience... In Regina's Song,
David and Leigh Eddings have written a tense, chilling story of a
nightmare coming true.
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