REVIEW: THE LOST BY JACK KETCHUM

THE LOST

JACK KETCHUM

GENRE: HORROR

SYNOPSIS

It was the summer of 1965. Ray, Tim, and Jennifer were just three teenage friends hanging out in the campgrounds, drinking a little. But Tim and Jennifer didn't know what their friend Ray had in mind. And if they'd known, they wouldn't have thought he was serious. Then they saw what he did to the two girls at the neighboring campsite--and knew he was dead serious.

Four years later, the 60s were drawing to a close. No one ever charged Ray with the murders in the campgrounds, but there was one cop determined to make him pay. Ray figured he was in the clear. Tim and Jennifer thought the worst was behind them, that the horrors were all in the past. They were wrong. The worst was yet to come.

MY TAKE

This is my fourth Ketchum novel, and I have yet to be disappointed. Jack Ketchum can create some of the most realistic and disturbing characters.

The Lost literally starts off with a bang and definitely gets your attention. You immediately know who the bad guy is—and that guy is Ray Pye. He shoots two young women (while his friends Tim and Jennifer watch) at the beginning of the book. One dies and the other is on life support. Four years later, the second victim dies, and it seems Ray has gotten away with murder.

After this episode in the beginning of the book, there is a lot of character development and interaction. With the partying, the teen girls, he is on top of the world (I guess those crushed beer cans in his boots help). Ray gets what Ray wants, and when he doesn't, things end very badly.

This was an awesome book and highly recommended!

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