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The Cloud of Unknowing (Otto Penzler Book)by Thomas H Cook
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:David Sears grew up in the shadow of his brilliant younger sister, Diana, convinced by their father that she would accomplish great things. Instead, she married and had a son, Jason, wholike David and Dianas fatheris schizophrenic. Her husband, Mark, a geneticist, never made peace with Jasons condition. Perhaps this is why, when Jason drowns, Diana will not accept the authorities conclusion that his death was accidental. Or perhaps Diana is going mad. She begins to send David faxes and e-mails about ancient murders, driven by her growing belief that the earth is Gaia, a living witness to her sons murder who could give evidence in the case she is building against her husband. David soon fears for his own familys safety as the seductive qualities of Dianas manic energy become impossible to ignore. In The Cloud of Unknowing, Cook explores the power of blood and family mythology. Review:"Jason Regan, a severely schizophrenic child, is found drowned in a pond behind his family's home in this unusual, chilling mystery from Edgar-winner Cook (Red Leaves). Jason's mother, Diana, believes that her ex-husband, Mark, has murdered their son. The story is narrated by Diana's brother, Dave Sears, who comes to believe Diana has gone insane. Dave has good reason to think so; their father was a raving paranoid schizophrenic. Cook employs a curious narrative structure, dividing the story into two alternating sections: one in which Dave is being interviewed by a police detective about an unnamed crime, written in second-person, and another that Dave narrates in first-person. In the beginning it's unclear if a crime occurred at all; the police rule that Jason walked into the pond on his own. Then it appears that there was not only one murder but possibly two, three or even four. Cook reveals all the pieces of the shocking story with an absolutely steady hand. It's a bravura performance." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"Cook smartly goes against genre expectations . . . What's at stake isn't so much the resolution of a mystery as the integrity of a family." Review:"An eerie, unsettling, beautifully composed and suspenseful novel quite unlike anything Thomas H. Cook has written before." Review:"[Diana's] inexorable descent into mania, narrated by her brother Dave, is as gripping as the mystery itself. A-" Review:PRAISE FOR RED LEAVES "Red Leaves is both heart-wrenching and gut-wrenching. A family can be 'briefly held,' and yet so enduring."--New York Daily News "One of the most suspenseful of crime-fiction writers, [Cook] is also one of the most lyrical . . . Readers will glimpse blurred snapshots from their own lives--and be afraid."--The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) About the AuthorThomas H. Cook is the author of nineteen novels and two works of nonfiction. He has been nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award six times in four different categories, most recently for Best Novel for Red Leaves. His novel The Chatham School Affair won the Edgar for Best Novel. He lives in New York City and Cape Cod. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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