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Review title: one of straub's weaker efforts...
Product review: I find it remarkable how wildly opinions vary on peter staub's books. for my money, koko and ghost story are classics, with hellfire club not far behind. at the opposite end of the spectrum, in my opinion, lie mr x and mystery. never has straub created a character about whom i cared less than tom passmore, unless it might be lamont cranston. only straub could make a caribbean island as dull and mundane as mill walk (an obvious allusion to milwaulkee, though the purpose of this little in joke is lost on me). The dark and terrible secrets of tom's family really aren't that damn interesting, and you have to traverse some awfully tedious turf to fight your way to this non-climax. Skip this one.
