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Title: Classic Chiller
Review: I read this book twice. If you've seen the movie, it's very close to it. It's a relatively thin book. Even if it weren't it'd be a fast read. If you haven't seen the movie or had the privilege to find a copy of this, the book is claimed to be about the real-life serial killer Edward Gein from Wisconsin, but there are no similarities other than Mr. Gein had a little hang-up with his mother. The book is about Norman Bates, owner of the Bates Motel - a lonely place off the highway. Norman keeps his mother in her room in the house on the grounds, and Mother doesn't like Norman feeling any attraction toward women, so she does away with them. When Mother kills one young woman, people come looking for her and find out what Mom has done and the secrets Norman has managed to hide for many years. A must read.
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