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Title: Lake starts solid, but eventually drowns in plot twists
Review: I've been a fan of Laymon's for quite some time, but this book was definitely not one of this best. While the first half of the book is wonderfully written -- especially the segments chronicling the romance of teen temptress Leigh and her innocent prey, Charlie -- things eventually go terribly awry. There are a few too many plots unfolding at once, and more than a few details simply ring wildly false. (For example, a woman hangs in a hot tub and has sex several times with the new man in her life over the course of several days, and yet apparently at no point notices that the hair on his head does not match the rest of his furry body... which is a major plot point.) If you're a fan of Laymon's and insist on reading everything he writes, there are certainly worse books out there. But if you'd rather not tarnish your love of his better work, pass this one on by.
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