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Title: One Dark Stormy Night...
Review: Rarely do I read more than one novel by the same author in a month. But after finishing Island by Richard Laymon, it was nearly impossible not to pick up another one of his novels. And while One Rainy Night doesn't match the achievement of Island, its still a great read.The premise of the novel is simple: after a racially motivated killing, a black rain begins to fall driving anyone exposed to it into a homicidal frenzy. Following a small collection of people, Laymon illustrates the effects of the black rain and the actions taken to stop it.Like Island, the characters are somewhat shallow but that's really not the point of his novels. Laymon writes to entertain and he's ridiculously successful. Above all, One Rainy Night is a lot of fun to read. Think of it as a low budget horror movie in novel form.Laymon writes a good book - they're entertaining, easy and quick yet thoroughly engaging. Definitely check this one out.
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