content: Given the positive reviews, I thought this book would be better than it was. At first, this seemed to be a new and interesting take on the supernatural boogeyman-in-the-closet genre. Creepy atmosphere? Check. Despicable bad guys inexplicably dying? Check. Mysterious monster in the dark? Check. But then, the book took a sharp left turn into romance novel territory, which I found confusing (and annoying). The denouement was completely predictable. I anticipate reading another of F. Paul Wilson's novels before adding him to (or crossing him off) my list of authors to follow.