Sub-category: Supernatural
suspense
The plot: For Don Lark,
life is a chore since the law failed him and his child
was killed. With a void in his heart, he drifts around,
restoring houses to their former glory. In a small town
in North Carolina, Don finds a run down mansion that offers
him the chance to get ahead financially. However, the
house is hiding some surprises of its own that challenge
everything he believes in...
Comment: Although a pleasant
story, Card really avoids making this anything but a light
supernatural story. More than anything, this novel is
just a light, pleasant read with no depth or great plot
development.
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TREASURE
BOX (1996) |
Sub-category: Supernatural
suspense
The plot: Quentin Fears
grows up a recluse after the death of his older sister
when he is a child. At the age of 34, he is now rich
and alone when he one day spies a woman who reminds
him of his sister. Shortly afterwards, he realises what
he is missing in life and decides to meet women. Very
quickly, he is introduced to Madeleine. They fall in
love and get married within weeks - against the advice
of Quentin's lawyer. All is blissful until Quentin goes
to meet her eccentric family in an grand old house in
NE U.S.A. The source of Madeleine's family's strange
ways seems to revolve around a box which has been in
their family for generations...
Comment: Written almost
in a light-hearted vein, nonetheless, Card keeps you
turning the page as you wonder what other strange twist
will manifest next. In addition, the chracter development
and writing style is just plain enjoyable in this novel.
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