Product Description

A Californian wife has left her academic husband. As she drives through the mountains in the early hours of the morning, she picks up a hitch-hiker - rugged, adventurous - who suggests a romantic stop. But no love takes place at The Bend that night and in the morning a body is found.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #203684 in Books
• Published on: 1999-12-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
'AMONG THE MISSING is strikingly different. From the chilling opening...we are plunged into a disturbing world of twisted psychopathology' (THE TIMES )

More reviews for Richard Laymon: ‘No one writes like Laymon and you’re going to have a good time with anything he writes’ Dean Koontz 'This author knows how to sock it to the reader' THE TIMES If you've missed Laymon you've missed a treat' Stephen King

About the Author
Richard Laymon was born in Chicago in 1947. He grew up in California and took a BA in English Literature from Willamette University, Oregon, and an MA from Loyola University, Los Angeles. He worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian, a mystery magazine editor and a report writer for a law firm before working full-time as a writer. Four of his books have been shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award, which he won in 2001 with THE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW. Richard Laymon wrote many acclaimed works of horror and suspense, including THE STAKE, SAVAGE, AFTER MIDNIGHT and the three novels in the Beast House Chronicles: THE CELLAR, THE BEAST HOUSE and THE MIDNIGHT TOUR. He died in February 2001.

Customer Reviews

A Strange, Fast, Psychological Thriller
From the brutal murder in the first chapter, this thriller races along at a frightening pace. The decapitated corpse is discovered by a couple about to enjoy a canoe trip along the river and as is the way with Laymons writing, things will never be quite the same for Faye and Bass. They, along with you the reader, are thrown into the twisting plot of this book, which holds your attention until the very last minute. As has been the case with other Laymon characters and plot lines i.e. "In The Dark," the author manages to manipulate seemingly ordinary people into doing the most unexpected things. However his writing is convincing enough for the reader to suspend disbelief until the end. The events within this book happen over a very short time period, this only adds to the tension and compliments the content. Throw in some dark humour and Laymons assortment of oddball characters playing 'bit-parts' and the book delivers a nice chunk of escapism for a few hours - with some surprising plot twists. Whether he's writing horror of the monster variety or horror of the human variety if you're a fan of this genre - give him a try.

Fargo-ish sheriff and his goofy staff solve murder!
Now I have to say, this is a slightly different approach than Laymon usually takes... a headless corpse of a beautiful woman is found at the local tourist spot and the local sheriff and his daughter-in-law have to find the killer. This story is written mainly from the point of view of Pac the local policewoman and Laymon has this amazing ability to take on the persona of young beautiful, independent women. This book I can only sum up as charming, I totally disagree with the previous readers comments, I think this book shows Laymon's talent not only as a horror but as a thriller writer.... this would make a great movie!!

NOT A CLASSIC - BUT WORTH A READ
I'v e read the vast majority of Laymon's work - this book has a familiar feel and is a true Laymon, keeping you gripped to the end. It's good but it ain't a classic like many others have been.

Still - Laymon's worst is better than Kings best !