Chasing the Boogeyman

I loved every word. The tone, writing style, story, structure - it was unique and exciting and ultimately pitch perfect. It is rare for a book to grab me within the first few pages, but this one did. The beautiful, even literary, writing masquerading as a thriller/horror/faux true crime is every bit vintage Stephen King. The story itself and conclusion become almost secondary to the exploration of an author's heart, his motivations, his nostalgic tentpoles. Chizmar connected the dots that often remain publicly untethered. I was enthralled.