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Jack Ketchum: Old flames (2008, Leisure Books)

289 pages

English language

Published May 4, 2008 by Leisure Books.

ISBN:
978-0-8439-5999-4
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OCLC Number:
185691174

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4 stars (2 reviews)

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reviewed Old flames by Jack Ketchum (Leisure fiction)

Review of 'Old flames' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This book is composed of 2 novellas. Old Flames and Right To Life. Old Flames is a decent read about a woman who tracks down a long lost lover. It's not particularly original or unexpected, but it plays out nicely. Not the typical Ketchum I was expecting. The second, Right To Life is...Ketchum. Actually, I found this to be a little over the top, even for me. I found it very disturbing. That's not to say it's not well done, but it's not my type of horror read. It's without a doubt, torture porn. So be aware.

reviewed Old flames by Jack Ketchum (Leisure fiction)

Review of 'Old flames' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book contains 2 novellas.
In the first "Old Flames" a psycho woman hires a detective to track down her old boyfriend and then proceeds to insinuate herself into his and his families lives.

In the second, "Right To Life"

A woman is abducted on her way into a clinic where she intends to terminate an unplanned pregnancy.
This was definitely the more graphic and horrific of the 2 stories, full of depravity and torture as Jack Ketchum fans have probably come to expect.

Subjects

  • Kidnapping
  • Psychopaths
  • Fiction