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New York : Pinnacle Books/Kensington Pub., 2009.
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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:One By One. . . Two decades ago, at a private women's college in upstate New York, a student was brutally attacked in her dorm room. Her assailant was never found. . . They Disappear. . . Sue Barlow arrives at Wilbourne College twenty years later. When a classmate disappears, Sue thinks it's an isolated incident. But then two other girls vanish. . . And Die. . . As fear grows on campus, Sue begins to sense she's being watched. And as the body count rises, she soon realizes that a twisted psychopath is summoning her to play a wicked game--a game that only will end when she dies. . . "If you like Dean Koontz, you'll love John Manning!" --Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times bestselling author.
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LibraryThing member wcath
Going off to college for the first time is always an adventure, but for Sue Barlow, it promises to be so much more. She will finally be on her own, away from the stifling grasp of the grandparents who raised her after the death of her mother. Sue hopes that Wilbourne College, her mother's alma
All the Pretty Dead Girls by John Manning reminds me of a Dean Koontz novel or something by Clive Barker, without being quite as tightly written. The plot moves along nicely, for the most part, except for the back and forth between the past and the present, which I found a little disconcerting at times. This is definitely a "page-turner" in the most positive way and the twists of the plot surprised me more than a few times. It is not predictable or boring. I found the characters believable and pretty well fully-formed and although their dialogue sometimes falls a little flat the characters are not. I found myself conjuring them up in my mind... seeing what they would look and sound like.
I liked All the Pretty Dead Girls even though it runs a little more toward horror than I normally go these days. I was drawn in from the first page and read it straight through to the last. If you are a fan of Dean Koontz or Clive Barker, or even Peter Straub, I think you will enjoy All the Pretty Dead Girls.
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mater in upstate New York, will give her both the freedom that she has never enjoyed and information about the parents she never knew. What she finds there is far more terrifying than she could have ever imagined.All the Pretty Dead Girls by John Manning reminds me of a Dean Koontz novel or something by Clive Barker, without being quite as tightly written. The plot moves along nicely, for the most part, except for the back and forth between the past and the present, which I found a little disconcerting at times. This is definitely a "page-turner" in the most positive way and the twists of the plot surprised me more than a few times. It is not predictable or boring. I found the characters believable and pretty well fully-formed and although their dialogue sometimes falls a little flat the characters are not. I found myself conjuring them up in my mind... seeing what they would look and sound like.
I liked All the Pretty Dead Girls even though it runs a little more toward horror than I normally go these days. I was drawn in from the first page and read it straight through to the last. If you are a fan of Dean Koontz or Clive Barker, or even Peter Straub, I think you will enjoy All the Pretty Dead Girls.
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LibraryThing member Olivermagnus
This book centers on Sue Barlow, an incoming freshman at Wilbourne College in upstate New York. Wilbourne is an exclusive private college that has a small student body, primarily made up of women. Raised by her extremely wealthy grandparents, Sue initially welcomes the opportunity to be on her own.
Meanwhile Sheriff Miles Holland, investigating the disappearance of a student, soon discovers the college has been the site of similar incidents involving young women that have occurred every twenty years. The key to stopping these events lies with Bernadette de Salis, a thirteen year old girl who has experienced stigmata as well as a visit from the Virgin Mary. Bernie tells Sue that she is key to the upcoming apocalypse.
I thought this book was pretty interesting even though I rarely this genre. After a somewhat slow start, the action of the main story starts to really intrigue you. There are a lot of political characterizations in the book and some readers who care about those things might not enjoy it that much. Overall, it was a great little story with hints of Omen and Rosemary's Baby thrown in. I would definitely try another of John Manning's books if the opportunity arises.
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She gets a bad feeling once she's there and believes that she repeatedly sees the face of a screaming woman in one of the dormitory windows.Meanwhile Sheriff Miles Holland, investigating the disappearance of a student, soon discovers the college has been the site of similar incidents involving young women that have occurred every twenty years. The key to stopping these events lies with Bernadette de Salis, a thirteen year old girl who has experienced stigmata as well as a visit from the Virgin Mary. Bernie tells Sue that she is key to the upcoming apocalypse.
I thought this book was pretty interesting even though I rarely this genre. After a somewhat slow start, the action of the main story starts to really intrigue you. There are a lot of political characterizations in the book and some readers who care about those things might not enjoy it that much. Overall, it was a great little story with hints of Omen and Rosemary's Baby thrown in. I would definitely try another of John Manning's books if the opportunity arises.
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LibraryThing member nessa33
Had potential....started out really well and then the author messed it all up by making the entire storyline completely unbelievable....and not in a good way
LibraryThing member beautyandtheblog
Had potential....started out really well and then the author messed it all up by making the entire storyline completely unbelievable....and not in a good way
LibraryThing member Septima
Only because 0.5 stars wasn't an option. Terrible book.
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473 p.; 18 inches
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0786017988 / 9780786017980