Under the Lake

Writer John Howell travels to Sutherland, Georgia, to pen a biography, but his journalistic instincts are revived by the mysterious events taking place. This suspenseful thriller combines the elements of a crime story with the supernatural. Tom Stechschulte's superb reading grabs the listener's attention through every exciting and spooky scene. His perfectly paced narration sets the mood for pulse-pounding action sequences and eerie, goosebump-inducing ghostly appearances. Stechschulte portrays several characters using authentic Southern dialects that are slightly different for each. Listeners will be captivated by Stechschulte's brilliant performance. M.H.S. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine

May 1, 1987
The Edgar Award-winning author of Chiefs (basis of a TV miniseries) and the bestselling Deep Lie now offers a highly readable if somewhat overheated thriller-cum-gothic that includes murder, drug smuggling, faith healing, hallucinations, revenants and incest. A one-time ace reporter rents a cabin in a backwoods Georgia town, then stumbles upon and determines to solve the town mystery, which involves a seemingly affable sheriff, an autocratic town father and an incest-ridden family whose once-prosperous farm now lies under a lake. He joins forces with a plucky female reporter bent on proving that the sheriff is "dirty,'' and there's never a dull moment as the story surges toward its exciting climax. The conclusion is a little too far-fetchedbut by that time readers have had more than their money's worth. Major ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates.