Lord of the Dark Lake

by Ron Faust

Book Overview

Jay Chandler, an American archaeologist excavating an ancient Greek temple, is surprised to find himself invited to a weeklong party on an exotic island paradise owned by eccentric tycoon Alexander Krisos. The annual event-swarmed with European nobility, Texas oilmen, ballerinas and bullfighters, millionaire politicos in exile, Japanese potentates, artists, and gorgeous models--is the sort of orgiastic party many would kill to attend. But no one really...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620454424
• ISBN13: 9781620454428
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Turner
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good Ol' Muscular Prose

This tale benefits greatly from Foust's style; he deftly handles the protagonist's clashes and friendship with a Greek family on the family's own, dangerous turf. The book jacket trumpeted comparisons with Hemingway, and it was right. This book provides a tight, literate summer read

Not a bad read

After reading Uris' "Trinity" and a Roth's "Sabbath's Theatre" I was looking for something entertaining but not heavy or with four pages devoted to the innerpsyche of each character. While the book was sometimes predictable, I enjoyed the redeeming qualities of the lead character Jay contrasted to the Krisos' family members. Indeed, from the pedophile homosexual elderly brothers to the classic bullfighter, each character was a contrast that moved the book through the somewhat tired plot