Strands

by James Kisner

He had raped and killed a young girl. They didn't a jury to tell him that - just as they didn't a judge to sentence him to death. They tightened the noose around his neck and watched his naked,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843926147
• ISBN13: 9780843926149
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding, gruesome horror thriller

STRANDS is an outstanding and gruesome horror novel. I read it many years ago and recently picked it up to see if it was as good as I remembered and it was. It tells the story of a man who is hung by a group of vigilantes. The murderers are not 100% sure of the man's guilt but seem to need to punish someone for the rape and murder of a young girl in the town. Once the deed is done, the men cut up the hanging rope and distribute pieces (or strands) of it as a reminder of the deed, so everyone will remember their part in the act. Decades later, as the son of the hanged man comes to town to try and understand what happened, the members of the hanging party are killed by the vengeful spirit of the dead man AND even the spirit of the murdered girl. This is a fantastic novel of revenge beyond the grave and has real fear in it. Not for the faint hearted but highly recommended for fans of horror. From what I've read, it is Kisner's finest acheivement.