Tap, Tap

by David Lozell Martin

Book Overview

What if your best friend started killing your worst enemies? For Roscoe Bird, this nightmare becomes a reality when an old childhood friend comes knocking at his door. Peter Tummelier talks about past... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312958358
• ISBN13: 9780312958350
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

gay people and vampires!?!? and mental illness!?!!!?? sign me up!

this is genuinely my favorite book ever. it's a twisted love story and im currently going crazy over it. can someone else please join the fandom? i need someone else besides my boyfriend to cry over this book with

Riveting!

Roscoe Bird (Martin has some of the greatest character names) is living a nice, peaceful suburban life until his wealthy childhood friend, Peter, shows up on his doorstep. Peter Tummelier was always an odd, dark character, and Roscoe befriended him because he was also an outsider on the exclusive island where they both grew up. Now after several years, Peter shows up again to ask Roscoe and his wife to sail around the world with him. But Peter also has a major revelation to disclose to Roscoe; he's not the same Peter from their childhood. Peter has now developed a unique appetite and needs someone to help be his daytime look-out as he sails from port to port. Now this all sounds typical enough; in fact, it doesn't sound so much different than hundreds of horror novels weighing down the shelves. BUT Martin adds his wry sense of humor, his dark characters and his incredible writing to create a truly disturbing little novel. His story never fully answers any questions until the very end, and his attention to detail makes the novel even more believable despite the incredible situations presented here. Peter is outlandishly diabolical and dashing, and poor Roscoe is the hapless victim trying to save his good name before Peter totally pulls him into his web. This novel is just incredible! It's so rare that I run across a book that totally captivates me and has me guessing until the very end. Tap, Tap is delightfully wicked and utterly dark; it's a great read and will have you begging for more of Martin's works.

One of the best I ever read!

The book "TAP, TAP" gave me the chills all the way to the last page! I loved the scarey little doll, Dondo. Best of all, the gore scenes are very discriptive (the best kind)! Could not put it down! I recommened it to everybody. =)

What are friends for?

There's "Single White Female" and then there's "Tap Tap". Now this is a movie I'd like to see. I bought a copy and lent it to all my coworkers who couldn't put it down. Scary stuff. Enjoy.

Suspensful and riveting

This is one of the most frightening books that I have ever read. My husband tapped at the door last night and I was instantly afraid. Mr. Martin draws you in to all the characters in a very short time and you are transported along with them in this story. I have never written a review, but I just wanted to let people know that you will not be sorry to take the time to read this book.

Funny and dark, well written and sick.

David Martin is a creative story-teller with a soulful and a sick, vivid imagination. He's got a way with words and has come up with another unpredictable storyline. A master of suspense, he opens the story with an intruder in the house and let's you know the married couple are doomed in the first couple of pages. Yet, the chapter is filled with suspense. Afterwards, everytime a chapter ends or starts with "Tap Tap," the reader holds on tight, knowing something horrible is about to happen. But you read on. You have to! Hollywood, instead of filming re-makes, should turn this book -- and others by Martin -- into movies ASAP.