The Mirror's Edge

by Steven Sidor

Book Overview

Two brothers were snatched from their home out of the arms of their attentive babysitter on a memorable afternoon in a small Midwestern town. The disappearance, still unsolved years later, has destroyed their mother and brought to light unfortunate details about their father's troubled life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312354134
• ISBN13: 9780312354138
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent mix of mystery and horror

I don't usually read supernatural novels, but based on Sidor's earlier efforts I tried his latest. I managed to stick with it through the development stage and am glad I did. It really took off as a mystery/ thriller that I enjoyed immensely. Great spare style. Amazing what you can convey with a minimum of words. Reminds me of the "Timese" they taught in early 60s journalism school.

Beyond satisfying. I couldn't put it down.

Steve's work just keeps getting better. I loved his first two books and have been a fan since the beginning. "Mirror's Edge" takes his work to a whole new level. Beyond satisfying, I devoured this book. His latest work is truely unsettling and leaves you looking over your shoulder the whole time. His lush narrative, striking, richly vivid and yet lean, paints a world that grabs you by the collar and pulls you running to the end. Bravo!!

one-sitting superb but upsetting suspense tale

Independent reporter Jase Deering believes it was the disappearance of his brother Mathias who at twelve years old walked into the wintry woods and never came safely home. Now as one year has passed since the kidnapping of two-year-old twins Liam and Shane Boyle, Jase and his blind girlfriend Robyn Matchfrost decide to investigate what the police have classified as a cold case. The Chicago police detectives who worked the official inquiry assist Jase and Robyn as much as they can as they want closure almost as much as the victims' parents crave it. The journalist team interviews the Boyle former nanny who lives in total abject fear and shows them the term "mirrorrorrim" that the abductor etched on her skin. That message leads Jase and Robyn to black arts cult leader Aubrey Hart Morick, who believed strongly in human sacrifice; however Morick was dead long before the snatch occurred. Jase turns to Aubrey's offspring and soon uncovers disturbing information that makes him wonder if the son is a chip off the evil father's block. Finding the twins and proof remain elusive as the years go by with Jase now a solo act digging deeper and deeper into the cult and the supernatural. He knows he is too late for the boys and for himself, but obsessively keeps drilling deeper in search of the truth This is a one-sitting superb but upsetting suspense tale (keep the antacid tablets handy) that plays out like an investigative thriller, but is much frighteningly more. Readers will follow every disconcerting twist with macabre fascination as Steven Sidor keeps the audience mesmerized with what is going on especially in the obsessed mind of Jase. You will not sleep well thinking about what really happened in this unforgettable novel. Harriet Klausner

A must read -Excellent book

I would say the third time is a charm! This book is the best that Steve has written. As I was reading this book, I was always wondering what was on the next page. I could not put this book down, let alone sleep at night.

A smart, scary page turner ...

I'm a fan of this author's writing on many levels, the most obvious being his consistency. Sidor started good and gets scary better with each new offering. The Mirror's Edge is a frightening journey we take with a cynical narrator through a satanic world of evil and magic. I read it over two days and expect nightmares born of the cloven entourage Jase finds himself fighting from start to finish. It's a battle that jumps continents and Sidor's sharp, economic narrative keeps the story moving at a fast pace. His characters (the good, the bad and the misbegotten) grab hold and don't let go. This is a writer making leaps where most of his contemporaries are forced to climb the ladder one step at a time. Read this baby with the lights on and make damn sure it's not on a stormy night ...