THE SINS OF RACHEL ELLIS, A NOVEL OF TERROR

by Philip Caveney

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B009GBAVS0
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: St. Martins Press
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Loved this book

This book came into my possession as part of a lot of horror/thriller paperbacks I found on eBay. I'd never heard of it before and started reading it with misgivings, because it's not the kind of book that would normally appeal to me. But as one reviewer wrote, it almost immediately lured me in and then kept me coming back to find out what happened next. I think it's a wonderfully written book, full of lush description that has the ability to make your skin crawl. The characters are believable, the setting dark and ominous, and the storyline moves along at a good clip. Plus the dark romantic elements are surprisingly effective. What's not to like? The only thing I didn't like about the book was the surprise ending. I found it very disturbing. But I've been thinking about it ever since I finished the book last night, so maybe that's the point! I highly recommend this book, and I am not a young adult. In fact, I'm off now to find out if Philip Caveney has written any other books. A sequel would be interesting....

Still good after all these years

I read this book when I was 9 yrs old and and 25 years later it still has the ability to lure me in. I'm not sure why some of the other reviews state that it's not so great of a read the second time around, or once they've gotten older. I guess I'm still a kid at heart, but I do love a good fantasy, mystery. It's a great read and one of my all time favorites.

Loved it as a youth and as an adult

I don't understand a few of the prior reviews. They liked it as an adolescent and read it over and over again but only ranked it 2 stars? I also read it in my early teens, and as an adult I scoured bookstores until I was able to find it. Still as enjoyable in my 20's and 30's as it was back then. Not too many books can boast that!