‘Terrific storytelling’ STEPHEN KING
‘Masterfully blends reality and imagination to deliver something wholly original and totally gripping from start to finish. Don’t miss this edge-of-your-seat chiller that will keep you guessing – and guessing again’ LISA UNGER
‘I WASN’T WORRIED ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS BLACK BAG THAT MORNING… NO BIG DEAL. UNTIL I GOT CLOSER – AND THEN I KNEW BETTER.’
Back in the Summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the centre of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher – dubbed by the media as The Boogeyman – stalked his tranquil Maryland town.
These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of notoriety himself as he is the only person to whom Josh Gallagher will talk, on or off the record. Chizmar likes to visit Gallagher in prison, as there are plenty of other nameless victims out there and Gallagher’s confession would bring closure to grieving loved ones.
But when a masked figure leaves a horrifying calling card in the front of his home, Chizmar finds there is a price for dancing with the devil. It’s clear that there is a new player in the game which The Boogeyman controls . . .
Both a riveting tale of obsession and an unflinchingly honest exploration of modern society’s true-crime infatuation, Becoming the Boogeyman spares no one from the glare of the spotlight.
‘Masterfully blends reality and imagination to deliver something wholly original and totally gripping from start to finish. Don’t miss this edge-of-your-seat chiller that will keep you guessing – and guessing again’ LISA UNGER
‘I WASN’T WORRIED ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS BLACK BAG THAT MORNING… NO BIG DEAL. UNTIL I GOT CLOSER – AND THEN I KNEW BETTER.’
Back in the Summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the centre of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher – dubbed by the media as The Boogeyman – stalked his tranquil Maryland town.
These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of notoriety himself as he is the only person to whom Josh Gallagher will talk, on or off the record. Chizmar likes to visit Gallagher in prison, as there are plenty of other nameless victims out there and Gallagher’s confession would bring closure to grieving loved ones.
But when a masked figure leaves a horrifying calling card in the front of his home, Chizmar finds there is a price for dancing with the devil. It’s clear that there is a new player in the game which The Boogeyman controls . . .
Both a riveting tale of obsession and an unflinchingly honest exploration of modern society’s true-crime infatuation, Becoming the Boogeyman spares no one from the glare of the spotlight.
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Reviews
Becoming the Boogeyman is a compulsive, utterly immersive twist of fact and fiction. Richard Chizmar masterfully blends reality and imagination to deliver something wholly original and totally gripping from start to finish. I couldn't stop turning the pages, even when I wanted to turn away. Don't miss this edge-of-your-seat chiller that will keep you guessing - and guessing again
Richard Chizmar has pulled off one hell of a sequel, delivering the rare thriller that is truly original and unlike anything else you'll read this year. While the tension is high and the chills plentiful, it is the human heart of the book that lingers once the tale is told
A worthy and frightening sequel to Chizmar's Chasing the Boogeyman. Terrific storytelling
Chizmar is a master of capturing the horrors beneath the surface of suburbia. King would certainly approve here - this is stunning.
