Lost by Gary Devon

'The bullet entered his head slightly above and behind his left ear, and the air pocketed with the report. The shot jarred him off balance, and his small tense face hurtled sideways, blurred like a swiftly unwinding bobbin of thread. His name was Sherman Abbott; he was twelve years old...'

So beings one of the most riveting and tension-filled novels of recent years, one which bears comparison to the best of Thomas Tryon or Peter Straub but which carries the hallmarks of a unique style and vision.

LOST is the story of a deranged and evil boy who will stop at nothing to gain possession of his abducted younger sister Mamie. Accompanied by a vicious, wolf-like hound known as The Chinaman, Sherman follows a trail from state to state across the frozen wastes of the Eastern seaboard after the worst blizzard in two decades. Fleeing before him is the woman, Leona, a 35-year-old spinster who has befriended Mamie and two other small and love-starved children, and will protect them unto death.
   LOST is a novel about a brother and sister bound by secrets stronger than blood and the desperate woman who will come between them. A tour de force of unbridled menace and excitement, it will engage, appal and haunt all those who know just how vulnerable a child can be.

Genres: Horror - Thriller
Condition: Good
Published: Reprinted 1987 by Book Club Associates  
Pages: 355
CN: 9686 
Weight: 670g