From the dust jacket- Strange things exist on the periphery of our existence, haunting us from the darkness looming beyond our firelight. Black magic, weird cults and worse things loom in the shadows. The Children of Old Leech have been with us from time immemorial. And they love us...
Donald Miller, geologist and academic, has walked along the edge of a chasm for most of his nearly eighty years, leading a charmed life between endearing absent-mindedness and sanity-shattering realization. Now, all things must converge. Donald will discover the dark secrets along the edges, unearthing savage truths about his wife, Michelle, their adult twins, and all he knows and trusts. For Donald is about to stumble on the secret of the Croning.
Review- This is an unusual horror novel as it not only the main character an old man, he's 80 in the present of the novel, the novel also moves back in time to fill in the gaps in his memory. Donald Miller has been married to the love of his life for almost 60 years, his children are grown, and he is just trying not to forget everything in his life. But strange things have happened around him and keep happening and Donald knows that there is more than he can remember. The time jumps happen at the beginning of new chapters, so the reader knows when and where they are. Donald is a good main character, he reacts to the strange things with reason and when reason does not explain them, he runs from them. The gaps in Donald's memory are not used to annoy the reader but make the reader understand what has been haunting and hunting Donald all his life. The horror is a slow build so when Donald and the reader understand everything, it is chilling. If you are a fan of Lovecraft and his style of slow horror, then you need to try this novel out.
I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.
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