The Throat - The Blue Rose Trilogy, Bk 3 Author:Peter Straub In The Throat, Peter Straub's Blue Rose trilogy blooms into a horrifically chilling, maniacally suspenseful masterwork of terror. — I this searing novel of psychological terror, Tim Underhill, the haunted Vietnam vet-hero of Koko, courts ultimate destruction as he dares to look back to a dark past that holds the secret of the ... more »evil which signs its name Blue Rose.
Tim Underhill has been summoned to Millhaven--the site of old crimes now plagued by new demons--by his childnood friend, John Ransom. After decade of silence, it appears the the Blue Rose Killer has struct again--brutally murdering John Ransom's wife, April. Ransom enlists Tim Underhill's help in uncovering the true identity of this madman who was supposed to be dead, having committed suicide over 40 years ago...Millhaven's resident slueth, the brillian and reclusive Tom Pasmore, last seen in the pages of Peter Straub's novel Mystery, comes out of apparent retirement to assist his friend Tim Underhill, and the two men are drawn into a dark labyrinth of lies and deceit, each turn punctuated by jolting shocks that reveal connections between the tantilizingly mysterious Green Woman Taproom and the elusive truths buried in the steaming jungle of Vietnam...between the peaceful surface of everyday life and the secret shame that seethes below.
"THE THROAT is Peter Straub's ultimate thriller, his most powerful book to date. Brilliantly executed, it tightens the screws of suspense as it toys with our expectations and primal fears."