The Richard Laymon Collection, Volume 17: Amara / The Lake

Richard Laymon Collection #17

by Richard Laymon

Genres: Horror

800 pages, Paperback

First published July 12, 2007

About the author

Richard Laymon was born in Chicago and grew up in California. He earned a BA in English Literature from Willamette University, Oregon and an MA from Loyola University, Los Angeles. He worked as a schoolteacher, a librarian, and a report writer for a law firm, and was the author of more than thirty acclaimed novels.

He also published more than sixty short stories in magazines such as Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, and Cavalier, and in anthologies including Modern Masters of Horror.

He died from a massive heart attack on February 14, 2001 (Valentine's Day).

Also published under the name Richard Kelly

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amara is a great take on the Mummy genre and great fun it is too. Commmented on The Lake previously but its good as well :-)