Deathwalker

by R. Patrick Gates

Bill Gage's worse nightmare is on the loose again, but the letters from the serial killer calling himself The Walking Death have not reached the burned-out cop as he begins his fight against alcohol, cocaine, and grief

Genres: Horror

336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1995

Reviews

[Carolina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.9 Almost a 4. The gore in this book was *chefs kiss* I was Not expecting this book to be this demented. The DeathWalker was terrifying! Reminded me of so many other real serial killers and it freaked me out a bit lol

I felt deeply for Ivy, finding myself worried, wondering what was going to happen to him. Maybe my favorite character.

Wish I could have given this a better rating since I really liked this story but the main character kept getting on my nerves. I just, plain and simple, didn’t like the dude…

Over all this story was very well written and loved all the cheesy 90s horror theme/vibe this book had to offer.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Thomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Deathwalker is a sequel of sorts to Tunnelvision, Gates' first book on the Abyss imprint. It's not a continuation of that story so much as it is another story featuring the characters from that book, so it's a sequel in the same way that Octopussy is a sequel to Dr. No. And I'm going to bet that's the first time the Abyss imprint has been compared to James Bond.

Anyway, Gates does a great job of showing the main character's decline into alcoholism, which is a good thing, since the first half of the book is mostly about that. There's a serial killer plot running beneath that one, but it's far less interesting, even though they intersect along the way. I should note that there is still a lack of subtlety in parts of the decline, and parts of it feel oddly emotionless (which could be the point; Bill only cares about the buzz or the high at that point), but it feels honest and realistic. I kept thinking of how Stephen King wrote Dan Torrence's rock bottom in Doctor Sleep by comparison. They're similar, but King wrote a far more emotionally convincing decline than Gates does here. There are better books that address alcoholism in their stories, but that's the best part of Deathwalker.

Abyss #44

[Guntario · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gripping. Furiously written. The life of a security guard spirals out of control while deathwalker is killing families exactly like his.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 and a half stars. A gruesome serial killer /police procedure tale. It's actually part 2 of the first novel in the series called Tunnel Vision. Gates is a good writer but this story suffers from too much details about alcoholism./drug use, and being at a rehab center. It slowed the story down. (hence the 3 and a half not 4 stars) The scenes involving the killer are very gruesome, explicit and terrifying. It would help to read Tunnel Vision first, since it involves almost all the same characters.

[Jim Camerlinck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly excellent. R. Patrick Gates knows how to get under your skin like a tick.