Soon She Will Be Gone

by John Farris

When six women intimately involved with wealthy architect Dix Trevellian mysteriously disappear, Dane Coleman blackmails Sharan Norbeth to act as bait for Dix, but once they are entangled in Trevellian's twisted web, their chances of survival diminish. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction, Horror

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

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American writer and screenwriter of both adaptations of his own books (e.g. 'The Fury'), of the works of others (such as Alfred Bester's 'The Demolished Man') and original scripts. In 1973 he wrote and directed the film 'Dear Dead Delilah'. He has had several plays produced off-Broadway, and also paints and writes poetry. At various times he has made his home in New York, Southern California and Puerto Rico; he currently resides near Atlanta, Georgia. Early in his career he also wrote under the name Steve Brackeen.

Reviews

[SmarterLilac · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst book I have read in a long time. Like Tom Clancy on steroids (minus fifty IQ points.) The author gets credit for being able to write a coherent sentence, but this 'novel' might as well have been subtitled I Desperately Want to Make This Into A Screenplay...NOW. The hyper-accelerated pace and cheap gore were bad enough, but Farris made it worse by incorporating every sorry mystery cliche in the book. Waste of my precious time and just awful.

[Brielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was super interesting but I couldn't get over how strange his writing was.

[Carole · Rating 2 out of 5]

good story line, but much too violent for my taste

[Pbwritr]

Didn't finish. Couldn't get very interested in it.

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite fanciful, OK read.

[Matthew Allred · Rating 5 out of 5]

A masterwork. Deeply satisfying plot. One of his most emotionally resonant protags. A stunning display of the right way to use adjectives. Read it.