Lagoon

by Alison Drake

Florida detective Aline Scott is up against a horrible, creeping unknown being that lurks in the lagoons

Genres: Horror

375 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 14, 1990

About the author

Patricia Janeshutz MacGregor. Also writes under the pseudonyms of Trish MacGregor, Trish Janeshutz and T.J. MacGregor.

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book in a used book store. I like eco-horror, and nature gone wild stories so this looked perfect. In the small town of Lagoon, people are developing a strange rash on their bodies. There is no treatment, and as the rash progresses they become more and more violent. The book focuses on Fay, the town doctor, and Katie, a local teen. Along with a few others, they investigate what is happening in Lagoon.

The book was an interesting read. I felt that the explanation for what happens is pretty weak. We have no real answers. I wasn't very happy with the ending. A little more closure would be nice.

[Matthew DuPee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love a great eco-horror, and Lagoon had some great ingredients: mutating flora and fauna, infectious humans, small town setting, alien-like cocoons, half-man alien mutants, government conspiracy, and some charming lead characters. But the story was bogged down with way too many characters and useless subplots. The final third was a laborious slog, and a downer to boot. Could’ve been a whole lot more had the story progressed differently.

[Love of Hopeless Causes · Rating 1 out of 5]

Three editorial mistakes in the first paragrpah. Why read further? Love that B movie cover art, though. DNF.