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Billy
Billy
Author: Whitley Strieber
Strieber's latest (after Communion ) is by turns gripping, plodding, truly horrifying and, finally, falsely sunny. Fat, 40-ish Barton Royal, kiddy-clown in an L.A. bookstore, is obsessed with pubescent boys. He wants to be their "father" but when they turn against him he has a "black room" for their punishment. Seeing 12-year-old Billy Neary in ...  more »
ISBN: 198868
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 317
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3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 1
I read this book about 10 yrs ago and loved it!!! A very well written book on a very sick subject.
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Very good book. Suspenseful and scary.
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Another great thriller form Strieber. This one, about an abducted child will make you squirm because it has been so much in the news lately about stranger abduction. But never fear, Billy is an unusual child, with a keen sense of what do to stay alive!! A real page turner!
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