I finished the book, but I don't think I got anything good out of it. Wished I had DNF it. It was to messy and not at all enjoyable or exciting read.

I have to abandon this book because it is too scary. And too gross. But I like the detectives! I think this might be a good book for people who like horror. I just couldn't manage it.

Great great great! Spooky and supernatural and keeps you hooked right to the very end.

An escaped convict, a woman and her son hiding from her abusive husband and a giant police officer - all cone together on Dutch Island which is also known as Sanctuary. Something else is waiting for them on the island too and it's been waiting for a long time. Loved this book - must read more John Connolly.

Reading this book was like reading an exercise in imitating Stephen King,even to the Maine setting. It was okay---diverting enough but certainly could not match King even at his worst.

Although I've read most of the Charlie Parker novels, I think this book is my favorite by John Connolly so far. Perhaps because the story is bounded by the island. Perhaps because it's bounded by time. I mean it's a story with a beginning, middle and end. If you've read the Charlie Parker novels you know they all kind of start somewhere else and never quite resolve. If you'd like to sample a stand-alone John Connolly that's less brutal than some others, I recommend this one.

Wow! I didn't think I would ever like anything that Connolly wrote that didn't involve Charlie Parker bug this was a great stand out novel! I liked the characters, I liked the back drop and I liked the storyline! Twists I did t see coming! Excellent! Highly recommended!