If you have read my blogs and reviews and you know me on
Twitter you will know that Michael R Hicks falls into the category of, “My Favourite
Authors.”
The Journal of Avery Moore was a bit of a departure for him
from his usual writings and for me as a reader, in that it was a horror story,.....
I often think, as I suppose many readers do, of meeting my
favourite authors, well, I think I am going off the idea of actually meeting Mr
Hicks, anyone that can wake up in the middle of the night with such a twisted
story embedded in his mind might not make for a best friend, there has to be a
hint of madness lurking behind those eyes.
The Journal Of Avery Moore is a short story charting the kidnapping,
imprisonment and torture of a nice man, who happens to be a lawyer, yes I know ,but
there are nice lawyers out there I know two...
Avery Moore chronicles the depravity of his time in
captivity, without knowing why he is here or indeed how long he has been there.
And, when that is finally revealed, that is the final act that almost tips him
into the insanity that he has been slowly slipping into, crucified on a medical
bench during his captivity.
This is a short, well written book with thirteen short
chapters but they are so intense in places that you do find yourself breathing heavily
especially when Avery wakes up and discovers his predicament and how he has
been ‘stitched up”. As they say, “Oh My God” who would have thought of writing
something like that, Well Hicks clearly did and it works, scary but
riveting. I really did not think I was
going to enjoy it, and I don’t even know if that is the correct description to
use after reading this one.
I think he was right to do it as a short story and bring it
to a conclusion which was fairly explosive and understandable under the
circumstances. I started reading it
during lunch yesterday and completed in the evening.
5 out of 5 stars
Oooh, yikes, looks scary! Even the cover is scary. I don't know, Tom. Might be more up my husband's alley.
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