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The Litter
by Kevin R. Doyle
Genre: Horror
Synopsis
They kept to the shadows so no one would know they existed, and preyed on the nameless who no one would miss. Where did they come from, and who was protecting them? In a city that had seen every kind of savagery, they were something new, something more than murderous. And one woman, who had thought she had lost everything there was to lose in life, would soon find that nothing could possibly prepare her for what would come when she entered their world.
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MY REVIEW
Whoa. I’m a huge fan of horror. Been reading it and watching it since I was a youngster. I don’t expect the characters to always be well fleshed out as the author’s often kill them off quickly. And the plot doesn’t always have to be well written. I often read a scary book for easy, fast entertainment. Probably why I enjoy those B Movies so much.
What Kevin Doyle did with The Litter was immerse me in his story to where I had to remind myself it was just a book. Nothing bad was happening to me. It was that well written.
The title and cover promised that horror waited in the pages, and it did. As did the synopsis. Gruesome attacks, suspense around every corner and all the horror you could hope for. Whatever prowls the streets is hazardous to your health.
This was a straight through read for me and I read it at night. In the dark. The only light came from my eReader. What was that? Was there something creeping up behind me? The hairs stood up on my arms. Talk about a bad case of the heebie jeebies.
5 STARS
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Enjoy this peek inside:
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Pam said.
“Still think it was a dog?” her partner asked.
“What else could it have been? It doesn’t take the ME over there to know that this guy’s been all chewed up.”
“What I’m getting at is it may not have been a single animal.”
“Come again? Are you thinking of a pack or something?”
“Well,” Gonzales said, “just looking at it . . .” He waved his arm in the direction of the mess on the pavement.
“That’s insane, Enrico. Who the hell ever heard of a pack of dogs attacking people in the middle of a city?”
“You ever hear of one dog doing anything that even remotely looks like that?”
“What about rats?” she asked the older cop, fearful he would laugh in her face.
“I actually thought of that myself for a moment there. It’s not the most far-fetched of possibilities.”
“No?”
“Not at all. Once, I saw what was left of an old wino eaten by rats, back when I’d been on the force not much longer than you have. But that was a guy who’d crawled under the porch of a house, probably trying to escape the weather. Besides, long ago as it’s been, from what I remember, that body didn’t look anything like this.”
“No, huh?”
“Not really, no. It looked more like he’d been nibbled on till he was worn down to practically nothing.”
Pam pointed towards the corpse.
“That’s not a bunch of nibbles,” she said.
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About Author Kevin R. Doyle:
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A retired high-school teacher and former college instructor, Kevin R. Doyle is the author of numerous short horror stories. He’s also written four crime thrillers including The Group and The Anchor, and one horror novel, The Litter. In the last few years, he’s begun working on the Sam Quinton private eye series, published by Camel Press. The first Quinton book, Squatter’s Rights, was nominated for the 2021 Shamus award for Best First PI Novel. The fourth Sam Quinton book, Clean Win, was released in March of 2023.
Author Links: Website / Facebook / Goodreads
BUY LINKS: Amazon / B&N / Smashwords
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I like the cover art! The design and colors are great!
Thank you so much for your review and for featuring the book.
I do want to know more about the ‘they’.
Kevin has written in some interesting genres.
Nancy,
The interesting thing is that back when I was writing short stories only, they were almost all horror. But when I began moving to novel-length works the other genres started creeping in.
I love the horror genre. Great review!
Laura,
Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve heard from multiple people that it was a one-night read, which is nice because it sure took a long time to get it written just as I wanted. I’ll be checking in periodically through the day. Thanks again.
Sounds like a great book.
An intriguing and enthralling excerpt.
Who influenced you to be a author!!
Tami,
A couple of different folks, but probably the one that had the most to do with it was Arthur C. Clarke. When I was young, around sixth grade or so, I stumbled upon The Other Side of the Sky, a collection of some of his stories. I was immediately sucked in because he could tell such complete, twisty tales in barely two thousand words. Although I didn’t try my hand at writing myself until I was nineteen, the talent Clarke showed stuck in my head.
oh this sounds like an intriging book
Did you read a lot when you were a child?
How did you find the right cover?
Entirely up to the publisher and the artist they hired. They let me have some input, but in the end cover art is the purview of the publisher.
I’m excited to read this!
My husband and I are both fans. We read ‘The Group’ book series by Kevin R. Doyle together.
Audrey,
Thank you. That’s awesome to hear. Hope we continue to engage.
Kevin’s book titles that were mentioned in the article are all two words – interesting!
thanks again for the giveaway, best wishes with the book
Thank you.
Thank you. I appreciate it.
This sounds really creepy! Great cover!
This sounds like a very good read.