His Father's Son -- Bentley Little, Mass Market Paperbound

"On a par with such greats as Stephen King, Clive Barker and Peter Straub" (Midwest Book Review), Bentley Little brings his unnerving talents to the terrifying story of a dysfunctional family in crisis.

Steve Nye writes for an alumni magazine and his long-term relationship is on the steady path to marriage. But his quiet life takes an unexpected turn when he receives a phone call from his mother. His father attacked her and has been committed to a mental asylum. The doctor says he's suffering from dementia. But Steve's father seems so calm, clear-eyed, and perfectly lucid when he whispers, "I killed her..."

Is it simply another symptom of delusion and madness? To find the answer, Steve investigates the cryptic message leading him down a terrifying path of his own making--and of his own nightmares....

Author: Bentley Little
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 6.73h x 5.86w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9780451227775
Age Range: 18-UP

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/15/2009 pg. 33
Library Journal Annex 10/12/2009

About the Author
Bentley Little is the author of numerous novels, short stories, articles, essays, and reviews. After earning a BA in communications and an MA in English, Little sold his soul and abandoned all artistic integrity, working for eight years as a bureaucrat for a midsized city in Orange County, California. His first novel, The Revelation, won the 1990 Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award for best first novel.