Golden, Christopher & Gilmore, Ford Lytle. Horseman.GOLDEN, Christopher & GILMORE, Ford Lytle. Horseman. (The Hollow, #1.) Penguin, Razorbill razorbill see alca torda. . 251 p. c2005. 1-59514-024-7. $5.99. S From the moment that Aimee Lancaster arrives in Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow out-of-the-way, old-world village on Hudson. [Am. Lit.: “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in Benét, 575] See : Isolation with her brother Shane and their father, strange things happen. Their car seizes up. The streetlamps burst. Some townspeople report sightings of a large, hyper-aggressive black dog; others talk about a malevolent ma·lev·o·lent adj. 1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious. 2. Having an evil or harmful influence: malevolent stars. , whispering tree; some even say they've seen the headless horseman Headless Horseman spectral figure haunts Ichabod Crane. [Am. Lit.: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow] See : Headlessness riding. Then, the murders start. People, suddenly, lose their heads. While the adults credit the violence to a serial killer serial killer Forensic psychiatry A person who commits serial murders Prototypic SK White ♂ age 30; 97% are ♂; 80% are sociopaths. See Dahmer, Depraved heart murder, Ice Man. Cf Megan's law, Son of Sam law. , Aimee and Shane suspect there are other forces at work. With their new friend, Stasia, the pair investigates. What they find out is that they'd better solve this problem fast, because they just might be the next names on the horseman's list. This chilling novel is sure to appeal to teens drawn to the supernatural, especially those who like creepy thrillers. Golden and Gilmore delight in the gore of their story, and readers should have no difficulty visualizing the terror that grips this formerly sleepy town. Heidi Hauser Green, Pittsburgh, PA S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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