Others (Paperback)

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UK Kirkus review

James Herbert's reinvention of himself as a writer of style and consequence is supported by this chilling epic, a world away from his early books. The memorable first line - 'My redemption begins in Hella' - may not quite have the du Maurier ring, but it's a good index of the stylish writing on offer here. Nicholas Dismas is a private investigator, but one with a remarkable secret to which not even he has the answer. Hired to find a missing baby, his investigations take him to a clandestine location called Perfect Rest. Is this a nursing home for the elderly? As Dismas investigates the bizarre secrets of the Others, revelations about his own past are in the offing. Herbert concentrates on the power of an inexorable narrative rather then on artificially injected shocks, and Others is all the better for that. (Kirkus UK)