Book Review: Night Corridor by Joan Hall Hovey
Night Corridor
Joan Hall Hovey
Books We Love Publishing Partners, March 2011
ISBN 9781926965567
Trade Paperback
Sometimes the world can be a scary place. Who knows what evil may lurk around the next corner…or just outside your door? Enter the Night Corridor and follow the lives of some of the people in a small town coping with both personal problems and a vicious killer.
It’s 1973. Residents in the town of St. Simeon are in fear. A serial killer is roaming the streets. Caroline Hill, in a mental hospital for nine years, is released to start her new life. With help from the hospital, she is set up in an apartment and a new job. While she rediscovers herself and tries to cope with the world, she deals with a sexist co-worker and realizes she’s being watched and followed. As the weeks roll by, the body count grows and Caroline’s fears mount. With the inevitable meeting with the killer she must wage a desperate fight for survival.
Short chapters and slow action make for low level of suspense. It’s interesting to see a new twist in the year the story takes place. Hovey reminds us of the era with music and technology references. This story presents a good picture of how a young woman learns to cope with life outside of the institution, how she handles various types of people and relationships, and how she, like a flower in spring, slowly starts to open up and bloom.
Reviewed by Stephen L. Brayton, August 2011.
September 10, 2011
Tags: 1973, Books We Love Publishing Partners, mental illness, mystery, serial killer, suspense Posted in: Full Reviews
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I’ve added “Night Corridor” to my “must read” list. I love mystery/suspense novels (and write them)and a small town setting or neighborhood appeals to me as does getting to know the characters. As to the “low level” of suspense, I often find that preferable to constant “thrills.” I’m eager to read the novel to see if it meets my expectations.
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