Kolchak The Night Stalker: Pain Without Tears (Kolchak the Nightstalker)

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Summary: Kolchak faces an evil most human...
Review: The temporary comfort that editor Tony Vincenzo offered reporter Carl Kolchak at the end of Pain Most Human (the sixth book in Moonstone's Kolchak: The Night Stalker series) has rotted away. Sitting in a bar, the newshound is mulling over the lousy, worthless direction his life has undergone. Then a special young lady sits with him and encourages Kolchak to tell his story. Tell it he does, unburdening all the pain he has locked up within him. He cannot believe the change that comes over him afterwards. Then visitors come calling for the young lady and the tale takes a turn towards the dark. A direct follow up to the torture laden Pain Most Human, Pain Without Tears is the perfect balancing yarn. Its subtle and melancholic message of hope echoes that found in the story Kyrie (Moonstone's Kolchak comic series, Issue #2) and gives the always kicked around Kolchak a reason to continue his lonely path, though the price he pays seems, at first, far too high. Highest recommendation, but read Pain Most Human first, to understand the true depth of Kolchak's inner pain.