Little Boy Lost

Rating:
Summary: Stylish Horror
Review: Phenomenal! This is one of those rare thrillers that applies a Jamesian "turn of the screw" with accomplished flair. The novel itself is compelling, but the real treat stems from the shifting viewpoints, including a protagonist with an eideitic memory, combined with evocative, streamlined prose. I've been a T.M. Wright fan for years. His works frustrated me as a teenager because they did not culminate in a crystal-clear solution. But something about his haunting style, the enigmatic plots, and the mysterious ghosts populating his fiction always drew me back. As an adult I am better able to appreciate Wright's ambiguous style and finesse -- adults are, by definition, simply more "haunted" than children. I've revisited many of his novels over the past few years and they never disappoint. This is one of his finest, one that undoubtedly influenced other novelists in the field. Wright is indeed the unsung hero of literary American horror fiction.