Lost Man's Lane
A Novel
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4.5 • 70 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A mysterious private investigator embodies the darkness hidden within a small town in this spellbinding thriller that will “make you a Scott Carson fan for life” (Joe Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author).
Marshall Miller would’ve remembered her face even if he hadn’t seen it on a MISSING poster.
When a young woman disappears in his small town, the investigation hinges on Marshall’s haunted sighting of her, crying in the back seat of a police car driven by a cop named Maddox.
There’s only one problem: no local cop named Maddox exists.
But the speeding ticket he handed to Marshall certainly does.
Dealing with police and media is heady stuff for a teenager, the son of a single mother, but Marshall is sure he can handle it, until the shocking day when his reliability as a witness implodes. Now scorned and shamed, he finds unlikely allies as he confronts the ancient secrets behind his small town’s peaceful façade—and learns the truth about his own family.
Lost Man’s Lane is a coming-of-age tale that proves why its author has been hailed as “a master” by Stephen King who consistently offers “eerie, gripping storytelling” (Dean Koontz).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Carson (Where They Wait) evokes the best of Stephen King in this exceptional coming-of-age tale about a young man confronting the supernatural menace that's taken root in his hometown. In 1999 Bloomington, Ind., 16-year-old Marshall Miller gets pulled over by a cop on the same day he gets his driver's license. While he's waiting for a ticket, he notices a frightened teenage girl in the backseat of the officer's car. Weeks later, Marshall spots the girl's face on a missing person poster: her name is Meredith Sullivan, and she disappeared on the same day that Marshall was pulled over. He reports his encounter to law enforcement and discovers that the man who ticketed him was only impersonating a police officer. Determined to help find her, Marshall seeks out Noah Storm, the PI attached to Meredith's case, who's so impressed with the boy's attention to detail that he offers Marshall an informal internship as his assistant. During their search, Marshall experiences strange recurring dreams, frequent snake sightings, and other seemingly unexplainable phenomena. The episodes gradually lead him to believe something ghostly has come to Bloomington, and it may be his job to stop it. Carson masterfully weaves threads about Marshall's home and school life into the tantalizing central mystery, and populates the narrative's margins with fully realized characters who help bring the setting to vivid life. This unique and intelligent crowd-pleaser is not to be missed.
Customer Reviews
Very enjoyable
Really enjoyed this book. The author uses humor effectively. Good story line and characters.
WOW
Best thing I’ve read in quite a while. Well done, Mr. Carson. Well done.
Lost Man’s Lane
Rarely do I find an author who pulls me into a story and keeps there. To me, when a story grabs me and I have no choice but to go along on the journey and come out exhausted at the end is by far the most satisfying kind of book to read. That’s how I feel after reading a Stephen King novel and how I felt when I read this. Looking forward to the next adventure!