Dr. Phillip McDevitt, director of Terrace View Asylum, is intrigued by his newest patient, a troubled young man recently transferred from the state hospital for the criminally insane. Jamie Sommers suffers from depression, partial amnesia, and an unaccountable fear of the dark. Dr. McDevitt is determined to help Jamie conquer his demons, but the more he probes the young man s fractured memories, the stranger his case becomes. An orphan and a bastard, Jamie grew up tough enough to handle almost anything. Taking to the sea, ...
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Dr. Phillip McDevitt, director of Terrace View Asylum, is intrigued by his newest patient, a troubled young man recently transferred from the state hospital for the criminally insane. Jamie Sommers suffers from depression, partial amnesia, and an unaccountable fear of the dark. Dr. McDevitt is determined to help Jamie conquer his demons, but the more he probes the young man s fractured memories, the stranger his case becomes. An orphan and a bastard, Jamie grew up tough enough to handle almost anything. Taking to the sea, he found danger and adventure in exotic ports all over the world. He s survived foreign prisons, smugglers, pirates, gunrunners, and even a shark attack. But what he discovered in the quiet seaside town of Hawkes Harbor, Delaware, was enough to drive him almost insane and change his life forever. "Hawkes Harbor" is a compelling and unpredictable new novel by one of America s most honored storytellers. "
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This is a vulgar novel designed to appeal to a crude sense of humor. Jamie is a likable lead. His early years are interesting, his mothers death and the nun stealing a gold cross right off his neck, make him a rather sad creation. The reader does feel extremely bad for poor Jamie and up until the vampire arrives was an okay book. The vampire looking for his lost love and kidnapping her modern day double is a watered down take on the Dark Shadows storyline. There's even a doctor ,Lousia ,who is trying to cure him. A lot of the plot has been seen before. The character of Jamie is slutty and likes to use smutty language especially when talking about romance with his vampire boss. Basically if a person likes anything with a vampire they will like this. The book offers nothing new and the chapters come across as choppy. There is no description in the text.
