Chasing the Boogeyman: By Richard Chizmar | Book Review Podcast
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“Richard Chizmar spins dark magic with Chasing the Boogeyman. A true crime masterpiece with Chizmar himself as a key player in the grisly mystery. Highly recommended, but not for the faint of heart.” —Jonathan Mayberry, New York Times bestselling author of V-Wars and Patient Zero
“A devastating, moving, and devilishly ingenious tale of murder lore, and an entire town’s loss of innocence….Brilliant and haunting.” —Eric Rickstad, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Girls
“We’re all chasing the boogeyman, aren’t we? The boogeyman’s the past, the truth, our fragile memories that knit the two together. What Richard Chizmar’s done for us in Chasing the Boogeyman is give that narrative a taut dramatic line he balances on, never quite tipping one way or the other, just stepping sure-footed all the way to the end—showing us that this is a walk we can all take, if we have the nerve.” —Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians
“Wonderful…a knotty mystery with an elegant resolution at its heart….It feels so original, dizzy-making in its expert layering of fact and fiction….A hymn to both innocence and to growing up.” —Catriona Ward, bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street
“Chasing the Boogeyman perfectly captures the feeling of growing up in a small town facing an existential threat from real evil. Chizmar’s Edgewood is post-Bradbury-esque, not as idyllic as that author’s Green Town…it’s grittier and more grounded in a reality contemporary readers will recognize and respond to. Richard Chizmar has invented a new literary genre—brilliant!” —Bev Vincent, co-editor with Stephen King of Flight or Fright
“Chizmar’s Chasing the Boogeyman has been written upon missing person flyers and published on telephone poles. HAVE YOU READ THIS STORY? For your own safety, you should… The Boogeyman will soon enter the pantheon of suburban legends that fill our backyards like summer fireflies, his name whispered into ears all over. Pray you keep yours.” —Clay McLeod Chapman, bestselling author of The Remaking
“Impressive….a smart, entertaining ride. Chizmar should win new fans with this unusual tale.” —Publishers Weekly
