Escorted from prison under heavy guard, murderous psychopath Fran Snow is scheduled for an emergency brain scan at Tanglewood Memorial Hospital, an institution that is closing its doors after one final night of operation. But Snow has something far more terrifying planned. And once the lights go out, a fiendish game of hide-and-seek begins.
Alone in the dark with a homicidal madman who knows their fears, their secrets, and their every move, MRI technician Mike Hughes, his wife and child, and the other unlucky souls trapped in the hospital have no choice but to duel with the devil incarnate. If they play by their stalker's twisted rules, some of them might just survive. But there's more to Frank Snow than the naked eye can see ... or the sane mind can bear.
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To me this book felt like a huge disappointment. Intrigued by the book description I read a while ago, I eagerly wanted to read it. While the first few pages were promising lots of excitement the story fell flat later.
It is the late nightshift Mike Hughes has to work in Tanglewood Memorial Hospital. Windows were already nailed shut from the outside, patients were transported to other hospitals and there isn't much stuff left to work at all.
Surprisingly for Mike a heavy guarded transport arrives with the serial killer Frank Snow who allegedly suffers from severe headaches, numbness, dizziness and other symptoms. Under supervision of Dr. Walker, the last remaining doctor, Mike is supposed to perform a brain scan when the for the procedure unchained Snow gives him a small note he"s supposed to read.
Outside the examination room Mike reads the note saying if he wants to survive this night he has to leave the hospital together with his family right now. Wondering about the note and his family not even present, his enraged wife arrives together with little son Eli, accusing him of cheating on her.
Things then begin to get out of control. Snow has convulsions and Mike sends his wife out into the lobby to wait there for her.
Trying to save Snow's life the policemen, Dr. Walker and Mike have to reach another level in the hospital when the power fails.
Left in the dark they all face what seems to be a haunt for their lives.
Chased by strange things, dead people they all at one point fell into a dream just to wake up with the lights on and a note in their hands say that if they want to survive the night, to do as Snow says.
They all are part of a game far more as the one of a clever serial killer on the loose.
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Luckily the book isn't too long as the author seems to lack the fantasy to put off a strong plot like this, missing out on opportunities that might have given this book what it needed: suspense and a sense for the detail. Wishy-washy.
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