Wilderness

Dennis Danvers
Eos An Imprint of Harper Collins
$7.95

College professor Erik Summers has a situation any person would love: two beautiful women competing for his affection.  On the one hand there is his next door neighbor Alice White; on the second hand his recently divorced ex wife Debra.  To add to his circumstances there are several female students who are also in love with him   As if that were not enough conflict, Alice is in therapy about a secret that she finally reveals to Eric.
This novel is classified in the horror genre and is easy to see once the secret is revealed why.  The author fills the story with believable characters caught up in the web that is cast by Alice.  The situation she is dealing with is real but no one believes her until her closet life is revealed.
What made the tale more interesting was the character Debra, who divorced Eric and wants him back just for the fun of it and to create a wedge in the relationship he has with Alice.
I found this novel to be one of the most fascinating novels I have read in a long time.  What Alice does with dog food when she does not own one is very interesting and memorable as well as the way in which her underground life is revealed makes for a shocking revelation.  What makes this more remarkable is that the people Dennis Danvers writes about are not so far fetched.  They are realistic caught up in the some conflicts that are similar to ones we all face every day. Wilderness is a first class read that should be at the top of anyone’s list who likes a good horror or fantasy page turner.  

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Review by Gary Roen