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Article: Book Review: Duma Key Fear is the key in Florida
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- Scotland on Sunday
- Article date:
- February 3, 2008
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DUMA KEY
Stephen King
Hodder & Stoughton, GBP 18.99
THIS chiller ventures to an all-but-uninhabited Florida island
where the shells groan at high tide, tennis balls appear
unexpectedly, foliage grows ominously quickly, and at least one
heron flies upside-down. Given the combination of author and
setting, it's inevitable that something terribly undead will show up
before the book is over.
But Stephen King's use of horror is not what it used to be. It
may still be the impetus for his stories, but it is no longer the
foremost reason they're interesting. Sure, he can still use
supernatural effects to scare the wits out of you. But recently he
has also shown off other interests. In the wake ...