Daily Comments; Babe of the Day! It centers round the father of a teenage girl who has been lured into a cult of some kind and he wants to win her back. It’s a race to keep the school from turning into a ticket booth and these kids are about to discover just … Children are being taken from parents by a Tibetan monk and made to beg for money on the streets. Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2020. Eddie Benson's daughter Renni is caught up in a cult run by a Tibetan monk. His set-ups and resolutions are so detailed and naturalistically incremental that they become implicitly believable and compelling. I don’t want to spoil everything for anyone still silly enough to want to read this dreck, but do yourself a favor and HARD PASS. by Avon Books, NY, Finally! Be the first to ask a question about Keeper of the Children. Excellent for those who like intelligent horror. Amazingly bad. Keeper of the children This edition was published in 1979 by Avon Books in New York. I read this book about 30 years ago and it stuck with me all this time. FREE delivery: March 22 - 26 . His set-ups and resolutions are so detailed and naturalistically incremental t. As with his aformentioned novels, Hallahan excels at creating intricate challenges and confrontations. All Asians get kinda lumped into one group and some of the descriptions of people are bordering on offensive. Joke of the Day; The Breast Scan Project; Dark Castle; Donate; Contact Keeper of the Children and millions of other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Email. The light of these lamps shines at night to guide ships on their way and to keep them from dangerous rocks and shoals. Parents trying to take back their children are killed by the astral projection that the monk can do that enters into objects like a killer scarecrow. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. A tale of love, greed and justice that is compelling enough to cause anyone to second guess the powers of the mind. Having read two of his books now, I think I can safely state that a Hallahan novel will be, A crazy kidnapping monk. Noted as "important to the genre we have been discussing" from. It’s only like 180 pages and can be read in one sitting, but even then, you will have wasted your time. The children refuse to return to their homes. "The sun hath looked upon me." An axe wielding teddy bear loses his head to a clown that knocks it off with a baseball bat. I am sunburnt, tanned by the sun; being obliged, perhaps, through some domestic jealously or uneasiness, to keep much without: "My mother's children were angry; they made me keeper of the vineyards." November 28th 1979 I'd love to get hold of this book and read it again, so if anyone has a copy and is willing to part with it, please contact me. I remember reading this when I was 14. According to her book, I am the baby's Spiritual Grandmother. in a child's bedroom in a suburban Philadelphia home, Edward Benson is listening for footsteps on the stairs. It’s a race to keep the school from turning into a ticket booth and these kids are about to discover just how threatening a little knowledge can be. When the police won't do anything, Eddie takes matters in his own hands, ready to fight fire with fire... A book that begins with a scarecrow murdering a dude, and then a dog kills itself rather than face the gibbering insanity of homicidal puppets, should be a lot more interesting than this. It took me like 2 weeks to finish this because I just DIDNT WANT to read it. I'm not entirely sure what to say about this one. Keeper of the Children by Hallahan, William H.. New York: William Morrow & Co, 1978. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. The footfall Edward is waiting for will not be human. 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