Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Tenderness

Cormier, Richard. Tenderness. 1997. 228p. ISBN 0-385-32286-0. FIC COR on the library shelves.





At fifteen, Lori has a hard home life and has the overwhelming desire to be loved, to have someone who will give her the tenderness she craves. When she sees him being released from prison after spending time there for his parents’ brutal murders, she remembers him from years past, when she had encountered him in the woods. At the time he had made an impression on her as a gentle gentleman. Now, Lori will find him and she knows he will give her tenderness.


At eighteen, Eric is a calculating murderer who likes to tender with his murder victims. He has killed many girls, dark haired, tall and beautiful. Each of them has given him tender moments as they died in his powerful arms. Now that he is free from juvenile prison for the murders of his mother and her boyfriend, Eric hopes to have more tender moments with the girls he likes to watch.


As they cross path again, will Lori manage to make Eric love her, or will she just become his next victim? You will not be able to put this psychological thriller down.

Fans of this book will enjoy I Hunt Killer, told from the perspective of the son of America's most notorious serial killer.


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