The terror was the theft of childhood innocence. It tore the center out of Woody and Vette, and changed their destiny. The terror was also the taking of seven-year-old Alice’s life in the cruelest way possible, leaving eight-year-old Betty alive to remember the nightmare of her friend’s kidnapping and death.
In The Urge, the families move on but their lives are forever entwined. They know the monsters are no longer under the bed. The monsters live in the cars parked outside their house. They hide behind the doors in the bedroom. They wear white masks.
The pedophile continues undetected. One by one. Year after year. He’s right in front of them but somehow invisible. The killer still lives in prison, sending letters to the Betty, the one that got away. Somebody has to confront them, and finally someone does.
He calls himself the Good Samaritan, but he’s a killer, too. Even though he kills the worst of the worst, the convicted sex offenders whose targets are children. The Good Samaritan thinks he’s doing the world a favor by removing them from the world forever. But it’s a conundrum. The damage has already been done.
Take a trip through the minds of the killers, the victims, and the pedophiles. All those twisted from childhood will twist together in the end. Read The Urge to find out how.
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The psychological thriller, The Urge, is one in The Devil's Rules Series. Its soul is lust. Each of the novels in The Devil's Rules series is a standalone book that may be read in any order you wish. They're bound together by the Devil's game, where the rules to win are to endure each of the seven deadly sins.
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Assessment:
Plot: Gibson’s The Urge is a fast-paced installment in her “Devil’s Rule” series, masterfully drawing upon fear, suspense, dread, and revulsion to propel the eerie storyline. The plot-weaving improves as the book progresses.
Prose: Gibson’s prose is meticulously detailed and rife with intense passages that slowly unravel characters’ secrets. Gibson capably captures the horror of discovering that a trusted coworker, friend, or partner is a sadistic pedophile.
Originality: Gibson’s novel shows restraint when it comes to gore, but chilling details abound. The storytelling will gratifying fans of the horror genre, as the killers begin to inevitably face their karma. The author’s idea of basing each novel in the series around one of the seven deadly sins is morbidly creative.
Character Development: Gibson’s characters are bred from genre stereotypes, yet develop more fully as the story progresses. The author is careful and successful in revealing the inner workings and emotions of violent perpetrators, while still emphasizing the vileness of their deeds.
Date Submitted: August 23, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really good book By P. Childerson August 22, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
"I just finished the Urge by CL Gibson. I thought it was very well written with good pacing. I am an avid reader and I love stories that move me the reader. I ended up caring about the characters which were well developed in the story line. I received the Kindle version on this past Monday and just finished it on Wednesday. I am an avid Lee Child, Stephen Hunter, David Baldacci, Jon Sanford, Ann Coulter and many others fan. My one regret that I have after reading the Urge is that I finished it. Now I have to wait, for C L Gibson’s next book, but until then, I will wait a short while and I’ll read the Urge again and I’ll be able to enjoy it all over again." -Christopher Childers