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The Remigrants
Joseph E. Wright
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Reader Review for The Remigrants
submitted by Harriet Klausner
Late Friday night in the Wilbur Strand house in Ocean View, New Jersey, Alice Keene is getting worried because her husband hasn’t returned from his trip to Atlantic City. It is snowing, the wind is fierce, and the grounds are slippery but even so Alice is shocked when she gets a call from the police telling her that Nicholas’s car went off the 34th street Bridge. His body is not found in the car and it is believed he was washed out to sea.
She is totally gratified when later that night a knock at the door occurs and when Alice opens it, Nicholas is there. However the being who came home is not the same man she lived with all these years. He doesn’t eat or sleep, just works continually on his manuscript and as the hours and the days pass, he seems to be atrophying. When she finally begins to doubt her husband’s humanity she must give credence to the fact that he has become one of the Remigrants.
Joseph E. Wright has written a very fascinating horror story that will appeal to fans of Bentley Little or Rod Serling in the Twilight of his career. When readers discover what Nicholas Keene is, they will be shocked and there will be much sympathy for Alice who will first have to understand the truth and then figure out how to handle it. THE REMIGRANTS is horror at its best as the novel terrifies the audience because the story taps into our most primal fears.
A shocking phone call on a stormy winter night turns Alice Keene’s world upside down. The officer on the line informs her that there has been an accident, her husband Nicholas’ car skidded off the icy bridge into the frigid water below. When Alice arrives on the scene, she discovers that his body was washed from the car and has not been recovered. Devastated and in shock, she calls her good friend, Dr. Phillip Rosen, to take her home. Alice can’t reconcile the facts surrounding the accident and has the feeling that something just isn’t right. Before leaving her for the night, Phillip’s psychically gifted friend, Jerry, gives Alice a cryptic warning that she is in danger. In the middle of the night Alice is awoken by a pounding at her door. Her prayers have been answered, Nicholas is alive and standing on her doorstep. But Nicholas isn’t himself these days, and Alice’s survival may depend on her ability to put the missing pieces together.
The Remigrants is a suspenseful story with an interesting cast of characters. It is all about unfinished business, and how far one will go to have a second chance to make it right. It will have you questioning your beliefs, and reading with the lights on. A satisfying read.
GWN Marley Award Winner
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