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Creepers: a novel

33 Ratings: 2.0

David Morrell's book about exploring abandoned buildings

David Morrell’s Creepers adopts a creative spin on a breaking-and-entering premise for his latest thriller. A New York Times reporter, Frank Balenger, joins a group of "Creepers," also known as infiltrators, urban explorers or city speleologists—me … see full wiki

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review by Draciack. May 18, 2010

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

A Review of Creepers

Review: Creepers (by David Morrell) A page turner. That’s the only way I would describe Creepers by David Morrell. The pacing is utterly perfect, from the slow build-up as the urban explorers enter the Paragon hotel to the quickening pace when the explorers are taken hostage, to the climactic struggle with Ronnie. The ride is thrilling and the pace contributes to that. Morrell also does a fantastic job creating atmosphere. His descriptions of the Paragon hotel paint a seductive, … more

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Quick Tip by cafeofdreams. October 05, 2010

A Quick Tip by cafeofdreams

I loved this book. It was an amazingly engrossing and quick read for me. Very "edge of your seat"!

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review by cpw1952. June 20, 2010

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Considerably less than frightening!

Morrell's novel begins with such promise! Five "creepers", urban archeologists who indulge their passion for history and the (definitely less than legal) investigation of abandoned derelict buildings, gather to break into the Paragon Hotel for a night's exploration. But, in a twist somewhat reminiscent of James Dickey's "Deliverance", our intrepid group of explorers encounter much, much more than they bargained for and the outing becomes a bloodied, gory nightmare … more

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Quick Tip by bugnut. June 12, 2010

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A Quick Tip by bugnut

Dear lord, I miss Morrell's early work- this isnt bad, but very derivative

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review by MichaelN. September 09, 2009

Come Explore Abandoned Buildings With The Creepers

I picked this one up based on an Amazon recommendation and didn't know what to expect. From the title and cover picture, I thought it would be a supernatural type novel. Far from it. Morrell has created a different type of thriller that has the relentless terror effect of a good Dean Koontz novel! Creepers are actually archeologists who go through remains of more modern sites and try to piece together what may have transpired at the site. They are … more

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