Tim Underhill, ahora un aclamado novelista, viaja de regreso a su ciudad natal de Millhaven, Illinois, después de recibir una llamada de John Ransom, un viejo compañero del ejército. Ransom cree que hay un asesino imitador suelto, que imita los asesinatos de Blue Rose de décadas anteriores. Cree que su esposa podría ser una víctima potencial. Underhill busca a su viejo amigo Tom Pasmore, un anciano ermitaño que ha alcanzado una celebridad menor como detective experto, para que lo ayude a investigar.
Rápidamente, descubren que Millhaven es una ciudad plagada de secretos horribles y que hay un asesino retorcido suelto que es mucho más peligroso de lo que jamás imaginaron.

I started this trilogy several years ago but got waylaid somewhere along the way and realized that I had never read how it ended. I corrected that right away. I'm really glad I still had all the books. Tim Underhill and John Ransom once again are solving a mystery that starts in Vietnam and ends in Millhaven, Illinois. What became known as the "Blue Rose" murders of years ago are being imitated by another killer, who may be an admirer of the original killer. Tim Underhill returns to his hometown to do what the police can't...solve the crimes. I think of the 3 books, this one is the most disturbing...although all three are griity and scary. They can also be read as a trilogy or as standalones. Peter Straub keeps you guessing and at some point, you will suspect every character in this book until you finally find out who it is. An amazing climax to a really outstanding trilogy. If you would like to read the trilogy in order the books are Mystery, Koko, and The Throat. ( )

The Throat by Peter Straub (1994)

Serial murder dans une ville us aboutissement d'une serie post guerre du vietnam. ( )

Rating it a 3 is a bit low, but I don't think it's quite a 4. Nicely twisty plot; I predicted some parts of it but not all. I think its real lack was in good characterization; in many ways it's character-driven, but the characters were rather 1-dimensional. ( )