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From the critically acclaimed author of A Very Simple Crime, a chilling story of a young boy coming to grips with genuine evil.
A red dirt road on a sweltering day. A car loses control, flips through the air. A woman crawls out, bloody and battered, staggers toward the boy on the bike, the one she swerved to avoid. But he runs away...
Kyle is ten in the summer of 1976, and his world is all about secrets-secrets hidden in the maze of cornfields, in caves, in the embers of scorched earth, behind creaking doors and down basement stairs...and in the darkest of hearts.
But there's a policewoman at the front door. The Paralyzed Man watches him from a neighboring porch. And no matter which way Kyle turns, no place seems safe anymore...
- Sales Rank: #584272 in Books
- Published on: 2011-11-01
- Released on: 2011-11-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .85" w x 5.50" l, .62 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
Review
Demented . . . Maliciously cunning . . . This scary thriller . . . Ratchets up a high level of dread. --Publishers Weekly
Irresistibly creepy. Reminiscent of classic thrillers . . . from "Psycho" to "Deliverance, " "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" to "Nightmare on Elm Street" -- and not since "Lord of the Flies" have we seen children at the mercy of such meanness from their own kind. --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The book unravels with such an unstoppable momentum that cautious as you may be, and as far back as you may stand, you're still going to be stung. -- Jedidiah Ayres, B&N Ransom Notes
Unsettling suspense and chilling tone . . . A disturbing (in a good way) coming-of-age story with one of the creepiest characters to inhabit my imagination in a while - a paralyzed man with "a distinctively reptilian appearance" who might be the devil on Eden Road. --Carole Barrowman, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Grisly Suspense . . . Unimaginable horror. --Kirkus Reviews
Absolutely pitch-perfect . . . Deserving of a place on shelves alongside the all-time classic coming of age stories ever written. --Elizabeth A. White, The Florida Times-Union
About the Author
Grant Jerkins is the critically acclaimed author of A Very Simple Crime and has worked for ten years advocating for adults with developmental disabilities. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
An instant classic
By Elizabeth A. White
In the summer of 1976 ten-year-old Kyle Edwards was one of millions of Americans who celebrated a landmark birthday for our nation. Looking back, however, Kyle realizes that summer also held a landmark death for him, that of his innocence. A typical boy in rural Georgia, Kyle's daily activities include helping harvest peanuts and sweet potatoes, playing in the corn fields, and riding his bike with abandon up and down the dirt road in front of his house. While out riding his bike one afternoon Kyle causes an accident when he speeds around a blind curve right into the path of an oncoming car. Veering sharply to avoid hitting him, the car flips repeatedly, coming to rest on its side. Kyle watches in horror as a bloody young woman emerges from the vehicle, stumbling toward him.
Terrified of the potential consequences of having caused the accident, Kyle flees to his house, hoping in that foolish way young kids do that if he doesn't say anything it will all go away. And it seems to, because the woman he expects to stumble up to the door any minute never arrives. Stranger still, when he gets the courage to ride out to the accident scene the following morning there is no trace of the woman or the car. Little could Kyle possibly know that his trouble wasn't over, it had only just begun.
When he and his Wonder Woman obsessed younger sister, Grace, accidentally start a fire which consumes over 100 acres Kyle makes his second bad decision of the summer, convincing Grace they should lie about having been anywhere near the fire, let alone being responsible for starting it. Unbeknownst to him there was a witness, one who has more in mind than simply turning the kids in to the police. Now Kyle must not only face his guilt and fear, but engage in an increasingly dangerous battle of wills with a monster masquerading as "the Paralyzed Man" in order to save himself and his sister.
Author Grant Jerkins' debut, A Very Simple Crime, was an intense, dark, psychological thriller involving murder, deceit, and courtroom drama in bustling Atlanta. While on its surface At the End of the Road initially appears to be a more sedate offering given its lazy rural setting and young lead character, as the story unfolds it slowly becomes clear that the events which take place are all the more sinister precisely because of the pastoral setting and Kyle's innocence. A simple walk across a field becomes an exercise in survival when charged by a massive Holstein bull which has already crippled one local boy. The joy of playing in the woods turns unspeakably ugly when Kyle inadvertently stumbles upon the town bullies engaged in criminal activity. Even the games Kyle plays with his siblings have a slightly sinister edge to them, as Kyle later reflects about his episodes of hide-and-seek with Grace in the corn mazes.
From the casual cruelty and irrational logic of youth, to the polite prejudice Sheriff's Deputy Dana Turpin, the first black woman in the history of the force, encounters in her search for a missing young woman, to the all day Sunday church sessions and formal family dinners, everything about At the End of the Road is an absolutely pitch-perfect reflection of the mid-70s rural South... with a hell of a creepy mystery interwoven amongst it.
Grant Jerkins has not only followed up his tremendous debut with a fitting successor, but surpassed it with a tale that is more than deserving of a place on shelves alongside the all-time classic coming of age stories ever written.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Terrifying!
By Lee Barrett
You may have read a few stories from the deep, rural South. Cornfield scattered, sweet tea refreshing reads full of charm. This book is tragic to the end, and horrifying in its sharp cutting through childhood bravery and well-hidden evil. If you are a fan of twisted plots or want to give thoughtfully written horror a try, grab a copy. I dare you to drive down a dusty Georgia road, pull over and read it in one sitting.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Awesome and Exciting
By Beverly Snider
Finished reading Grant Jerkins' AT THE END OF THE ROAD (Fiction):
This is not the usual type book that I read, but I'm drop dead speechless after finishing the book. It is a wonderful novel.
From the opening words, the reader knows bad things are going to happen. If you remember Lucille Fletcher's THE HITCHHIKER, this book has that same great foreshadowing of events. Orson Wells would be right at home with Jerkins' book.
There are so many different levels to the story. It has sweetness---the enduring love between siblings. It has a family---good people whose lives are terribly changed or damaged. It has evil. The paralyzed man is an unforgettable character. Grant Jerkins has a rich and insightful perspective into evil.
The book is so southern. I loved the interjection of Soap Sally, and his use of nature adds a subtle layer to the story. (I'm staying out of the cornfield.)
If you want to have a darned good and exciting few hours of reading, this is your book. Above all else, you will never forget how evil manipulated the children.
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