The Leaping is the debut novel of horror author Tom Fletcher. His writing manners are remarkably unique, and the story is atmospheric like a Dean Koontz book. The Leaping is a great book in horror-suspense genre, recommended to anyone who loves scary stories.
Jack is a young fellow from Manchester who happens to be interested in supernatural phenomena. His flatmates, Francis, Graham, Taylor and Erin are his best friends; all the five of them are in their mid-twenties and do not really enjoy their boring and unsuccessful lives, no dreams of careers, aims and family is ahead of them (I do find them interesting and realistic). They all work in a dull and ominous call centre. Their manager, Kenny is a shady figure, to say the least, Jack suspects that he is not quite human. One day a new colleague arrives to the call centre, the beautiful and wealthy Jennifer who loves arts and believes in free love. As Jack hates his workplace and boss anyway, he is too delighted to get closer to the girl – and so is his friend Francis, which makes things complicated. On the other hand, Kenny the odd boss is just as eager to corner Jennifer for some uncanny reason. At last, the young lady buys Fell House, an old mansion somewhere in Cumbria, and she and Jack decide to go there together. The once flatmates throw a party for them in the new house, but they have unwanted visitors who also have interest in Jennifer, and they are werewolves…
Review of The Leaping:
"Strong, convincing characters and great atmosphere. Bleak and compelling, this unusual mixture of grubby social realism with folklore and superstition stands out from the crowd." – Times Magazine
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