Pin is the best book ever. I love Pin. Pin is such a character. I wish Pin was real so I could enjoy his company at all hours of the day & night. I would like to see Pin dance and maybe sing too. I bet he'd be real good. Pin can show you how a body works but also he can show you how a MIND might work.I feel sorry for anyone who has'nt experienced Pin's Majesty.

I am thrilled that Amazon was able to locate a copy of this novel for me within their network! I saw the movie on video years ago and thought it was quite good, but the movie couldn't even begin to compare with the novel! I would recommend this book to anyone. Every page makes you want to read on and on. I was actually dissappointed when I finished, which I have to admit, I just received the book yesterday and finished it last night. I'm sure I'll wait a couple of months and read it again.

This book was a real psychological thriller with surprises around every corner. A brother and sister like none I've ever read about before! Neiderman takes his readers into the deepest, darkest depths of the human mind where true inner madness hides behind secret passions.

Very suspensful! I highly suggest this book gets republished and put back on the shelves for the readers of today to experience Neiderman at his best!

I read and read and read and read and read and re re re re read this book, and man, I can't find one darn ding berry thing about good old donny Knotts, the man who made ya cry watching me turn into a fish, and shake and roll playing the son of a fishmonger who goes and becames champ of the world and the man who made googe googe eyes at those two women of da night me boy on t.vee. I read the book and it had a monster in it that made me go number two all night, and a women who was like me dad, and well, why go on, I have to go to bed and dream about me being a star baby......

it is a very good book one of my favorite books i have read. it is more than a 10 it is a very very good book

i think that it is one of the best books ever written it is very good it keeps you reading until the very end it is a must read book

The Solomon Organization is a truly fast moving thriller that the reader does not want to end. With all of the divorces today the reader can find a common ground with Scott Lester. This novel brings family values to the test and makes the reader wonder how far family values should go. This up-to-the-minute thriller keeps the reader horrified of what will happen next. A great read that will not let you down. A true winner from begining to end.

The first half of this book- well, lets be fair here- the first three quarters of the book really hooked me and I read through them in one day. Yet after that, the book suffered, because it took on a route extremely similar to The Devil's Advocate. It's as if Mr. Neiderman really enjoyed his previous work to the point of making it heavily influence this one. If it hadn't been for the heavy "Advocate" shadow on this book, it would have got a much higher rating than it did. It nevertheless is an effective page turner.

"The Dark" by colorful storyteller Andrew Neiderman, is a psychological thriller of unthinkable evil, as an L.A. psychiatrist marriage heads South because of the sinister influence of one of his patitents...an eerie man who claims to possess the power to manipulate evil and even death! If you are into thrilling page turners then "The Dark" by Andrew Neiderman, is definately the book for you! (A Recommended Novel!)

I loved this book a lot. I found it well written, dark, and suspenseful. It literally had me on the edge of my seat, and I checked it out several times from the library at my high school. If I could actually get my hands on this book again, i'd be happy as hell. *^^* I cannot wait to read "Devil's Advocate", because if it's as good as this book (the movie was *excellent*, so i'm sure i'll love it), i'll hope to own it as well. *^_^*

To me, this book had a slow part around the first quarter of the book. I have read two of his other books, Amnesia and The solomon Organization. Both seemed to have a small slow part. But his books are so great, you speed through the slow part so fast it's hard to notice. And it only last a couple pages at most, every other page has something so exciting you'll rip some pages cause you can't turn it fast enough. I love the way he writes. And the suspense is just like watching a movie. I can't help but read and read and read and read. I'm not much of a reading, but he got me hooked.

Indeed, this novel is a very suspensful thriller. This is my third Andrew Neiderman book (I've read PIN and BRAINCHILD), and once again, the author delivers. Fast-paced, nicely crafted, with a plot that keeps you glued to the very last page, THE MADDENING (aka PLAYMATES) is definitely worth your while ! I, too, will check out the movie adaptation.--M. Boucher

I picked this novel up at a used bookstore, and it was in the print under it's original title, "Playmates." I haven't finished it yet, but so far, it is horrifying. The horrors that go on at the farmhouse truly are "maddening." When I finish reading this book, I am sure I will still think that it is amazing. So far, it is a suspense filled psycho-thriller. I definitely recommend it. You are pulled into the story almost immediately, and the characters have true substance and can be cared for. I have to see the movie!!

This was my 14th Andrew N. Book because I think they are so fascinating, but this is my least favorite. Sorry, Andy. The Androgyne concept was a bit too far fetched, even for me, who adores weird, supernatural stories. I can't say anymore about the characters or the plot without giving away too much to those who may want to read it. Believe me, read some of his other good stuff before this.

The Need is one of the best works of fiction that I have read in years. Neiderman draws you in from the prologue and never lets you go. With wonderment and excitement awaiting you within each chapter and on each and every page. Clea Cove steals your heart away and you want to help her any way that you can. You never know what will happen next, or if Richard is waiting there to stop you. The Need is a real page turner. Neiderman, keep up the excelent work. Bravo!

this book is really cool. i couldn't put in down. if you like vampire stuff this book is for you. its not about vampires but its really similar and i know you'll like it. two thumbs way, way up.

I have read 15 of Andrew Neiderman's 29 novels and loved every one of them This was not my very favorite, but is readable because of the surprize ending which I had not even considered during the course of the novel. Most books try to make me believe one or another character is the culprit but this didn't. I like dark psychological novels with a tad of supernatural thrown in and this fits the bill.

i never read through this, but i still feel competent to review this, and i'll tell you why. a man suddenly forgets his whole life. stuff begins to come back to him. the writing style isn't that bad. but...it's too slow and in an annoying way. the wife just continues to tell him details for over at least 100 pages. no you don't like that. your family died in a car accident. neiderman, you could just write "she told him about his life, but the details remained unfamiliar to him". no. the author has to go on and on about this. every little detail. in addition, the family moves. and now the man has to learn about this new place. so AN goes on and on about that. new persons, about the community, etc. i'm giving it a 1 because any writer should really be able to avoid going on and on about every petty detail.

In search of the occasional light read, I picked up Neiderman's Amnesia not long ago. I have to say that it was a far better reading experience than Neiderman's Neighborhood Watch. The premise - commuter Aaron Clifford 'wakes' in Grand Central Station with no clue who he is, where he's headed and why he's there - is simple but manages to play on irrational fears we all harbor. While Mr. Clifford does eventually make it home and adjusts to his 'new' wife, home, daughter and job, he senses that something just isn't right. While he feels guilty for questioning it, there's something too perfect about his marriage, his daughter, the town of Driftwood and the people who populate it.

Amnesia is a satisfying, quick read. It's pure, fun entertainment, Check it out.

I picked this up because I thought the cover was interesting and read the first few pages. I almost read the whole book in the store. It never stopped and kept my interest up until the surprise ending that left me thinking, and I don't mind saying, looking behind my back.

How do you write a thriller based on a home-owners association? Don't ask Neiderman. He wasn't able to pull it off in Neighborhood Watch. You'd get a better answer from Bentley Little, who was successful in The Association.

Reading the synopsis on the back of the book, it sounds as though Neiderman used Little's idea for The Association verbatim. Once you start reading, however, its clear that Neiderman isn't going to be able to pull it off nearly as well. Neiderman's ideas, while suitably strange and creepy, lack real imagination. He doesn't take many risks with the plot and while his characters are well developed, they're not altogether likable.

Having read two Neiderman novels, I also have to say that he doesn't use supernatural elements wisely. They'd be all too appropriate in Neighborhood Watch but his explanation of events is quite banal and down-to-earth. However in Amnesia, he introduced supernatural elements when his tale could be perfectly told with a realistic explanation.

Regardless, Neighborhood Watch is an entertaining read but it doesn't live up to its potential. Instead, check out The Association.

This book was pretty good. It's not a suspenseful page-turner, but the story flows pretty well and I wasn't bored reading this book. I liked the characters well enough. I would recommend this one.

I love Andrew Neiderman!! I always finish his books in two nights because I can't put them down! This is another one! Not as much of a thriller, but a total page turner!