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标题：Mr. Crisper
作者：Nancy Jackson
期刊名称：Reviewer's Bookwatch
出版年度：2005
卷号：March 2005
出版社：Midwest Book Review

Mr. Crisper

Nancy Jackson

Mr. Crisper

T.M. Gray

HellBound Books

www.hellboundbooks.com

ISBN 0974244775 $7.99 332 pages

Devilishly delicious, just about sums up my feelings after reading Mr. Crisper. T.M. Gray has written another winner, and it's one you don't want to miss. From page one, this is a sordidly sinful ride that will make you cringe, laugh, and want to read again.

Pork rinds. Insert cringe. I admit that I've never had one, but they've always intrigued me. There's something enchantingly grotesque about them and because of that, I've never had the nerve to eat one. After reading this compulsive novel, I must say, there's no chance in hell I'll try one. But for many unsuspecting consumers and factory workers of Mr. Crisper, Hell is where they end up. Daryl Dartmor, the former owner of the Sunnydale Snacks had happy employees working for him, selling delicious pork rinds to the public. The factory was a place of benefits, quality, and utmost satisfaction. After his untimely death, the strange and uptight Mr. Crisper took over and that's when all the insidious trouble began. Terrified to say or do anything, the disgruntled workers are made to adhere to his harsh and rigid set of rules, while watching one employee after another succumb to bizarre deaths and unexplainable accidents. Many believe Mr. Crisper is nothing short of evil and perhaps the devil himself. With his devious assistant Mr. Krackle, the very innocent souls of the factory are collected and discarded, just like a bag of pork rinds.

Page by page we delve in deep to the unrelenting ways of Mr. Crisper. With his monocle he is able to see inside the minds of people, as well as able to make them do things they otherwise would not. After too many odd coincidences, a couple employees decide to seek out Mr. Crisper's true identity, but what they learn only leads them to danger.

Accomplished author T.M. Gray, knows how to keep a reader's attention. By adding just the right balance of naughty and nice, she excels at the true art of master storytelling. Mr. Crisper is a scandalous way to pass your time and possibly help you to pass on another bag of pork rinds. The story is easily digestible and satisfying, while the subject itself is a bit dodgy.

Nancy Jackson, Reviewer