The Montauk Monster by Hunter Shea
The east end of the south fork of Long
Island, some of the most expensive real estate in the country, is about to get
crazy cheap. Slavering, deadly, toothy,
mutant creatures are coming ashore in Montauk and the Hamptons and wrecking
havoc wherever they go. And if they don’t
kill you outright the infection they seem to be spreading is sure to get you in
mere hours. Will anyone survive?
The author did a great job bringing
this creature feature to life. The
creatures are horrific and their origin story (everyone’s favorite birthplace
of disease hatching conspiracies: Plum Island) is improbable (I hope!) but well
constructed. It’s a fun-filled ride of
terror complete with a high body count (don’t get too attached to any of the
characters), scary monsters, island references and government cover-ups.
