The Count of Eleven

Great psycho-thriller read, you find yourself rooting for Jack Orchard as he begins his decent into insanity, and then are dismayed to watch this likeable fellow turn into a raving lunatic. Wonderful Stuff.

i love Ramsey Campbell as an author and this book did not disappoint although i found comparisons to 'American Psycho' and 'Silence of the Lambs' totally bewildering since none of the novels really bear any resembelance to each other. Campbell really gets inside the head (so to speak) of his protagonists and towards the end of the novel you feel almost sorry for the total mess the lead character gets himself into. However i agree with the previous reviewer that some of the aspects of comedy in this novel are ill at ease with the rest of the content. But anyway this is an excellent and original thriller which typically of its author is very well written. PS excuse my spelling....

This is my first book by this author and I liked his twist. It took me a while to catch on the the wierd mindset of his protagonist but his justification for his actions seemed to make sense. Anyway to his mentally disturbed mind. I liked it, and read it only as a preface to a new book by the same author. I like to read books written in chronological order to get a feel for the author. I'd read additional books by this author. This one seemed plausible; that a man's mind could really work this way, which is not the case in some horror books. Hard to put it down.