Richard Laymon - The Stake

Horror writer Larry Dunbar and his friends discover a coffin hidden beneath the stairs of an abandoned hotel in a Californian ghost town. Inside lies the body of a naked woman with a wooden stake driven through her heart. Intrigued by the possibility that she was a victim of murder or perhaps a real vampire, Larry becomes determined to investigate. What follows is a typically dark and violent Richard Laymon horror novel, combining supernatural mystery, gruesome discoveries, suspense and his trademark graphic approach to horror.