The Rain by E.C. Fisher

The Rain by E.C. Fisher
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Short story (78 pages)
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

A storm is raging. That’s merely one of Detective Daniel Nash’s troubles, Charlie Hamilton, the resident drunk and proprietor of Camp High Tide has mysteriously perished. After combing through old files, he learns that thirty years ago a young boy went missing. His body never discovered. He requests an interview with the five campers who were interrogated during that time.
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The bodies of the suspects start piling up. Each death is similar and equally horrifying. Detective Nash must locate the suspects before the culprit has a chance to finish them off.

The first section of this book is set in 1988 but then it jumps forward 30 years into 2018. I found this to be an interesting and intensely written story. Childhood shenanigans result in a tragic, accidental death and – like the best of campfire stories – mayhem ensues afterwards, stretching forward decades after the incident. Slightly paranormal with a hint of mystery and possibly for some readers very mild horror this was a great story I really enjoyed.

This was an interesting story and despite the very sad beginning I found myself really entranced by it. I thought it was a little odd that it started at an end-point, then went back a week in time and explained exactly how the circumstances surrounding the start came to happen, and then after that jumped forward into the present day. While there is certainly logic to the progress in the plot, knowing what occurred in the main accident gave the story lingering bittersweet feeling that hovered over the whole tale. I admit, I still was eager to know exactly how everything came about, and was pleased that we did jump forward in time and follow along with how all the main characters ended up after those childhood events.

Not a mystery in the traditional sense – you know from the opening scene exactly how the death occurs – this nevertheless had the feel of a mystery in the sense of how all the people and pieces came together, how did the opening scene actually come into being. Surprisingly for me I also really enjoyed that a number of the main characters weren’t good, nice or moral kids. Normally I like my protagonists to be heroic and fundamentally good people, even when there’s the odd anti-hero there is usually the sense that given the right circumstances the character would pick the correct path or action. Not so here. The author in a very well-written manner expresses very clearly that most of the group of main character children are not good or even redeemable to my mind. They’re bullies, devious and mean-spirited, simple as that. And while at face value I would have expected to not enjoy or even want to read such a story, E.C Fisher proved me completely wrong. I was hooked on how this summer camp unraveled and was absolutely cheering on the underdog character, even knowing how the shenanigans ended.

Completely different from most other stories I read, I nevertheless really enjoyed this story. I found the characters ran the gamut from deplorable to the traditional underdog and even knowing exactly how things ended I still had enough questions and curiosity to keep eagerly turning the pages. A very different and interesting read – albeit slightly uncomfortable and bittersweet – readers looking for something outside the box and non-traditional should certainly give this a try. Recommended.