Skull Session
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Daniel Hecht. (2005). Skull Session. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.

Daniel Hecht. 2005. Skull Session. Blackstone Publishing.

Daniel Hecht, Skull Session. Blackstone Publishing, 2005.

Daniel Hecht. Skull Session. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2005.

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     Daniel Hecht was a professional guitarist for twenty years. He took up writing in 1989 and received his MFA degree from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1992. His first novel, Skull Session, was a bestseller. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont.

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Despite his brilliance, Paul Skoglund hasn't held a steady job for years, partly because of his Tourette's syndrome, a neurological disorder that forces his body into wild swings and to blurt out tragically inappropriate words. When his wealthy aunt asks him to take on the repairs of her magnificent hunting lodge, he is in no position to refuse. But inside the lodge lies a mystery involving disappearances and deaths that haunt the region.

Meanwhile, Paul's ex-wife is using his condition to wrest away custody of their young son, but for Paul, nothing and no one is going to come between him and Mark. Then quickening events lead him deeper into his family's past, and as Paul faces the darker aspects of his own nature, he must brave the possibility that in saving those he loves, he might well destroy himself.

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   • content: SKULL SESSION is an impressive debut by former musician Daniel Hecht. Paul Skoglund suffers from Tourette's syndrome. In need of work, he agrees to repair his wealthy aunt's mansion, only to discover that in the process he must battle not only his own demons, but also those that inhabit the house. Christopher Lane gives a masterful performance. Skoglund's character is not an easy one to portray, yet Lane does so with intensity and sensitivity. In addition, Lane delivers the other characters with a graceful sense of timing, permitting the reader to remain focused on the many nuances of the novel and its characters. D.J.S. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
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     Starred review from December 29, 1997
     A hero with unusual strengths and weaknesses gives this debut thriller a large dose of energy and excitement. Paul Skoglund has learned to live with and basically control his Tourette's syndrome, a neurological disorder, thanks to early training from his caring father and daily doses of haloperidol: "Motor tics manageable, coprolalia (the swearing associated with Tourette's) very rare, verbal outbursts mostly limited to snatches of song or movie lines, and usually more irritating than offensive to others." But the drug has also burned away the once sharp edge of his creativity, and Paul has been having a hard time earning a living. So when his eccentric Aunt Vivien offers him a job restoring her old house in Lewisboro, N.Y., Paul is glad to accept, even though it will take him away from his eight-year-old son, Mark, who suffers from neurological troubles of his own. But the old house on the Hudson is no ordinary dwelling. It has been ravaged by vandals, and this destruction is apparently linked to several local teenagers who have vanished in recent months. While state police investigator Morgan Ford looks into the disappearances, Paul and his fearless lover, Lia, find evidence that the vandalism has a more sinister source. Hecht gets the most out of one of literature's most venerable conceits: as Paul delves into the mystery of the old house, he also burrows deeper into the mystery of his own mind. A late injection of X-Files supernatural weirdness is a bit jarring, but it doesn't weaken Paul's credibility or our sympathy for his concerns about his son. After a 15-year-career as a guitarist (truncated due to a hand injury), Hecht has brought welcome artistry and elegance to his new field.

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     November 15, 2005
     As he did in "City of Masks", Hecht combines intelligent writing, odd but plausible subjects, and deeply drawn characters to create an original and gripping contemporary ghost story. Paul Skoglund is an unemployed woodworker with a master's degree and Tourette's syndrome. When rich old Aunt Vivien offers him a job cleaning up her massive old house, he takes her up on it. But the damage isn't what anyone could consider -normal -: it's physically impossible, perhaps psychotically motivated. As Paul explores what kind of monster could have caused the destruction, he delves into his family's mysterious past: his father, a suicide; his haughty aunt; distant mother; and sociopathic cousin. Hecht also expertly draws Paul's supporting cast, including his young son and girlfriend Lia. Likable, but tragic, New York State cop Mo Ford is sure that the house is the locus for missing area teens, and the resulting triangle of Paul, Lia, and Mo propels the story to fruition. Narrator Christopher Lane's reading subtly distinguishes characters, his resonant monotone matching the story's sobriety. Recommended." -Douglas C. Lord, Connecticut State Lib., Hartford"

     Copyright 2005 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Meanwhile, Paul's ex-wife is using his condition to wrest away custody of their young son, but for Paul, nothing and no one is going to come between him and Mark. Then quickening events lead him deeper into his family's past, and as Paul faces the darker aspects of his own nature, he must brave the possibility that in saving those he loves, he might well destroy himself.

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