Bentley Little

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born

January 01, 1960 in Arizona, The United States

gender

male

website

http://bentleylittle.homestead.com/

genre

Horror

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Bentley Little is an American author of numerous horror novels. He was discovered by Dean Koontz.

Little was born one month after his mother attended the world premiere of Psycho. He published his first novel, The Revelation, with St. Martin's Press in 1990. After reading it, Stephen King became a vocal fan of Little's work, and Little won the Bram Stoker Award for "Best First Novel" in 1990. He moved to New American Library for his next two novels, but was dropped from the company after he refused to write a police procedural as his next novel. He eventually returned to New American Library, with whom he continues to publish his novels.

Little has stated on several occasions that he considers himself a horror novelist, and that he writes in...more

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Books by Bentley Little

Average rating: 3.60 · 13,351 ratings · 1,030 reviews · 66 distinct works

	The Store 3.85 avg rating — 1,271 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Association 3.75 avg rating — 1,063 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Collection 3.83 avg rating — 804 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Resort 3.49 avg rating — 801 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	The House 3.52 avg rating — 713 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Walking 3.32 avg rating — 638 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Ignored 3.78 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Town 3.49 avg rating — 546 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Revelation 3.51 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Dispatch 3.44 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“Her last call, at midnight, had been the worst. "I'll pull your cock out of your asshole," she'd said, and for some reason her voice at that moment had reminded him of his mother's.”
― Bentley Little, The Walking

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“No one said a word; it was as if they were waiting for me to retract my question. Jan's hand found mine and held it.
"What the hell is this? A wake?" My grandpa came out of the house carrying a tray of buns.”
― Bentley Little

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The next group read for Feb-Mar 2012 will be "Moderators Choice." We've picked 6 books, from previous nominations, to choose from for the next group read. Please place your votes!

Lost Boy Lost Girl by Peter Straub

8 votes, 53.3%

Case Histories byKate Atkinson

4 votes, 26.7%

Dispatch byBentley Little

2 votes, 13.3%

The Beach byAlex Garland

1 vote, 6.7%

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

0 votes, 0.0%

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

0 votes, 0.0%

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