One Rainy Night by Richard Laymon is set in a small American town called Bixby. Everything is pretty much quiet until the night before it starts raining. A black teenager was murdered by his classmates for his association with an ex - girlfriend of their leader, Buddy.
When the rain starts everything changes. The rain is black and when it touches people they turn into psychopathic maniacs, bent on destruction.
The book follows the stories of several main charactors. One of the first we are introduced to are mother and daughter Maureen and Lisa. Lisa was the girlfriend of the black boy who was murdered, and together with her mother, she goes to the police station, where they meet Trevor, another main charactor, and together they first plan to leave the town...
Another main charactor is teenager Denise, who is babysitting Kara, and whilst it is raining outside, she calls her boyfriend Tom to come over and keep her company...
Kara''s parents, John and Lynn are at a resturant for the night, when it is suddenly invaded, and the people in the resturant have a deep fear of being overrun...
The book also follows the story of Buddy and his friends, and inevitably certian charactor''s stories cross...
The book is well written which is usual for Laymon, and there is never a dull moment. As the title suggests it all takes place in one horrific night. There is a good point made in one of the themes of the book, which I can''t really talk about as it would give away an important piece of the plot!
Classic Richard Laymon, definitly worth the read.