I think one of the things I loved most about this book was the fact that it was released in 1978. Thus begins a race to find the snake, as more and more people inadvertently come into contact with it and don’t survive. Carrying a box, it falls and breaks open. A man is mugged and killed in Central Park late one night. His chosen genre of mystery/thriller is on full display here with ‘The Snake.’ His most famous or well known release is perhaps ‘The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,’ which was made into a movie in 1974 and remade in 2009, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta. He passed away in 2006, but as Godey had a long career of writing and releasing mystery and thriller books. What I liked: John Godey is actually the pen name of Morton Freedgood. So, I grabbed the Kindle version and wow. One such book was ‘The Snake.’ He raved about it. So, through all of that, for Christmas 2020, I wanted to surprise Dustin and get him a few books from The Black Wyvern. He’s a fantastic guy and a great resource. James is someone who helps you find books as well as sells books. Through Dustin, I’ve connected with James aka The Black Wyvern Bookstore, here in Edmonton. Through Instagram, I’ve become friends with Dustin, aka postorgasmicstressdisorder. ‘The Snake’ by John Godey is a book that completely came onto my radar by random.
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