One of a Kind Dad by Daly Thompson
oh, that cover!
that savagely creepy smile, the word “fatherhood” suspended at nipple-height in serial killer font for no reason at all, and that “little boy, this is how you hold a bat…for MURRRDERRRR!!” gleam in his eye – it terrifies me and fills me with glee all at once.
what i understand from the plot synopsis – this unloved, lonely guy creates his own family by collecting foster children, and now he wants to absorb this mother-and-son combo into his clan, but she’s a little skittish and he can’t lose her. luckily, he’s a veterinarian, so he knows his way around a scalpel! this has all the romance of a “build your own stalker cult” lego playset.
in fact, the first thing i thought of when i saw that cover model was:
and we all know how his extended family turned out.
let the great love affair begin!
