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Two years after the death of her writer husband, Lisey Landon begins to clean out his old writings, but discovers something strange - clues left behing for no one but her. She gets threatened by a strange man who wants all Scott Landons unpublished papers, and this starts her strange journey into the past, and also a strange parallel world Scott called Boo'ya Moon.Helped by her sister, she traps the evil John Dooley (who was born in Shooters Knob, Tennessee) in Boo'ya Moon, where he is devoured by a creature that inhabits the strange land.
Published
2006Dedication
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ?, Cassandra | Spoke to Lisa Landon on the phone regarding her sister Amanda |
| ?, Corey | Corey and Mike worked for Bertram Partridge, and came to take the remaining work from Scott Landon''s study. She used the toilet, and must have thought it odd that all the mirror''s were covered |
| ?, Cynthia | Aunt of the Debusher girls. Jodotha wanted to stay with her when she fell pregnant |
| ?, David | Taught a seminar that was attended by Scott Landon |
| ?, Emma | Called Lisey Landonf1 quote s answering machine and told her the advantages of switching her service to MCI |
| ?, Gene | Character in Scott Landon's book "The Coasters Daughter" |
| ?, Matt | Husband of Darlene Debusher. Lectured in Canada on the migration of the North American Indian tribes |
| ?, Mike | Corey and Mike worked for Bertram Partridge, and came to take the remaining work from Scott Landon''s study |
| ?, Theo | Uncle of Sparky Landon. He had really "Bad-Gunky" similar to what Paul had before he was killed |
| Adams, Ryan | Quoted at the start of the book |
| Ahab | It was said that Sparky Landon could roar like Ahab |
| Alberness, Hugh | Doctor at Greenlawn Recovery & Rehabilitation. Cassandra forwarded Lisey Landonf1 quote s call to him. Scott Landon had signed five of his books in October 2001, and they were among his most treasured possessions. He accepted Amanda into Greenlawn, and helped look after her recovery. Became worried when Amanda went missing from Greenlawn, and called Lisey to find out what had happened |
| Alston, Joe (Plug) | Castle County Deputy who spent time watching Lisey Landon's house. He retrieved the dead cat from her freezer |
| Andrews, V C | Author thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Angletons, ? | Cousins of the Debusher family |
| Atwood, ? | Author read by Scott Landon |
| Auel, Jean | Author read by Lisey Landon |
| Austen, ??? | Author mentioned by Scott Landon to Lisey |
| Baumer, Mr | Barber when Scott Landon was a young boy |
| Bergman, Ingmar | Actress thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Bester, Alfred | Author of "The Stars My Destination", Scott Landon''s favourite book |
| Big & Rich | Singer thought of by Lisa Landon |
| Binchy, Maeve | Author read by Lisey Landon |
| Bjorn, Rick | Doctor who Lisey Landon suggested that Scott Landon go and see in 1996, but he refused |
| Boeckman, Daniel | Castle County Deputy who was sent to take pictures of the dead cat and retrieve the letter from Lisey Landon |
| Borent, Frederick | Grad student who met Scott Landon on a plane not long before Scott died |
| Borges, ? | Author read by Scott Landon |
| Bottoms, Timothy | Actor in "The Last Picture Show" |
| Bremmer, George Wallace Arthur | Thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Bridges, Jeff | Actor in "The Last Picture Show" |
| Buck | Characters in the TV Show "Hee-Haw" thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Burrell, ? | Nurse on the Ackley wing at Greenlawn when Amanda left with Lisey Landon |
| Bush, George W | President mentioned |
| Cash, Johnny | Singer heard on the WWVA radio station by Andrew Landon |
| Chapman, Mark David | Thought of by Lisey Landon. She thought that Gerd Allen Cole intended to do a Mark David Chapman on her husband |
| Chords, The | Band heard on the radio by Scott and Lisey. Sung "Sh-Boom" |
| Clide | Cat of the Landon family when Paul Landon was a young child |
| Cloutier, Don | Got Jodotha Debusher pregnant then ran off to the Navy |
| Clutterbuck, Andy | Castle County deputy that was filling in for Norris Ridgewick, who was away on his honeymoon. Lisey told him the story of Zack McCool (John Dooley) and Joseph Woodbody. He organised police protection for her while the investigation continued |
| Cole, Gerd Allen | The "Madman" who shot Scott Landon at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Shipman Library in the University of Tennessee in 1988. Blond hair, substandard biceps, and spent most of his 17th year in a mental institution |
| Cole, Jackson | Author of "Iron Man of the Yankee's" |
| Cole, Mrs | Scott Landon told Frank Hasley that Mrs Cole was looking after them while his father was away looking after his dying sister |
| Colvette, John | Patient on the third floor of hospital in a dream by Lisey Landon |
| Conran, Shirley | Author read by Lisey Landon. Wrote "Savages" which Lisey read while Scott was recovering from his gunshot wound in 1988 |
| Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | Sung "Too Later to turn back now", a cover of which Scott and Lisey Landon danced to at their wedding |
| Corriveau, Amanda Georgette (Mandy) | Married name of Amanda Debusher. Now divorced from Charlie Corriveau |
| Corriveau, Charles (Charlie) | Ex-Husband of Amanda. He left her and re-married. He was seen back in town in 2006, and soon after, Amanda began hurting herself once again |
| Corriveau, Intermezzo (Metzie) | Child of Amanda and Charlie Corriveau. Left for Canada with a long haul trucker in 1989 |
| Corriveau, Mrs | New wife of Charlie Corriveau |
| Cruella, Madam | Thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Curless, Dick | Heard singing on WWVA radio station when Frank Halsey visited the Landon House |
| Darbys, ? | Cousins of the Debusher family |
| Dashmiel, Roger C | Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of Tennissee in 1988. He ran away when Scott Landon was shot |
| Debusher, Amanda Georgette (Mandy) | Eldest sister of Lisey Landon, born July 1946. Once married to Charlie Corriveau, but now divorced, and mother of Intermezzio (Metzie). When he came back into town with his new wife in 2006, she began to cut herself once again. She had been undergoing psychiatric treatment for many years. She fell into a vegetative state and was placed into Greenlawn Recovery & Rehabilitation. She left after a week when Lisey managed to reach her and bring her back to reality. She helped Lisey trap John Dooley, and then take him to Boo''ya Moon, where he was killed by the creature |
| Debusher, Cantana (Canty) | Sister of Lisa Landon. Married to Rich Lawlor |
| Debusher, Darlanna (Darla) | Second eldest sister of Lisa Landon. Married to Matt ???? |
| Debusher, Dave | Father of Lisa, Amanda, Cantana, Darla and Jodotha. He had his first stroke 3 weeks after Jodotha announced she was pregnant |
| Debusher, Granny | Thought of by Lisey Landon. She died while feeding chickens |
| Debusher, Jodotha (Jodi) | Sister of Lisa Landon. She got pregnant and wanted to put the child up for adoption, Ran off to Miami. The favourite child of Dave Debusher |
| Debusher, Lincoln | Brother of Dave Debusher. He gave Lisey away at her wedding to Scott Landon |
| Debusher, Lisa (Lisey) | Maiden name of Lisa Landon |
| Debusher, Mrs | Mother of Lisa, Amanda, Cantana, Darla and Jodotha, and wife of Dave |
| Dooley, ? | Older sister of John Dooley. Died in a fire caused by faulty Christmas lights in 1974. Detectives thought that John may have had something to do with the fire |
| Dooley, John | The real name of "Zack McCool". He met Joseph Woodbody in "The Place" bar and agreed to persuade Lisey Landon to give Scott Landon''s unpublished work to Woodbody. After the first calls, he then killed a cat and placed it in her letterbox. Later he kidnapped and tortured her, severely cutting her breasts. He was tricked by Lisey, and taken over to "Boo''ya Moon" where he was attacked and killed by the creature. He said he did time in jail, but in fact had spent time in a mental asylum along with Gerd Allen Cole. His email was zack991@sail.com but it started bouncing, so Joseph Woodbody had no way of contacting him. He was born in Shooters Knob, Tennessee about 1965 |
| Dooley, Mr | Father of John Dooley. Died in a fire caused by faulty Christmas lights in 1974. Detectives thought that John may have had something to do with the fire |
| Dooley, Mrs | Mother of John Dooley. Died in a fire caused by faulty Christmas lights in 1974. Detectives thought that John may have had something to do with the fire |
| Dostovsky, ??? | Author mentioned by Scott Landon to Lisey |
| Drayton, Franklyn | Patient on the third floor of hospital in a dream by Lisey Landon |
| Dumbarton, Adrian | Patient on the third floor of hospital in a dream by Lisey Landon |
| Dylan, Bob | Singer listened to by Scott Landon when he worked |
| Earle, Steve | Scott Landon listened to his music while working |
| Eastwood, Clint | Sparky Landon took Scott and Paul to one of his movies |
| Eddington, C Anthony (Tony) III | At the University of Tennessee when Scott Landon was shot in 1988. Poet and university student, he lived at 748 Coldview Avenue, Nashville North, Nashville, Tennessee, 37235. He wrote up the story on the groundbreaking for the library |
| Eliot, ? | Poet thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Fargo, Donna | Singer heard on the WWVA radio station by Andrew Landon |
| Faulkner, ??? | Author mentioned by Scott Landon to Lisey |
| Flanders, Smiley | Plumber (Note P209 Chap 7, subchapter 2 says Electrician)******* |
| Foray, Carson | Scott Landon''s editor |
| Foyle, Gully | Main character in Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination" |
| Galloway, Herb | Neighbour of Lisey Landon. It was one of the Galloway''s cats that Zack McCool (John Dooley) killed and stuffed in Lisey''s letterbox |
| Gendron, Chuckie | Short Order cook at Pats Pizza and Cafe in Cleaves Mills where Scott Landon stole the bell from, and took it the "Boo'ya Moon" world |
| God | Biblical character mentioned |
| Gosling, ? | County Sheriff who was approached by Scott Landon after his brother and father had both died. Scott told him that his father had taken Paul and left him alone at home |
| Guthrie, Woody | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Haddonfield, Charlie | Scott Landon''s agent |
| Halsey, Frank | Head of Personnel for U S Gypsum. Visited the Landon house to see when Andrew was returning to work. Scott told him that his father was away looking after his sister, who was dying of Lou Gehrig''s disease, but there was no such sister |
| Hardy, Thomas | Mentioned in passing |
| Hayes, Isaac | Greenlawn Recovery and Rehabilitation had his song "Theme from Shaft" played on the phone system |
| Heffernan, S | Captain of the University of Tennessee Security in 1988 when Scott Landon was shot |
| Hegstrom, ? | Professor at the University of Tennessee. He went into hospital for a Gall Bladder attack shortly before the ground breaking ceremony for the Shipway Library where Scott Landon was shot in 1988 |
| Hitchcock, Alfred | Author thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Holbrook, Hal | Mentioned in passing by Lisey Landon |
| Holmes, Sherlock | Mentioned by Hal Munsinger |
| Husky, Ferlin | Singer heard on the WWVA radio station by Andrew Landon |
| Jantzen, Dr | Wanted to do a thoracotomy on Scott Landon in a premonition by Lisey Landon |
| Jennings, Shooter | Singer thought of by Lisa Landon |
| Jennings, Waylon | Singer heard on the WWVA radio station by Andrew Landon |
| Jesus | Biblical character mentioned |
| Jones, George | Heard on WWVA radio station |
| Jones, Mrs | Lived opposite Amanda Debusher. She called Darla when she heard strange noises coming from Amanda''s house |
| Joseph | Biblical character mentioned |
| Joyce, James | Mentioned in passing |
| Klein, Anne | Lisey Landon was wearing a dress by Anne Klein in a photo from the "Push-Pelt" |
| Landon, Andrew (Sparky) | Father of Paul and Scott. Told Scott about "Blood Bools". He used to regularly beat the children, and once Paul Landon went mad with "Bad-Gunky", he was forced to chain him in the cellar, and once he did not get better, he shot and killed him. He later tried to kill Scott with a pick axe, but Scott had hid under his bed, and then transported to Boo''ya Moon to escape. He was killed by Scott using the same pick axe, and his body was dumped into the dry well near the house |
| Landon, Lisa (Lisey) | Husband of Scott Landon, and the main character of the book. Born Lisa Debusher, she has sisters Amanda, Darla, Cantina, and Jodotha and her father is Dave Debusher. She deals with the shooting of her husband in 1988, and later his death after 25 years of marriage, as well as her sister Amanda cutting herself when she thinks about her ex-husband Charlie Corriveau. Blue eyes. Puts Amanda into Greenlawn Recovery and Rehabilitation, and then went across to the Boo''ya Moon world and helped her return to normal life. Amanda and Lisey then hatched a plan to trap the evil John Doolin, who had been threatening Lisey into giving Scott''s unpublished work to Joseph Woodbody. They cornered him and took him into the Boo''ya Moon world, where he was eaten by the creature there. She married Scott on 19 November 1979 |
| Landon, Mrs | Mother of Scott and Paul. She died during childbirth of Scott |
| Landon, Paul | 3 years older than his brother Scott. He died at 13 years old after going "Bad-Gunky" and being chained in the cellar for some time. Once Scott could not get through to him, his father had no choice but to shoot and kill him. Scott transported his body to Boo''ya Moon, and buried him there. He used to make up riddles for Scott to follow, and once he deciphered the final clue he would be awarded a prize, usually a bottle of drink or a chocolate |
| Landon, Scott (Scooter) | Published author and husband of Lisa Landon. Dies in 2004. He had won the National Book award and Pulitzer prize. Author of "The Coasters Daughter", "Relics", "Empty Devils", "Outlaws Honeymoon", and "The Secret Pearl" which was published 1 month after his death. Shot in 1988 by Gerd Allen Cole while at the University of Tennissee, breaking ground for the Shipman Library. Hazel Eyes. On the day he proposed to Lisey, he ran off, cutting himself badly, but the next day his wounds were much better, and he said he was a quick healer. He could visit the world he called Boo''ya Moon, much like Jack Sawyer did when he flipped to the Territories in the Talisman. While he was in the world, his injuries would rapidly heal. He taught Lisey some things about the strange world, including the dangerous creature that lived in the woods. He told Lisey about the death of his brother Paul, who was shot and killed by their father Andrew (Sparky) Landon, and how he had killed his own father. He left a story on how and why he had killed his father, in a box in Boo''ya Moon, and Lisey read it years after his death |
| Lawlor, Cantana (Canty) | Married name of Cantana Debusher. Wife of Richard Lawlor |
| Lawlor, Richard (Rich) | Husband of Cantana Debusher. Owns a wholesale Auto business |
| Lawrence, D H | Author quoted at the start of part 1 of the book |
| Lemke, Lisa | Girl at the groundbreaking of the Shipman Library in 1988. She went for ice to cool him down |
| Lennon, John | Thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Luttrell, ? | Hired by Herb Galloway to cut his lawn |
| Lynne, Loretta | Singer likd by Scott Landon |
| Madison, Oscar | Character from the Odd Couple TV show. Joseph Woodbody and John Dooley were likened to Oscar and Felix from the Odd Couple |
| Mary | Biblical character mentioned |
| McCool, Zack | Called Lisey Landon and threatened her to let Joseph Woodbody have access to Scott Landon''s unpublished papers. Lisey said no. This turned out to be John Dooley, and he signed the notes and calls Zack, until Lisey found out his real name from Joseph Woodbody |
| McCullough, Colleen | Author read by Lisey Landon |
| McKinney, Mrs | Worked in reception at the Nashville Memorial Hospital in 1988 |
| Meade, Professor | Professor from Pratt College''s English Department |
| Mellencamp, John | Singer on the jukebox at "The Place" bar where Joseph Woodbody met John Dooley |
| Minnie | Characters in the TV Show "Hee-Haw" thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Montano, Jacob | Lawyer of Lisey Landon. From Portland |
| Munsinger, Hal | Doctor in St Stephens Memorial Hospital ER. Treated the wounds on Amanda''s hands in 2006 |
| Noonan, Michael | Author. Darla Lawlor had one of his books on tape and wanted to listen to it |
| North, Oliver | Was indicted on conspiracy charges in March 1988 |
| Oates, Joyce Carol | Author read by Lisey Landon |
| Oswald, Lee Harvey | Mentioned in passing |
| Partridge, Bertram | Head of the Special Collections at the Fogler Library. Lisey Landon called him and asked about giving the rest of Scott Landon''s work to the library. He sent Corey and Mike to retrieve the work |
| Patel, ? | One of two teenage daughters of Naresh Patel |
| Patel, ? | One of two teenage daughters of Naresh Patel |
| Patel, Mr | Father of Naresh. He owned a market in New Jersey, and Naresh used to work there before opening his own business |
| Patel, Mrs | Wife of Naresh |
| Patel, Naresh | Owner of Patels Market. He wore a t-shirt that clamed he loved Dark Score Lake. Lisey bought 2 packets of cigarettes from him |
| Phelan, Josh | In charge of the campus security at Greenlawn when Amanda left with Lisey Landon |
| Pluto | Dog that lived next door to Scott and Lisey |
| Poe, Edgar Allan | Mentioned by Scott Landon at the Shipman Library groundbreaking in 1988 |
| Poindexter, John | Vice Admiral indicted on conspiracy charges in March 1988 |
| Powell, Dick | Actor in old Black & White movies that was thought of by Lisey Landon when she was removing the dead cat from her letterbox |
| Presley, Elvis | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Pride, Charlie | Singer heard on the WWVA radio station by Andrew Landon |
| Pynchon, ? | Author read by Scott Landon |
| Queen Elizabeth | Amanda Debusher sounded like her when she was talking to Hal Munsinger |
| Queensland, Stefan | Photographer at the groundbreaking for the Shipman Library in 1988. He worked for the "Nashville American" |
| Ralph | In a newspaper article. Border collie that found its own way home after 3 years |
| Ricardo, Lucy | Mentioned in passing |
| Rice, Condi | Mentioned in passing by Lisey Landon |
| Ridgewick, Mrs | New wife of Norris Ridgewick. They had been married only a week and were on their honeymoon when Lisey Landon called about John Dooley (Zack McCool) |
| Ridgewick, Norris | Castle County Sheriff when Lisey Landon called for help regarding John Dooley (Zack McCool). He was away on his honeymoon at the time, and Andy Clutterbuck was filling in for him |
| Roy | Characters in the TV Show "Hee-Haw" thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Sam the Lion | Owned a pool hall in "The Last Picture Show" |
| Sattherwaite, Dr | Doctor of Scott Landon at the Nashville Memorial Hospital after he was shot in 1988 |
| Sawyer, Tom | Often mentioned by Scott Landon |
| Scotty | Character from the original Startrek series. Someone yelled out the name at the groundbreaking for the Shipman Library in 1988 |
| Shakespeare, William | Mentioned by Andrew Landon |
| Silver, Max | Owner of a potato grader that Lisey Debusher used to help with when she was 12 years old |
| Simmons, Mr | RFD 3 mailman who delivered to the Landon house in 2006 |
| Simon, Paul | Greenlawn Recovery and Rehabilitation had his song "Homeward Bound" played on the phone system |
| Soames, ? | Castle County Police Communications Officer that took the call from Lisey Landon, and then directed her to Andy Clutterbuck as Norris Ridgewick was away on his honeymoon |
| Sovine, Red | Singer heard on the WWVA radio station by Andrew Landon |
| Springer, Jerry | TV Show host |
| Springsteen, Bruce | Mentioned in passing by Lisey Landon |
| Stanchfield, Richie | Darla and Amanda Debusher had a fight over him. Darla ended up in hospital with 6 stitches over her left eye |
| Stein, Dr | On-Call physician at Greenlawn when Amanda left with Lisey Landon |
| Stein, Peter Mark | Author of "Cutting Behaviour" which was read by Scott and Lisey Landon |
| Stone, Robert | Author of "Dog Soldiers" |
| Summer, Donna | Singer mentioned in passing |
| Swinging Johnsons, The | Band that played at the wedding reception of Scott and Lisey Landon |
| Towson, (??) Richard | Patient on the third floor of hospital in a dream by Lisey Landon |
| Tritt, Travis | Singer on the jukebox at "The Place" bar where Joseph Woodbody met John Dooley |
| Twain, Shania | Watched by Naresh Patel on the Country Music Channel when Lisey Landon bought cigarettes from him |
| Twitty, Conway | Singer heard on the WWVA radio station by Andrew Landon |
| Tyler, ? | Author read by Scott Landon |
| Ungar, Felix | Character from the Odd Couple TV show. Joseph Woodbody and John Dooley were likened to Oscar and Felix from the Odd Couple |
| Van Gogh, Vincent | Artist who removed an ear. Thought of by Lisa Landon |
| Van Morrison | Band mentioned in passing |
| Vanderveaux, Elizabeth | Patient on the third floor of hospital in a dream by Lisey Landon |
| Vonnegut, Kurt | He said that mirrors were not reflective, but actually leaks into another dimension |
| Washburns, ? | Cousins of the Debusher family |
| Wendlestadt, Dr | Doctor at the Nashville Memorial Hospital wheere Scott Landon was taken after being shot in 1988 |
| Whitlow, Jane | Psychiatrist that Amanda Debusher used to visit. She moved to Montana |
| Wiggenses, ? | Cousins of the Debusher family |
| Williams, Arthur | Accountant of Lisey Landon. From New York |
| Williams, Deke | Builder who turned the haylofts in the barn to offices for Scott Landon. Also remodelled the second floor of the house |
| Williams, Hank | Country singer thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Williams, Tennessee | Thought of by Lisey Landon |
| Woodbody, Joseph | Professor from the university of Pittsburgh English Department. Alma Mator of Scott Landon, and teaches an American Myth lecture class. Visited Lisey Landon after Scott''s death, and asked for permission to look at his unpublished work. In 2006 he got Zack McCool to threaten Lisey into giving him the papers, but Lisey still said no. Lisey confronted him on the phone, and he admitted that John Dooley, a person he met in "The Place" bar, was the real name of Zack McCool. He had tried to stop Jacks threats towards Lisey, but the only means of contact he had, an email address zack991@sail.com, no longer worked. He agreed to tell the police everything that had happened. His home number is 412-298-8188 |
| Woodbody, Mrs | Wife of Joseph Woodbody |
| Worley, Darryl | Watched by Naresh Patel on the Country Music Channel when Lisey Landon bought cigarettes from him |
| Yanez, Thomas | Patient on the third floor of hospital in a dream by Lisey Landon |
| Yeates, William | Author quoted by Scott Landon at the Shipman Library groundbreaking in 1988 |
| Yoakam, Dwight | Singer that was playing when Lisey Landon was handcuffed in the study by John Dooley |