Author: Richard Laymon
Release date: February, 2000
Media: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 0843946903
The premise of the novel is simple: after a racially motivated killing, a black rain begins to fall driving anyone exposed to it into a homicidal frenzy. Following a small collection of people, Laymon illustrates the effects of the black rain and the actions taken to stop it.
Like Island, the characters are somewhat shallow but that's really not the point of his novels. Laymon writes to entertain and he's ridiculously successful. Above all, One Rainy Night is a lot of fun to read. Think of it as a low budget horror movie in novel form.
Laymon writes a good book - they're entertaining, easy and quick yet thoroughly engaging. Definitely check this one out. - an Amazon customer review