In Dreams is divided into five parts: The Dreamers; The Nightmares; Him; Dream a Little Dream of Me; and All Dreams End. It isn’t until part three (Him), which is two-thirds of the way through this horror novel, that the story drifts from the more mundane business of police homicide investigations and newspaper crime research into the realm of the supernatural. Here we get a hint at where and how this evil essence originated. From this point forward, readers need to open their minds, suspend disbelief, and accept new ways of interpreting dreams.

Christopher’s writing evokes a strong sense of place. New York is so vividly portrayed that readers can almost hear the honking cabs and smell the wares of the street vendors. The suspenseful story moves along briskly and it’s hard to stop reading just because a chapter ends. New paragraphs within the same chapter often switch scenes and point of view unexpectedly, so there’s even more suspense before a situation is resolved. Perhaps some readers will be disappointed with the book’s final resolution, but in keeping with the tenets of true horror fiction, In Dreams leaves us questioning how much we really know about things we thought we knew.