Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A novel both fascinating and surprising.

"The Church Of Dead Girls" is a novel that delivers the expected in unexpected ways. As much a meditation on small town mendacity as a suspense whodunnit, Dobyns' novel shows how a town populace is torn apart, turning against one another, when shaken by a series of bizarre and inexplicable murders. The plot intercuts between both themes, is heavy on characterizattion and displays a writing skill far beyond the book's generic level. Dobyns, while prolific, was hitherto unfamiliar to me, and I look forward to more from him. "The Church Of Dead Girls," in every way, lives up to the catchiness of its title.