The Dead Path

New York: Doubleday, 2010. BU4 - A bound galley paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. How long has it been since a ghost story sent chills up your spine? The Dead Path is the debut novel lovers of high-quality horror and suspense have been waiting for. 9.25"x6.25", 374 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. A haunting vision in the woods sets off a series of tragic events, leaving Nicholas Close lost amid visions of ghosts trapped in their harrowing, final moments. These uniquely terrifying apparitions lead him on a thrilling and suspenseful ride to confront a wicked soul, and will leave an indelible mark on lovers of high-quality suspense and horror alike. Nicholas Close has always had an uncanny intuition, but after the death of his wife he becomes haunted, literally, by ghosts doomed to repeat their final violent moments in a chilling and endless loop. Torn by guilt and fearing for his sanity, Nicholas returns to his childhood home and is soon entangled in a disturbing series of disappearances and murders - both as a suspect and as the next victim of the malignant evil lurking in the heart of the woods. Stephen M. Irwin is the kind of debut novelist readers love to discover. His electric use of language, memorable characters, and page-turning pacing are sure to leave an indelible mark. The Dead Path is a tour de force of wild imagination and taut suspense featuring the creepiest setting since the sewers in Stephen King's It.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).