Black As Blood [Paperback]

Rob Chilson (Author), Robert Chilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1998

It began with Bernie McKay (and his not-too-reliable wife, Angie). Uncle Albert was laid out in his coffin, dead as a doornail, and things were on a reasonably even keel. But then Uncle Albert sat up and accused Bernie of stealing his gold, and first of all Bernie didn't know what he was talking about, and second it took a considerable tussle to get Uncle Albert to lie down again, get his casket-lid fastened, and the coffin buried. But that wasn't the end of it -- far from it.

There was "Hat" Stetson, for instance, who dug the coffin up again ... sort of. And there was the business with Angie and Paul Gibson, the putative partner in Bernie's firm. And that wasn't the end of it, either. Not by a long shot.

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About the Author

Rob Chilson has also written ROUNDED WITH SLEEP and BLACK AS BLOOD (0671878832) which was also distributed by Simon & Schuster.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Baen (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671878832
• ISBN-13: 978-0671878832
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,708,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, August 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Black As Blood (Paperback)

Here is a hard one for me to describe. First off, I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I kept thinking through the book that the author is sick, warped, funny, delightful, and I wish I could say I knew him.

It all started at the funeral of Uncle Albert. He was laid out in his solid copper coffin, totally dead, when Bernie McKay walked up to pay his respects. (Yeah, right. No love lost between those two!) Uncle Albert sat up in his coffin and started accusing Bernie, loudly, about stealing his gold! Bernie had no idea WHAT gold Albert was talking about. Well, Bernie got Albert dead again and stuffed him back into the coffin. Once buried six feet under that should have been the end of it. However, Hat Stetson and a few buddies, decided to dig Albert up. They wanted to sell the copper the coffin was made of. Once loose, Uncle Albert goes after Bernie again. This time Bernie had Albert cremated. That should have done it, right? Nope. Now Albert is no longer confined to a rotting corpse. He is now a ghost. The only good thing about this is that only Bernie can see or hear him.

That, readers, is only a taste! There is a whole town of crazies in this book and so much going on! I laughed myself silly through the whole thing!

4.0 out of 5 stars The Dead Should Stay Dead, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Black As Blood (Paperback)

It all started at the funeral of Uncle Albert. He was laid out in his solid copper coffin, totally dead, when Bernie McKay walked up to pay his respects. (Yeah, right. No love lost between those two!) Uncle Albert sat up in his coffin and started accusing Bernie, loudly, about stealing his gold! Bernie had no idea WHAT gold Albert was talking about. Well, Bernie got Albert dead again and stuffed him back into the coffin. Once buried six feet under that should have been the end of it. However, Hat Stetson and a few buddies, decided to dig Albert up. They wanted to sell the copper the coffin was made of. Once loose, Uncle Albert goes after Bernie again. This time Bernie had Albert cremated. That should have done it, right? Nope. Now Albert is no longer confined to a rotting corpse. He is now a ghost. The only good thing about this is that only Bernie can see or hear him.

That, readers, is only a taste! There is a whole town of crazies in this book and so much going on! I laughed myself silly through the whole thing!

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, August 3, 1998

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Pam "SMB,SLT" (Flint Hills of Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black As Blood (Paperback)

Uncle Albert won't stay in his coffin. What a way to start a book. There are flashes of a really good tale, but as a fan of this kind of story and this publishing company I was expecting better.

The characters are good and have potential, but it just lacks a little something.

I'd read another one by the author if it goes into more detail. It's Missouri and vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and the walking dead are supposedly commonplace. I'd like an explanation of that since I don't think that's so commonplace in Missouri.

It's billed as "tongue in cheek horror" and I guess I was expecting more suspense and enjoyment.

Also, I've come to enjoy a brief biography of the author. That would have been nice to see here.