Ghost Hunter (Choose Your Own Adventure #52) [Mass Market Paperback]

Edward Packard (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (December 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055325488X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553254884
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #984,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great sequel, September 14, 2000

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L. Aiello (West Coast, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ghost Hunter (Choose Your Own Adventure #52) (Paperback)

Ghost Hunter (1986) provides yet another wonderful journey in the Choose Your Own Advernture series. The book ( cyoa #52) is actually part 2 of a two part series. Part one is titled, "Who Killed harlowe Thrombey?" (cyoa #9 from 1980.) Ghost Hunter starts out explaining that ever since you solved the Thrombey murder case, you have started a ghost hunting practice. The encounters with the ghost of Harlowe Thrombey from the first book makes your new practice race with excitement. During Ghost Hunter, run-ins with gangsters and policemen keep the reader on the edge. Your partner is always good for a few thoughts during times where a decision to continue is necessary. Your choices will decide life or death, failure or success! The multiple endings which made the CYOA series come alive in the late 1970's until today continue to impress readers. The exciting finishes in Ghost Hunter will not let the reader down. A "must read" sequel!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining gamebook, March 5, 2011

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squirrel - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ghost Hunter (Choose Your Own Adventure #52) (Mass Market Paperback)

--Characters--
Well established. Each character's distinctness was portrayed well.

--Artwork--
Very good. There was a picture for almost every major character except Kenny. It's nice to be able to put a picture with name.

--Story--
Very good. I like how refusing to do something didn't automatically lead to an ending; it allows you to go back to a previous choice or choose a similar path.

The paths tended to be nice and long, and the endings were decent. The choices you are given make you think.

My one complaint is that even though the title is "Ghost Hunter," it actually takes a lot of digging to actually encounter a ghost. In fact, some of the paths have no ghosts in it all. I would preferred that a ghost appeared at least once in all of the paths. Also, the path with Jenny's gray mansion is rather dull compared to the other paths. It does have a very good bad ending though.

--Conclusion--
Very entertaining. Worth a read.

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good one from the series' best author, March 11, 2004

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kennedy19 "kennedy19" (wakefield, ma USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghost Hunter (Choose Your Own Adventure #52) (Mass Market Paperback)

The "Choose Your Own Adventure" books began in the eighties as a great way to entice reluctant readers (3rd-5th grade) to read with its gamelike format and empowering adventure. The genre was invented by Edward Packard, who remained its best author, offering a logical consistency and imagination that was never equalled by other authors of the series such as R.A. Montogomery. "Ghost Hunter" finds Packard in his usual fine form. This one is nominally a sequel to "Who Killed Harlowe Thrombey" (which was #9 in the series, and probably the best of them all), but one need not have read Thrombey to enjoy this or any other book in the series. The protagonist, you (the reader), decides to become a ghost hunter, and has many adventures involving spooky mansions, missing diamonds, guard dogs, crooks, and yes, ghosts. It's all great fun, and will keep many a kid interested for afternoon or two.