Ghoul [Import] [Paperback]

Michael Slade (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: NEL Publication; New Ed edition (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0450591131
• ISBN-13: 978-0450591136
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,893,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GHOULS NIGHT OUT, August 13, 2001

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ghoul (Onyx) (Paperback)

This second in the Slade series of Special X novels is not as engrossing as those that follow it, but it still packs a pretty horrific punch. We meet for the first time Zinc Campbell, one of the Mounties' more colorful characters, and join him on his search for a mysterious rock band called The Ghouls. Earlier in the book, we meet a strange collection of young men who initiate a rather nebbish-like youngster in their group called "The Ghouls." His initiation rite sets the stage for some ghastly goings on as he grows up. Meanwhile in London, Hilary Rand, the female Chief of Police about to get ousted by her sexist peers, faces several ghastly killers: The Vampire Killer, Jack (a homophobe bomber), and The Sewer Killer. Just who these gentlemen are remains a mystery throughout the book and how they intertwine provides for some fascinating commentary on the psyche of a psychotic! Zinc manages to get involved with two women: the Amazon FBI beauty, Carol Tate, and the frumpishly beautiful Deborah Lane, who has some dark secrets and connections of her own. Other than Zinc and Bob George, the regulars from "Headhunter" and the upcoming novels are noticeably absent. The identity of the different killers is a little more obvious than in the other Special X books, but Slade still manages to pull a real whopper at the end. All in all, worth reading to maintain the flow of this outstanding series.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best thrillers I have ever read!, May 18, 1999

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This review is from: Ghoul (Onyx) (Paperback)

I had never heard of Michael Slade. While looking through the book rack at a grocery store I picked up this book, read the back cover, and decided to give it a try. I was amazed. This little known (sadley) author(s) metodically takes you trough great mahem, murder, and suspence. I quickly found what I think was the first novel, Headhunter, and found the the writing is consistant. If dark suspense, violence, and frankly being scared to death is up your alley, then Slade and Goul is a must for you to read!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slade is on a role, February 26, 2002

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Steven Grogan (Troy, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ghoul (Hardcover)

Slowly but surely Slade introduces us to the bits and pieces of his Special X squad. HEADHUNTER gave us Rovert DeClerq (not sure about the spelling), and GHOUL gives us Zinc Chandler. This guy is about as gutsy as 20 real-life detectives, and every bit as suave as James Bond. To paraphrase a review I read elsewhere, he more or less becoems catnip for women in this book. Here we encounter 3 killers...and you know what, it's been so long since I read this book that I honestly can't remember all 3...but I DO remember that Slade grips you by the throat once aghain and leads you leeringly through his mad house of horrors. AS in all his books, Slade's story depends on the rotation of several plotlines that skip back and forth between time, location, and characters. Slade is one of those authors who you either love or hate; his "numerous plotlines" trick either annoys or intices the reader, as well as his tendency to never pull a single punch when it comes to descrbing murder scenes (either during the act or the aftermath). But one thing is for sure: there is no inbetweens with Slade, and that is the sign of a damn good author.