Halloween House (DelMarVa Murder Mystery, #2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Ed Okonowicz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1999

If you thought the villain in FIRED! was evil, wait until you meet Craig Dire V.

An annual Halloween extravaganza wows the public and gets rave reviews from the press, but something intensely evil exists in Dire's Mill--the center of mystery, murder, mutilations and much more.

The characters from FIRED!, and several new ones, join forces to solve another crime spree on DelMarVa.

AWARDS

Halloween House was winner of the "best fiction" category from the Delaware Press Association and from the National Association of Press Women, in its 2000 Communication Contest.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Ed Okonowicz keeps his readers on the edge of their seats with this spirited mystery..." -- Sharon Galligar Chance, BookBrowser Review

"Looking at the front cover, the reader knows it's going to be a bumpy night." -- Erika Quesenbery, The Herald, Rising Sun, Md.

"Okonowicz writes well...keeping the reader in suspense, while scattering tidbits of tradition and custom...throughout the book." -- Florence Cowles, Polish American Journal

About the Author

Ed Okonowicz is the author of 15 books, including two volumes featuring haunted antiques and nine volumes (as of summer 2000) of the 13-volume Spirits Between the Bays Mid-Atlantic ghost/folklore series. Several of his books have won state and national awards. The books in his Delmarva Murder Mystery Series are set on the Delmarva Peninsula, which includes Delaware and the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland and Virginia.

Also a professional storyteller, he has appeared in the documentary Ghost Waters, which was featured on the Learning Channel and he conducts Ghost Tours at Fort Delaware and at other sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. He has been referred to as "Delmarva's master of written fear" and Delmarva's Stephen King."

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 322 pages
• Publisher: Myst & Lace Publishers, Incorporated (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890690031
• ISBN-13: 978-1890690038
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,637,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frightening, believable and well written!, December 10, 2008

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David L. Alperson "Dave A" (Hebron, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Halloween House (DelMarVa Murder Mystery, #2) (Mass Market Paperback)

The book is perfect for reading on a crisp Fall night in the weeks before Halloween. The characters are described vividly to the point that you can't help but see their vulgar personalities come to life in the form of pure evil. Story moves quickly and with purpose providing an original (something hard to fine in the horron genre) and entertaining reading experience.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Scary book!, November 7, 2010

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B. K. Andriks "bandriks" (South Windsor, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Halloween House (DelMarVa Murder Mystery, #2) (Mass Market Paperback)

I bought this book thinking it would be a nice, moderately suspenseful Halloween mystery story. Instead, it was a horror mystery! I had to skip through parts of it altogether, and when I tried to give it to a fellow mystery reader (we are always exchanging books to read), and told her what the book was about, she wouldn't take it home either. I had to discard it! If you like horror, this might be the ticket for you, but it wasn't for me (or my mystery reading friend either.)

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Local Setting, Unsettling Plot, November 1, 2006

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Jo B (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Halloween House (DelMarVa Murder Mystery, #2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Possibly the worst book I have ever read. No real story line, no real suspense - just a cadre of totally unlikeable characters.