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KOKO.

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This book is one of the few that has managed to keep me - a dedicated reader - up at nights, and as such it is one of the few that I would like to read again. If you can't get a new copy of the novel, do yourself a favor and pick up a used one. If you are a fan of intense, intelligent horror you owe yourself a reading of this great work.

As a man too young to serve in the Vietnam War but being a history buff, I think that this novel - combined with DEAR AMERICA: Letters Home From Vietnam - is the closest I will ever come to experiencing what some poor veterans have suffered through.

This is not kids horror a la TWILIGHT ... this is the real deal. Get ready to get scared.

I loved this book the first time I read it, many years ago, and I liked it just as much the second times I read it, many years later. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries with good twists and surprises and especially if those mystery fans are also interested in the Vietnam War era (although it takes place after the war). For the life of me, I cannot imagine why it is no longer in print. I see that it is described as a book of horror, and I hate horror. I would not call it horror at all, but suspenseful. I ordered several copies online and gave them to friends and family alike. As I already said, this is one of the best mysteries I have ever read.

Written in the tradition of "Ghost Story" I read this novel then already printed in paperback back in 1989. "Koko" takes place in the lower Manhattan area, around where the numerous court buildings are. It is a haunting and scary story of the ghost of a hispanic-american soldier who was killed in Vietnam and somehow returns to haunt some of the structures in the proximity or location of the area I mentioned. You will not forget this one as I haven't during the two plus decades since I read it and will read it again. Its a horror story you just can't put down and I am surprised it didn't make it as a Hollywood film. It should've have. But perhaps its not too late, maybe someone in Hollywood, looking for something different will remember and make a film from this great horror story.