The Wraith [Hardcover]

Frank Dirscherl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2005

An ethereal figure of the night, The Wraith's past is shrouded in mystery. By day, he is millionaire former recluse Paul Sanderson. By night, he is a dread avenger of the underworld, attacking evil like a cancer! A supreme athlete and hand-to-hand combatant, his one power is to force evildoers to feel the pain of their victims, when they are forced to look into the "eyes" on his chest, causing them untold anguish and guilt. Aiding him in his war on crime is his loyal assistant Max Horton, and his love Leena Patterson, who has found her entire world changing, but has managed the courage and determination to change along with it. Hunted by both the police and crime lord Robert Latham, The Wraith continues his eternal struggle against evil!

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"I love the coloring job and specially the 'glowing' eyes on the chest of the character." - Guillermo del Toro, Director, Blade II & Hellboy (on The Wraith comic book)

"I liked the story a lot...it's a very strong debut." - Steve Englehart, Writer of Detective Comics & The Avengers

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Coscom Entertainment (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897217056
• ISBN-13: 978-1897217054
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,476,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MODERN PULP WITH A FLAIR, January 20, 2006

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Ron Fortier "Air Chief" (Fort Collins, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wraith (Hardcover)

The Wraith is a wonderful throwback to the purple prose of the bloody pulps with a hero clearly descendant from the likes of the Shadow and the Spider. A fast, action packed thrill ride with great character, both noble and villainous. Slam-bang kick off to a super new series. One I'm anxious to follow.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Super Reader, July 31, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wraith: A Superhero Novel (The Wraith Series, Book 1) (Paperback)

A short, pulp, superhero novel. Metro City is a worse-than-Gotham cesspit apparently built for political reasons. Michael Reeve is an honest cop.

A confrontation between The Wraith, and a crimelord goes wrong, and The Wraith ends up on his doorstep.

Next thing, he wakes up in a different house, in a different body - and Reeve is then apparently the wraith. Presumably transferred by the mystical 'Eyes of Judgement' amulet. The Wraith is a Batman-level hero, with this added Ghost Rider/Spirit of Vengeance power to make people experience all the evil they have done.

There is a grieving girlfriend, and some other honest cops out to solve his disappearance.

When The Wraith appears again, crimelord Latham hires a super-assassin to deal with him. Nasty methods has this man, as he starts an assassination campaign to bring out The Wraith, and kills anybody he feels like.

Amusingly, The Cobra has a henchman named Khan.

There is a final desperate confrontation, on an airship.

Clearly more adventures to come wit how this is set up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Wraith - what a read!, July 17, 2006

By 

Bobby Nash "Writer: Evil Ways" (Bethlehem, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wraith: A Superhero Novel (The Wraith Series, Book 1) (Paperback)

I became familiar with Frank Dirscherl's The Wraith from the comic book of the same name. When the first Wraith novel came out I just had to read it. I was not disappointed. The Wraith is a fast paced thrill-ride. I'm looking forward to the upcoming sequel.