THE GHOSTS OF SLEATH: '48. [Import] (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: P/B (2003)
• ISBN-10: 0007683049
• ISBN-13: 978-0007683048
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.5 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,686,730 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars EXTREMELY predictable, with a climax that makes NO sense, February 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ghosts of Sleath (Paperback)

James Herbert has written some decent stories, but this is not one of them. He combines 2 or 3 subplots that are so random and out of left field that his attempts to tie them together at the end with the old "town with a very evil past" premise fail. Combine that with characters whose combined IQ can not be more than 50, and you have one disappointing read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ghost stories!, January 24, 2005

By	sleeper30 "tom" (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ghosts of Sleath (Paperback)

Psychic investigator David Ash delves into the mysterious events terrorizing the community of Sleath, and as each dark secret is unveiled, evil forces are unleashed, and Ash fears for his own sanity as well as that of the village people. This one of the best ghost stories ever written, scary, compelling and very well written. One of Herbert's best.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Disapointment, like everything else of his I've read..., December 10, 2003

By	D. Matlack "Guidedog" (in Wild Wyoming) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Ghosts of Sleath (Paperback)

I had to read this book as well as "The Haunted" after watching the movie on which, both novels are evidently based. I'm often amazed when a movie is better than the books. And in this case the movie was far superior! In writing, in plot, and pacing, the movie outstrips the books in a way that the author probably finds offensive.

Do not waste precious time on these novels, rent the movie instead. If you must read a suspense novel, particularly a british one, read a great one! I recommend anything by Phil Rickman who is phenomenal to say the very least.