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On its surface, this book is just a modern horror story. Jude Coyne is a rock star a la Marilyn Manson (though older) who has been through a lot of women and burned a lot of bridges. When he buys a ghost through an online auction, he thinks he's just getting a curiosity, but it turns out to be the real thing--a malevolent spirit foisted on him by the angry family of a former girlfriend (who committed suicide after being dumped by Jude). It sounds like an idiotic book, and I was even embarrassed to be seen waiting for the train holding the big shiny library hardback with its garden-variety spoooooky dust jacket design. But I brought it home and read it in one sitting, from about 5pm to 11pm. So you be the judge. Overall, great story, well-written.

2022-11-14 16:55