Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel

Name: Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (11898 reviews)
Author: Joe Hill

by Joe Hill

Dark Romance Horror

4.3 (11,898)

4.3 stars from 11,898 reviews. One of the highest rated Dark Romance books we track.

388 pages~6.5 hr readPublished by Suma de letrasPublished 2007-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy horror that's grounded in real characters and genuine dread rather than just jump scares.
You like your supernatural stories with a rock-and-roll edge and a protagonist who's morally compromised but still sympathetic.
You appreciate gothic atmosphere and detailed prose that makes the creepy feel intimate and inescapable.

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a quick, light read. This is a slow-burn haunting that demands your full attention.
You prefer horror that stays safely in the abstract. The violence here is specific and nasty.
You need a protagonist you actively root for. Judas Coyne is cynical, selfish, and haunted by his own cruelty before the ghost arrives.

About this book

Joe Hill's debut novel follows Judas Coyne, an aging death-metal rock legend and collector of macabre objects. His collection includes items such as a cookbook for cannibals, a used hangman's noose, and a snuff film. His latest acquisition, purchased online and delivered in a black heart-shaped box, proves to be his most disturbing: a dead man's suit inhabited by the spirit of its former owner. Once the suit arrives at his home, the ghost begins to follow Coyne everywhere, watching and waiting, holding a razor blade suspended from a chain. The novel was cited as a Best Book of the Year by Atlanta magazine, the Tampa Tribune, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and the Village Voice, among others.

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Currently #359 in the Kindle store — a top-1,000 bestseller. Climbing the charts — 46% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.3★ from 11,898 reviews

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