Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel

A pulse-pounding, terrifying rollercoaster ride of a supernatural thrillerthe remarkable 2007 debut from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

The shocks in Hills riveting debut novel can be lurid and blood-drenched, or as quietly chilling as a casual phone call from an old, dead friend.Entertainment Weekly

Sooner or later, the dead catch up . . .

Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals, a used hangmans noose, a snuff film. Many of these objects were gifts from the black-clad fans who made his metal band a legend and made him rich. But not all. When his personal assistant told him there was a ghost for sale on the Internet, Jude knew he had to have it for his private collection. He didnt think twice.

He should have.

Jude has spent a lifetime evading ghostshis abusive father; the bandmates he betrayed; Anna, the suicidal girl he loved and abandoned. But this spirit is different. This one means to chase him to the edge of sanity.

His new acquisitiondelivered to his doorstep in a black heart-shaped boxis the restless soul of Annas vengeful stepdaddy. Craddock McDermott swore he would settle with Jude for ruining his daughters life. Soon, everywhere Jude turns, Craddock is there: behind the bedroom door; in Judes restored vintage Mustang; outside his window; on his widescreen TV. Waitingwith a gleaming razor blade on a chain dangling from one bony hand. If ever there was a case of buyer beware, this is it

A pulse-pounding, terrifying rollercoaster ride of a supernatural thriller—the remarkable 2007 debut from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

“The shocks in Hill’s riveting debut novel can be lurid and blood-drenched, or as quietly chilling as a casual phone call from an old, dead friend.” — Entertainment Weekly

Sooner or later, the dead catch up . . .

Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals, a used hangman’s noose, a snuff film. Many of these objects were gifts from the black-clad fans who made his metal band a legend and made him rich. But not all. When his personal assistant told him there was a ghost for sale on the Internet, Jude knew he had to have it for his private collection. He didn’t think twice.

He should have.

Jude has spent a lifetime evading ghosts—his abusive father; the bandmates he betrayed; Anna, the suicidal girl he loved and abandoned. But this spirit is different. This one means to chase him to the edge of sanity.

His new acquisition—delivered to his doorstep in a black heart-shaped box—is the restless soul of Anna’s vengeful stepdaddy. Craddock McDermott swore he would settle with Jude for ruining his daughter’s life. Soon, everywhere Jude turns, Craddock is there: behind the bedroom door; in Jude’s restored vintage Mustang; outside his window; on his widescreen TV. Waiting—with a gleaming razor blade on a chain dangling from one bony hand. If ever there was a case of buyer beware, this is it…

• | Author: Joe Hill
• | Publisher: HarperCollins
• | Publication Date: Sep 26, 2023
• | Number of Pages:
• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780063336841
• | ISBN-10: 0063336847