HEART- SHAPED BOX

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 WeeklySooner 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.