Hell Phone

ISBN: 0810993600

Author: Sleator, William

Condition: Used

A modern murder story with a devilish twistMaster of horror William Sleator has created another creepy, heart-pumping classic in Hell Phone. Nick wants a cell phone so he can talk to his girlfriend, Jen, after school, and the used phone he buys seems like a bargain. That is, until the phone calls begindemanding, disturbed strangers calling night and day. At first Nick wants to get rid of the phone, but the creepy callers and the phones ghoulish games pull him into a web of crime, pushing him to steal, con. . . and kill.Fans of Sleators The Boy Who Couldnt Die will enjoy this equally diabolical thriller.Praise for Hell PhoneAn entertaining and unquestionably dark diversion . . . Publishers WeeklySleator, the author of Interstellar Pig, The Boy Who Couldnt Die, and many other SF thrillers for YAs, excels at this genre, and horror fans will enjoy every nasty detail. KliattA suspense-filled plot and touches of macabre humor will appeal to both horror fans and reluctant readers. KirkusThe rapid pace and vivid, unsettling conception of the Inferno will grab horror readers. School Library Journal