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Would you buy this house?

Advantages: Ghost story with a difference
Disadvantages: Sometimes appears a little disjointed

What is the secret of 362 Belisle Street? Or does it have more than one? This is the general theme of this book by Susie Moloney. It is described "no ordinary ghost story" and on Amazon is listed amongst the horror stories. The story - or stories - ...

Minha 09.07.2005 · Read full review
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Review of 362 Belisle St - Susie Moloney

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1948

Advantages: Very Gripping, good descriptions
Disadvantages: Hours of sleep lost!

JAMES HERBERT - '48 ------------------------------- James Herbert has been writing horror fiction for many years now, with such classics as "the Rats" and "Haunted" to name just a couple, these books have pushed him to the forefront of British horror ...

kylecoare 17.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of 48 - James Herbert

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Thrills, Spills and Bone Chilling Action

Advantages: Tense, action packed, thought provoking, imaginative, fascinating absobing read.
Disadvantages: Left me wanting more.

The action kicks in straight away with Hoke and his dog Cagney trying to escape from a gang of about 60 Blackshirts who had discovered one of his secret hideaways in London, Buckingham Palace no less. The description of Hoke dodging shots while whizzing a ...

shewhosmiles 11.10.2002 · Read full review
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'48 - 28 Days Later in WWII

Advantages: Incrdibly easy to read, and less supernatural than his other books
Disadvantages: Disturbing scenarios... what he does best!

I hope to do this James Herbert review more justicve than I did his last! I encountered this book in the none-to-glamorous venue of my local Post Office. Seeing that it was only £2.95, I thought, why not? I had enjoyed the last Herbert book I had rea ...

Sa1sysoo 07.05.2007 · Read full review
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A horror novel by James Herbert - if WWII had ended differently

Advantages: Intriguing storyline, well-written and engaging
Disadvantages: Some characters could have done with some more development

This review is of the military horror novel "'48" by James Herbert, first published in 1996. Without giving away too much of the plot itself, the basic essence of the book is about a London where the allies didn't win the war. Instead the Germans were a ...

julwhite 18.04.2012 · Read full review
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