Ghost Road Blues

The Pine Deep Trilogy, Book 1

By: Jonathan Maberry

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel

From a master of horror comes an apocalyptic showdown between the residents of a secluded, rural town and the deadly evil that confronts them wherever they turn.

Evil doesn’t die.

The cozy little town of Pine Deep buried the horrors of its past a long time ago. Thirty years have gone by since the darkness descended and the Black Harvest began, a time when a serial killer sheared a bloody swath through the quiet Pennsylvania village. The evil that once coursed through Pine Deep has been replaced by cheerful tourists getting ready to enjoy the country’s largest Halloween celebration in what is now called “The Spookiest Town in America.”

It just grows stronger.

But then—a month before Halloween—it begins. Unspeakably desecrated bodies. Inexplicable insanity. An ancient evil walks the streets, drawing in those who would fall to their own demons and seeking to shred the very soul of this rapidly fracturing community. Yes, the residents of Pine Deep have drawn together and faced a killer before. But this time, evil has many faces—and the lust and will to rule the earth. This struggle will be epic.

Keep chilled: listen to more in the Pine Deep trilogy.©2006 Jonathan Maberry (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Maberry supplies plenty of chills, both earthbound and otherworldly, in this atmospheric horror novel…This is horror on a grand scale, reminiscent of Stephen King’s heftier works.” ( Publishers Weekly)

Refreshingly different.

This book was refreshingly different.The author has done an excellent job of developing the characters and only eluding to the underlying monsters that have plagued this town. Only thing I didnt like was having the book end before the story was finished I can only hope there is a second installment to find out how the hero(s) come out.

Great read around the holiday

This book is a great companion to the Halloween holiday. The voice performance is spot on.

HORRIBLE Narrator = diminished story

I think this could be a good story, but I just could not enjoy it because the narration was abysmal. I could not wait for the book to end. This narrator may have a good "radio voice" but a storyteller he is not. It was painful to listen to him, but I used a credit for this book and was determined to finish it. I agree with some of the other reviewers, who said they believe this could be Maeberry's earlier works. I think he must have matured as a writer once he got to the Joe Ledger series because the writing style, word usage and imagery is vastly different. To put it simply, the language and story in the Ledger series flows - this series has a few more stutters.

Halloween started

A great way to get the Halloween season started! Can’t wait to get through the series!

Good

Keeps ya interested, though not scary like King or Kuntz novels. But I’m definitely getting book #2 to see what happens!