- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Headline (13 Nov 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755346017
- ISBN-13: 978-0755346011
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,470,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reminiscent of the best novels of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, AFRAID is the first novel from Headline's newest thriller author.
Welcome to Safe Haven. Population 907.
Nestled in the woods of
A helicopter has crashed on the outskirts of town and something terrible has been unleashed. A classified secret weapon programmed to kill anything that stands in its way. Now it’s headed for the nearest lights to do what it does best. Isolate. Terrorize. Annihilate.
Soon all phone lines are dead and the road is blocked. Safe Haven’s only chance for survival rests on the shoulders of an aging county sheriff. And as the body count rises, the sheriff realizes something even more terrifying - maybe death hasn’t come to his little town by accident...
Welcome to Safe Haven. Population 907... 906... 905…
About the Author
This book is written under a pseudonym. The author is a bestselling novelist who has published five novels, over fifty short stories and a crime anthology. His books and stories have been nominated for several awards, including the British Dagger, Anthony, Gumshoe, Robert L. Fish, and Macavity, and Ive won the Derringer, Ellery Queen Readers Choice, and two Lovies. This is his first horror novel.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book on whim, simply sold on the blurb and front cover, and i have to say i was totally absorbed from page 1. I agree to a certain extent with previous negative reviews that it is a little ridiculous in places and you certainly need to suspend belief in others, but to be honest, i have a real life and read books for a bit of superficial escapism and 'suspend belief' moments. I'll not bang on about the plot because it's aready been covered in previous reviews, but if you like a good scare, detailed descriptions of gore and the odd twist and turn, i fully recommend this book
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Many books carry reveiews saying how the depth of writing involves the reader with the characters. I have read no book where this is more so than here. This does mean, however, a lot of heartache for the reader as characters for whom one feels an affinity fail to survive! This book left me hoping that this author can write more of this standard. Incidentally this is the first time I have seen a publisher blog that says the author does not wish to share his private life!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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A disappointing read.
The strapline - `are you afraid of the dark? You will be...' - is terrific and the general story summary was good. All this led me to overlook the previous poor reviews. This was a mistake as `Afraid' was hard work and I had to leave it unfinished.
I won't go in to the story, which has been covered loosely by other reviewers, but will say that `the killers' are typical horror-flick clichés (ie, they are indestructible - stabbing, burning, shooting, running over with a truck, do not effect or stop them) and the victimised townsfolk are an unlikeable lot, which means that investment in their wellbeing (as a reader) is limited. Also the story bats about between characters and events, trying to run streamlining individual stories, but this simply confuses and just when you're about to invest seriously in one character, the story flops and starts over with the traumatic events about to be inflicted on another character. Tedious.
I didn't enjoy this book, feeling slightly that it was mis-sold - I expected one thing and got something else - and wouldn't recommend.
The strapline - `are you afraid of the dark? You will be...' - is terrific and the general story summary was good. All this led me to overlook the previous poor reviews. This was a mistake as `Afraid' was hard work and I had to leave it unfinished.
I won't go in to the story, which has been covered loosely by other reviewers, but will say that `the killers' are typical horror-flick clichés (ie, they are indestructible - stabbing, burning, shooting, running over with a truck, do not effect or stop them) and the victimised townsfolk are an unlikeable lot, which means that investment in their wellbeing (as a reader) is limited. Also the story bats about between characters and events, trying to run streamlining individual stories, but this simply confuses and just when you're about to invest seriously in one character, the story flops and starts over with the traumatic events about to be inflicted on another character. Tedious.
I didn't enjoy this book, feeling slightly that it was mis-sold - I expected one thing and got something else - and wouldn't recommend.
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Like all of Jack Kilborns work this 1 didnt let u put the book down. I think everyone needs to read his stories especially TRAPPED & ENDURANCE. Read more
Published 3 months ago by carla
Glad I picked it up
I was looking over some books by Kilborn and Crouch after having read Draculas as I thought it was time to give them a try. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Smokey
An immediate fan!
Once you start reading this you won't want to stop until you're finished and then you will be so disappointed it's ended, you'll be buying the rest of his books! Read more
Published 4 months ago by joanne wray
Review contains a spoiler....
Pretty much everything you hope for in a horror story - plenty of suspense and gore. I wasn't entirely satisfied with the ending though as we weren't told what the survivors... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sid
Great book!
One of my favourite books. I love the way it's written and I'm a big fan of horror/thriller books so this was excellent. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ski
Great book
Although you really have to open your mind with this story as it's very far-fetched, the writing is superb (Endurance was also a stretch of the imagination, although that too was... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Me
This is Jack Kilborn at His Very Best
A brilliant novel from start to finish it grabs you and doesn't let go until the very end. This is where Jack Kilborn excels writing novels on his own he doesn't need to combine... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Janet34Clark
afraid
it is a very shocking book, from the first up to the last page, also a lot of science fiction, but nothing is impossible!
Published 6 months ago by sabine joseph
Afraid
Never read any Jack Kilborn before, enjoyed Afraid due to the gore and the way it made me feel un-nerveded. It makes you think this kind of thing could happen for real!! Read more
Published 7 months ago by George
Jack u Legend !! Fast and furious all the way through !
I'm just loving Jack Kilborn , Another Fantastic fast paced killing fest . Really enjoyed the book , don't usually read this type of book , I'm more of a serial killer , cops and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by elizabeth
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