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The title Nobody True is a complicated set of puns on its own plot; adman Jimmy True has no body because he was off on one of his regular astral jaunts when someone stuck him through the heart and carved him up like meat. His rather privileged position as an invisible observer of his own murder investigation enables him to discover uncomfortable truths about almost everyone he knows--his wife, his young daughter, his business partner--and a darker set of truths about the serial killer whose victim he appears to be. Jimmy has many problems with trust--his paranoid mother and absent father have seen to that--and at first his posthumous experiences confirm all his worst dreads. This is a book about learning valuable lessons and not thinking simple versions of the truth are necessarily the most accurate ones; it is among the most odd Herbert horror thrillers and like several of his best books has an attractive emotional core underneath all the gore and nightmare. Occasional wordiness and too much occultist waffle about dreaming, death and soul travel do not stop this also being intermittently one of his most gripping. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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James True is dead - well, almost. Actually, he's a 'transient spirit' trying to find out the truth about his own murder. His death is almost - but not quite - a duplicate of three other brutal killings. But is James just another victim of the serial killer who mutilates the bodies of those he kills? Or is there something more sinister about his particular death? As he searches for the truth, James learns some unpleasant facts about those people he had considered friends and loved ones. A web of deceit and betrayal unfolds, starting on the day of his own funeral at which James is the unseen, ghostly guest. And when he finds himself drawn into the presence of the depraved serial killer, and is exposed to the killer's unspeakable acts, an additional challenge confronts James. Can he, in his present state, stop the murderer slaughtering his wife and young daughter? This is a supernatural thriller written by an expert in the genre. The narrative flows effortlessly, drawing the reader deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of horror and degradation which, at times, is almost stomach-churning. (Kirkus UK)
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The title Nobody True is a complicated set of puns on its own plot; adman Jimmy True has no body because he was off on one of his regular astral jaunts when someone stuck him through the heart and carved him up like meat. His rather privileged position as an invisible observer of his own murder investigation enables him to discover uncomfortable truths about almost everyone he knows--his wife, his young daughter, his business partner--and a darker set of truths about the serial killer whose victim he appears to be. Jimmy has many problems with trust--his paranoid mother and absent father have seen to that--and at first his posthumous experiences confirm all his worst dreads. This is a book about learning valuable lessons and not thinking simple versions of the truth are necessarily the most accurate ones; it is among the most odd Herbert horror thrillers and like several of his best books has an attractive emotional core underneath all the gore and nightmare. Occasional wordiness and too much occultist waffle about dreaming, death and soul travel do not stop this also being intermittently one of his most gripping. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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James True is dead - well, almost. Actually, he's a 'transient spirit' trying to find out the truth about his own murder. His death is almost - but not quite - a duplicate of three other brutal killings. But is James just another victim of the serial killer who mutilates the bodies of those he kills? Or is there something more sinister about his particular death? As he searches for the truth, James learns some unpleasant facts about those people he had considered friends and loved ones. A web of deceit and betrayal unfolds, starting on the day of his own funeral at which James is the unseen, ghostly guest. And when he finds himself drawn into the presence of the depraved serial killer, and is exposed to the killer's unspeakable acts, an additional challenge confronts James. Can he, in his present state, stop the murderer slaughtering his wife and young daughter? This is a supernatural thriller written by an expert in the genre. The narrative flows effortlessly, drawing the reader deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of horror and degradation which, at times, is almost stomach-churning. (Kirkus UK)
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