The Dead Path tells the gripping story of a broken man, Nicholas Close. A terrible accident has left him a widower and awoken in him the ability to see the dead. Now, he can't escape visions of tortured spirits, their last moments caught in horrible, endlessly replaying loops.
Nicholas leaves London and returns to Australia, where he is disturbed to see that a heavily treed tract of land in his childhood suburb has somehow escaped development. These woods have haunted Nicholas since he was a boy, and now he knows why: he sees the ghosts of terrified children being dragged from the path into the grinning maw of dark trees.
When another local child goes missing, Nicholas himself becomes a suspect, yet he alone knows the girl has been taken into the woods. If he does not act against whatever resides among the shadowy trees, more innocents will be murdered. But the force he resolves to confront is old, cunning, and evil...and wants Nicholas for itself.
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"Amazing descriptions and the plot was very well written. The author has a talent for metaphors and the use of adjectives. Couldn't put it down and loved the twist of the fantastical in this. Loved it - haven't checked yet but Im hoping he has written others. " — Sadie (5 out of 5 stars)
"Amazing descriptions and the plot was very well written. The author has a talent for metaphors and the use of adjectives. Couldn't put it down and loved the twist of the fantastical in this. Loved it - haven't checked yet but Im hoping he has written others. "
" Was great! Written very well and piqued my interest and held it through the entire book. "
" I'm not a horror fan but I loved this story. It was more of a suspense mystery in my opinion but the horror elements were essential and complimented the story without smothering it. "
" This book was great! If you like Stephen King you will love this book! "
" Things really picked up pace after a rather slow start. A gripping read, with an interesting twist at the end. "
" The description of Nicholas crawling through the spiders was brilliant. Really good book so far! "
" I really didn't like this book very much at all. While the idea had promise, the execution was poor. If I ever read the word "bitumen" again it'll be too soon. "
" Best "scary" book I've read in ages! "
" Tried it, gave it the 50 pages. Just was not interesting. "
" Very creepy with a twist at the end. "
" It reminded me of a Stephen King book. I loved his writing and got sucked in right away. It had an amazing and surprising ending!!! "
" A bit slow at first, but a little repetitious in places. Also, seems to require knowledge of Australian slang and shrubberies. Overall, though, a good haunted woods/witchy story. "
" Scary! Great atmosphere. A bit less scary once you get a clearer sense of what's going on, but when is that not so in a horror novel? "
" Kept me wanting to pick it back up, so that's a good thing! Sort of gave new meaning to "I see dead people." "
" Interesting. An homage to King's It? "
" Apart from an over-use of metaphors and similies, this is a top read. Fans of horror will love it. "
" Fantastic debut by a Brisbane author. Very tightly written, some chilling moments and a great twist at the very end. Highly recommended. Nudging 5 stars, to be honest. "
" Easily one of the most depressing and morbid books I've ever read. I found nothing interesting in the plot, I was never able to relate to any of the characters. This book was a complete waste of time. "
" Excellent story: atmospheric and characters well-crafted. It is scarey! But a fantastic read. "
" Slow & Boring one of the worst books I have read for a very long time. "
" Its a witch and she is horny or wants to conquer the town,...ehh I still cant figure that part out "
" I can't get enough of spooky books. This was scary in more ways than one. The main character has started to see dead people and the way that they died. EVERYWHERE! "
" I read this one all the way through. I really enjoyed it, although entirely too many spiders for my taste. "
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