Haunted
David Ash Series, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Steven Pacey
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By:
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James Herbert
About this listen
A ghostly twist. Three nights of terror at the house called Edbrook. Three nights in which David Ash, there to investigate a haunting, will be victim of horrifying games. Three nights in which he will face the blood-chilling enigma of his own past. Three hideous nights before Edbrook's dreadful secret will be revealed...And the true nightmare will begin.to the surface, tormenting him, refusing to let him rest. The memory of what he once had been.
James Herbert was one of Britain’s greatest popular novelists and our #1 best-selling writer of chiller fiction. Widely imitated and hugely influential, he wrote 23 novels which have collectively sold over 54 million copies worldwide and been translated into 34 languages. Born in London in the forties, James Herbert was art director of an advertising agency before turning to writing fiction in 1975.
His first novel, The Rats, was an instant bestseller and is now recognised as a classic of popular contemporary fiction. Herbert went on to publish a new top ten best-seller every year until 1988. He wrote six more bestselling novels in the 1990s and three more since: Once, Nobody True and The Secret of Crickley Hall. Herbert died in March 2013 at the age of 69.
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Editor reviews
A wildly popular master of suspense throughout the 1980s, James Herbert’s fast-paced, high-urgency storytelling has found new life in the audiobook format, where his pause-resistors have staked their place for posterity. The action-packed immediacy of his work lends itself well to vocal interpretation, and fervent English actor Steven Pacey (Blake’s 7, Distant Shores) proves it with his crisp, quick-clipped conveyance of Haunted, in which Herbert introduces dogged reporter David Ash. When Ash investigates claims of paranormal activity at an aged rural estate, he suddenly finds himself trapped inside the haunted house, chased by nightmarish ghosts from his past. With riveting psychological suspense that recalls such greats as Agatha Christie and Stephen King, Haunted weaves elements of horror, mystery, and fantasy to spine-chilling effect.
Critic reviews
“Herbert was by no means literary, but his work had a raw urgency. His best novels, The Rats and The Fog, had the effect of Mike Tyson in his championship days: no finesse, all crude power. Those books were best sellers because many readers (including me) were too horrified to put them down.” (Stephen King)
“There are few things I would like to do less than lie under a cloudy night sky while someone read aloud the more vivid passages of Moon. In the thriller genre, do recommendations come any higher?” (Andrew Postman, The New York Times Book Review)
“Herbert goes out in a blaze of glory” ( Daily Mail)What listeners say about Haunted
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- SandraL
- 12-07-21
Haunted house tale
I used to love James Herbert when I was in my late teens/early twenties (about 40 years ago!) but hadn't read this one, but I do love a haunted house story.
Sceptical paranormal investigator David Ash is an interesting character, not really very likeable. The story itself is entertaining, though not particularly unique and did feel quite dated (originally written in the 80s) but it was quite chilling at times.
Steven Pacey does a good job with the narration.
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- Alec
- 07-07-15
Excellent ghost story
A very good story that keeps rewarding the reader in its typical dark journey to the end. There's moments of excellence and moments that have dated badly, generally this is a very strong story.
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- James Mccormack
- 01-06-22
Love this book so good one of his best ever
Also love the movie 1995 with Kate beckingsale and aiden quin just like the book
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- Nic
- 09-06-24
Good ghost story
Narrator did not fit well with the story, his voice just wasn’t right for Ash
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- jennifer
- 01-02-14
Haunted
The only problem with this book is that it is too short!
Apart from that its a very clever little story and it does in fact trick you all the way, when it ended I thought oh my god I did not expect that!
After listening to ash I wanted more and got it in this book David Ash at his best goes to investigate another haunting in a remote mansion its a creepy little horror story and not what you think!
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- Crystal Hughes
- 04-04-21
brilliant and creepy
fantastic book that kept me wanting to listen all the time. it was suspenseful and kept twisting and turning in a way that just keeps you wanting to know more. very cleverly written, dark and well read. keeping the ballance between fantasy and believability has been wonderfully executed in this book. I cannot reccomend enough for horror enthusiasts and those new to the genre
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- ellie
- 29-03-22
Easy listening
Narration excellent as usual. Good easy listening though plot a bit predictable if a fan of spooky stories.
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- Jacky
- 23-01-23
Paranormal adventure engaging
Although I enjoyed this book I did guess the plot quite early on, so kept waiting for it to be revealed, his books do seem to end abruptly, narration was good
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- JanettheGannet
- 14-01-23
Excellent
If only there were more authors of this calibre writing nowadays. A bit old fashioned obviously but none the worse for that.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-12-22
Very good horror story
Some books I pick up because they are narrated by my favourite narrator Steven Pacey. This was also the case.
But what came out was a discovery of another great (but sadly - late) horror author whose books I shall read in the future.
Don’t miss this one out. It is not perfect, but it sure close to that. And it is atmospheric, and horror is mostly about that, right?
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