Review: Thrilling Storytelling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 2, 2013
Poor Don Covington.  He has decided to drop out of graduate school because he is no longer intrigued by statistical analysis.  Unable to muster up the courage to tell his parents, Don takes a boring, low-paying temp job for the summer, a decision questioned by Kyle, his neighbor and boyhood best friend.  Kyle tries to convince Brad that something odd is happening in the woods behind their New Hampshire houses.  A tragic event convinces Don that Kyle was right.  Many miles away, in Maine, young teen David (formerly known as Davey) is having horrifying dreams again, this time concerning the woods behind Don and Kyle's houses.Talented author Ike Hamill brilliantly weaves a tangled web of a story, easily connecting Blood Ghost to the three previous The Hunting Tree installments.  Blood Ghost immediately captivates the reader with humor, suspense, and beautifully realized characters.  As in his previous novels (The Vivisectionist, Lies of the Prophet, and Extinct), Mr. Hamill's writing not only flows easily, it races like a roller coaster, knowing just the right places to allow one to catch one's breath.  He is a masterful storyteller whose accomplishments are notable.I am a huge fan of Mr. Hamill's works and cannot recommend them highly enough.