num_pages: 11
description: A collector of obscure and macabre artifacts, from a cannibal cookbook to a used hangman's noose, unscrupulous metal band musician Judas Coyne is unable to resist purchasing a ghost over the Internet, which turns out to be the vengeful spirit of his late girlfriend's stepfather. Simultaneous.
language: English
title: Heart-Shaped Box
titlecomplete: Heart-Shaped Box
characters: Daniel Wooten, Judas Coyne, Anna McDermott, Craddock James McDermott, Marybeth Stacy Kimball
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Paranormal, Adult, Ghosts, Fantasy, Supernatural, Audiobook
ratings_count: 131656
places: Piecliff, New York, New York (State)
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Bram Stoker Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: ITW Thriller Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Harperaudio