Hell Phone

Hell Phone

<I>A modern murder story with a devilish twist</I><br><br>Master of horror William Sleator has created another creepy, heart-pumping classic in <I>Hell Phone</I>. Nick wants a cell phone so he can talk to his girlfriend, Jen, after school, and the used phone he buys seems like a bargain. That is, until the phone calls begin€"demanding, disturbed strangers calling night and day. At first Nick wants to get rid of the phone, but the creepy callers and the phone€s ghoulish games pull him into a web of crime, pushing him to steal, con. . . and kill. <br><br>Fans of Sleator€s <I>The Boy Who Couldn€t Die</I> will enjoy this equally diabolical thriller. <br><br><B>Praise for Hell Phone<br><br> €œAn entertaining and unquestionably dark diversion . . .€ €"<I>Publishers Weekly</I><br><br> €œSleator, the author of <I>Interstellar Pig</I>, <I>The Boy Who Couldn€t Die</I>, and many other SF thrillers for YAs, excels at this genre, and horror fans will enjoy every nasty detail.€ €"<I>Kliatt</I><br><br> €œA suspense-filled plot and touches of macabre humor will appeal to both horror fans and reluctant readers.€ €"<I>Kirkus</I><br><br> €œThe rapid pace and vivid, unsettling conception of the Inferno will grab horror readers.€ €"<I>School Library Journal</I></B>