<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> "An entertaining and unquestionably dark diversion . . ." - <i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br> "Sleator, 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> "A suspense-filled plot and touches of macabre humor will appeal to both horror fans and reluctant readers." - <i>Kirkus</i><br><br> "The rapid pace and vivid, unsettling conception of the Inferno will grab horror readers." - <i>School Library Journal</i></b>
