Hell Phone

9780810993600. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 267. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 267 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. In a modern, supernatural take on "Sorry, Wrong Number," a mysterious secondhand phone pulls Nick into a nightmarish scenario that could end in murder. Fans of Sleators "The Boy Who Couldn't Die" will enjoy this equally diabolical thriller.

A murder story with a devilish twist Nick wants a cell phone so he can talk to his girlfriend, Jen, after school, but he doesn't have a lot of money. The used phone he buys seems like a bargain, until the phone calls begin -- strangers calling night and day, some begging for help, others making demands. Nick wants to get rid of the phone, but something prevents him, and, soon he finds himself committing crimes -- stealing, conning . . .and killing. Fans of William Sleator's "The Boy Who Couldn't Die" will enjoy this equally diabolical thriller.