The Last Days of Jack Sparks: The most chilling and unpredictable thriller of the year - Softcover

Arnopp, Jason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0356506851 ISBN 13: 9780356506852

Publisher: Orbit, 2016

Synopsis

***THE TOP TEN EBOOK BESTSELLER***'Magnificent' Alan Moore'I couldn't put the book down' Ron Howard'Chilling and utterly immersive' M. R. Carey It was no secret that journalist Jack Sparks had been researching the occult for his new book., No stranger to controversy, he'd already triggered a furious Twitter storm by mocking an exorcism he witnessed.Then there was that video: forty seconds of chilling footage that Jack repeatedly claimed was not of his making, yet was posted from his own YouTube account.Nobody knew what happened to Jack in the days that followed - until now. 'Fascinating, hilarious, disturbing, exciting and surprising as hell' Ron Howard, director of Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code'Brilliantly paced, utterly compelling, I didn't have *a clue* what would happen' Toby Whithouse'Super spooky and addictively written' Heat'We fell hard for Jason Arnopp's whip-smart and impulsive thriller . ., . meet your new favourite book' iBooks Store'Wittier than the lovechild of Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker, scarier than watching The Exorcist in an abandoned asylum' Sarah Lotz, author of The Three'This is The Omen for the social media age' Chris Brookmyre'Ingenious and funny . ., . A magnificent millennial nightmare' Alan MooreDISCOVER THIS YEAR'S MOST TALKED-ABOUT THRILLER - perfect for fans of Stephen King, Irvine Welsh and Chuck Palahniuk.

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Review:

Fascinating, hilarious, disturbing, exciting and surprising as hell. I couldn't put the book down (Ron Howard, director of APOLLO 13, A BEAUTIFUL MIND and THE DA VINCI CODE)

Ingenious and funny . . . A magnificent millennial nightmare (Alan Moore)

Wow. Seriously hard to put down . . . Chilling and utterly immersive (M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS)

This is The Omen for the social media age (Chris Brookmyre, author of the Jack Parlabane thrillers)

Wittier than the lovechild of Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker; scarier than watching The Exorcist in an abandoned asylum. Fast, furious, original and most importantly, terrifying (Sarah Lotz, author of THE THREE)

We fell hard for Jason Arnopp's whip-smart and impulsive thriller . . . meet your new favourite book (iBooks Store)

Super spooky and addictively written (HEAT)

An absolutely great read. It scared the bejeezus out of me! (David Schneider, comedian, director and actor in I'M ALAN PARTRIDGE and THE DAY TODAY)

Cracking fun and genuinely creepy (Rick O'Shea, radio presenter)

Tremendous . . . a cracking read (Andy Nyman, co-creator of GHOST STORIES and Derren Brown's award-winning shows)

From the Author:

Jason Arnopp is the author of the Orbit Books novel The Last Days Of Jack Sparks, which has been described as "a cracking thriller", "scarier than watching The Exorcist in an abandoned asylum" and "The Omen for the social media age". He previously wrote and executive-produced the Lionsgate feature film Stormhouse and script-edited the Peter Mullan feature The Man Inside. He has also written for the worlds of Doctor Who (BBC), The Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC) and Friday The 13th (New Line Cinema). Arnopp has released two ebook-exclusive fiction titles: Beast In The Basement (a suspenseful, mind-blowing thriller) and A Sincere Warning About The Entity In Your Home (a chilling and groundbreaking short story set in YOUR home), plus the free short stories American Hoarder and Auto Rewind. In Arnopp's previous life as a rock journalist, he interviewed the likes of Bon Jovi, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Guns N' Roses. He was once surrounded by angry guards holding semi-automatic weapons at The Vatican. His Slipknot biography, Slipknot: Inside The Sickness, Behind The Masks, was released in 2001 and is now available as a Kindle Edition. Arnopp has also written a guide to journalistic interviewing, entitled How To Interview Doctor Who, Ozzy Osbourne And Everyone Else, which is also out on Kindle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbit
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0356506851
• ISBN 13: 9780356506852
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432