The Jonah

by James Herbert

Book Overview

The shadow of the past was always with him. But he never knew what it was, or when it would strike next. In James Herbert's The Jonah , detective Jim Kelso is sent to a small coastal town to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451110668
• ISBN13: 9780451110664
• Release Date: October 1981
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Over the top Buddy Cop story from Hell.

James Herbert crafts an interesting novel about a cop that is considered a 'Jonah' (i.e. one believed to bring bad luck) by his fellow officers, because all the cases the man works end in tragedy (as the opening pages of the novel show too well). The jinxed hero is soon given a beautiful female partner and another prickly case to solve, one that opens up past traumas that might hold the answer to his cursed luck. Herbert pulls out all the stops at the finale and the ending is truly haunting. Recommended.