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Ghost Virus

The must-read horror to keep you up all night and part of a chilling series for 2026

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Ghost Virus

By: Graham Masterton
Narrated by: Mark Meadows
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Bloomsbury presents Ghost Virus by Graham Masterton, read by Mark Meadows.

The must-read horror novel from master of the genre, Graham Masterton.

A RASH OF MURDERS
A young woman pours acid over her body. A loving husband kills his wife. A headteacher throws her pupils out of a window. Who or what has made ordinary Londoners commit such horrific acts?

A DEADLY VIRUS
DC Jerry Pardoe and DS Jamila Patel of Tooting police are at a loss. With no obvious connection between the killings, they fear a virus.

THE INFECTION IS SPREADING
Something evil is stirring in the city. A supernatural force that infects its victims with a lust to murder. And Jerry and Jamila are powerless to stop it...

ALSO IN THE PATEL & PARDOE SERIES
#1 GHOST VIRUS
#2 THE CHILDREN GOD FORGOT
#3 THE SHADOW PEOPLE
#4 WHAT HIDES IN THE CELLAR
#5 HOUSE OF FLIES

'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time.' PETER JAMES©2018 Graham Masterton (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Horror Mystery Police Procedurals Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Marriage Scary Haunted Paranormal Crime
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A true master of horror (James Herbert)
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Overall the story was solid, I generally liked the characters and the build of the story for the first 2/3 of the book, but then it lost its way and instead of focusing on the a nicely crafted storyline (difficult to get across without using spoilers) it went all “Hollywood” and tried to deliver a huge and over the top final 1/3 (like watching a Marvel movie)

The narrator was decent but his reading voice occasionally sounded like Harry Hill - which was a bit off putting given the genre.

It kept my attention but I felt letdown by the climax of the book, however I am tempted to see what other books the author has written and give him another chance.

Started well but failed to deliver

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Everything was brilliant- story, descriptions, characters and as usual the graphic and detailed nature of the murders.

WOW!

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loved it all to be fair! everything was good and dead easy to listen along to. got obsessed.

The narrative and the narrator

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This is a very enjoyable book, with interesting, fun, characters and an excellent narrator.
It is also darkly comic, and has some outstanding brutality. The threat is silly... but that doesn't detract from the overall ride. Will be getting the rest of the series.

Enjoyable nonsense.

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*Includes slight spoilers* I listened to this first when it was offered for free, and when the offer ran out I just had to place a pre-order even though it was months to wait! I'm now devouring it again in all its goriness (is that even a word?) Another terrific tale from Graham Masterton; superbly read by my new favourite, Mark Meadows. His attention to accents is second to none. Possessed secondhand clothes that turn normal people into flesh-eating, violent, abnormal people. Definitely not for the faint-hearted! (I wish all the Patel and Pardoe series was read by Mark Meadows)

Gore fest from the Master!

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