Book Description
Thirteen doors, thirteen hauntings.
News reporter Joe Baxter has a plan. His idea is simple – to use his newsroom contacts across England to find thirteen haunted places to stay, and then record his experiences in a book.
From an abandoned cinema to a dank pub cellar, from a World War Two airfield to a lonely, landlocked cruise liner, Joe is prepared to spend long nights in the cold and dark, but has no idea what he is about to unleash.
For, as he endures increasingly dangerous vigils, meeting a succession of gruesome, tragic and terrifying spectres, a terrible truth begins to emerge.
Something – or someone – is reaching out to Joe, awakening long-buried memories of his father’s death, a dark family secret and his teenage brush with madness.
And then there is Wilko, the imaginary friend who haunted his childhood. After decades of silence, Wilko has found his voice again…
A spine-tingling supernatural mystery entwined with chilling ghost stories, 13 Doors places the reader at the dark heart of the moment, from gut-wrenching action to eerie vigils.
BLOG TOUR REVIEW
Review for '13 Doors' by G.J Phelps
Read and reviewed for G.J Phelps, Matador, Troubador, The Book Guild and Zooloo's Book Tours.
Publication date 25th July 2023.
This is Gary's DEBUT novel, not that you would ever think that!!! I cannot wait to get stuck into his next guaranteed success and I just hope he is busy writing it as I write this!!!
This novel consists of 29 chapters. The chapters are short in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!
OMG!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE, LOVE ,LOVED THIS BOOK, AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, GOTHIC, CHILLING AND PAGE TURNING EXPLOSIVE MUST READ!!!
This book is extremely well written with vivid and evocative descriptions that really put you in the storyline, feeling the hair on your arms raise and putting you on the edge of your seat!!! The storyline is just as stunning as the cover!!!
The first thing I have got to say is an absolutely HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the amazing author Gary!! I was absolutely mind blown when I had finished this epic page turner and I went to add the rest of his books to my Amazon wish list only to discover that THIS is his DEBUT novel!!! I mean just WOW fairplay!!! If THIS is what you can create for your very first book then I just cannot wait to see what on Earth (or would it be hell?) you will come out with next!!I absolutely loved this addictive, explosive, creepy, horrific, ghostly page turner!!! I honestly loved absolutely everything about it from the characters to the settings to the history of Joe and the ghosts. It was just one heck of an amazing read!!! If you love horrors, gothic stories, ghost books, thrillers, suspense, well do you know what if you love reading then grab a copy of this book today and you will not regret it!!! It has got to be one of, if not the best horror/ghost/occult book that I have ever read!!! Filled with suspense, tragedy, hauntings, death, ghosts, spine tingling moments, gothic settings, mystery and so much more this book is an absolutely explosive and epic book!! I absolutely love, love, LOVED the unique storyline!! I have read so many books that it is getting harder and harder for me to find a truly unique plot but Gary absolutely smashes it out of the park with this one!! He manages to weave Joe's past and history and the present chapters together absolutely perfectly to create an absolute addictive, chilling page turner that there was no way I could put down until I had finished it. I picked it up and even though I kept telling myself just one more chapter I just could not put it down as every time I went to something happened which meant I had to read just one more again until I ended up reading it in one sitting having been glued to my kindle for a few hours!! Gary's evocative writing skills and descriptions really brought the storyline to life and I just cannot wait to get hooked into his next book!!! I LOVED the gothic atmospheres of all the 13 visits as well as the variety of them!! I've just never come across a book anything like this one and I doubt I will again!!!! I just genuinely love, love, LOVED IT!!! This book will suck you in and keep you gripped in the pages until your thrown out at the end with a racing heart!! A truly unforgettable one in a million page turner!!!!
Clear your schedules before turning a single page as this book is truly unputdownable!!! A perfect Halloween book!!!
I absolutely loved meeting Joe and getting to know him and his history. I was completely invested in him throughout and Gary's fantastic evocative writing skills and descriptions ensured he came to life in front of my eyes. The fact that this book is written in first person perspective makes it feel that Joe is telling me his story over a cup of tea and I was absolutely hooked throughout needing to know what he did next. I really liked Joe as a person and my heart went out to him on so many occasions. The fact that this is Gary's debut novel yet he has managed to create these amazing, unique and strong characters is just absolutely amazing!!! It wasn't just Joe that was a fantastic character but I also found the ghosts to be absolutely fascinating, intriguing, terrifying and unforgettable!!!I really enjoyed getting to meet them all and learning all about their histories and discovering their stories. I would absolutely LOVE to see this book turned into a series with Joe discovering more hauntings!!! Hint hint George 😉 !!! I genuinely loved getting to know all the characters and was completely invested throughout!! It just goes to show how fantastic George's writing skills are as he completely brought them all to life for me. An absolutely fantastic selection of unique characters that all worked together perfectly to create an absolutely chilling and addictive page turner!!!
This book is the BEST ghost thriller/occult horror I have ever read !!! This book really is a truly unique page turner that I picked up this morning and could not put it down until I finished!!!
Well done Gary on an absolutely addictive and explosive page turner and I would definitely like to welcome you on to my top 3 favourite horror author list as well as my top 3 male author list!!! Congratulations on an absolutely fantastic success and here is to what is guaranteed to be many more 🥂
Overall an absolutely addictive, action packed paranormal suspense packed thriller that will keep you turning the pages until you've devoured the book in hours!!
370 pages.
This book is just £4.99 to purchase on kindle and £9.19 in paperback via Amazon which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio
G J Phelps is an award-winning journalist who spent thirty years in the news industry, working his way up from junior reporter to eventually edit nine newspapers. He lives in Birmingham, England, where he runs a successful PR consultancy. A devotee of horror fiction since childhood, 13 Doors is his debut novel.
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