Mark Ronson (1) (1929–2020)

An interesting plot concept...the story of a writer writing a book or a book within a book. The entire story was well thought out and well written, and best of all...it kept me guessing... as well as having lots of unexpected twists and turns. What more could you ask from a book? It was based on a timeline before everyone had a laptop...and some of Jonothan's neighbors didn't even have a phone. Our Jonathan had more problems in his life than the lack of a best seller. His son taken off to show more college and his wife has trapsed off to America to "find herself". Since Jonothan's first book was not at all what he had hoped for, being a best seller...he thinks what he needs is a fresh view and inspiration... so he bought the stately old house, called Whispering Corner, hoping it would provide him peace, and inspiration for his next book and maybe help him sort out his less-than-ideal life. He got well more than he bargained for when he finds that the house somehow makes his fictional characters manifest themselves into his real life. Now here is what really made this a 5-star book for me... the most unique paranormal experience I have ever encountered...what if instead of the house being haunted, Jonathan is the one doing the haunting? Think about that for a while and enjoy discovering the answer. Note: This author also writes under the name of Mark Ronson & Alexander Marc show less

An interesting take on how an outbreak of plague might affect "modern" (20th century) London, drawing on and making comparison's with Daniel Defoe's "Journal of the Plague Year". It suffers from lack of character development of the two individuals which hold the story together, and reminded me of TV dramas of the 70s which, if you watch them again now, seem a bit thin and anaemic.

Why is it that so much apocalyptic fiction involves a scary escape through a long, dark tunnel and the terrible things found therein? [The Stand], [28 Days Later], Plague Pit.

Plague Pit is a boy's thrilling adventure padded with facts meted out in an authoritative, brisk style. More a medical thriller than a horror book. Nice read for a snowy, wet day and night. This and his horror books are available on Kindle under the name Marc Alexander. They all relate an ancient evil lying dormant show more until inadvertently disturbed. show less

An archaeologist is about to make the find of a century similar to that of Howard Carter and Tutankhamen in the fictional middle eastern country of Abu Sabbah but little does the team know that they are also releasing a horror that has been imprisoned for centuries.
While I did enjoy the book, I felt like parts were a bit disjointed and needed a little more cohesion. There was so much character set up of a variety of people and I felt like there should have been some more connection between show more them for the climax of the book. I wanted to know more about some characters and have them a bit more involved in the ending but felt like something was left out.
Other than that, I really did enjoy the novel and found it to be a light and fun read (best read at night of course).
I received a copy of this book from the publishers for free in exchange for an honest review. show less