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Ghost Virus

A string of brutal murders baffles two London detectives as ordinary people turn violent without warning. They begin to suspect a supernatural force is spreading between victims.

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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

First published: 2018
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Pages: 432
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Book tags

Content warnings

Body Horror / Body Trauma
Child Harm
Domestic Violence
Self-Harm

Missing warnings do not mean other content is absent.

Horror profile

Scary: Not rated
Creepy: Not rated
Gore: Not rated
Disturbing: Not rated
Weird: Not rated

How we calculate this

These are editorial estimates of intensity, informed by reading and review evidence, then checked before publication. They aren't star ratings, reader-vote averages or a measure of quality.

Each dimension runs from 1 (low) to 5 (exceptionally intense). A 5 is reserved for strongly consistent evidence. People experience horror differently.

Scary: Fear, tension and immediate threat.
Creepy: Unease, dread and an uncanny atmosphere.
Gore: Graphic injury, blood and bodily detail.
Disturbing: Upsetting ideas and lingering psychological impact.
Weird: Surreal, strange and reality-bending elements.

We draw a filled profile only when all five scores have been reviewed. Unrated does not mean mild. Missing scores are not estimated from genre tags or your saved taste. This profile isn't a complete content-warning guide.