University Ghost Story

by Nick DiMartino, Charles Nitti (Illustrator)

Dr. Veronica Glass, professor of English at the University of Washington, does not believe in ghosts. Matt Braddon, her new tenant has returned to Seattle but can't escape from a terrible secret in his past. Now, thirteen-year-old Angela Harrow has run away from her bitterly fighting parents, and begs Veronica to let her stay for the Christmas holidays. Suddenly, dangerous accidents are happening in the U. District house; whispering voices in the night, creaking floorboards with no one there, shattering glass, and chilling presences. What ever lives on in Veronica Glass' house has found a deadly new source of power, and before Christmas morning all their lives will be changed forever.

Genres: Fiction

226 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

About the author

Nick DiMartino is the author of Dude and three supernatural mysteries set in Seattle, as well as over twenty plays in full production. He has worked at the University Book Store for over forty years.

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was OK. Certainly not scary. Those who love King or Barker might not care for it. I listened to the audio book and part of the problem, for me, was the reader sounded a lot like the narrator from the film "A Christmas Story". It wasn't him, but the similarities of voices still hailed to the gentle humor of that story. I kept expecting to have something to chuckle over, but there was nothing. A decent bit of brain candy.

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

I might have liked it better if I'd read it rather than listened to it, because I didn't like the narrator all that much. Still, it seems like Dimartino was trying too hard to write an intelligent tale and instead ended up with one cliché after another.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

I listened to the audio book format.

I have to agree with one other reviewer, it felt as if DiMartino was trying too hard to be "smart" in his tale, but it just felt flat in places.

Overall, I think the tale was a good concept and isn't a bad listen.