1-900-Killer

by Ray Garton, Joseph Locke (Pseudonym)

In a suspenseful tale of high school mayhem, a teenage boy stalks and kidnaps girls who frequently call a party line. By the author of Kill the Teacher's Pet.

Genres: Horror, Teen

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Ray Garton is the author of several books, including horror novels such as LIVE GIRLS (which has a movie in the works), CRUCIFAX, E4 AUTUMN, and THE FOLKS; thrillers like TRADE SECRETS and SHACKLED; and numerous short stories and novellas. He's also written a number of movie and television tie-ins for young readers. He lives with his wife, Dawn, in California.

Reviews

[Grace Chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had to hunt this one down after reading Game Over by the same author. Decent body count, and a hell of a lot better than Party Line by A. Bates!

[Matthew MacIntyre · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really good. Slight spoilers at the end of the review. The story takes place in the city of Dinsmore ( I will say the continuation is great they mention all the previous Locke books) with our four protagonists, Carrie, Lily, Skye and Heather who are all obsessed with a teen party phone line. Now me growing up in the early 90’s and lower class a pay to talk line was something I never heard of but sounds kind of fun in a pre internet chat room type of vibe. Most of this book was a fun read with the phone line being the central plot where people are having fun except this one creepy guy saying the teens are lazy and spoiled and they all need to take their medicine. While the teens are annoyed it’s not until they soon go missing and the found murdered that they take the guy as a real threat. Now there are one to many red herrings for my taste and the ending comes quickly and the bad guys motive and reveal were weak to me. Also spoiler if the point was to get all four girls together why did they kill one before they were all there or did I read their motive wrong. Idk the whole ending kinda sucked. Low four stars because I enjoyed most of the book (:

[Kasey Loftis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It was a lot like Party Line by A. Bates. But I think I enjoyed this one a lot more.

[Alissa Franck · Rating 5 out of 5]

omg i like read this book a year ago and it is really good ................ i love this book it is one of my faves!!!!!

[Paula Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The party-line aspect dates this one terribly! But it's still a typically assured teen thriller from Joseph Locke. It's very suspenseful and shocking.