Coldheart Canyon - by Clive Barker (Paperback)

About the Book

An "endlessly entertaining" ("USA Today") haunted novel from the "New York Times" bestselling author. The fiercely loyal agent to film's most popular action star finds his client a place to heal from a surgery gone horribly wrong in a forgotten mansion in the Hollywood Hills. But the original owner, a beautiful woman devoted to pleasure at any cost, and the terrible legacy of her deed, haunts Coldheart Canyon.

Book Synopsis

"[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination." --Washington Post

From The Books of Blood to Hellraiser to Imajica, Abarat, and Mister B. Gone, Clive Barker's extraordinary vision knows no bounds. With Coldheart Canyon, the New York Times bestselling master of dark fantasy who has been called "a cross between Stephen King and Gabriel Garcia Marquez" (Boston Herald) thrills readers with a "Hollywood ghost story" as audacious and chilling as anything he (or anyone else) has ever written.

Film's most popular action hero needs a place to heal after surgery that has gone terribly wrong. His fiercely loyal agent finds him just such a place in a luxurious, forgotten mansion high in the Hollywood Hills. But the original owner of the mansion was a beautiful woman devoted to pleasure at any cost, and the terrible legacy of her deed has not yet died. There are ghosts and monsters haunting Coldheart Canyon, where nothing is forbidden.

USA Today calls Barker's novel, "Endlessly entertaining. . . wickedly enjoyable," and fans everywhere will agree--a tense and winding trip down into the hellish depths of Coldheart Canyon is well worth making.

From the Back Cover

Film's most popular action hero needs a place to heal after his surgery has gone terribly wrong. His fiercely loyal agent finds him just such a place in a luxurious forgotten mansion high in the Hollywood Hills. But the original owner of the mansion was a beautiful woman devoted to pleasure at any cost, and the terrible legacy of her deeds has not yet died. There are ghosts and monsters haunting Coldheart Canyon, where nothing is forbidden . . .

Clive Barker's Coldheart Canyon showcases the boldly innovative New York Times bestselling master at the very top of his formidable and frightening skills. Clive Barker is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty books for adults and children. He is also a widely acclaimed artist, film producer, screenwriter, and director. He lives in Beverly Hills, California.

Review Quotes

"[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination.... " -- Washington Post

"Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds." -- Maxine Hong Kingston, Washington Post Book World

"A writer of stunning imagination." -- Atlanta Journal & Constitution

"One of our most inventive and risk-taking writers." -- Kirkus Reviews

"...in the language of fear, he has no equals." -- Time Out (London)

"Barker possesses one of contemporary fictions' wildest and finest imaginations." -- Kirkus

"Unfolds with genuine momentum, in the vigorous style of a fully engaged storyteller." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times

"Wickedly enjoyable... endlessly entertaining...a powerhouse of a novel... irresistible." -- USA Today

"Barker's vision is impressively bizarre--think Anne Rice meets Jacqueline Susann." -- People

"When you're in the mood for forgettable escapism, nobody does it better." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Riveting." -- The Baltimore Sun