The Grave

• Ted Lovett
• Dara Smith
• Keri Weir
• Clay Stanton
• Oscar
• Eric
• Dr. Schelling

Basic Info

• Title: The Grave
• Author: Pike, Christopher
• Tagline: Eternal life, eternal death.
• Genre: Thriller
• Pages: 194
• Chapters: 16, plus an epilogue
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Copyright: © 1999 (September 1999)
• Cover Art: Franco Accornero
• Dedication: For Brendan, who always made me laugh.

• Setting: California
• Point of View: Third person
• Opening line: "Ted Lovett did not know, of course, that last morning when he awoke that he would be dead and buried by midnight."
• Key Phrases: Cult, grave, buried, EEG, Lazarus9
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The grave is not the end of the story

It begins with an innocent young man being led deep into the woods by a mysterious young lady. There he is attacked by a cruel cult, stripped of his clothes, thrown naked into a coffin, and buried alive to the sound of strange chants.

It continues with a pretty girl meeting a fascinating guy. A guy who is not like other guys. Who hardly seems to blink...or breathe, and who emits a cool presence even in the midday sun.

It ends in a nightmare. In a weird realm of existence where life and death mirror each other. Where the grave no longer promises any escape, from pleasure or pain.

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