Kindle Price: $6.49

Save $3.50 (35%)

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Graham Masterton
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Community Kindle Edition

by Graham Masterton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 329 ratings
See all formats and editions
“Masterton turns in another top-notch performance. . . . This is an excellent horror story, with an added dimension, an extra layer of suspense.” —Booklist, starred review
 
Michael Spencer is involved in a car crash that kills his girlfriend. He wakes to find himself in the hospital of a small town in Montana. There he convalesces and gradually becomes acquainted with the local community, most of whom seem to be clever and charming, although some are arrogant and difficult to get on with. In particular he forms a relationship with a smart and pretty local girl. He learns that he has been in a coma for weeks and that his friend’s remains have already been sent back to California for cremation. He keeps in touch with his family through emails and phone calls.
 
As time goes by, however, and he gradually recovers his mobility, he begins to notice odd things about the community. People disappear without explanation and nobody ever mentions them again. Strangers come and go on a regular basis but the local people seem to ignore them. He is about to leave and go back home when his new girlfriend disappears. He stays to investigate. He gradually begins to come to the terrible conclusion that he is actually dead and that everybody in the town knows that he is no more than a ghost. The truth, however, is far more shocking . . .
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    302 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Severn House
  5. Publication date
    September 1, 2013
  6. File size
    1011 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  10. See all details
Next page

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Marred by clumsy dialogue, implausible characters, and repetitive, morbid sex, Masterton&'s derivative tale of a snowbound town and its insular inhabitants promises little and delivers less. Horror fans will immediately recognize the ever-cheerful Stepford cutouts and slightly demented children who form the sleepy community of Trinity, where Michael Spencer is recuperating from a devastating automobile accident that took his memories and killed his fiancée, Tasha. Released from the hospital, Michael moves in with Isobel Weston, a beautiful widow who provides him with tasty dinners and sexual favors. He is befuddled when he realizes that none of the townspeople leave tracks in the snow, and that the identity given to him by the hospital staff doesn&'t ring true. As winter and the novel drag laboriously on, Michael continually fails to see what is painfully obvious, requiring a parade of supporting characters to spell it out repeatedly. Masterton (Garden of Evil) has written some unquestionably chilling tales, but here he jettisons plausible suspension of disbelief to stretch an interesting idea into a circuitous novel fatally undermined by the blandness of its cast. (Oct.)

From Booklist

*Starred Review* Veteran horror novelist Masterton turns in another top-notch performance with this unusual ghost story. Michael and his girlfriend, Tasha, are in a terrible automobile accident. Michael risks his life to pull Tasha from the vehicle; then, an unknown period of time later, he wakes up, an amnesiac, in a clinic located high up California’s Mount Shasta. Very early in the story, the reader twigs to the fact that something’s not normal here (the clinic staff tell Michael his name, since he can’t remember it, but we know they’re giving him false information), and there are other things, too, like residents of this small community who seem a little off, and Michael’s new girlfriend, who suddenly goes missing. Soon Michael makes a startling discovery (we’ve sort of seen it coming, but we were supposed to), but this is followed later by an even more startling discovery (which, this time, the author has hidden from us, too). This is an excellent horror story, and the author’s clever positioning of the reader as an observer who knows just a bit more about Michael’s situation than Michael does himself gives the book an added dimension, an extra layer of suspense. --David Pitt

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DZJZTJK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House; First World Publication edition (September 1, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1011 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 329 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Graham Masterton

Graham Masterton

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

GRAHAM MASTERTON was born in Edinburgh in 1946, and at the age of 17 he joined his local newspaper as a junior reporter. He was appointed deputy editor of Mayfair at the age of 21, and at 24 he became executive editor of Penthouse. After leaving Penthouse, he wrote The Manitou, a horror novel that became his first bestseller and was adapted into a film starring Tony Curtis.

Graham spent twenty-five years as one of the world’s bestselling horror authors before he turned his talent to crimewriting. Inspired by the five years in which he and his late wife lived in Cork, he created a series of novels featuring Katie Maguire, the first female superintendent in the Irish police force. The first book in the Katie Maguire series, White Bones, was published by Head of Zeus in 2012 and became a top-ten bestseller. Graham continues to write thrillers and horror novels alongside the Katie Maguire crime series, which has now sold over a million copies worldwide.

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
329 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

CJaneRun
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Best Read of 2021
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021
Verified Purchase
I adore this story!
I've been houseboating on Lake Shasta.
My late husband and I houseboated on Lake Trinity numerous times. Traveled all the areas mentioned in this book!
I enjoyed Greg Michael and Tasha's love story!
Geniuses abound. Strange cold happenings.
Northern California is a large beautiful mystical place. It truly has been touched by the Hand of God!
#PICKTHISBOOK
I'm not going to give anything away. This is not a book report People... this is my review.
When I read a blow by blow of characters and story action full of spoilers... it reminds me of being in grade school, writing a book report to prove to the teacher you read the book!

Thank you G Masterton for this remarkable book!
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Ray Purchase hates Toast
4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad. Not bad at all.
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020
Verified Purchase
This book had a very interesting premise. There's no easy way to give many details without spoilers. The setup of the main character's dilemma was well written, as he questions his sanity with all of the odd happenings around him. The more you read, you'll ask yourself if you know what's going on too! I did have one question that was still unanswered when I finished. I have an idea of who the driver of the "accidents" could've been, but I guess Mr. Koontz wanted a neater ending, maybe? Overall, it was a quick and exciting read.
Helpful
 Report
Vickie Arnold
3.0 out of 5 stars Eh.
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2014
Verified Purchase
He's done better. I always like him but this is cookie cutter. It's not "Tengu" and "Master of Lies" is the scariest thing I've ever read. This one reads as if he typed with one finger while having a snack.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Julie Franklin
5.0 out of 5 stars I love everything Masterson
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2014
Verified Purchase
I love everything Masterson, so I am a biased reader. "Community" is not as horrifying as some of his better strict horror plots. This book has twists and turns that can catch you off guard, and I mean that as a constant reader who can usually guess what's going to happen. I'd class this as a supernatural/mystery/thriller. Good buy.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Walter Eugene Lane
4.0 out of 5 stars Fine writing - Intriguing story
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2018
Verified Purchase
A man and woman are seriously injured in a vehicular assault. It gets worse after that—much worse.
Just finished Graham Masterton's 'Community'. Masterton's Clear, concise, active writing style—without any insertion of long narrative exposition to bog it down—makes the story move along with a quick, page-turning pace. A good read. I wish I could write like this. Walter Eugene Lane author of Curse of the Vampyr.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars A Very GOOD Read
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2020
Verified Purchase
Enjoyed this book immensely. Usually do not read these type of books but this one was well written and interesting
Helpful
 Report
Karen M
4.0 out of 5 stars A good snowy day read.
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2013
Verified Purchase
Now and again we get a novel that we can't seem to put down. This was one of them for me. Around chapter 7, I thought I had the whole mystery solved. Then it changed. By the time I got to the last few chapters, I can't tell you how many times I had the mystery solved and was wrong every time. The ending was sort of lame but it fit in with the story just fine. Who were the caretakers and why could nobody ever leave the town, including the patients? Well you'll just have to buy the book and find out.
6 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Deborah Childers
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast read - Interesting Plot
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020
Verified Purchase
Had a hard time putting down the book. The only negative I could say was the intimate scenes were a bit drawn out for me.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Jbmorgan
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2024
Verified Purchase
Well written
Report
Kat A.
2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible but I needed to know what was going on
Reviewed in Canada on September 7, 2021
Verified Purchase
This is a bad book that is badly written, but I read the whole thing to find out what was going on, and that’s why it gets two stars instead of one.
Report
Jacscot
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2014
Verified Purchase
This was a different type of story than Graham's normal work. But highly readable and Masterton has a way of getting to suspend your disbelief and build a good structured storyline. Not a gory horror as much as a haunting mystery. Well plotted and enjoyable.
One person found this helpful
 Report
Wojciech Klusek
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story and a good read. Hard to put it away.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2020
Verified Purchase
I must say I was very pleasantly surprised by this one. It’s really good! The story is building up nicely, there is a lot of suspense and secrets. Great read, I seriously couldn’t put it away!
Report
TVR-Andy
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2020
Verified Purchase
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, written well as it built Michael’s frustration and in the end anger.
Report

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report