Phantom - by Helen Power (Paperback)

About the Book

Short Summary: A broke and desperate woman sold her hand for quick cash and is now racked with insufferable phantom limb pain. After enlisting in an experimental drug trial, she develops a psychic connection to her missing limb that is being used . . . to kill.

Book Synopsis

". . . twists, laughs, and chills in equal measure." --Erin Flanagan, Edgar Award-winning author of Deer Season and Blackout

"Gripping, terrifying, and nearly impossible to put down." --Noelle W. Ihli, author of Ask for Andrea and Run on Red

Would you sell your hand for a million dollars?

Regan "Roz" Osbourne is broke. Her ex-boyfriend won't take no for an answer, and no one is taking her artwork seriously. So when a mysterious stranger offers her a million dollars and safety from her unstable ex in exchange for her left hand, she can't afford to refuse.

Immediately following the amputation, she's racked with insufferable phantom limb pain. Desperate for relief, she enrolls in an experimental drug trial. But this drug has a peculiar side effect--she develops a psychic connection to her missing limb. She soon discovers that Chicago's long-dormant Phantom Strangler is now wearing her hand and is using it . . . to kill.

Review Quotes

"Phantom is a feverish thrill ride you won't soon forget!" --Matt Witten, author of The Necklace

"[This] propulsive, high-concept Faustian thriller . . . maintains a breakneck pace, and [Power] sticks the landing." --Publishers Weekly

"Gripping, terrifying, and nearly impossible to put down. Phantom is a thriller to be read with your deadbolt locked." --Noelle W. Ihli, author of Ask for Andrea and Run on Red

"Power has crafted a gritty, Faustian crime novel that will suck you in from page one." --Elle Grawl, author of One of Those Faces

"The horror-thriller Phantom delivers twists, laughs, and chills in equal measure." --Erin Flanagan, Edgar-award winning author of Deer Season and Blackout

About the Author

Helen Power is obsessed with ghosts. She spends her free time watching paranormal investigation TV shows, hanging out in cemeteries, and telling anyone who'll listen about her paranormal experiences. She is a librarian living in Saskatoon, Canada, and has several short story publications, including ones in Suspense Magazine and Dark Helix Press's Canada 150 anthology, "Futuristic Canada". The Ghosts of Thorwald Place is her first novel.