Publisher: Leisure Books
Date: March 2007
Format: Paperback
ISBN10: 0843958960
ISBN13: 978-0843958966

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Synopsis:
She's a beautiful little girl, only ten years old with pretty blond curls. Why, then, does she strike such terror into all who see her? Because she died thirty years ago—a horrible, agonizing death in the middle of a raging thunderstorm.

Tonight the storm has returned... and so has she; to exact revenge on those responsible for her death.

But there is more to the storm that carries her than even she knows, and as innocent Alex battles to save those she loves from the vindictive ghost of Melanie Parr, she discovers that terrible folklores can sometimes be true.

Sometimes, there are worse things to fear than death.


Quotes / Reviews:

"...one of the best of its kind since Peter Straub's Ghost Story... The Taken has wide appeal, but what appears an entertaining ghost story and revenge tale ingeniously morphs into something much more complex." - Bookgasm "Pinborough delivers genuine chills in this effective tale of ghostly revenge... Pinborough opts to build suspense subtly, rather than bludgeon readers with horrific imagery or buckets of gore, giving this nicely executed, surprisingly moving ghost story an old-fashioned feel in the best possible sense." - Publisher's Weekly

"The Taken will be considered one of the top ghost tales of the year." - Book Crossing

"Another solid, terrifying and touching story from a woman who shows absolutely no signs of slowing down no matter how many books she's got on the way." - Dread Central