#132 in Horror
The Tomb
- 365
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Tomb” is a brisk blend of action thriller and supernatural horror built around Repairman Jack, a fixer for hire. Jack takes on two jobs outside his usual line, and their threads knot into an intricate plot. Readers praise its pace; some see the twists coming without minding, while others are let down when the final stretch turns into a monster story. It is aimed at fans of thrillers with a streak of the uncanny.
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About the book
When an ancient artifact dissolves in the hands of a man calling himself Mr. Veilleur, he knows something has gone wrong… terribly, cosmically wrong. Dr. Roderick Hanley, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist, dies in a plane crash. His last words: “The boy! They’ll find out about the boy! He’ll find out about himself!” When Jim Stevens, an orphan and struggling writer, learns that he is the sole heir to the Hanley estate, he is sure he has at last found his biological father. But he’s only half right. The true nature of his inheritance—and the truth about his conception—will crush him. In New York City a group of Charismatics has been drawn together—without invitation, simply showing up at a Murray Hill brownstone—with a sense of great purpose. Satan is coming, and they have been chosen to fight him. Mr. Veilleur too has been drawn to the group, but he realizes it’s not Satan who is coming. Satan would be a suitable au pair compared to the ancient evil that is in the process of being Reborn.
Reading order · Repairman Jack
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 50 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 25% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 50 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Tomb?
It has 365 pages — shorter than 60% of the ranked books in Horror.
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