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This is my first Mark Tufo book and I was not disappointed. I avoided his other books due to the zombie theme but the supernatural twist to this novel intrigued me enough to risk putting up with the occasional zombie, which turned out to be unnecessary.The book is not free of the living dead of course and Mark Tufo’s easy and entertaining narrative style is definitely an encouragement towards trying his other books.

Marks characters are all very well developed, the emotional roller-coaster that is the result of Mark’s accident and the way he copes with his new found ‘disability’ are very well portrayed, as are the relationships that Mike forges with the other characters in the book. While this is clearly a horror, Mike’s relationship with Jandilyn and Jed are very uplifting and humorous and it is this humour that crates a ‘pleasant’ balance between the characteristic tension created by the ‘horror’ mode and the anticipation of what will befall Mike next. I particularly liked the role of the ‘bathroom’ in the narrative, it was impossible not to view showers with a bit of suspicion during my listening of this book, Hitchcock has certainly set up our horror expectations in reference to bathrooms and Mark Tufo takes full advantage of this. About half of way through the book, on a midnight bathroom run and just as I was doubting the book’s ability to give me the hibijibis, I found even my remarkably ordinary shower curtain threatening and considered quitting reading the book lest I compromised my personal hygiene for ever.

The audio-book is narrated by Sean Runnette who has a very clear and easy to listen to voice, his narration is excellent. This is the first book I’ve listened to narrated by him and I will certainly look out for his work as his ability to portray emotion definitely enriches the narrative.

Mark Tufo’s The Spirit Clearing contains everything a reader will expect form the horror mode of fiction and more, I was not only pleasantly surprised by Mark’s easy amalgamation of humour and warmth with the suspense of horror but also that the plot had some very unpredictable twists. This book is well worth a listen.

Audiobook provided for review by the publisher. ( )

WOW!!! This was by far one of the best books I have read in a very long time. I could not put it down. I was captivated from the first page till the last. And I just knew something was not right, the little hints here and there, the little "Sixth Sense" feelings. It was all so creepy.
Mike was a typical teenager, having fun with his friends, drinking, partying, smoking, but it all came crashing down one night. An unexpected, tragic accident that left his two best friends dead and him a shell of his former self. Even his own parents and siblings were afraid to be around him anymore. He became a pariah at school, until he met Jandilyn and she made him feel whole again. She like him for himself, weird, discolored eye and all. Oh, yeah, that was an after affect of the wreck, that and an the eerie feeling he would get when that eye began to see people's aura's. But Jandilyn still stuck with him, and he with her until the day they fell in love. No turning back now. Funny how life will change a person. One single step, one single action, one single decision will change a person's life forever. I cried, I shivered, and I wished for a happier ending, but all in all, I'm a happy reader when it comes to this author's work of art. ( )