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Book Review of Mr. Shivers

Mr. Shivers
Mr. Shivers
Author: Robert Jackson Bennett
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Hardcover
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Mr. Shivers is a tale of a father haunted by his daughters death. He goes on the hunt for the scarred man, the grey man that is called among hobo's Mr. Shivers. The harrowing tale is set in the 1930's, during the great deppression and is rich in descriptions of the lifestyles of the Hobo and train hoppers.
As he goes from camp to camp, he finds more people that are in search for Mr. Shivers.
He meets up with Pike, Roosevelt and a host of other characters along the way.
Rich descriptions of Hobo life and history dot this book.
It is almost as if, you are there at the campfire with them.
As Connelly keeps searching, he finds what he is looking for is ancient and timeless.
And has struck deals with people all over the earth. It becomes a race to the death, Connelly and his friends, or Mr. Shivers.?