Chain Letter

Christopher Pike

HarperCollins, May 1, 1986 - Fiction - 192 pages

When Alison first read the chain letter signed "Your Caretaker," she thought it was some terrible sick joke. Someone, somewhere knew about tha tawful night when she and six other friends committed an unthinkable crime in the desolate California desert. And now that person was determined to make them pay for it.

One by one, the chain letter was coming to each of them ... demanding dangerous, impossible deeds... threatening violence if the demands were not met. No one out of the seven wanted to believe that this nightmare was really happening to them. Until the accidents started happening -- and the dying...

What people are saying

Review: Chain Letter: Two Books in One (Chain Letter #1-2)

User Review  - Emma - Goodreads

I really liked the first book 'Chain Letter.' I kinda had and idea who the caretaker was but some situations left me second guessing so I was a bit surprised to find out for sure. The air of mystery ...

Review: Chain Letter (Chain Letter #1)

User Review  - Abbi Dion - Goodreads

OUTSTANDING. In this book, Pike is mainly dealing people in a natural universe. I like his supernatural sub-plots, but it's nice to read about motives that aren't born of an ancient Egyptian race descended from a lost planet, on occasion.

About the author

Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin Christopher McFadden, one of America's most popular young adult fiction writers. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 12, 1954, but grew up in Los Angeles, California. He took on various jobs before writing Slumber Party, Weekend, and Chain Letter, all of which became bestsellers. His other works include The Last Vampire series; the Final Friends trilogy; The Lost Mind; Witch; Whisper of Death; Alosha; The Yanti; Bury Me Deep; and Fall into Darkness. He also writes the children's series Spooksville and adult novels including Sati; The Season of Passage; The Listeners; The Cold One; The Blind Mirror and Falling.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Chain Letter; Avon Camelot Books; Avon Flare book
• Author: Christopher Pike
• Edition: reissue
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 1986
• ISBN: 038089968X, 9780380899685
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Horror