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El traje del muerto

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Una vieja gloria del rock compra un fantasma por internet.
Unos días después, recibe una extraña caja en su casa...


Jude Coyne es una estrella de rock, aunque hace ya tiempo que dejó los escenarios. Vive en una apartada mansión con su novia y su secretario, y lo único que aún le divierte es coleccionar objetos relacionados con lo sobrenatural.

Todo cambia cuando decide pujar por un fantasma que se subasta por Internet. Poco después, le entregan una extraña caja con forma de corazón que contiene el traje del muerto.

Al poco tiempo, el espectro se le aparece y Jude comprende una perturbadora por más que huyas, es muy difícil escapar de un fantasma. En especial si se trata del espíritu de alguien de tu pasado.

El traje del muerto es el escalofriante debut de Joe Hill, un éxito de crítica y ventas con el que ganó el premio Bram Stoker de Primera Novela.

«Salvaje, fascinante, de un ingenio perverso... Un regalo de San Valentín traído directamente del infierno». The New York Times
«El traje del muerto parte de una premisa tan simple como se vende un fantasma por internet. Es la rotunda presentación de un nuevo maestro del suspense». James Rollins
«Las sorpresas de este fascinante debut de Hill pueden ser horribles y sangrientas o tan silenciosamente escalofriantes como la llamada telefónica de un viejo amigo fallecido». Entertainment Weekly
«Hill domina el terror a la perfección». Kirkus
«No te arrepentirás de leer El traje del muerto». The Observer
«Verdaderamente memorable». Publishers Weekly
«El traje del muerto no va de aplacar a los padres, ni de aprender a quererlos, ni de ver que ellos también son seres humanos en vez de monstruos. No va de eso en absoluto. Va de conocer a tu padre, encontrarlo y matarlo. Eso es lo que hacen los mejores artistas». TIME

406 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 11, 2025

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Joe Hill

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Joe Hill's debut, Heart-Shaped Box, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. His second, Horns, was made into a film freakfest starring Daniel Radcliffe. His other novels include NOS4A2, and his #1 New York Times Best-Seller, The Fireman... which was also the winner of a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror Novel.

He writes short stories too. Some of them were gathered together in his prize-winning collection, 20th Century Ghosts.

He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with illustrator and art wizard Gabriel Rodriguez.

He lives in New Hampshire with a corgi named McMurtry after a certain beloved writer of cowboy tales. His next book, Strange Weather, a collection of novellas, storms into bookstores in October of 2017.

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August 21, 2026
4.5/5

I’ve read this book three times now, so I’ll admit I’m a little biased... but that’s only because it’s genuinely one of my favourite horror novels.

The story and its characters stay with you long after you finish, to the point where they start feeling like friends, or even family. The writing is richly descriptive in the best way: vivid imagery, memorable scenes, and an atmosphere that pulls you back in every time. It’s just so effective.

I adore Jude, Georgia, and Anna. Their stories are heartbreaking, but there’s a thread of hope woven through each of them. And Craddock remains one of the most unforgettable villains I’ve ever read. My only real criticism is that the ending feels a bit rushed, especially regarding Jessica. We learn her fate almost in passing, and I wish her comeuppance had been clearer... Or worse.

Still, this book has stayed a favourite of mine for years, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.

100% worth reading.
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