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Victor and Harlan are two young philosophy professors who have been friends, rivals and inveterate pranksters since their student days, but things have changed: Victor has turned into a wild hedonist in keeping with his belief
that when you''re dead, you''re dead, while Harlan has become a dull Stoic leading a strict unemotional existence in preparation for the afterlife. They are on holiday with their long-suffering wives in the Canadian wilderness, and
Victor has devised a prank which he believes will prove the falseness of Harlan''s philosophy and shake him out of his passionless state -- but the prank goes horribly wrong. After a heated argument a shot is fired, and one of the
professors lies dead! This is far from the end of the story however; in fact, the nightmare is just beginning ... With When the Reaper Calls, the author of I''ll Be Back Before Midnight has done it again, concocting a highly entertaining, scary tale that will keep audiences laughing, gasp

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"... a unique blend of chilling suspense and riotous humour... " Stratford Beacon-Herald "... a top-notch comedy-thriller with razor-sharp dialogue... " The Independent " An uplifting piece that has it all... " Standard-Freeholder"

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      Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
      Publication Date: 7/3/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780573114779, 978-0573114779
      ISBN10: 0573114773
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      Book Synopsis

      Victor and Harlan are two young philosophy professors who have been friends, rivals and inveterate pranksters since their student days, but things have changed: Victor has turned into a wild hedonist in keeping with his belief
      that when you''re dead, you''re dead, while Harlan has become a dull Stoic leading a strict unemotional existence in preparation for the afterlife. They are on holiday with their long-suffering wives in the Canadian wilderness, and
      Victor has devised a prank which he believes will prove the falseness of Harlan''s philosophy and shake him out of his passionless state -- but the prank goes horribly wrong. After a heated argument a shot is fired, and one of the
      professors lies dead! This is far from the end of the story however; in fact, the nightmare is just beginning ... With When the Reaper Calls, the author of I''ll Be Back Before Midnight has done it again, concocting a highly entertaining, scary tale that will keep audiences laughing, gasp

      Trade Review
      "... a unique blend of chilling suspense and riotous humour... " Stratford Beacon-Herald "... a top-notch comedy-thriller with razor-sharp dialogue... " The Independent " An uplifting piece that has it all... " Standard-Freeholder"

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