The Knife

By R.L. Stine

Book Overview

Young Adult. The doctors and nurses at Shadyside Hospital want to keep many things about their hospital a secret. But a student volunteer aide, Laurie, stumbles onto the hospital's sickest secret of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671724843
• ISBN13: 9780671724849
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.1" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

My favorite from the entire Fear Street collection

This book will never let you put it down. At the end of each chapter there is suspense that makes you keep reading to find out what happens next.

It was pretty enjoyable to read!

The book had a mystery to it and kept you engrossed from the beginning. I'm sort of afraid of hospitals myself so it was even better for me. The twist in the end was predictable for me but the suspense regarding the characters was really good Highly recommended!

A Fear Street story full of mystery and suspicion...

This is the most recent Fear Street book I have read, and I enjoyed it. It was not one of my favorites, since it was a bit boring (particularly in the beginning) and I got distracted from the plot and drifted off quite a bit. Also, the story is completely different from what you would expect. However, from the very start of the book suspicion kicks in and the characters make you very interested and curious. When I finished it I decided that I did like it, but it wasn't my favorite Fear Street book I've read. Pretty creepy and surprising, would recommend.

Quiet-hospital!

With all the deaths and occasional botched murders, you'd think I'd be aware that Shadyside has a hospital. But I'd never really thought much of it - however, I wasn't surprised to find that the Shadyside hospital has something seriously wrong behind its doors. That's what Laurie has accidentally found out. Except she's not sure how the puzzle pieces fit. She's only a student volunteer, but she keeps encountering weird and frightening things. A desperate child. A nurse with a scalpel stuck in her throat. Disappearing people, records, and items. There are secrets going on in that hospital that no one wants Laurie to know about, and they're willing to kill in order to keep it that way.

Best book ever!

"The Knife" is my favorite Fear Street book, tied with "Runaway." I really enjoy the plot and the characters, too. The clues are kinda obvious...so obivous you wouldn't guess! You'll probably be just like me and once the culprit is revealed you'll slap your head and say "I can't beleve I missed that!" The ending is great! R.L Stine is my favorite author of all time! Once I started I couldn't put the book down. I read it in like 2 hours. Thanks for an amazing book R.L

Probably the best R.L Stine book I have ever read in my life

I read this story in the course of 2 days. It is so good and you dont want to put it down. It is full of suspense and mystery, and the ending is the best as well. Get this book today, TRUST ME, you won't be disappointed!

Super Super Scary

This book I found chilling and very scary.I liked this book because it wasen't boring it always keped you wondering what would happen next.When I began to read this book I didn't put it down until I was done!

Super scary fun!!!

This book holds all the excitement and horror there is to find. If I were a chicken, I wouldn't read it. But if you're not, here's my dare!!