39 pages 1 hour read

Joe Hill

Heart-Shaped Box

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

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Part 2, Chapter 32-Part 3, Chapter 41Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 2: “Ride On”-Part 3: “Hurt”

Part 2, Chapter 32 Summary

Jude reviews his backlog of voicemails, one of which is from a deceased bandmate and another of which is from his father’s nurse, Arlene, informing him that Martin has been unconscious for 36 hours and will likely die. Jude goes downstairs and sees the ghost of Bammy’s twin, Ruth. Feeling he has failed too many people, he futilely tries to warn Ruth of her abduction. However, he is interrupted by his dog Angus, and the ghost disappears as if whisked away by a giant hand.

Part 2, Chapter 33 Summary

Jude and Georgia admit to Bammy that they’re dealing with a malevolent ghost, and she urges them to stay the night. Jude insists that they can’t.

Part 2, Chapter 34 Summary

While driving, Jude and Georgia pass by a used car lot, and she mentions that it belongs to her assailant, a salesman named George Ruger. Jude stops, finds George, and injures him.