Books like The Ghosts Of Sleath

In memoriam of James Herbert.I've only discovered how much I like James Herbert fairly recently and began reading and collecting his books. Now it makes it all the sadder since his passing only leaves the readers with a finite number of books. Ghosts of Sleath is a very worthy sequel of the excellent Haunted, with David Ash as the haunted(in every sense)paranormal investigator yet again getting involved in a case that's larger and darker than it originally seems. It's also a very well executed spin on a traditional theme...dark past comes home to roost in the quiet quaint sleepy english village. Herbert writes...wrote...so incredibly well, never relying on cheap thrills, taking the time to develop the characters and really build up the dread and never insulting the intelligence of his readers or contributing to the mass produced crap of the uber prolific and utterly unimaginative best sellers sell outs out there. His writing and his books really stand out with their sheer quality, imagination and horrific awesomeness. He will be deeply missed. We, the readers, are left with his literary legacy, 23 excellent novels to cherish and enjoy.