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Death Tour

by David J. Michael

This 1979 novel is a classic of the "alligators in the sewers" genre. Sample dialog: "I guess there are some down there." "Alligators? In the sewers?" "In the old pipe sections," she said. "Not in the plant. Down under." "Alligators?" I repeated, like a halfwit. "In the pipes?" "I guess people flush them down the toilet," she said. Naturally the intrepid investigative team of five college students who call themselves Five Star can't resist seeing for themselves, and who can blame them? Do they find gators? Oh, yeah. But they find other things, too, things that are much, much worse. Do all five emerge from the underground? Of course not. And that's all I'm going to tell you.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?