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"Suspenseful." --"The New York Times"
"An electrifying finish: During the last forty pages my hands were as good as nailed to the book." --Stephen King
"Straub is terrifyingly accomplished in the art of horror." --"Entertainment Weekly"
" "
"Peter Straub is a national treasure." --Lawrence Block
"You expect the horrifying in the fiction of Peter Straub . . . and you get it." --"The New York Times
"
"More than a good storyteller with a talent for scaring readers. He's a writer who transcends his genre." --"USA Today
"
"[Straub] is a master at blurring the supernatural, the real-world-scary, and the monsters in your psyche." --"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland)
"Not since Edgar Allan Poe has an author taken such liberties with his readers' nerves." --"Cosmopolitan
"
"Straub's literary specialty . . . is not dreams but nightmares. . . . He's particularly adept at the kind of creepy psychological yarn pioneered by Henry James and modernized by Shirley Jackson." --"Salon"
"Straub is the master of subtle, smoldering dread." --"People
"
"Peter Straub is one of his generation's best storytellers. . . . [Stephen] King goes for your jugular; Straub goes for your brain." --Tor.com
Suspenseful. "The New York Times"
An electrifying finish: During the last forty pages my hands were as good as nailed to the book. Stephen King
Straub is terrifyingly accomplished in the art of horror. "Entertainment Weekly"
""
Peter Straub is a national treasure. Lawrence Block
You expect the horrifying in the fiction of Peter Straub . . . and you get it. "The New York Times
"
More than a good storyteller with a talent for scaring readers. He s a writer who transcends his genre. "USA Today
"
[Straub] is a master at blurring the supernatural, the real-world-scary, and the monsters in your psyche. "The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland)
Not since Edgar Allan Poe has an author taken such liberties with his readers nerves. "Cosmopolitan
"
Straub s literary specialty . . . is not dreams but nightmares. . . . He s particularly adept at the kind of creepy psychological yarn pioneered by Henry James and modernized by Shirley Jackson. "Salon"
Straub is the master of subtle, smoldering dread. "People
"
Peter Straub is one of his generation s best storytellers. . . . [Stephen] King goes for your jugular; Straub goes for your brain. Tor.com"
Suspenseful. The New York Times
An electrifying finish: During the last forty pages my hands were as good as nailed to the book. Stephen King
Straub is terrifyingly accomplished in the art of horror. Entertainment Weekly
Peter Straub is a national treasure. Lawrence Block
You expect the horrifying in the fiction of Peter Straub . . . and you get it. The New York Times
More than a good storyteller with a talent for scaring readers. He s a writer who transcends his genre. USA Today
[Straub] is a master at blurring the supernatural, the real-world-scary, and the monsters in your psyche. The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Not since Edgar Allan Poe has an author taken such liberties with his readers nerves. Cosmopolitan
Straub s literary specialty . . . is not dreams but nightmares. . . . He s particularly adept at the kind of creepy psychological yarn pioneered by Henry James and modernized by Shirley Jackson. Salon
Straub is the master of subtle, smoldering dread. People
Peter Straub is one of his generation s best storytellers. . . . [Stephen] King goes for your jugular; Straub goes for your brain. Tor.com
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Book Description 1st edition. Library copy. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boardsSpine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3-287 pp.; 23 cm. Subjects; Fiction in English. Supernatural. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 399226
Book Description 1st edition. Library copy. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boardsSpine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3-287 pp.; 23 cm. Subjects; Fiction in English. Supernatural. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 399226
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Jonathan Cape, London, 1977 Hardcover First Edition of the author's third book. Book Condition: an irregularity on the rear board - appears to be a thin raised line which travels from the top left to about four fifths down and appears as a pencil thin line on the dust jacket as well, otherwise the book is Fine, clean with no age toning and appears close to new, the dustjacket has a faint partial crease on the top front - close to invisible and is price clipped, otherwise Fine and close to new. Really an outstanding copy and looks new - with the issues it's listed as Near Fine/Near Fine - comes in a brodart protective & removable sleeve - lovely copy!. Seller Inventory # ABE-1535491611191
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine possibly unread copy of this novel by Straub. Book is clean throughout with the exception of a previous owner's name written very small on the FEP. Jacket is price clipped and is housed in a Brodart cover for protection. A lovely copy of this author's third book. Seller Inventory # 001895
Book Description Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Straub mounted to front free endpaper. Octavo. 287 pages. Photographic dust jacket. Green boards stamped in gilt. Green topstain. Previous owner's handmade bookplate to front free endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket lightly rubbed along edges. Boards show a touch of shelfwear and front board bows slightly. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Seller Inventory # 8980