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Black House
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Black House
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Stephen King
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By (author) Peter Straub
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:832 | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 131 |
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Category/Genre | Horror and ghost stories |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781409103899
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Classifications | Dewey:813.6 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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Imprint |
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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Publication Date |
5 July 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Children are disappearing, lost to the world, horrifically murdered. The best clue the detectives have - a serial killer from a century ago. Jack Sawyer, retired from the LAPD at 35, plagued by visions of another world. As a child, Jack visited the Territories, a menacing place of violence and madness, to save his dying mother. Now, if the latest child victim is to be saved, Jack must retrieve his lost childhood memories and revisit the one place he hoped never to see again.
Author Biography
Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine and won a scholarship award to the University of Maine and later taught English. It was the publication of his first novel, Carrie and its subsequent adaptation that set him on the way to over twenty years of world-wide bestsellerdom and his acclaimed position as the master of horror and suspense. Stephen King lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife Tabitha. www.stephenking.com Peter Straub was born and educated in Wisconsin and lived in Dublin and London before settling in New York. Author of a string of bestselling novels, he is the recipient of five Bram Stoker Awards and the two-times winner of the International Horror Guild Award. www.peterstraub.net
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