Deathwatch (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

White, Robb

ISBN 10: 0808514075 ISBN 13: 9780808514077

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1973

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Needing money for school, a college boy accepts a job as guide on a desert hunting trip and nearly loses his life.

About this title

From the Publisher

"An exciting novel of suspense, based on a fight to the finish between an honest and courageous young man and a cynical business tycoon who believes that anything can be had for a price."--Horn Book. An ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults, Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Writers Award, A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, New York Public Library--Books for the Teen Age.

About the Author

Robb White was born in 1909 in the Philippines. He attended the US Naval Academy from 1927 to 1931 and served as an ensign in the Pacific Theater of World War II. In addition to authoring more than 20 books, White was a writer of television scripts and screenplays, two of which starred the iconic Vincent Price. His most well-known work, Deathwatch, won an Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery of the Year and was a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year as well as being named to the the American Library Association's Best of the Best Books for Young Adults list.

Edition details

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0808514075
• ISBN 13: 9780808514077
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Number of pages: 224