From page one: "when a 12 year old fires a gun at his own head while his little sister looks on--the novel seizes and holds us." The story takes you into the nightmare world of a child psychopath and his terrifying dog who torment a woman and her children...Dust Jacket flap: A gripping First novel by an author hyped by his publisher as a "new master of terror and supense." It was nominated and was a finalist for the 1987 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
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The author has done a good job with his first novel, a thriller that begins as 6-year-old Mamie sees her adored 11-year-old brother, Sherman, fire a bullet into his brain. Amazingly, Sherman survives, but Mamie's relief turns to puzzlement at the peculiar glint in his eyes. He sets fire to their home, leaving Mamie orphaned and in the hospital, but his plans to "rescue" his sister and keep her all to himself are thwarted when a compassionate woman attempts unsuccessfully to adopt Mamie and finally kidnaps her from the hospital seconds before Sherman himself comes to take her away. Thus begins a murderous cross-country pursuit in which Sherman and his vicious mongrel, the Chinaman, terrorize the bewildered woman and three children who eventually accompany her. Although several points are never satisfactorily explained, Lost is nevertheless a suspenseful, frightening tale.A.M.B. Amantia, Population Crisis Committee Lib., Washington, D.C.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ; First Edtion. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 355 pages; Clean, tight and bright. Little wear to note book or DJ. Mylar cover. Author's first book. Seller Inventory # 12746
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