368 pages. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Advance Reading Copy. A literary chameleon, Stephen (60,000) 1st printing of hard back edition. is as well known for his poetry as he his for his taut and chilling mysteries. The two disciplines collide in The Church of Dead Girls, a lyrical novel that inspired Stephen King to comment, "If ever there was a tale for a moonless night, a high wind and a creaking floor. Aurelius is a drowsy bedroom community in upstate New York that is rocked by a vicious, seemingly random killing. A woman is found murdered in her bed, her left hand missing. Just when the grisly details begin to fade, a young girl vanishes. The only clue: a bag with the girl's washed and folded clothes and a mannequin's left hand. Soon two more girls disappear, and when clues remain elusive, conjecture and rumour take over. The town awakens to a nightmare of suspicion and vigilantism. As the killer spirals in to kill again, the town spins out of control, and The Church of Dead Girls heads to a jolting conclusion. It'll give you goosebumps even if you read it at the beach. Condition: Back wrapper creased, head corner bumped else very good.

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Bookseller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BOOKS002874
Title: The Church of Dead Girls
Author: Stephen Dobyns (1941- )
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0805051031
ISBN 13: 9780805051032
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1997
Keywords: MYSTERY
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;
Size: Octavo

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