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Joan Samson

The Auctioneer (Paperbacks from Hell) Paperback Book

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At a Glance
Chilling horror masterpiece
Creeping sense of dread
Rediscovered 20th century classic
Echoes of literary greats
Unputdownable page-turner
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One of the finest and bestselling horror novels of the 1970s returns at last to chill a new generation of readersIn the isolated farming community of Harlowe, New Hampshire, where life has changed little over the past several decades, John Moore and his wife Mim work the land that has been in his family for generations. But from the moment the charismatic Perly Dunsmore arrives in town and starts soliciting donations for his auctions, things begin slowly and insidiously to change in Harlowe. As the auctioneer carries out his terrible, inscrutable plan, the Moores and their neighbors will find themselves gradually but inexorably stripped of their possessions, their freedom, and perhaps even their lives ...A chilling masterpiece of terror whose sense of creeping menace and dread increases page by page, Joan Samsons The Auctioneer (1975) is a rediscovered classic of 20thcentury fiction. With echoes of Shirley Jacksons The Lottery and Stephen Kings Needful Things, Samsons novel returns to print at last in this longawaited new edition, which features an introduction by Grady Hendrix (Horrorstr, Paperbacks from Hell).Buy this book ... there is no way to stop reading it, onceyouve started!Baltimore SunA wellmade piece of dynamite ... For all their talk, the author seems to be saying, men will permit their souls to be carried away bit by bit and auctioned off to the highest bidder. Samson has written a suspenseful, engrossing novel with the most gripping and violent ending weve...

SKU: M9781948405706
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Binding: Paperback;238 pages; Publisher: Valancourt Books; Classification: FC; Weight: 266 g; Dimensions: 107 x 179 x 19

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