Four and Twenty Blackbirds - Softcover

Priest, Cherie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892669226 ISBN 13: 9781892669223

Publisher: Marietta Pub, 2003

Synopsis

Although she was orphaned at birth, Eden Moore is never alone. Three dead women keep watch from the shadows, bound to protect her from the violence that took their lives a century ago. But in the woods a gunman waits, convinced that God has spoken. Now Eden must pay for the sins of her great-grandfather or history may do far worse than repeat itself... Includes bonus short story, "Horror at Snodgrass Hill"

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Review:

"Four and Twenty Blackbirds is an extraordinary first novel--heck, it's an extraordinary novel, period.... keep an eye on Cherie Priest!"

"Cherie İPriest's¨ voice is rich, earthy, soulful, and deliciously southern as she weaves a disturbing yarn like a master! Awesome!" -- L.A. Banks

"Cherie [Priest''s] voice is rich, earthy, soulful, and deliciously southern as she weaves a disturbing yarn like a master! Awesome!"

"Four and Twenty Blackbirds is an extraordinary first novel--heck, it''s an extraordinary novel, period.... keep an eye on Cherie Priest!"

"Had me from the first page. I read straight through. An absolutely wonderful debut, and a book not to be missed."--Heather Graham

"Cherie [Priest's] voice is rich, earthy, soulful, and deliciously southern as she weaves a disturbing yarn like a master! Awesome!"--L.A. Banks

"This is the first installment in what I can only hope will be a long and terrifying friendship."--Cory Doctorow

"Cherie Priest kicks ass! Four and Twenty Blackbirds is lush, rich, intense, and as dark and dangerous as a gator-ridden swamp."--Maggie Shayne

"Breathlessly readable, palpably atmospheric and compellingly suspenseful, Four and Twenty Blackbirds is a considerable debut."--Ramsey Campbell

"Southern Gothic at its best. An absorbing mystery told with humour and bite."--Kelley Armstrong

From the Back Cover:

"Spooky and engrossing, this revenge play is as sticky as a salmagundi made from blood and swamp dirt. Priest can write scenes that are jump-out-of-your-skin scary. This is the first installment in what I can only hope will be a long and terrifying friendship."
--Cory Doctorow

"Fine writing, humor, thrills, real scares, the touch of the occult . . . had me from the first page. I read straight through. An absolutely wonderful debut, and a book not to be missed."
--Heather Graham

"Cherie Priest has created a chilling page-turner in her debut novel. Her voice is rich, earthy, soulful, and deliciously southern as she weaves a disturbing yarn like a master! Awesome-gives you goosebumps!"
--L.A. Banks

About this edition

• Publisher: Marietta Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1892669226
• ISBN 13: 9781892669223
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196