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Hidden away in a brooding Gothic manor in the deep woods is Centre Eighteen, a secret military rest camp currently housing twenty-seven inmates, all officers who have succumbed to a sudden outbreak of mental illness. Have the men truly lost their minds, are they only pretending to be insane to avoid combat, or is some more sinister conspiracy at work? Desperate for answers, the Pentagon has placed a brilliant Marine psychiatrist in charge of the base and its deranged occupants. A man of deep faith and compassion, Colonel Kane hopes to uncover the root of the men's bizarre obsessions. But as Centre Eighteen descends into chaos, Kane finds the greatest challenge may be his own buried demons...
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It's a metaphysical murder mystery and a cosmic love story. You have never read anything quite like it.--Santa Monica Evening Outlook. Fasten your seat belt before opening this book!--Associated Press A work of extraordinary imagination. --San Antonio Express
About the Author:
WILLIAM PETER BLATTY has written numerous novels and screenplays, and is best known for his mega-bestselling novel The Exorcist. He has won three Golden Globes and he also won the Academy Award for his screenplay of The Exorcist. He lives in Maryland with his wife, Julie, and son Paul.
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- PublisherRandom House Value Publishing
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0517331853
- ISBN 13 9780517331859
- BindingHardcover
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