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One after another, three girls disappear from a small American town. As the sleepy little town awakens to a horrific nightmare, no one is safe from the epidemic of suspicion. Dobyns' chilling novel is a superbly written portrait of a little place seemingly at home with itself. The suspense builds to a magnificent climax.
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A literary chameleon, Stephen Dobyns 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, this is it ... I don't expect to read a more frightening novel this year."
Synopsis:
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.
Three girls disappear, one after another, fr om a sleepy little town in the USA. As the townsfolk become aware of the horrific situation it becomes clear that no one is safe from the ensuing suspicion. '
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0670878766
- ISBN 13 9780670878765
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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