The award-winning new supernatural thriller from the acclaimed author of Ghost Story, Koko, The Throat and The Talisman.
Every year on his birthday, Ned Dunstan has a paralysing seizure in which he is forced to witness scenes of ruthless slaughter perpetrated by a mysterious figure in black whom he calls Mr X. Now, with his birthday fast approaching, Ned has been drawn back to his home town of Edgerton, Illinois, by a premonition that his mother is dying.
On her deathbed, she imparts to him the name of his long-absent father and warns him that he is in grave danger. Despite her foreboding, he embarks on a search through Edgerton's past for the truth behind his own identity and that of his entirely fantastic family. But when Ned becomes the lead suspect in three violent deaths, he begins to realize that he is not the only one who has come home…
| ISBN: | 9780006513759 |
| Publication date: | 29th July 2011 |
| Author: | Peter Straub |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 626 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Psychological thriller Occult fiction Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Speculative fiction Crime and Mystery |
The award-winning new supernatural thriller from the acclaimed author of Ghost Story, Koko, The Throat and The Talisman.Every year on his birthday, Ned Dunstan has a paralysing seizure in which he is forced to witness scenes of ruthless slaughter perpetrated by a mysterious figure in black whom he calls Mr X. Now, with his birthday fast approaching, Ned has been drawn back to his home town of Edgerton, Illinois, by a premonition that his mother is dying.
Mr X features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Psychological thriller, Occult fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Speculative fiction, Crime and Mystery
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Mr X was written by Peter Straub and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Mr X has 626 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. Temporarily Out Of Stock.