The Night of the Hunter
Davis Grubb
£9.99
Mr B's review
A man hangs for an out-of-character murderous bank robbery, and rumour has it only his kids know the location of the stolen money. When that rumour reaches the duplicitous and unhinged Harry “Preacher” Powell, a slow-burn chase begins. The desperation and tension that follows is expected, but the hidden delight is the exquisite writing and the incredible depiction of the precarious balance of money and morals in depression-era America.
Description
‘The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect’ Daily Telegraph
Two young children hold the key to a secret stash of money – and a relentless psychopath is on their trail…
Harry ‘Preacher’ Powell, his fingers tattooed with LOVE and HATE, is out of prison and doing the Devil’s work. He knows his ex-cellmate hid $10,000 somewhere. He knows how to charm his way into unsuspecting lives. And he knows where the man’s family lives. As he hunts them down, a terrifying game of cat and mouse begins. One of the great chase novels, The Night of the Hunter is a savage tale of innocence and evil in the Depression-era South.
Publisher Review
Davis Grubb’s The Night of the Hunter remains the gold standard of southern noir. Grubb’s unforgettably charismatic and psychopathic villain, Harry Powell, still has the power to flood your twenty-first century dreams with terror. — Richard Price A thriller which commands one’s frozen attention. It is also a work of beauty and power and astonishing verbal magic. * New York Times *
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