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The throat

Straub completes the Blue Rose trilogy with this searing novel of psychological terror. Tim Underhill and the brilliant and reclusive Tom Pasmore court ultimate destruction as they dare to look back to a dark past that holds the secret of evil which signs its name Blue Rose. A tormented writer unabl...

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Main Author: Straub, Peter, 1943-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Signet, [1994], c1993.
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Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 > Veterans > Fiction.
Underhill, Tim (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Pasmore, Tom (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Illinois > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Illinois.
Psychological fiction > Illinois.
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Summary:Straub completes the Blue Rose trilogy with this searing novel of psychological terror. Tim Underhill and the brilliant and reclusive Tom Pasmore court ultimate destruction as they dare to look back to a dark past that holds the secret of evil which signs its name Blue Rose. A tormented writer unable to exorcise the demons of his past, an all-American town plagued by horrific secrets, a beautiful woman brutally murdered by a twisted killer thought long dead, or by an even more terrifying copycat? In The Throat , Peter Straub's Blue Rose trilogy blooms into a horrifically chilling, maniacally suspenseful masterwork of terror.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Dutton, c1993.
Physical Description:697 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN:0451179188 :
Author Notes:Author Peter Straub was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1943. He earned degrees in English from the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University. He taught English at his former high school for three years and worked for a time on his doctorate in Ireland. He began writing in 1969 and published two books of poetry in 1972. His novel Julia (1975) was an attempt to find a successful genre in which to work, after his first novel, Marriages (1973), did not sell well.

He found that he had a talent for writing horror thrillers in the Gothic tradition. His stories are complex and well paced, with authentic settings that add to the believability of the plot. He is particularly good at creating grotesque characters and gruesome situations; the eeriness of his work is captivating. He has won numerous awards including the British Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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