The Auctioneer Valancourt 20th Century Classics Paperback 1948405687 9781948405683 Joan Samson

• Format: Paperback
• Author: Joan Samson
• ISBN10: 1948405687
• ISBN13: 9781948405683

One of the finest and best-selling horror novels of the 1970s returns at last to chill a new generation of readers

In the isolated farming community of Harlowe, New Hampshire, where life has changed little over the past several decades, John Moore and his wife Mim work the land that has been in his family for generations. But from the moment the charismatic Perly Dunsmore arrives in town and starts soliciting donations for his auctions, things begin slowly and insidiously to change in Harlowe. As the auctioneer carries out his terrible, inscrutable plan, the Moores and their neighbors will find themselves gradually but inexorably stripped of their possessions, their freedom, and perhaps even their lives .

A chilling masterpiece of terror whose sense of creeping menace and dread increases page by page, Joan Samsons The Auctioneer 1975 is a rediscovered classic of 20th-century fiction. With echoes of Shirley Jacksons 'The Lottery' and Stephen Kings Needful Things, Samsons novel returns to print at last in this long-awaited new edition, which features an introduction by Grady Hendrix Horrorstr, Paperbacks from Hell and an afterword by the authors husband.

'Buy this book . there is no way to stop reading it, once youve started!' - Baltimore Sun

'A well-made piece of dynamite . For all their talk, the author seems to be saying, men will permit their souls to be carried away bit by bit and auctioned off to the highest bidder. Samson has written a suspenseful, engrossing novel with the most gripping and violent ending weve encountered for some time.'-Newsday

'A frightening novel . a powerful book from a powerful writer.'-The Grand Rapids Press

'A novel you may never forget . a tight classic.'-San Diego Tribune

'Brilliant, compelling . Add a powerful twist at the end and you have a total novel that takes hold of the reader on Page One and never lets go until the finish. This just could prove to be one of the top thrillers of the year.'-Dayton News