Kirjahaku

One of the finest and best-selling horror novels of the 1970s returns at last to chill a new generation of readersIn 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 Samson's The Auctioneer (1975) is a rediscovered classic of 20th-century fiction. With echoes of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Stephen King's Needful Things, Samson's novel returns to print at last in this long-awaited new edition, which features an introduction by Grady Hendrix (Horrorst r, Paperbacks from Hell) and an afterword by the author's husband."Buy this book ... there is no way to stop reading it, once you've 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 we've 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

One of the finest and best-selling horror novels of the 1970s returns at last to chill a new generation of readersIn 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 Samson's The Auctioneer (1975) is a rediscovered classic of 20th-century fiction. With echoes of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Stephen King's Needful Things, Samson's novel returns to print at last in this long-awaited new edition, which features an introduction by Grady Hendrix (Horrorst r, Paperbacks from Hell)."Buy this book ... there is no way to stop reading it, once you've 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 we've 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

Una obra maestra del terror de los a os setenta, un cl sico redescubierto con ecos de La loter a de Shirley Jackson y La tienda, de Stephen King. En el aislado pueblo de granjeros de Harlowe (Nuevo Hampshire), donde la vida apenas si ha cambiado desde hace varias d cadas, John Moore y su esposa Mim trabajan la tierra que ha pertenecido a su familia durante generaciones. Pero tan pronto como el carism tico Perly Dunsmore llega a Harlowe y empieza a solicitar donaciones para sus subastas, el pueblo empieza a sufrir una lenta y siniestra transformaci n. A medida que el subastador ejecuta su horrendo y misterioso plan, los Moore y sus vecinos van perdiendo su libertad, sus propiedades y, quiz , tambi n la vida... El subastador, en una nueva edici n, que incluye un pr logo de Grady Hendrix (C mo vender una casa encantada, Gu a del club de lectura para matar vampiros). ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A 1970s horror masterpiece--rediscovered and resonating with the chilling echoes of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery and Stephen King's Needful Things. In the remote farming town of Harlowe, New Hampshire--where life has hardly changed in decades--John Moore and his wife Mim work the land that's been in their family for generations. But everything shifts when the charismatic Perly Dunsmore arrives and begins asking for donations for his auctions. Slowly and ominously, the town begins to change. As the auctioneer carries out his gruesome and mysterious plan, the Moores and their neighbors begin to lose their freedom, their property... and perhaps even their lives. The Auctioneer, now available in a new edition, features a foreword by Grady Hendrix (How to Sell a Haunted House, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires).