Description
The bestselling inspiration for the chilling movie starring Patty McCormack and Nancy Kelly.
What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This spine-tingling tale investigates a mother's concerned suspicion surrounding several mysterious accidental deaths that all connect back to her eight-year-old daughter, Rhoda. Tremendously impacting the thriller genre, this masterpiece of suspense generated a whole crop of creepy kids, and it's as chilling, intelligent, and timely as ever before.
Originally published in 1954, this National Book Award-nominated classic was adapted into film in 1956.
With a new foreword.
Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.
What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This spine-tingling tale investigates a mother's concerned suspicion surrounding several mysterious accidental deaths that all connect back to her eight-year-old daughter, Rhoda. Tremendously impacting the thriller genre, this masterpiece of suspense generated a whole crop of creepy kids, and it's as chilling, intelligent, and timely as ever before.
Originally published in 1954, this National Book Award-nominated classic was adapted into film in 1956.
With a new foreword.
Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1954
Publisher
Bt Bound
Editions
2 editions
ISBN-10
061329193X
ISBN-13
9780613291934