Katie (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)

Katie (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)

â€œA great readâ€”evocative of another era, engrossing from the first page, chilling.â€ â€“ Publishers Weekly

â€œMcDowell must now be regarded as the finest writer of paperback originals in America.â€ â€“ Stephen King

â€œMichael McDowell has a flair for the gruesome . . . the nurturing of utmost horror.â€ â€“ Washington Post

â€œYou need a strong stomach . . . filled with gore and horror. At the same time, he writes so well that you canâ€™t stop reading his books.â€ â€“ Ocala Star-Banner

When Philo Drax receives a letter from her wealthy grandfather saying he fears for his life at the hands of the vicious Slape family, she rushes to the rescue. But too late! Katie Slape, a monstrous girl with psychic powers and a penchant for smashing skulls with her hammer, has already finished him off and gotten hold of his cash.

Determined to track down the murderers, Philo hunts Katie and her family through the streets of 1860s New York, where the Slapesâ€™ coffers are filling up with money as their cellar fills up with corpses. But going after the Slapes might be the worst decision of Philoâ€™s life, for no one escapes the bashing of Katieâ€™s hammer!

A bloody, action-packed romp, Katie (1982) is a throwback to the exciting and violent â€œpenny dreadfulsâ€ of the Victorian era and features the same brilliant writing as Michael McDowellâ€™s classic horror novels The Elementals and Blackwater.
Country USA
Manufacturer Valancourt Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-03-10
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Valancourt Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-03-10
Format	Kindle eBook